Aug 29, 2026
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Outside the Loop RADIO
Albert James PROductions
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. Show co-founder Andy Hermann has returned to produce Phase III of OTL Radio. http://outsidetheloopradio.com
Episodes
Ordered by publication date.
Aug 22, 2026
OTL #1,036: Chicago School Board election preview, Teen rockers Large Mouth play Riot Fest, Exploring the Chicago and U.K. cultural connection
Aug 15, 2026
OTL #1,035: The OTL Summer Rewind
Aug 8, 2026
OTL #1,034: Saving Ferris Butler, The Flamenco Quartet Project, TaskForce Chicago strengthens community
Aug 1, 2026
OTL #1,033: The legacy of the Heather Mack case, Building community in Woodlawn
Jul 25, 2026
OTL #1,032: Beyond the scoreboard with Three Level Basketball, Improving math scores in Illinois schools
Jul 18, 2026
OTL #1,031: Remembering the Chicago Race Riot of 1919, Entrepreneurship after prison, Mayfair Academy preserves the art of dance
Jul 11, 2026
OTL #1,030: The impact of Hope Chicago
Jul 4, 2026
OTL #1,029: Secrecy around Chicago parking meters, America: Songs and Stories of Protest and Freedom
Jun 27, 2026
OTL #1,028: The risks of removing fluoride in our drinking water, The Southwest Chamber of Commerce comes alive, New music from Naked Brunch
Jun 20, 2026
OTL #1,027: Certificate of innocence update, New music from Cult Canyon, The new film Ricardo focuses on identity
Jun 13, 2026
OTL #1,026: Riding for America, HelloBaby builds community, Chicago Pride Hockey
Jun 6, 2026
OTL #1,025: Eating at every restaurant in the Loop, Challenges for Chicago street vendors, Addressing the affordable housing crisis
May 30, 2026
OTL #1,024: Schlitz ends, but Chicago brewing history lives on
May 23, 2026
OTL #1,023: The history of Chicagoland through bricks, The South Side speaks out against a microelectronics park
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