OTL #796: The art of spoken word empowers youth, The Secret History of Lazy Bill Lucas

<p>Mike Stephen learns about the power of the art of spoken word poetry with the <a href="https://spokenword.oprfhs.org/" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Oak Park & River Forest High School spoken word team</a>. We hear from teacher and coach Peter Kahn as well as some students and alumni. Their upcoming anthology of writing is called <em><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Respect-Mic-Celebrating-Poetry-Chicagoland/dp/059322681X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid&sr&fbclid=IwAR0M2XA4QmsmPRNLA3Hee7k-XjbkG7-DsHoLCdijFpr1Mva8S5wHMVoR3Qs" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Respect the Mic: Celebrating 20 Years of Poetry from a Chicagoland High School</a></em>. Then, Mike discovers the Secret History of blues pianist and guitarist <a href= "https://chicagoreader.com/music/lazy-bill-lucas-came-into-his-own-as-a-bandleader-in-his-last-decade/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lazy Bill Lucas</a>.</p>