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Outside the Loop RADIO

Apr 30, 2022

Mike Stephen gets an update on education legislation in Springfield from Chalkbeat Chicago state education reporter Samantha Smylie and learns about Shorefront, an organization working to tell the story of Black history in the North Shore community, from its founder and executive director Dino Robinson. Also, it's


Apr 23, 2022

Mike Stephen learns about the history of racial covenants in Chicago from Virginia Tech history professor LaDale Winling, talks power pop with William Giricz, the vocalist of the Bishop’s Daredevil Stunt Club, and discovers the Secret History of local prog-rockers


Apr 16, 2022

Mike Stephen learns about the importance of current, historical, and thematic maps of Chicago from local historian and geographer Dennis McClendon and then discusses the effects of the El Milagro Tortilla factory workers' organizing efforts with Jose Uribe, the Workplace Justice Campaigns Organizer for Arise...


Apr 9, 2022

Mike Stephen previews the upcoming International Pop Overthrow Festival in Chicago with founder and CEO David Bash and discovers the Secret History of blues guitarist Byther...


Apr 2, 2022

Mike Stephen welcomes some local podcasters to talk about their innovative shows! We hear from:

Jacoby Cochran, host of CityCast Chicago

Sarah Beidatsch and Zac Emery, co-hosts of Album Rebrews

Pete Kastanes, host of Vanished Chicagoland