Outside the Loop RADIO
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Episodes: 25
Description
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.
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OTL #1,045: The state of local news in 2026, New music from Harold Dawson, EveryVoice fills therapy gaps
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Oct 24, 2026 |
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OTL #1,044: Community support after a burglary, New music from Canoe Speed, Illinois' new clean slate law
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Oct 17, 2026 |
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OTL #1,043: Inhumane conditions in Illinois jails, MachMachines Musical Instruments has a new podcast
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Oct 10, 2026 |
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OTL #1,042: Food influencers' impact on Chicago, Rattleback Records, A guide to local judicial elections
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Oct 03, 2026 |
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OTL #1,041: Are Illinois prosecutors ICE informants?, A new local salon builds community
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Sep 26, 2026 |
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OTL #1,040: Cannabis and the teen brain, New music from Paige Kizer, The impact of restorative justice
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Sep 19, 2026 |
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OTL #1,039: Housing displacement pressure in Chicago, What went wrong with Bring Chicago Home?
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Sep 12, 2026 |
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OTL #1,038: Old Style's rise and fall in Chicago, Local support for those with disabilities
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Sep 05, 2026 |
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OTL #1,037: Chicago's tree disparity, The Chicago Journalism Mental Health Fund, New music from Jules Klee
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Aug 29, 2026 |
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OTL #1,036: Chicago School Board election preview, Teen rockers Large Mouth play Riot Fest, Exploring the Chicago and U.K. cultural connection
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Aug 22, 2026 |
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OTL #1,035: The OTL Summer Rewind
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Aug 15, 2026 |
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OTL #1,034: Saving Ferris Butler, The Flamenco Quartet Project, TaskForce Chicago strengthens community
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Aug 08, 2026 |
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OTL #1,033: The legacy of the Heather Mack case, Building community in Woodlawn
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Aug 01, 2026 |
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OTL #1,032: Beyond the scoreboard with Three Level Basketball, Improving math scores in Illinois schools
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Jul 25, 2026 |
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OTL #1,031: Remembering the Chicago Race Riot of 1919, Entrepreneurship after prison, Mayfair Academy preserves the art of dance
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Jul 18, 2026 |
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OTL #1,030: The impact of Hope Chicago
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Jul 11, 2026 |
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OTL #1,029: Secrecy around Chicago parking meters, America: Songs and Stories of Protest and Freedom
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Jul 04, 2026 |
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OTL #1,028: The risks of removing fluoride in our drinking water, The Southwest Chamber of Commerce comes alive, New music from Naked Brunch
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Jun 27, 2026 |
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OTL #1,027: Certificate of innocence update, New music from Cult Canyon, The new film Ricardo focuses on identity
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Jun 20, 2026 |
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OTL #1,026: Riding for America, HelloBaby builds community, Chicago Pride Hockey
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Jun 13, 2026 |
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OTL #1,025: Eating at every restaurant in the Loop, Challenges for Chicago street vendors, Addressing the affordable housing crisis
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Jun 06, 2026 |
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OTL #1,024: Schlitz ends, but Chicago brewing history lives on
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May 30, 2026 |
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OTL #1,023: The history of Chicagoland through bricks, The South Side speaks out against a microelectronics park
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May 23, 2026 |
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OTL #1,022: Can grocery stores survive food assistance cuts?, Timeless Gifts, The Secret History of Luther Johnson
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May 16, 2026 |
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OTL #1,021: Civic miseducation in CPS, Denying innocence in Cook County
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May 09, 2026 |