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CHIRP Radio Podcasts

CHIRPradio.org is a listener-supported music and arts focused community radio station in Chicago staffed by more than 150 volunteers. In addition to our live programming we produce a series of shows and interviews and provide them through our various podcasts.

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19:05

First Time: First Stop - James Porter

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2024/12/12

James Porter is a local DJ, musician and journalist based in the Chicago area. His writings can be found in the pages of the Reader, Chicago and Streetsblog, he can be heard DJing once a month on WLUW, as the host ofHoodoo Party, and he can be seen singing and playing harmonica with the James Dean Joint. He is currently finishing a book about African-American rock musicians. The First Time is a live lit and music series recorded at Martyrs in Chicago's North Center neighborhood. Each reader

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17:02

First Time: First Stop - Beverly Rage

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2024/12/11

Beverly Rage is the singer, songwriter, and guitarist of Bev Rage & theDrinks, a Chicago-based queer garage rock band. Bev Rage & the Drinks have been a fixture in the Chicago music scene for nearly a decade and have toured the country with notable acts such as Bully and Pansy Division. Outside of the band, Bev is a gardener, environmentalist, activist, and lover of pistachio ice cream. The First Time is a live lit and music series recorded at Martyrs in Chicago's North Center

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18:07

First Time: First Stop - Anthony Spaulding

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2024/12/10

Anthony Spaulding is a dynamic writer, author, entertainer, and musician. He has conquered the Goodman, Second City, and many venues in Chicago land.Seewww.anthonyspaulding.com The First Time is a live lit and music series recorded at Martyrs in Chicago's North Center neighborhood. Each reader tells a true first tale, followed by any cover of the storyteller's choosing, performed by our house band, The First Time Three. The First Time is hosted by Jenn Sodini. Production by Andy Vasoyan

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17:57

First Time: First Stop - Hannah Enstrom

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2024/12/07

Hannah Enstrom was a regular contributor for her hometown’s local paper reviewing kids’ products when she was 9 and that is pretty much the extent of her professional writing career thus far. Her celebrity encounters are all the worst people you can possibly think of, and she often cries in work meetings with her supervisor (who is very nice about it).She is also the co-producer of the bimonthly wacky variety show Movie Club at Bric-a-Brac Records. The First Time is a live lit and

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14:52

First Time: First Stop - Ines Belina

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2024/12/06

Ines Bellina is a writer, translator, and bon vivant. You can find her writing in Gloria, The Cut, Saveur, Daily Beast, Chicago Magazine, and other publications you’ve probably heard of. She is the co-author of LGNSQ, a bilingual photography book about Logan Square. You can find out more about her work and where the hell she is in the world on her newsletter The Cranky GuideThe First Time is a live lit and music series recorded at Martyrs in Chicago's North Center neighborhood. Each

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13:11

First Time: First Stop - Kathleen Kinlin

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2024/12/05

Kathleen is a writer, event producer, performer, and events gay who has lived in Chicago for 11 years but will always talk about being from Texas. They produce Resilient, a charity show benefitting survivors of sexual violence in Chicago. Kathleen is also published with The Queer Foundation, Scout and Birdie, The Herald-Zeitung, and Seguin Gazette, among others. Their short film, The Last Day, was the winner of Eleven 04's Production Grant. Kathleen is currently assembling a poetry

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11:05

Alenia Interview

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2024/11/18

This week, Features director Marjorie Alford speaks with Angel Lunetta of Chicago-based ethereal experimental metal band Alenia. They discuss the band’s inception and current line-up, their song writing process, Angel’s one woman production company Voodoo Masochist Productions, and advice for artists looking to break into the scene."I think it’s very important to be patient with yourself because being an artist, any type of artist, is a whole process." - Angel Lunetta of

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12:06

OutPastMidnight Interview

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2024/09/30

This week, Features contributor MichalGliszewski talks with Jay Post & Jimmi Gordon of Chicago based experimental hip-hop group OutPastMidnight. They discuss Jay and Jimmy's fated meeting in poetry club in high school, how a love of the literary arts built the foundation for OutPastMidnight, the importance of open mics for the community, and the in-and-outs of their latest album Super Stereo Brothers."I feel like a lot of the poetry culture in this city - gave life to the mundane. So

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11:54

beastii Interview

CHIRP Radio Podcasts ·

2024/09/16

This week, Features contributor Alyssa Edes speaks with Jen Dot of the newly reunited and Chicago-basedbeastii. They discuss their newest LP, Follower, Jen's bookHit Girls: Women of Punk in the USA, 1975-1983that covers the women who started Punk music, and her unlikely sources of inspiration for songwriting, like lyrics she wrote as a seven year old. "This is actually the first album I've conceptualized since I wrote the book, and since I was immersed in those artists' work. I'm

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12:54

First Time: First Ask - Soli Santos

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2024/09/09

SoliSantos is a native Chicagoan and graduate of The Second City Theater. She's a co-producer of The Laugh Lounge Comedy showand has performed at various comedy clubs across the country such as The Laugh Factory, The Laughing Skull and The LA Comedy Club. Follow her on IG: @SoliComedy The First Time is a live lit and music series recorded at Martyrs in Chicago's North Center neighborhood. Each reader tells a true first tale, followed by any cover of the storyteller's choosing,

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17:08

First Time: First Ask - Megan Kirby

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2024/09/09

MeganKirby is an artist, writer, and zinemaker. She has published in places likeThe New York Times, The Chicago Reader, TIME Magazine, andMcSweeney's. Kirbyruns a zinemakingand storytelling show called Meanwhile. In her dailylife, she likes long walks, thrift stores, pop music, and sleeping in. The First Time is a live lit and music series recorded at Martyrs in Chicago's North Center neighborhood. Each reader tells a true first tale, followed by any cover of the storyteller's

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14:24

First Time: First Ask - Hope Rehak

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2024/09/09

Hope Rehak is a lifelong Chicagoan who keeps leaving and coming back. She sometimes lives in LA, but is thrilled to be here today. She used to be young and perform stand-up before the pandemic and is now an agèd hermit. She regularly teaches comedy and creative writing online and in person. She wrote this bio when she was single so feel free to flirt harmlessly. The First Time is a live lit and music series recorded at Martyrs in Chicago's North Center neighborhood. Each reader tells a

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11:08

First Time: First Ask - Fraxiom

CHIRP Radio Podcasts ·

2024/09/09

Fraxiomis a writer, producer, and performer of music and musical ideas. With hits early in their career like the seminal 21st-century anthem "Thos Moser" as part of Food House (Fraxiom's duo project with super-producerGupi) and the cheeky Skrillex reprise "scawy monstewsand nice spwites :3,"Fraxiom's stardom ignited brightly in early 2020 and was catapulted into the Fifth Dimension. Since then, having toured the US coast-to-coast, having sold out shows across the UK, and enjoying nods

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15:04

First Time: First Ask - Ashir Badami

CHIRP Radio Podcasts ·

2024/09/09

Ashir Badami is quite likelythe least interesting person in the room. His only claim to fame is bouncing around South and South East Asia as a kid with his family before somehow landing in Malta where the azure blue seas turned his wanderlust into a love of travel writing and poetry. He has lived in the shadows as a closet writer, and aspiring journalist (Go Medill!), and his passion for writing and literature has endured parochial boarding schools in South India (where Kerouac was banned) and even

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12:10

First Time: First Ask - Allison Parssi

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2024/09/09

Allison Parssi is a Chicago based artist + DJ, who is continually reclaiming their art practice through music curation, collage, image making, writing, and sending art via snail mail. Parssi got their start as a DJ hosting a variety of day time and specialty programs at their college radio station in Rochester, NY. After trading one Great Lake for another and moving to Chicago in 2017, Parssi expanded their radio involvement by joining CHIRP Radio. As a former Music Co-Director, recontextualizing

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12:02

Artie Do Good Interview

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2024/09/01

This week, Features director Marjorie Alford speaks with Chicago based experimental pop artist Chris Misch-Bloxdorf who performs under the name Artie Do Good. They discuss the history of the name Artie and the intentional ambiguity of "Do Good", the genesis of his current projectSocialist Dance Partyan homage to Chicago's labor roots, how the algorithm blessedChris with information on the IWW one fateful afternoon,and the singles Bread and Roses and Three Miles Down.“We all deserve the

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11:21

Bianca Xunise Interview

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2024/06/30

This week Features co-director Marjorie Alford talks with cartoonist Bianca Xunise about their graphic novel Punk Rock Karaoke. The two discussthe confusion of early adulthood, finding grace for the people you love, how a lack of representation in the media lead to Bianca filling thatvoid for themself, and most importantly, punk rock."I put so much of my heart and my own punk experiences into this story that Iwantto sit with it.I want to be with this beautiful piece of art that I made." - Bianca

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14:20

First Time: First Wave - Amy Sumpter

CHIRP Radio Podcasts ·

2024/06/12

Amy Sumpter is a stand up comedienne who has performed all over the Midwest. Her nephew once called her a Joke Star. You can also see her rapping with She's Crafty, Chicago's all-female Beastie Boy tribute band.The First Time is a live lit and music series recorded at Martyrs in Chicago's North Center neighborhood. Each reader tells a true first tale, followed by any cover of the storyteller's choosing, performed by our house band, The First Time Three. The First Time is hosted by

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11:44

First Time: First Wave - Nestor Gomez

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2024/06/12

Nestor “the Boss” Gomez was born in Guatemala and traveled to Chicago Undocumented in the mid 80’s. He told his first story at a Moth story slam to get over the stuttering that plagued his childhood, since then he has won more than 80 Moth Slams. Nestor has performed and conducted storytelling workshops in multiple locations around the country. He also created his own storytelling show 80 Minutes Around the World a show that features the stories of Immigrants and refugees from

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16:37

First Time: First Wave - Erin Allen

CHIRP Radio Podcasts ·

2024/06/12

Erin Allen is an artist and communicator, driven by her curiosity about the stories of people.She hosts "The Rundown" podcast andPrisoncastatWBEZ, and shehas produced audio and multimedia projects at stations and companies across the country, includingWDETandPizza Shark Productions.Erin has also produced several audio-based events, including the Detroit Podcast Festival andRadio Campfire.Herpassion for social justice and art with her skills in marketing and communications have led her to

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