Inside Criminal Justice with Jeff Clayton takes a deep dive into America’s criminal justice system, offering in-depth interviews with prominent state legislators, criminal justice experts, attorneys general and law enforcement officials. Each episode explores what is working in criminal justice reform and what has failed drastically. Hosted by Jeff Clayton, Executive Director of the American Bail Coalition, this involving podcast aims to be part of the solution to the challenges facing socie ...
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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 ...
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OTL #942: Housing in Chicago, A crisis in Illinois Early Intervention, Black Panther Party history update
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Mike Stephen discusses the impact of the departure of the Chicago Housing Authority CEO with Block Club Chicago investigative editor Mick Dumke, learns about a crisis in Illinois’ Early Intervention Program from Start Early director of legislative affairs Jonathan Doster and speech pathologist Sarah Ziemba, and gives an update on the efforts to pre…
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OTL #941: A crisis in Illinois prisons, Educational attainment of CPS students, The Secret History of Nick Gravenites
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Mike Stephen discusses the crisis of Illinois state prison staff levels and working conditions with John Howard Association executive director Jennifer Vollen-Katz, learns about a new report about the educational attainment of CPS students from Alexandra Usher, the director of data and research at the To&Through Project, and discovers the Secret Hi…
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OTL #940: CTA Surveillance, One year after the end of cash bail, McLuhan’s new music
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Mike Stephen learns about a new CTA surveillance pilot program from Justin Agrelo, community engagement reporter at The Trace, discusses the impact of ending cash bail in Illinois with State Senator Robert Peters (13th), and gets the lowdown on local prog rock band McLuhan from vocalist & bassist Neal Rosner.…
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OTL #939: The judicial election guide, Sideshow Villains’ deviant cabaret, and The Secret History of Jo Mapes
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Mike Stephen learns about Injustice Watch’s judicial election guide with managing editor Jonah Newman, previews the Sideshow Villains’ upcoming deviant cabaret with band leader Dante Ingram, and discovers the Secret History of local folk singer Jo Mapes.De către Mike Stephen
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OTL #938: The history of Black entrepreneurship in Chicago, Local education update
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Mike Stephen discusses the history of Black entrepreneurship in Chicago with Wichita State history professor Robert Weems Jr. and then gets an update on local education issues from Chalkbeat Chicago reporter Reema Amin.De către Mike Stephen
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OTL #937: An American Suburb’s Encounter with Evil
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Mike Stephen sits down with Lake Forest High School history teacher Michael Soffer to discuss his new book Our Nazi: An American Suburb’s Encounter with Evil, which tells the story of how a WWII Nazi ended up as a high school custodian in suburban Chicago.De către Mike Stephen
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OTL #936: The future of women comes to Chicago, The Transferable Skills Podcast, The Surabhi Ensemble’s world music thrives
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Mike Stephen talks to Dr. Jamila Taylor, president and CEO of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, about their upcoming Chicago conference, learns about the new Transferable Skills Podcast from its creator and host Noah Mishkin, and previews the Surabhi Ensemble’s gig at Navy Pier with guitarist Carlo Basile.…
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OTL #935: Smartphones On Hold, Local journalism drama, The Secret History of George E. Lewis
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Mike Stephen learns about the Smartphones On Hold initiative with co-founders Kelly Kribs and Gideon Bob, discusses the latest issues in local journalism with McKinley Park News publisher Justin Kerr, and discovers the Secret History of experimental jazz trombone player George E. Lewis.De către Mike Stephen
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OTL #934: The future of Chicago newsracks, Chicago Style celebrates local fashion history
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Mike Stephen learns about the disappearance of downtown newspaper racks from Brian Hieggelke, editor and publisher of Newcity and the chair of the Chicago Newsracks Task Force, and then talks to Illinois Humanities executive director Gabrielle Lyon and author Ayana Contreras to get a preview of an event that celebrates local fashion history called …
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OTL #933: Illinois’ air pollution, Saxman Billy Harper’s story, Chicago Recovering Communities Coalition
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Mike Stephen discusses a new report about Illinois' air pollution with Julian Reif, professor at the University of Illinois, discovers saxman Billy Harper’s story, and learns about the good work of the Chicago Recovering Communities Coalition with executive director Dora Dantzler-Wright.De către Mike Stephen
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OTL #932: The Neighborhood Bridge, New music from Max McGathey, The legacy of the Uptown People’s Law Center
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Mike Stephen visits with Prentice Butler, executive director of a local organization that provides a bridge to success for Chicago families called The Neighborhood Bridge, gets the lowdown on local musician Maxx McGathey’s new music, and discusses the legacy of the Uptown People’s Law Center with retiring executive director Alan Mills.…
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OTL #931: The Tenant Trap, The Secret History of Fred Holstein
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Mike Stephen talks to Injustice Watch senior reporter Alejandra Cancino about how some Chicago renters are trapped in unsafe buildings while forced to pay rising rents and then dives into the Secret History of local folk legend Fred Holstein.De către Mike Stephen
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OTL #930: No Games Chicago, Inequities in mental health services for justice-involved youth
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Mike Stephen talks to community organizer Tom Tresser about his new book on the history of No Games Chicago and then talks to Maria Jose Luna, doctoral candidate in the clinical psychology program at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, about a new study that examines the inequities in mental health services for justice-involved y…
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OTL #929: Preserving Illinois wetlands, Red Spot Rhythm Section’s new music, The Secret History of William Warren
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Mike Stephen learns about efforts to preserve Illinois wetlands from Jennifer Bamberg, investigative reporter at Investigate Midwest, gets into Red Spot Rhythm Section’s new music with band founder Josh Siegal, and discovers the Secret History of Chicago blues drummer William Warren.De către Mike Stephen
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OTL #928: The future of additional dwelling units in Chicago, Money in the Chicago school board election, Hope for Homes Day
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Mike Stephen learns about Chicago City Council action regarding additional dwelling units from Cityscape Chicago founder and CEO Steven Vance, discusses the money flowing through the upcoming Chicago School Board election with Chalkbeat Chicago bureau chief Becky Vevea, and chats with La Case Norte executive director Jose Munoz about Hope for Homes…
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OTL #927: Injustice Watch’s judicial election guide, Revisiting Chicago Rents, The Secret History of Avondale Electric
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Mike Stephen learns about the upcoming judicial election guide from Injustice Watch with senior reporter Carlos Ballesteros, revisits an initiative that provides housing opportunities for Chicagoans, and discovers the Secret History of North Side rockers Avondale Electric.De către Mike Stephen
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OTL #926: Remembering the Chicago Race Riot of 1919, Police settlement transparency ordinance, Removing lead pipes in Chicago
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Mike Stephen discusses the significance of the Chicago Race Riot of 1919 with Peter Cole, founder and co-director of the Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project, learns about a proposed ordinance aimed at improving police settlement transparency from Tracy Siska, executive director of the Chicago Justice Project, and gets an update on Chica…
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OTL #925: Local metalpoint art, New music from Joe Di Zillo, The Secret History of Jackie DeShannon
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Mike Stephen chats with local metalpoint artist D. Lammie-Hanson, gets the lowdown on new tunes from Chicago musician Joe Di Zillo, and discovers the Secret History of local singer Jackie DeShannon.De către Mike Stephen
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OTL #924: The impact of Hope Chicago
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Mike Stephen visits the Hope Chicago Goal Getters 2024 Conference at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Hope Chicago is a scholarship-focused non-profit designed to provide students and their parents/guardians with the support they need to graduate from college debt-free. We learn about the amazing work of this local nonprofit from program manag…
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OTL #923: Tutoring and tech’s impact in schools, The Secret History of Motorhome
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Mike Stephen learns about the latest education research showing the benefits of tutoring combined with educational technology in schools from John Wolf and Monica Bhatt of the University of Chicago Education Lab and then discovers the Secret History of 1990s Chicago fuzzy pop-rockers Motorhome.De către Mike Stephen
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OTL #922: Illinois’ hands-off approach to homeschooling, The legacy of Gwendolyn Brooks
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Mike Stephen explores the impacts of the lack of homeschooling regulation in Illinois with Capitol News investigative reporters Beth Hundsdorfer and Molly Parker and then discusses the legacy of Gwendolyn Brooks with her daughter and president of Brooks Permissions: Nora Brooks Blakely.De către Mike Stephen
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OTL #921: How do Chicagoans consume their news?, Plant-based school lunch options, The Secret History of The Pearl Handle Band
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Mike Stephen dives into a new report about how Chicagoans consume and perceive their local news with Tim Franklin, director of the Medill Local News Initiative at Northwestern University, learns about the option for plant-based school lunches in Illinois with Balanced founder Audrey Lawson-Sanchez, and discovers the Secret History of The Pearl Hand…
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OTL #920: Why did Bring Chicago Home fail?, Jerry Smith on The Flock reunion
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Mike Stephen talks to Roberta Garner, professor emerita of sociology at DePaul University, about why the Bring Chicago Home initiative failed and then chats with Jerry Smith of The Flock about that band’s upcoming reunion show. Jerry shares some great stories about his time in the music business.De către Mike Stephen
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OTL #919: A local education update, The Secret History of the Drew-Vels
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Mike Stephen welcomes Chalkbeat reporter Reema Amin to discuss the latest on Chicago Public Schools’ position on police officers in schools and how schools are funded and then discovers the Secret History of the 1960s soul group from Evanston: The Drew-Vels.De către Mike Stephen
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OTL #918: A failure of local government, Simon’s Tavern turns 90, New local music from Brett Ratner
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Mike Stephen learns how the Chicago Housing Authority allows for nefarious deeds on some of its vacant properties from Block Club Chicago investigative editor and reporter Mick Dumke, celebrates 90 years of Andersonville’s Simon’s Tavern, and chats with local musician Brett Ratner about his new instrumental rock.…
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James Quinn, Former Assistant District Attorney for Queens, New York
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Join host Jeff Clayton and his guest, James Quinn, former Assistant District Attorney for Queens, New York. They discuss bail reform in New York state and Mr. Quinn’s belief that it has played a significant role in the increase of pretrial crime.De către American Bail Coalition
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Eric Siddall, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney
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Join host Jeff Clayton and his guest, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney, Eric Siddall. They discuss the role of the DA in the criminal justice system and the current situation in Los Angeles County, which sees case-by-case justice under threat. They also explore the reasons behind the current crime wave, as well as the unionization of Los…
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Liz Baker Murrill, First Solicitor General of Louisiana
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Join host Jeff Clayton and his guest, Liz Baker Murrill, Lousiana’s first solicitor general and a candidate for attorney general of her state. They discuss the role of attorneys general in the legal system, the problem of the disproportionate number of minorities being detained and the issue of criminal justice reform in Louisiana.…
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