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Lumpen Special • 05-01-2025 • Hunters of the Alps and La Zorra Zapata

LUMPEN RADIO SPECIALfeaturing: Hunters of the Alps and La Zorra Zapata
Two incredible Peruvian artists visiting the city: Mario Giancarlo of Hunters of the Alps and Nuria Zapata of La Zorra Zapata. We’ll talk about their creative work and what to expect from their upcoming performances.

Cinematic Interventions • 03-29-25 • Direct Action with Ben Russel and Guillaume Cailleau

In these hour-long conversations, I speak with moving image artists about their work, their creative process, and the music that has shaped it. Each of these artists asks urgent questions about contemporary political conditions and the role of the moving image. We explore these questions, their journey into film and video and the commitment to making meaningful images.
 
This title was inspired by the powerful Symposium hosted by No Evil Eye Cinema that prefaced cinemas potential as an act of resistance.

Dish with David • 04-27-25 • Stephen Gillanders

DISH (WITH DAVID) in the studio by Stephen Gillanders of Valhalla, S.K.Y. and Apolonia.
Airs: 2nd & 4th Sundays of the month from 2pm-3pm on Lumpen Radio, WLPN-LP 105.5 FM Chicago
 
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

Perceptions of the Real • 04-26-2025 • Tonika Lewis Johnson

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

Mutual Aid Report • 04-22-2025 • Trash People

Trash People are a community-driven crew organizing clean-ups in neighborhoods like Logan Square, McKinley Park, and Humboldt Park. They're also behind The Volunteer Fair— connecting nonprofits with new volunteers-and The Parlor, a project giving pre-loved pieces a second life.The Mutual Aid Report is a monthly show that highlights various mutual aid organizations across the Chicagoland area. It provides a platform for you to learn about these organizations, support their efforts, or access assistance if needed.

Frontline Youth • 04-20-25 • Ep3

Frontline Youth will be covering Chicago and greater US young activists pushing to make change in our city. There is a new era of Civil Rights Movement in our country and once again, our youngest leaders are on the frontlines. Listen in to hear how their political analysis and how they are meeting the moment.-----Airs: 1st & 3rd Sundays 4-5PM (CST)

Frontline Youth • 04-20-25 • Ep2 • Al Hub

Not in Distress • Episode 02: A Vanity’s Curse in El Espejo de la Bruja • 05-03-2025

In episode two of NID’s Beauty Under the Knife series, Leslie slips into the dreamy, candlelit world of El Espejo de la Bruja (1962) — a Mexican gothic gem directed by Chano Urueta and penned by Carlos Enrique Taboada. This mystical black-and-white tale follows a witch who uses Hermetic magic and an enchanted mirror to conjure revenge on a surgeon obsessed with beauty. It’s a stylish femme-horror story filled with surgical obsessions, ghostly justice, and fierce femmes reclaiming their power.
“Not in Distress” is a femme-horror radio series hosted by Leslie Hurtado that shines a light on women of color in horror cinema. Through analysis, interviews, and film critique, each episode unravels how horror empowers women to turn fear into power, rewriting their stories from the shadows.---Airs: Every 1st & 3rd Saturdays at 10am

Not In Distress • Episode 1: Helter Skelter’s Sculpted Wing • 04-19-25

“Not in Distress” is a femme-horror radio series hosted by Leslie Hurtado that shines a light on women of color in horror cinema. Through analysis, interviews, and film critique, each episode unravels how horror empowers women to turn fear into power, rewriting their stories from the shadows.Airs: Every 1st & 3rd Saturdays at 10am
The Beauty Under the Knife series opens, and Not in Distress makes its debut! Host Leslie Hurtado slices into Mika Ninagawa’s candy‑bright nightmare. Helter Skelter follows top model Lilico as she submits to extreme plastic surgery to stay on top — only to spiral into physical and mental collapse. The episode ties Lilico’s descent to the Slit‑Mouthed Woman legend, ORLAN’s protest art, and today’s digital‑beauty craze. From butterflies and mirrors to Virgin‑Mary statuettes, Leslie unpacks the film’s symbols to reveal how modern beauty culture can warp as much as it glamorizes.

Lumpen Special • 05-05-2025 • The First Homosexuals

LUMPEN RADIO SPECIALThe First Homosexuals
Join a special conversation on Lumpen Radio as Nick Wylie talks with curators Jonathan D. Katz and Johnny Willis about The First Homosexuals—an exhibition and a book that trace the emergence of modern homosexual identity in art from 1869 to 1930, revealing the bold expressions and coded languages of early queer artists.
Now on view at Wrightwood 659 through July 2025, The First Homosexuals features over 100 works from around the world and a 500+ page accompanying book.