Monday, May 25, 2015

72 - Robot City Workshop

Meet Nick Taylor, Educational Director for Robot City Workshop (among many other things). In this episode, Nick tells us about how a robot hobby turned into a Robot Workshop that educates and entertains children and adults, berates Chicagoans who choose to wear shorts when it's NOT TIME YET and shares one of his favorite music venues in the city.




You can learn more about Robot City Workshop and book classes online on their website.

You can find Nick just about everywhere. YouTube Instagram Facebook and Twitter and you can find his podcast at AWSM Radio.

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Monday, May 11, 2015

71 - Your List: Why We Stay

Meet Mike, Arden's boyfriend and international man of mystery. In this episode, Mike graciously steps in as a pinch hitter after a last minute guest cancellation and joins the Your Chicago crew as we discuss the reasons we stick out Chicago's brutal winters besides the standard "because the summers are amazing," ponder the recycling situation in the city and learn about some of Chicago's most famous strikes.


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