Meet Dan Kroszner, Chicago Street Team Coordinator for Invisible
Children, an organization dedicated to bringing a permanent end to LRA
atrocities. Not sure what that means? Well, in this episode Dan talks
about the situation in Central Africa, explains what Invisible Children
is doing to help and addresses their popular/controversial YouTube video
Kony 2012. He also let's us in on Kuma's Corner and gives Chicago a
talking to about our recycling program.
You want to be his friend!
You can find Invisible
Children Chicago at invisiblechildren.com, on Twitter at
@Kony2012Chicago or by e-mail at chicagostreetteam@invisiblechildren.com
Have an opinion about this episode? Want to be Dan's friend?
Bored? Reach Your Chicago at yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com or call our
voicemail at 773-234-5LSD. And as promised - we joined Twitter! Follow us at @your_chicago
Meet Jason, a board certified nutrition specialist. In this episode,
be prepared to raid your pantry and rethink your eating habits as
Jason takes on Your Chicago as a client and gives us an hour long
session on healthy eating. None of your favorite foods are safe - not
even bananas (*sob*). We also learn about tons of hidden free parking in
the city and rail on the 9.5% sales tax.
And
guess what listeners? The numbers don't lie - we know there's a lot of
you out there. Stop hiding and write or call us at yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com or 773-234-5LSD (573).
Meet Sherry, a Chicago Police Officer who has been serving and protecting you for over two decades. In this crime busting episode, Officer Sherry brings the Your Chicago crew Huck Finn donuts that are so good they should be illegal and talks about life as a city cop - from police academy to fugitive takedowns to radio lingo to parking tickets. We partake in a truly epic Listen Up Chicago, challenge Officer Sherry to a murderously fun round of This Day in Chicago and get let in on two great Chicago secrets: Riggio's and Half Shell. Basically, this is such a great episode, it would be a felony to miss it.
Give us your Listen Up or Chicago Secret - e-mail yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com or call 773-234-5LSD (573)
Meet Sonia Lala, a Chicago photographer whose work you've probably seen in a coffee shop near you. In this exciting 10th episode, Scott and Arden celebrate hitting the double digits by chatting with one of the fabulous artists who brighten the walls of your local cafe and getting her to share the details on urban decay, silos in the city, f-stops and Chicago exploration meetups. And as if that weren't enough, we also solve the dog waste problem (hint: it involves vigilantes, tazers and DNA testing) and get the details on two gems of the city: Udupi Palace and Lincoln Karaoke.
Meet Dawn Rhodes, General Assignment Reporter for the Chicago
Tribune. In this episode, we're first on the scene, getting the
exclusive on what it's like to be a reporter on the streets of Chicago -
from the interviewing the Doritos lady to camping out with Occupy
Chicago. We also let loose on pedestrians on Michigan Avenue and learn
about a fantastic Algerian cafe called Tassili. Get the scoop on all this and more in our last episode in the single digits!
Send in your comments at yourchicagopodcast@gmail.com and visit us at yourchicagopodcast.com.
Meet Christian Blume, co-founder of Blume Brothers Pedicab. In this
episode, Scott and Arden get to know the ins and outs of pedicabbery as
Christian talks about everything from the trials and tribulations of
starting a new business to the hazards of frisky customers to the
experience of helping the city create laws around this developing
Chicago industry. Also, This Day in Chicago makes a triumphant comeback
(this segment might actually make it), some excellent bitching on Lake
Michigan restrictions takes place and Pedi-Cups, the cupcake pedicab
company, is born (copyright Arden and Scott 2012).
Meet Robert Bacon, creator of Shit Chicagoans Say
and self described delicious treat (although Arden can gladly attest
to that fact). In this episode, we admit we've been stalking (not in a creepy
way) him since episode 4, talk about the making of the video and find
out about life after 800,000 YouTube views. Bacon also confirms that we are not recording in a basement with a single microphone hanging from a laundry string (whatever that is), challenges the Shit Chicagoans Say
haters to call into the show and gives Chicago a talking to about the bike/car relationship.
And if you think we sound a lot better, you can thank our new audio
tech, Chris, who - among other things - turned our microphones the right
way. Seriously.
