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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" n... Read more

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OTL #876: Punishment in schools, The Pickwick Theater’s next chapter, True Star Media inspires youth

OTL #876: Punishment in schools, The Pickwick Theater’s next chapter, True Star Media inspires youth

Mike Stephen talks to Chalkbeat Chicago reporter Samantha Smylie about Chicago Public Schools' compliance with a state l... Read more

29 Jul 2023

35mins

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OTL #875: The new paid time off ordinance, Chicago as a cycling city, The Secret History of Peter Brown

OTL #875: The new paid time off ordinance, Chicago as a cycling city, The Secret History of Peter Brown

Mike Stephen discusses the impact of the proposed paid time off ordinance in Chicago with Christina Warden, director of ... Read more

22 Jul 2023

39mins

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OTL #874: The Unvarnished history of housing discrimination, The Chris Greene Quartet brings the local jazz

OTL #874: The Unvarnished history of housing discrimination, The Chris Greene Quartet brings the local jazz

Mike Stephen talks to Donna Sack, vice president and chief program officer of the Naper Settlement, about a new project ... Read more

15 Jul 2023

38mins

Ranked #4

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OTL #873: The state of rental housing in Chicago, The Secret History of Gerald Sims

OTL #873: The state of rental housing in Chicago, The Secret History of Gerald Sims

Mike Stephen discusses the state of rental housing in Chicago with Geoff Smith, executive director of the Institute for ... Read more

8 Jul 2023

34mins

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OTL #872: The lack of City Council committee meetings, Paint the City, Nigel Mack’s new music

OTL #872: The lack of City Council committee meetings, Paint the City, Nigel Mack’s new music

Mike Stephen discusses the lack of Chicago City Council committee meetings with Block Club Chicago editor and reporter M... Read more

1 Jul 2023

37mins

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OTL #871: Transforming juvenile justice in Illinois, The RTA’s strategic plan for transportation, The Secret History of Dorothy Donegan

OTL #871: Transforming juvenile justice in Illinois, The RTA’s strategic plan for transportation, The Secret History of Dorothy Donegan

Mike Stephen discusses the process of reforming Illinois’ juvenile justice system with Jennifer Vollen-Katz of the John ... Read more

24 Jun 2023

42mins

Ranked #7

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OTL #870: 1619: The Journey of a People, No official onboarding for City Council members, New walking tours of local LGBTQ+ history

OTL #870: 1619: The Journey of a People, No official onboarding for City Council members, New walking tours of local LGBTQ+ history

Mike Stephen talks to Ted Williams, the creator of the musical 1619: The Journey of a People, about the impact of the sh... Read more

17 Jun 2023

48mins

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OTL #869: Chicago Science Fest preview, The Surabhi Ensemble’s new music, The Secret History of Derf Reklaw

OTL #869: Chicago Science Fest preview, The Surabhi Ensemble’s new music, The Secret History of Derf Reklaw

Mike Stephen gets a preview of the upcoming Chicago Science Festival from Illinois Science Council founder & executi... Read more

10 Jun 2023

40mins

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OTL #868: Nuclear power in Illinois, AI’s impact on local journalism, “Born In Chicago” documents Blues history

OTL #868: Nuclear power in Illinois, AI’s impact on local journalism, “Born In Chicago” documents Blues history

Mike Stephen learns about the possibility of repealing the nuclear construction moratorium in Illinois from David Kraft ... Read more

3 Jun 2023

50mins

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OTL #867: The power of poetry, The Artist Formerly Known As Vince’s new music, The Secret History of Cleveland Eaton

OTL #867: The power of poetry, The Artist Formerly Known As Vince’s new music, The Secret History of Cleveland Eaton

Mike Stephen discusses the power of poetry with Poetry Out Loud Illinois champion, Yohanna Endashaw, as well as Susan Di... Read more

27 May 2023

39mins

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