Lumpen Special • 04-10-2026 • Tuneful Places: John Carson

Mutual Aid Report • 04-28-2026 • Bridgeport, Chinatown, and the Stadium Next Door...

On this week’s episode, Sarah Tang, director for programs at Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community in Chicago’s Chinatown (@cbcacchicago), and 11th Ward Alder Nicole Lee (@votenicolelee11) speaks on the Chicago Fire FC’s planned stadium at The 78 and what it could mean for Chinatown, Bridgeport, and Chicago’s riverfront. We dig into development, community impact, and who benefits as the South Branch continues to change. --- Airs: Tuesdays Every Tuesday at 2:00 PM CST

CoAmp en Español • Lit & Luz • 04-22-26 • Ep. 1

* community radio [https://www.mixcloud.com/genres/community-radio/] * interview [https://www.mixcloud.com/genres/interview/] * radio español [https://www.mixcloud.com/genres/radio-espanol/] CoAmp en Español. En este episodio del podcast Lit & Luz, nos adentramos en la 12a edicion del festival, celebrada en la Ciudad de Mexico en marzo de 2026, a traves de una conversacion con la artista visual Magali Lara y la escritora Margarita Saona, grupo de colaboracion 2025-2026 Desde la relacion entre cuerpo, lenguaje e imagen hasta la escritura como estrategia de supervivencia, Lara y Saona conparten procesos personales que dialogan entre si de manera organica. El episodio ofrece una mirada a los hallazgos del trabajo colaborativo, asi como a la potencia del arte como espacio de reparacion, conexion y transformacion. --- Airs: Second and Fourth Wednesdays at 7:00 PM CST on 105.5 FM

Not In Distress • Episode 08: Dumplings • 05-02-26

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Preserving Disorder • 4-26-2026 • Aoife Josie Clements

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's guest is Aoifie Josie Clements, author of Persona. Book available now on LittlePuss Press. https://www.littlepuss.net/shop/p/persona-pb-chariot-marketing-solutions-biometric-initializedotexe [https://www.littlepuss.net/shop/p/persona-pb-chariot-marketing-solutions-biometric-initializedotexe] Also check out her music here https://ravineangel.bandcamp.com/ [https://ravineangel.bandcamp.com/] Recorded on April 12, 2026 and aired on April 26, 2026.

Lumpen Special • 04-17-2026 • What's Good, Cicero?

WHAT’S GOOD, CICERO? Interview with Michelle Ramirez 🌟 Local writer Michelle Ramirez sits down with Cicero Independiente’s April Alonso to share about the many identities she holds, how to do things WITH community and not for, how our Latine community is getting better at de-stigmatizing mental health, the ways to empower community and how in community, we can heal one conversation at a time. 🌟