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Feb 22, 2015

Mike Stephen discusses little-discussed issues in this year's mayoral race with Chicago Reader senior writer Mick Dumke, learns about the Chicago Noise Complaint app with FAiR Coalition member Darrin Thomas, and gets the story of Chicago bluesman Washboard Sam from Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) in this week's...


Feb 15, 2015

Mike Stephen flashes back to an OTL Valentine's past, visits the Busy Beaver Button Museum in Logan Square to talk with curator and Busy Beaver Button Co. owner Christen Carter about founding her button empire twenty years ago, and welcomes Tyrone Hood to the studio with former Exoneration Project student Karl Leonard...


Feb 8, 2015

Mike Stephen examines the relationship between Mayor Emanuel and Chicago unions with In These Times senior editor David Moberg, learns about #SquirrelTruth with comedian and Chicago Transit Project creator Ben Larrison, and gets the story of the great blues guitarist Fenton Robinson with The Secret History of Chicago...


Feb 1, 2015

Mike Stephen meets up with Chic-a-Go-Go host Miss Mia Park in honor of the taping the 1000th episode of her wildly successful CAN-TV dance show, talks with local filmmaker Nancy Bechtol about the new Illinois eavesdropping law and her documentary Free Speech & the Transcendent Journey of Chris Drew, Street Artist, and...