May 29, 2016
Mike Stephen talks with Richard Lanyon, former executive director of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, about the history of Chicago's sewer system as detailed in the second book in his four-book series Draining Chicago: The Early City and the North Area; chats with BareItAll Petfoods...
May 22, 2016
Mike Stephen chats with activist nun Donna Quinn about fighting for gender equality as detailed in her new book Chicago Catholic Women: Its Role in Founding the Catholic Women's Movement, talks with Run Domestic Violence Out of Town marathon campaign coordinator Bethany Gomillion Thompson about how running the Chicago...
May 15, 2016
Mike Stephen chats with writer and foodie Ron Faiola about a unique aspect of Midwest culture as detailed in his Wisconsin Supper Clubs: Another Round book, checks in with Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) about obscure garage rockers Evening's Breezes for this week's edition of The Secret History of Chicago Music,...
May 8, 2016
Mike Stephen talks with Illinois Journalism Education Association board member Stan Zoller about Illinois House Bill 5902 (aka the Speech Rights of Student Journalists Act) and how the proposed law would give some legal protections to high school students, visits with Surging Film & Theatrics artistic director...
May 1, 2016
Mike Stephen chats with MyComicGrader owner/creator Mike Sukow and head of social media Josh Sukow about their new way to learn estimated values of your comic books, talks with Women Employed executive director and Working Families Task Force co-chair Anne Ladky about the fight for mandatory time off via the Earned Sick...