Outside the Loop RADIO
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About
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
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Recent episodes
- OTL #1,046: Local news outlet leaves Facebook and Instagram, New music from Emily Chloe Quinn, New CPS education attainment data
- OTL #1,045: The state of local news in 2026, New music from Harold Dawson, EveryVoice fills therapy gaps
- OTL #1,044: Community support after a burglary, New music from Canoe Speed, Illinois' new clean slate law
- OTL #1,043: Inhumane conditions in Illinois jails, MachMachines Musical Instruments has a new podcast
- OTL #1,042: Food influencers' impact on Chicago, Rattleback Records, A guide to local judicial elections
- OTL #1,041: Are Illinois prosecutors ICE informants?, A new local salon builds community
- OTL #1,040: Cannabis and the teen brain, New music from Paige Kizer, The impact of restorative justice
- OTL #1,039: Housing displacement pressure in Chicago, What went wrong with Bring Chicago Home?
- OTL #1,038: Old Style's rise and fall in Chicago, Local support for those with disabilities
- OTL #1,037: Chicago's tree disparity, The Chicago Journalism Mental Health Fund, New music from Jules Klee