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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 ...
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SCB 2024 F1 Monaco GP LIVE Post-Race Show
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Hear the studio stream of the LIVE SiriusXM radio broadcast of the Speed City F1 Monaco Grand Prix post-race show starting at 11:00 AM ET. With Jonathan Green, Bob Varsha, Jon Massengale and Chris Medland on site in Imola. The post SCB 2024 F1 Monaco GP LIVE Post-Race Show appeared first on Speed City Broadcasting.…
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SCB 2024 F1 Monaco GP LIVE Pre-Race Show
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Hear the studio stream of the LIVE SiriusXM radio broadcast of the Speed City F1 Monaco Pre-Race show. With Jonathan Green, Bob Varsha , Jon Massengale and Chris Medland on site in Monaco. The post SCB 2024 F1 Monaco GP LIVE Pre-Race Show appeared first on Speed City Broadcasting.By Speed City Broadcasting
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SCB 2024 F1 Monaco GP LIVE Post-Qualifying Show
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Hear the studio stream of the LIVE SiriusXM radio broadcast of the Speed City F1 Monaco post-qualifying show. With Jonathan Green, Bob Varsha and Jon Massengale and Chris Medland on site in Monaco. The post SCB 2024 F1 Monaco GP LIVE Post-Qualifying Show appeared first on Speed City Broadcasting.By Speed City Broadcasting
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OTL #919: A local education update, The Secret History of the Drew-Vels
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Mike Stephen welcomes Chalkbeat reporter Reema Amin to discuss the latest on Chicago Public Schools’ position on police officers in schools and how schools are funded and then discovers the Secret History of the 1960s soul group from Evanston: The Drew-Vels.By Mike Stephen
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Watch the studio stream of the LIVE SiriusXM radio broadcast of the Speed City F1 Imola Grand Prix post-race show starting at 11:00 AM ET. With Jonathan Green, Bob Varsha, Jon Massengale and Chris Medland on site in Imola. The post SCB 2024 F1 Imola GP LIVE Pre-Race Show appeared first on Speed City Broadcasting.…
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SCB 2024 F1 Imola GP LIVE Post-Race Show
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Watch the studio stream of the LIVE SiriusXM radio broadcast of the Speed City F1 Imola Grand Prix post-race show starting at 11:00 AM ET. With Jonathan Green, Bob Varsha, Jon Massengale and Chris Medland on site in Imola. The post SCB 2024 F1 Imola GP LIVE Post-Race Show appeared first on Speed City Broadcasting.…
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OTL #918: A failure of local government, Simon’s Tavern turns 90, New local music from Brett Ratner
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Mike Stephen learns how the Chicago Housing Authority allows for nefarious deeds on some of its vacant properties from Block Club Chicago investigative editor and reporter Mick Dumke, celebrates 90 years of Andersonville’s Simon’s Tavern, and chats with local musician Brett Ratner about his new instrumental rock.…
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Sunday Night with Speed City – weekly motorsports talk (5 PM CT)
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Your LIVE Sunday night motorsports show. The latest from Formula 1 and more. Including our experience at the Miami Grand Prix, Lando Norris incredible win, the Indycar Indy GP, Andretti’s battle to enter F1 including the latest update from the US Congress and more. The post Sunday Night with Speed City – weekly motorsports talk (5 PM CT) appeared f…
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OTL #917: The Takeout 25 Effect, Chicago Truck Data Portal, The Secret History of Charlie Schmidt
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Mike Stephen learns about a new book about the impact of the local nonprofit Takeout 25 called The Takeout 25 Effect: Mobilizing for Positive Change with author Ravi Parakkat, explores a project mapping high concentration of truck traffic in Chicago called the Chicago Truck Data Portal with Jose Acosta Cordova of the Little Village Environmental Ju…
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Listen to the studio stream of the LIVE SiriusXM radio broadcast of the Speed City F1 Miami Grand Prix post-race show starting at 5:00 PM CT. With Bob Varsha, Jonathan Green, Jon Massengale and Chris Medland. The post SCB 2024 F1 Miami GP LIVE Post-Race Show appeared first on Speed City Broadcasting.…
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Listen to the studio stream of the LIVE SiriusXM radio broadcast of the Speed City F1 Miami Grand Prix post-race show starting at 2:00 PM CT. With Bob Varsha, Jonathan Green, Jon Massengale and Chris Medland. The post SCB 2024 F1 Miami GP LIVE Pre-Race Show appeared first on Speed City Broadcasting.By Speed City Broadcasting
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OTL #916: Should Chicago lower its speed limit?, Is Mayor Johnson incompetent or inexperienced?, Revisiting Chicago as a cycling city
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Mike Stephen discusses the possibility of Chicago lowering its speed limit with Active Transportation Alliance managing director of advocacy Jim Merrell, explores the debate around Mayor Johnson’s possible incompetence or inexperience with Chicago Magazine contributing editor Ted McClelland, and revisits the topic of Chicago’s bikeability.…
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Skip Barber on his induction into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
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The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) this past weekend announced its 2025 induction class. The Class of ’25 includes the founder of the driving school of champions Skip Barber. Our Jonathan Green sat down with the legend himself, Skip Barber. The post Skip Barber on his induction into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America appeared firs…
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Sunday Night with Speed City – weekly motorsports talk (New time 5 PM CT)
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Your LIVE Sunday night motorsports show. The latest from Formula 1 and more. Including the INDYCAR Penske cheating scandal, Adrian Newey leaving Red Bull, Hulkenberg to Audi, Andretti-Cadillac F1 hiring again, the A2RL AI race and more. The post Sunday Night with Speed City – weekly motorsports talk (New time 5 PM CT) appeared first on Speed City B…
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OTL #915: Unpacking Chicago’s community map, The West Side Spring Book Fair, The Secret History of Plastics Hi-Fi
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Mike Stephen learns about the significance of Chicago’s community map from and explores the possibility of updating it with Emily Talen, professor of urbanism and director of the Urbanism Lab at the University of Chicago, discusses the importance of literacy on the West Side of the city with founder of The Queen Within, Bridgett McGill, and discove…
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SCB 2024 F1 Chinese GP LIVE Post-Race Show
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Watch the studio stream of the LIVE SiriusXM radio broadcast of the Speed City F1 Chinese Grand Prix post-race show starting at 4:00 AM ET. With Jonathan Green, Jon Massengale and Chris Medland. The post SCB 2024 F1 Chinese GP LIVE Post-Race Show appeared first on Speed City Broadcasting.By Speed City Broadcasting
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SCB 2024 F1 Chinese GP LIVE Pre-Race Show
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Watch the studio stream of the LIVE SiriusXM radio broadcast of the Speed City F1 Chinese Pre-Race show. With Jonathan Green, and Jon Massengale and Chris Medland. The post SCB 2024 F1 Chinese GP LIVE Pre-Race Show appeared first on Speed City Broadcasting.By Speed City Broadcasting
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OTL #914: Women Employed fighting for workplace equity, Arionne Nettles’ new book on Black culture in Chicago
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Mike Stephen discusses the gender pay gap and efforts to combat it with Ibie Hart, director of business development at Women Employed, and then chats with local journalist Arionne Nettles about her new book entitled We Are the Culture: Black Chicago's Influence on Everything.By Mike Stephen
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Interview with Guenther Steiner at the 2024 COTA MotoGP
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Hear the LIVE interview with Guenter Steiner on our Talk 1370 radio broadcast of the Speed City COTA MotoGP post-race show. The post Interview with Guenther Steiner at the 2024 COTA MotoGP appeared first on Speed City Broadcasting.By Speed City Broadcasting
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SCB 2024 Circuit Of The Americas Moto GP Post-Race Show
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Hear the studio stream of the LIVE Talk 1370 radio broadcast of the Speed City COTA MotoGP post-race show starting at 3:00 AM ET. The post SCB 2024 Circuit Of The Americas Moto GP Post-Race Show appeared first on Speed City Broadcasting.By Speed City Broadcasting
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OTL #913: Unsafe water in Illinois prisons, The work of the Uptown People's Law Center, The Secret History of E. Parker McDougal
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Mike Stephen learns about the deteriorating conditions inside Illinois prisons from Alan Mills, executive director of the Uptown People's Law Center, and then discovers the Secret History of Chicago tenor sax player E. Parker McDougal.By Mike Stephen
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SCB 2024 F1 Japanese GP LIVE Post-Race Show
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Watch the studio stream of the LIVE SiriusXM radio broadcast of the Speed City F1 Japanese Grand Prix post-race show starting at 3:00 AM ET. With Bob Varsha, Jonathan Green, Jon Massengale and Chris Medland on site at Suzuka. The post SCB 2024 F1 Japanese GP LIVE Post-Race Show appeared first on Speed City Broadcasting.…
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SCB 2024 F1 Japanese GP LIVE Pre-Race Show
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Watch the studio stream of the LIVE SiriusXM radio broadcast of the Speed City F1 Japanese Pre-Race show. With Bob Varsha, Jonathan Green, and Jon Massengale and Chris Medland on site at Suzuka. The post SCB 2024 F1 Japanese GP LIVE Pre-Race Show appeared first on Speed City Broadcasting.By Speed City Broadcasting
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OTL #912: Paid Chicago school board members?, HelloBaby’s great work, Mark Lofgren’s new music
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Mike Stephen discusses the possibility of paying Chicago school board members with Becky Vevea, bureau chief of Chalkbeat Chicago, learns about the important work of HelloBaby on the South Side from founder and executive director Debbie Frisch, and chats with local musician Mark Lofgren about his new album.…
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F1 Parent Company Liberty Media buys MotoGP
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From our Sunday Night with Speed City show we discuss F1 Parent Company Liberty Media buying MotoGP. The post F1 Parent Company Liberty Media buys MotoGP appeared first on Speed City Broadcasting.By Speed City Broadcasting
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Sunday Night with Speed City – weekly motorsports talk (New time 5 PM CT)
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Your LIVE Sunday night motorsports show. The latest from Formula 1 and more. We will be LIVE on YouTube, Facebook and Talk 1370 radio in Austin at 5 PM Central Time. The post Sunday Night with Speed City – weekly motorsports talk (New time 5 PM CT) appeared first on Speed City Broadcasting.By Speed City Broadcasting
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OTL #911: Vacant land near local transit, Preserving local history, The Secret History of Hip Linkchain
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Mike Stephen learns about the significance of vacant land near local transit hubs from Geoff Smith, executive director of the Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University, discusses the historical significance of Stateville Correctional Center with Leila Wills, executive director of the Historical Preservation Society of the Illinois Chapter …
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SCB 2024 F1 Australian GP LIVE Post-Race Show
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Listen to the LIVE SiriusXM radio broadcast of the Speed City F1 Australian Grand Prix post-race show starting at 2:00 AM ET. With Bob Varsha, Jonathan Green, Jon Massengale and Chris Medland on site at Albert Park Circuit. The post SCB 2024 F1 Australian GP LIVE Post-Race Show appeared first on Speed City Broadcasting.…
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SCB 2024 F1 Australian GP LIVE Pre-Race Show
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Listen to the LIVE SiriusXM radio broadcast of the Speed City F1 Australian Pre-Race show starting at 11:00 PM ET. With Bob Varsha, Jonathan Green, and Jon Massengale. The post SCB 2024 F1 Australian GP LIVE Pre-Race Show appeared first on Speed City Broadcasting.By Speed City Broadcasting
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OTL #910: The future of journalism, Share Our Spare helping families in Chicago and beyond
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Mike Stephen discusses the future of journalism at the Northern Illinois Scholastic Press Association conference with Jason Block, multimedia communications teacher at Prospect High School, and learns about the important work of the Chicago-based organization called Share Our Spare. This organization helps families in need and executive director Al…
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Sunday Night with Speed City – Guest Ex-F1 Driver Daniil Kvyat (New time 5 PM CT)
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Your LIVE Sunday night motorsports show. Our guest this week is ex-F1 driver Daniil Kvyat. Talking about his upcoming NASCAR drive, his time at Red Bull F1 and his thoughts on the Horner situation. The post Sunday Night with Speed City – Guest Ex-F1 Driver Daniil Kvyat (New time 5 PM CT) appeared first on Speed City Broadcasting.…
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OTL #909: A new music venue in Forest Park, Dolph Chaney’s new music, The Secret History of Shanta Nurullah
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Mike Stephen explores Robert's Westside, a new music venue in Forest Park, and talks to venue founder Donnie Biggins, learns about local musician Dolph Chaney’s new music, and discovers the Secret History of local sitar player Shanta Nurullah.By Mike Stephen
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SCB 2024 F1 Saudi Arabian GP LIVE Post-Race Show
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Listen to the LIVE SiriusXM radio broadcast of the Speed City F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix post-race show starting at 2:00 PM ET. With Bob Varsha, Jonathan Green, Jon Massengale and Chris Medland on site at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit. The post SCB 2024 F1 Saudi Arabian GP LIVE Post-Race Show appeared first on Speed City Broadcasting.…
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SCB 2024 F1 Saudi Arabian GP LIVE Pre-Race Show
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Listen to the LIVE SiriusXM radio broadcast of the Speed City F1 Saudi Arabian Pre-Race show starting at 11:00 AM ET. With Bob Varsha, Jonathan Green, and Jon Massengale. The post SCB 2024 F1 Saudi Arabian GP LIVE Pre-Race Show appeared first on Speed City Broadcasting.By Speed City Broadcasting
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OTL #908: From prison to Ph.D, The challenges of keeping community media afloat
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Mike Stephen learns about the incredible story of Dr. Stanley Andrisse, endocrinologist and assistant professor at the Howard University College of Medicine, who was formerly incarcerated and is now a scientist and executive director of From Prison Cells to Ph.D and then discusses the challenges of local community media with Justin Kerr, publisher …
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SCB 2024 F1 Bahrain GP LIVE Post-Race Show
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Listen to the LIVE SiriusXM radio broadcast of the Speed City F1 Bahrain Grand Prix post-race show starting at 12:00 PM ET. With Bob Varsha, Jonathan Green, Jon Massengale and Chris Medland on site at the Bahrain International Circuit. The post SCB 2024 F1 Bahrain GP LIVE Post-Race Show appeared first on Speed City Broadcasting.…
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SCB 2024 F1 Bahrain GP LIVE Pre-Race Show
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Listen to the LIVE SiriusXM radio broadcast of the Speed City F1Bahrain Pre-Race show starting at 9:00 AM ET. With Bob Varsha, Jonathan Green, Jon Massengale and Chris Medland on site at the Bahrain International Circuit. The post SCB 2024 F1 Bahrain GP LIVE Pre-Race Show appeared first on Speed City Broadcasting.…
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OTL #907: Public money for local sports stadiums?, Cosmic Bull’s new music, The Secret History of Dusty Brown
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Mike Stephen discusses the civic issues around local sports teams using public money to build stadiums with civic educator Tom Tresser, chats with Mark Vickery, the frontman of Cosmic Bull, about that project's new music, and discovers the Secret History of Chicago Blues harmonica player Dusty Brown.…
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Sunday Night with Speed City – IT’S FORMULA 1 RACE WEEK!
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Your LIVE Sunday night motorsports show and it’s RACE WEEK! Bob Varsha joins us as we talk about the three days of testing and get ready for week one of the 2024 Formula 1 season. The post Sunday Night with Speed City – IT’S FORMULA 1 RACE WEEK! appeared first on Speed City Broadcasting.By Speed City Broadcasting
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OTL #906: The city council on foreign affairs, The 50 most powerful Chicagoans, The Flamenco Quartet Project
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Mike Stephen discusses the history of the Chicago City Council getting involved in foreign affairs with Chicago Magazine contributing editor Ted McClelland, dives into the list of the most powerful Chicagoans, and learns about the local Flamenco Quartet Project from Wendy Clinard, founder and director of Clinard Dance.…
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Sunday Night with Speed City – F1 car launches and Christian Horner
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Your LIVE Sunday night motorsports show talking the latest motorsports. Tonight we discuss the latest F1 news including the car launches from Aston Martin, Ferrari, Mercedes, McLaren and Red Bull. Also we are talking the latest on Red Bull boss Christian Horner and his latest comments on the allegation of inappropriate behavior. The post Sunday Nig…
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OTL #905: Chicago history through signs, The Illinois child tax credit, The Secret History of Kent Rose
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Mike Stephen discusses the importance of signs in Chicago history with Kelsey McClellan, co-owner of Heart & Bone Signs and co-founder of the Chicago Sign Museum, learns about the Illinois child tax credit proposal from State Senator Mike Simmons (7th), and discovers the Secret History of local country musician Kent Rose.…
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Sunday Night with Speed City – F1 car launches, Christian Horner and more. (Super time 2:00 PM CT)
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Your LIVE Sunday night motorsports show talking the latest in news across all motorsports. We talk F1 car launches, Christian Horner & more. Due to the Taylor Swift Bowl we are LIVE early at 2:00 PM CT on YouTube/FB. Join the chat conversation! The post Sunday Night with Speed City – F1 car launches, Christian Horner and more. (Super time 2:00 PM C…
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Studying our water, Who is working from home?, Second Glance Productions inclusivity
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Mike Stephen learns about the latest efforts in studying our local water systems from David Lampert, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology, discusses a new report about who is working from home these days with the report's co-author David Merriman, and chats about inclusivity in the media…
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Sunday Night with Speed City – F1 News bombshells Andretti and Hamilton
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Your LIVE Sunday night motorsports show talking the latest in news across all motorsports. Tonight we discuss the huge news heard across the F1 landscape this week. F1 says NO TO ANDRETTI and LEWIS HAMILTON TO FERRARI in 2025. With Bob Varsha, Jonathan Green and Jon Massengale. The post Sunday Night with Speed City – F1 News bombshells Andretti and…
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OTL #903: A local journalism crisis, Electric vehicle challenges in Chicago, The Secret History of Bernard Reed
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Mike Stephen discusses the local journalism crisis with Illinois Local Journalism Task Force member Mark Jacob, learns about the lack of electric vehicle infrastructure in certain areas of Chicago with Little Village Environmental Justice Organization Transportation Justice Program Manager Jose Miguel Acosta Cordova, and discovers the Secret Histor…
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Sunday Night with Speed City – Daytona 24, F1 Chicago and more.
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Your LIVE Sunday night motorsports show talking the latest in news across all motorsports. Tonight we discuss the latest F1 news including the new contracts for Lando Norris at McLaren and Charles Leclerc at Ferrari. And our guest Philip Ellis, GTD winner at the Rolex 24 hours at Daytona 24. The post Sunday Night with Speed City – Daytona 24, F1 Ch…
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OTL #902: Quality of life in Illinois prisons, The Big Read, Jared Rabin’s new music
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Mike Stephen explores the quality of life in Illinois prisons with Jennifer Vollen-Katz, the executive director of the John Howard Association, talks with Illinois Humanities executive director Gabrielle Lyon about the new initiative called The Big Read, and chats with local musician Jared Rabin about his new music.…
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OTL #901: City land and a local housing crisis, The Secret History of Mezz Mezzrow
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Mike Stephen discusses the vast city ownership of vacant land during Chicago’s housing crisis with Block Club Chicago reporter and investigative editor Mick Dumke and discovers the Secret History of prewar jazz clarinet player Mezz Mezzrow.By Mike Stephen
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OTL #900: Bridging the political divide, The state of climate media, Local food in the new year
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Mike Stephen learns about the Crossroads America project from college students Lucas Kult-Banout and Ezekiel Wells, explores the state of climate media with Mike Fourcher, and chats about local food trends in 2023 and into 2024 with Mike Gebert, the editor of Fooditor.By Mike Stephen
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