Lumpen Radio
Lumpen Radio, WLPN-LP Chicago 105.5FM launched in 2016 and broadcasts 24/7. WLPN-LP is operated by a community of curators working to connect you with the music and ideas you love. Our aim is to spotlight the hidden parts of the city by amplifying its voices and sounds. We promote open media, uniting communities and magnifying the hard work of artists, musicians, activists and cultural workers like you. WLPN is a project of Public Media Institute (PMI).
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Episodes
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
The series Gómez-Peña’s Mex Files: Audio Art and Strange Poetry from the US/Mexico Border are a multi-lingual live radio and archived audio program by performance artist, writer, activist, and MacArthur fellow Guillermo Gómez-Peña addressing the multiple pandemics of racism, sexism, militarism, and colonialism.
Airs: Wednesdays from 6pm-7pm
In today’s Mex-Files episode you are an immigrant crossing the multiverse and multiculturalism. Your challenge is to time travel with light feet across new landscapes utilizing music and language as your vehicle. It’s the traveler’s constant challenge: What to pack in your mochila before crossing the border/la frontera?
For the next hour, knowing that a traveler belongs to the entire world will be your only truth.
This playlist curated by Goméz-Peña and Federico Tello contains a selection of the strangest and most evocative songs that we found in the recent apocalyptic years.
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
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 de tangle the question of why we make what we make.
Airs: Every 2nd and 4th Saturday @ 11AM
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
The Mutual Aid Report is a radio and live stream series that delves into the concept of mutual aid. Our hosts, Mario Smith and Stephanie Manriquez will unpack its historical significance and its role in local communities by spotlighting individuals who are making a real difference at the grassroots level in the city of Chicago.
Join us as we welcome Clelia Poujade, the founder of Hands Together to Feed Chicago, and Marcos Alvarado, Programs Manager from Care for Friends, to talk about how their initiatives address food insecurity and homelessness in Chicago while fostering a sense of community and care.
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
The series Gómez-Peña’s Mex Files: Audio Art and Strange Poetry from the US/Mexico Border are a multi-lingual live radio and archived audio program by performance artist, writer, activist, and MacArthur fellow Guillermo Gómez-Peña addressing the multiple pandemics of racism, sexism, militarism, and colonialism.
Airs: Wednesdays from 6pm-7pm
Welcome vatos to the slippery and wondrous ciberespacio of the Mex Files Podcast! Today’s episode has been curated by La Cyborg Bruja Balitrónica and features a selection of science fiction and futuristic dystopian musings by special guests, Ernest Hogan aka “The Godfather of Chicano Sci Fi” & experimental filmmaker extraordinaire, Alex Rivera. Let’s begin la locura…
Produced by Charly García, el de Chicago, no el argentino.
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
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 de tangle the question of why we make what we make.Airs: Every 2nd and 4th Saturday @ 11AM
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
“City Dreams” is a radio show hosted by journalist, historian, and organizer Annie Howard. Paired conversations with musicians, activists, artists, community builders, and more aim to explore the many different facets of urban life, exploring how everyday Chicagoans are working to make their city better.Airs: Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday @ 10AM
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
“City Dreams” is a radio show hosted by journalist, historian, and organizer Annie Howard. Paired conversations with musicians, activists, artists, community builders, and more aim to explore the many different facets of urban life, exploring how everyday Chicagoans are working to make their city better.Airs: Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday @ 10AM
In this episode, Annie Howard, journalist, historian, organizer and City Dreams’ host will be talking to writers Martha Bayne and Mandy Medley.
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
The Art Design Chicago Talk Series by Lumpen Radio is set to explore and celebrate Chicago’s rich artistic heritage and its diverse creative communities. This series will examine the intersections of art, design, and activism and the city’s relationship with indigeneity, migration, and displacement.
Episode 2 - “Entre Horizontes"
Join us for a Spanish-language conversation with Carla Acevedo-Yates, curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, and Sandra Treviño, art journalist and member of the editorial board at Contratiempo magazine, exploring the cultural intersections, stories, struggles, and artistic expressions that connect Puerto Rico with Chicago. @mcachicago @sandritatrevino
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
The Art Design Chicago Talk Series by Lumpen Radio is set to explore and celebrate Chicago’s rich artistic heritage and its diverse creative communities. This series will examine the intersections of art, design, and activism and the city’s relationship with indigeneity, migration, and displacement.
Episode 1 - “Carlos Cortéz 100 años”
A Spanish conversation between Cesareo Moreno, curator at the National Museum of Mexican Art, and Stephanie Manriquez, a member of the editorial board at Contratiempo magazine, delving into the life, art, activism, and legacy of Carlos Cortéz for future generations. @explorenmma @contratiempochicago
The Art Design Chicago Talk Series airs every 4th & 2nd Wednesday of the month at 11am in 105.5FM Chicago or lumpenradio.com
Friday May 03, 2024
Friday May 03, 2024
“City Dreams” is a radio show hosted by journalist, historian, and organizer Annie Howard. Paired conversations with musicians, activists, artists, community builders, and more aim to explore the many different facets of urban life, exploring how everyday Chicagoans are working to make their city better.Airs: Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday @ 10AM
In this episode, Annie Howard, journalist, historian, organizer and City Dreams’ host will be talking to artists Edie Fake and Sam Szabo.