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Half Libyan half South African ex-Londoner, Khalid is a film director but much prefers editing. Drawing on his past of collecting and mixing, editing is a natural and obvious space to continue making those links, juxtapositions and threads. ‘Notes on Music for Films’ combines the shared space of sound within stories mixing musical moments, soundscapes and dialogue from various films he has edited...

I’m so excited Maurice of B-Side Studio and Dreamscape theatre wiill join noseyAF Live!
Maurice is a storyteller, filmmaker, and champion of nontraditional artists. From childhood comics to building a space where hidden creative gems can shine, Maurice shares the moments that shaped him, the fear he had to overcome, and the vision that’s redefining how we see art. Tune in for a conversation about...

FROM FM WAVES TO ACTIVISM: STORYTELLING OF LATINX VOICES THROUGH COMMUNITY RADIO 🗓️ FRIDAY • NOVEMBER 21ST, 2025 • 12PM-2PM

 🌟 Throughout the Fall 2025 quarter, students in the class have been exploring how radio can serve as a tool for creativity, reflection, and social change, especially during these times. During this event, they will present their final audio stories, which will also be broa...

Perceptions of the Real is an exploration of what swims beneath our consciousness and how it surfaces through writing. Hosts Sarah Conway and Eli Ramirez are joined by a guest who produces a piece of writing live on-air. Together we will detangle the question of why we make what we make. --- Airs: Every 2nd and 4th Saturday @ 11AM

I'm excited to speak with Max Glassman of Pierogi Papi this Sunday on Lumpen Radio, tune in! Sundays at 2pm on Lumpen Radio WLPN-LP 105.5 FM.

Join us for two talks this episode! In the first half hour with Lydia Y Nichols Independent artist, writer from New Orleans LA. And in the second half hour, listen in to hear about Nance Klehm of Social Ecologies, Chicago IL! **These conversations were recorded and gathered September 11th - 13th, 2026. The MdW Itasca Gathering was designed around the open studio and open space concepts, providing...

This Saturday on noseyAF Live on Lumpen Radio — I’m sitting down with my girl Niehla, the creative force behind Homegirl’s Hummus. From makeup brushes to hummus bowls, Niehla’s story is one of reinvention, healing, and purpose. We might talk about: * pivoting in midlife, * finding faith and flavor after loss, * and how food can become a tool for connection and community. Honestly, I don’t even kno...

LUMPEN RADIO SPECIAL ⚡️ VERÓNICA GAGO Bienvenides a este programa especial de Lumpen Radio donde conversaremos con Veronica Gago investigadora y militante feminista argentina del movimiento Ni Una Menos. Hablaremos sobre feminismos y resistencias colectivas transnacionales en este giro fascista en múltiples partes del mundo.

Skywaves Open Aux event hosted by Good Chaos and Murs took place at Co-Prosperity Sphere on Thursday, October 09th, 2025.

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 TAYF Ensemble 🗓️ FRIDAY • OCTOBER 10TH, 2025 • 12PM-1PM

 🌟 TAYF, the queer-fronted SWANA music ensemble, celebrate their anniversary with a tribute to the Lebanese composer Ziad Rahban. Sandra Trevino sits down with ensemble members Yasmin Zacaria Mikhaiel and Karl El Sokhn (Reckless Darling) to talk about Ziad, maqam music, and community. ✨

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Tune in for a conversation with guest will be Brian Ahern of Boeufhaus! Celebrating 10 years! Dish (with David) is a show exploring Chicago’s diverse dining scene dish by dish where we strive to understand what chefs, baristas, Mixologists and others in the industry are striving to achieve. --- Airs: Every 2nd and 4th Sundays at 2pm CST

🕐The Memory Project🕠
Ep 5 - Joe Flens

 Morley Musick talks trains and history with Southside resident Joe Flens, Metra conductor and longest-standing member of the Lake Shore Model Railroad Association. The Memory Project is a hybrid radio and print series featuring the voices of longtime Chicagoans. Powered by South Side Weekly and Lumpen Radio as part of Alliance Matters Temperature Check. 

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Sarah Conway interviews writer, journalist, and human rights advocate Jamie Kalven about the power of community, public housing, state violence, and how documenting truth can serve as a form of resistance and collective memory

On the evening of August 8, 1988, 36,399 sports fans were firsthand witnesses to Chicago history. Join us on The Memory Project as your pal Dud Lawson interviews printmaker, photographer and educator K. James Henderson about what it was like to be in the stands for Opening Night at historic Wrigley Field. Tune in to hear the two artists and frequent collaborators recount the events leading up to t...

Join us for two talks this episode! In the first half hour we Nancy Valentine (@nancyxvalentine) Independent artist from Fergus Falls Minnesota. And in the second half hour, we have a joint conversation with Witt Siasoco (@manila_rice) an independent artist from Minneapolis, MN & also Ray Janis (@rockboy.wlvs), an independent artist from Rapid City SD! **These conversations were recorded and g...

Join us for five talks this episode! In the first half hour we have Arlo Ironcloud Sr and Lisa Ironcloud—independent artists from Rapid City, ND. As well Stan Maang Alexander a wild rice harvester and educator from the White Earth Nation, MN. And in the second half hour, we talk to Eliza Klarer, an independent artist and board member of Manoomin Arts Initiative from the White Earth Nation, MN. Las...

Season 3 Ep2: Midwest Books to Prisoners In this episode, we’re speaking with volunteers of Midwest Books to Prisoners (@midwestbooks2p) Midwest Books to Prisoners is a Chicago‑based, all‑volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2004, whose mission is to support incarcerated individuals’ educational efforts by providing free print materials. The organization receives donated textbooks...

Season 3 Ep1: Organized Communities Against Deportations Tuesday, October 7th @ 2PM CST Streaming on Lumpen Radio & LumpenTV! TODAY we’re speaking with Antonio Gutierrez, co-founder and strategic coordinator of Organized Communities Against Deportations (@ocadchicago) OCAD is an organization that has actively been fighting against deportations and the criminalization of immigrants and people o...

lumpenradio Pro User   1,566 followers   ¡Te queremos compartir el nuevo episodio de Boletín Migrante y nuestro nuevo flyer -producto del trabajo en equipo!🩵 🎙️✨ ¡Bienvenidxs al 16° episodio de Boletín Migrante. En este show habláremos sobre las recientes decisiones judiciales que frenan los abusos de poder del gobierno federal y protegen los derechos de nuestras comunidades. 💪🏽⚖️ Conversamos...

¡Bienvenidxs al 15° episodio de Boletín Migrante. En este programa reunimos fragmentos de emisiones pasadas con nuestras presentadoras Stephanie Manriquez y Rosi Carrasco, donde compartimos herramientas, recursos y experiencias de resistencia para nuestras comunidades migrantes. Hablamos sobre: - Qué hacer en caso de detención migratoria - Defensa de derechos en cortes y centros de trabajo - La la...

ARTIST-RUN BERLIN CONVERSATION
 🗓️ FRIDAY • OCTOBER 3RD, 2025 • 12PM-1PM

 🌟 This panel conversation took place at Co-Prosperity Sphere on Wednesday September 23rd, 2025 and accompanied the exhibition “Two Roses and a Briar Pipe”. The conversation focuses Artist spaces in Berlin and features facilitator Leah Gallant and panelists Lorenz Liebig, James Krone, and Mark LeBlanc. ✨

Preserving Disorder is the new book show at Lumpen Radio. Hosted by Jeremy Kitchen, author, and purveyor of all that is weird, offensive, and obscene, amateur literary scholar Susie Swanton, the curious minded Tim Werner. Join us as we try and figure out the Midwest literary landscape and beyond. Produced by Julie Wu, and music by RXM Reality. This is a radio-friendly recording of a book release e...

The incredible Danielle A. Scruggs (she/her) Writer, photographer, curator, and founder of @blackwomendirectors—a platform celebrating Black women & nonbinary filmmakers. We’ll talk her recent horror screening File Under Horror, the upcoming Chicago Film Symposium, and her work shaping stories at WSJ, Getty, Vox, and ESPN. I’m a Danielle Stan and I think you will be too!! 
Don’t miss it! --- A...

Preserving Disorder is the new book show at Lumpen Radio. Hosted by Jeremy Kitchen, author, and purveyor of all that is weird, offensive, and obscene, amateur literary scholar Susie Swanton, the curious minded Tim Werner. Join us as we try and figure out the Midwest literary landscape and beyond. Produced by Julie Wu, and music by RXM Reality. This episode features Patty Krawec, author of Bad Indi...

Preserving Disorder is the new book show at Lumpen Radio. Hosted by Jeremy Kitchen, author, and purveyor of all that is weird, offensive, and obscene, amateur literary scholar Susie Swanton, the curious minded Tim Werner. Join us as we try and figure out the Midwest literary landscape and beyond. Produced by Julie Wu, and music by RXM Reality. This week, Afabwaje Kurian talks about her recent nove...