Outside the Loop RADIO
by Albert James PROductions
July 26, 2025 9:00 pm
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
Recent Episodes
OTL #980: The Urban Growers Collective, Edgewater Music Fest, The Secret History of Jimmy Rogers
6 days agoOTL #979: Clarendon Hills Kid, Share Our Spare provides community resources
2 weeks agoOTL #978: The federal educational funding freeze in Illinois, Kate Fagan’s new music, The Secret History of Byron Gregory
3 weeks agoOTL #977: Inside Covet Oddities, The Freedom of Information Act’s limitations, Hope for Homes Day
4 weeks agoOTL #976: Chicago’s Teflon Softball looks for a home, Touring Pride Month, The Secret History of The Puta-Pons
1 month agoOTL #975: Supporting Chicago’s arts nonprofits, Guiding Chicago’s youth towards entertainment careers
1 month agoOTL #974: Is Chicago prioritizing environmental justice?, The Secret History of Fred Below
2 months agoOTL #973: A.I. in local journalism, Local immigrants are about to lose their healthcare
2 months agoOTL #972: Confronting student loan debt in Illinois, New music from AJ Rosales, The Secret History of The Radiants
2 months agoOTL #971: Civic engagement through the 100K Project, CPS selling vacant land, Labeling Illinois schools
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