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Outside the Loop RADIO

Outside the Loop RADIO is Chicago's Almost Above-Ground Audio Magazine. Founded as a podcast in September 2006 and picked up for broadcast by Chicago Sound Alliance WLUW 88.7-FM in March 2007, "OTL" now airs on Chicago's Very Own 50,000-watt heritage powerhouse station WGN Radio 720-AM. Storyteller and urbanologist Mike Stephen hosts this weekly program featuring fun segments and interviews with local newsmakers, artists, musicians, and others doing cool stuff around the greater Chicago area. The show covers topics stories that don't always get mainstream media attention... and it's all presented with a strong and independent Chicago slant. http://outsidetheloopradio.com

info_outline OTL #969: The Chicago Lakefront: Protected, Yet Precarious, Second Glance Productions, Rob Moore’s new music 05/10/2025
info_outline OTL #968: Why everyone hates white liberals, The Secret History of Hot Mama Silver 05/03/2025
info_outline OTL #967: The origins of gun violence in Chicago, Andy Madden’s new music 04/26/2025
info_outline OTL #966: Bonuses for City Council aides on the rise, Greenlight Family Services offering support, The Secret History of The Notations 04/19/2025
info_outline OTL #965: Funding cuts for Illinois Humanities, The future of journalism 04/12/2025
info_outline OTL #964: Chicago’s immigration court, I Am Flytism, The Secret History of Jim Brewer 04/05/2025
info_outline OTL #963: Living as a profitable author, The Surabhi Ensemble unites through art, The West Side Book Fair 03/29/2025
info_outline OTL #962: The immigrant experience in Chicagoland, New music from Steve Knight, The Secret History of Bobby McClure 03/22/2025
info_outline OTL #961: The importance of the Freedom of Information Act, Proposed legislation to regulate homeschooling in Illinois 03/15/2025
info_outline OTL #960: The Illinois nuclear power controversy, The Flamenco Quartet Project returns, The Secret History of Donald Rafael Garrett 03/08/2025
info_outline OTL #959: Bridging the wealth gap in Chicago, Supporting local nonprofits 03/01/2025
info_outline OTL #958: Continuing the fight against homelessness, The Secret History of Ruffian, Chicago Women of Color Fest 02/22/2025
info_outline OTL #957: The history and impact of Fitzgerald’s, New music from Falling Stars 02/15/2025
info_outline OTL #956: The future of the Chicago Reader, The Secret History of The Monteras 02/08/2025
info_outline OTL #955: The future of electric vehicles in Illinois, Restorative justice in North Lawndale 02/01/2025
info_outline OTL #954: The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, The Secret History of Yama & The Karma Dusters 01/25/2025
info_outline OTL #953: Chicago’s “Taping Guy,” The Surge Institute’s civil rights work 01/18/2025
info_outline OTL #952: Are we in dark civic times?, The impending “TIF Cliff,” HelloBaby expands 01/11/2025
info_outline OTL #951: Local education issues in 2025, Illinois corrections’ programs that work, New music from Poi Dog Pondering 01/04/2025
info_outline OTL #950: A look back on Chicago in 2024 12/28/2024
info_outline OTL #949: The lack of Chicago environmental regulations enforcement, The Secret History of JD, Foster, and Eastman 12/21/2024
info_outline OTL #948: Re-mapping Chicago, The state of local food journalism, Quimby’s calls it quits 12/14/2024
info_outline OTL #947: Local housing assistance in 2025, What’s left behind after gun violence, The Secret History of Dee Clark 12/07/2024
info_outline OTL #946: The proposed Chicago liquor tax increase, Protecting our genetic privacy 11/30/2024
info_outline OTL #945: Stories from a local Uber driver, Shawn Maxwell’s new music, The Secret History of Viewfinder 11/23/2024
info_outline OTL #944: The state of local journalism, Predatory lending’s impact 11/16/2024
info_outline OTL #943: Chicago hot dogs, Local pinball, The Secret History of Paulette McWilliams 11/09/2024
info_outline OTL #942: Housing in Chicago, A crisis in Illinois Early Intervention, Black Panther Party history update 11/02/2024
info_outline OTL #941: A crisis in Illinois prisons, Educational attainment of CPS students, The Secret History of Nick Gravenites 10/26/2024
info_outline OTL #940: CTA Surveillance, One year after the end of cash bail, McLuhan’s new music 10/19/2024
 
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