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Lumpen Radio

Public Media Institute (PMI)

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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53:31

Not In Distress • Episode 03: A Masquerade of Flesh...

Lumpen Radio ·

2025/08/07

In the series finale of “Beauty Under the Knife,” Leslie peels the mask on Grafted (2024), a blush-pink body-horror set in New Zealand, where newcomers often feel stranded on the country’s isolated fringes. Lonely Chinese student Wei turns to risky skin-graft experiments, hoping a new face will help her fit in. But when the borrowed skin turns against her, the story plunges into Kristeva’s abjection — the shock of your own body becoming strange — revealing how cultural isolation can twist the search

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58:56

Frontline Youth • 07-20-25 • Ep7

Lumpen Radio ·

2025/08/07

I'm joined by Pooja Ravindran, Chief of Staff Of the Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights here in Chicago. CIRR is responsible for considering all legislation regarding the security and stability of immigrants and refugees in Chicago. We discuss the political process, how organizers can be most effective, and the general lack of communication between federal government and local government about ICE.----- Airs: 1st & 3rd Sundays 4-5PM (CST)

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57:44

Frontline Youth • 06-15-25 • Ep6

Lumpen Radio ·

2025/08/07

I'm joined by Pooja Ravindran, Chief of Staff Of the Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights here in Chicago. CIRR is responsible for considering all legislation regarding the security and stability of immigrants and refugees in Chicago. We discuss the political process, how organizers can be most effective, and the general lack of communication between federal government and local government about ICE. ----- Airs: 1st & 3rd Sundays 4-5PM (CST)

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56:01

Nosey AF • 06-28-2025 • Radius

Lumpen Radio ·

2025/08/07

Folks are acting wild out here @ — thank goodness Radius (@radiusetc)is pulling up to Lumpen Radio (@lumpenradio) TOMORROW at 2PM to talk with me on noseyAF and get us all straight lol. A treat, truly. We talk: I Eating Sad Making music Taking pictures Returning to self EATING, PICTURES, MUSIC - OH MY!! #BARS Shout out to The Wizard of Oz. JOIN US - 2PM CST WLPN 105.5FM Chicago or stream at lumpenradio.com

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56:03

Nosey AF • 06-14-2025 • Pugs Atomz

Lumpen Radio ·

2025/08/07

Kimmy joins us to talk studio practice, art markets, and her unique blend of abstraction + cartography — plus the internal maps guiding her through unknown futures. Expect stories about motherhood, podcast surprises, and how chance and ritual shape her creative life.

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58:40

Cinematic Interventions • 07-12-25 • Nima Shirali

Lumpen Radio ·

2025/08/06

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. --- Airs: Every 2nd and 4th Saturday @ 10AM

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57:54

Cinematic Interventions • 06-14-25 • Fernando...

Lumpen Radio ·

2025/08/06

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. --- Airs: Every 2nd and 4th Saturday @ 10AM

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57:27

City Dreams • Annie Howard • 06-05-25 • Allie N Steve...

Lumpen Radio ·

2025/08/06

“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

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01:11:03

Gómez-Peña’s Mex Files • 07-02-2025 • The...

Lumpen Radio ·

2025/08/06

Greetings Cybernautas. This episode presents a wild survey of audio art and exorbitant noises we have curated to explore the genre of Sound Art from three different perspectives: aesthetic, biographical and geographical and feature the work of Doris Steinbichler, Sarah Stolar and a few pieces selected by El Mad Mex Gomez Peña. Each section will be presented by it's individual creator. LPN's favorite comic book punk rock diva Indigo June also joins the conversation. Adjust your volume- sonic waves

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01:24:02

Gómez-Peña’s Mex Files • 06-04-2025 • Resistance...

Lumpen Radio ·

2025/08/06

Greetings Cybernautas. This episode presents a wild survey of audio art and exorbitant noises we have curated to explore the genre of Sound Art from three different perspectives: aesthetic, biographical and geographical and feature the work of Doris Steinbichler, Sarah Stolar and a few pieces selected by El Mad Mex Gomez Peña. Each section will be presented by it's individual creator. LPN's favorite comic book punk rock diva Indigo June also joins the conversation. Adjust your volume- sonic waves

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55:17

Perceptions of the Real • 07-11-2025 • Wendy Wei

Lumpen Radio ·

2025/08/06

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. This episode's guest is Wendy Wei! Airs: Every 2nd and 4th Saturday @ 11AM

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58:34

Boletín Migrante • 07-16-2025 • Episode 10

Lumpen Radio ·

2025/08/06

En este episodio conversaremos con Mimi Guiracocha y Apriori Díaz del equipo de PUNO MigraWatch, quienes nos palticarán sobre la historia de este grupo de respuesta rápida en Pilsen y cómo la comunidad se ha organizado frente antes las amenazas de ICE en nuestra ciudad. También contaremos con la presencia de Omar Torres-Kortright, director ejecutivo del Centro Cultural Segundo Ruiz Belvis, para compartirnos cómo la comunidad puertorriqueña respondió ante la presencia de ICE en el Museo Nacional de

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57:35

Boletín Migrante • 06-18-2025 • Episode 9

Lumpen Radio ·

2025/08/06

En este Boletín Migrante exploramos la lucha en defensa de las comunidades migrantes en Chicago, de la mano de OCAD (Comunidades Organizadas Contra las Deportaciones). Conversamos con Antonio Gutiérrez, cofundador y coordinador estratégico de OCAD, sobre el trabajo de base que realizan desde 2012 para detener deportaciones, organizando a familias que enfrentan deportación y construir poder comunitario sin papeles y sin miedo. También hablaremos de solidaridad, resiliencia, y de cómo la comunidad

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56:52

Boletín Migrante • 06-03-2025 • Episode 8

Lumpen Radio ·

2025/08/06

“Boletín Migrante” es un programa de radio que explica y analiza eventos recientes que impactan a las comunidades migrantes. A través de diálogos y análisis, el show despeja dudas y ayuda a entender las implicaciones de las noticias, combatiendo el miedo y la confusión. Además, celebra historias de resistencia y superación, ofreciendo una visión motivadora y alternativa que destaca los logros y desafíos de los migrantes. En este primer programa hablaremos sobre el empoderamiento comunitario a

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58:52

Cinematic Interventions • 05-25-25 • CAMP

Lumpen Radio ·

2025/06/12

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.--- Airs: Every 2nd and 4th Saturday @ 10AM

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53:03

Lucha Por Tus Derechos Chicago • 05-14-2025 • Ep 6:...

Lumpen Radio ·

2025/06/12

Lucha por tus Derechos Chicago es un programa en español dedicado a explorar los ámbitos laborales a través de testimonios, lideres y personas expertas que proporcionan información, actualizaciones y hechos reales sobre los derecho de los trabajadores y más. Liderado por cinco centros de trabajadores de Chicago: Unión Latina, Trabajos con Justicia de Chicago, Arise Chicago, Chicago Workers Collaborative y Chicago Community and Worker Rights, con apoyo de las agencias de estándares laborales y la

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57:44

Frontline Youth • 06-01-25 • Ep5 Dj Nanoos

Lumpen Radio ·

2025/06/11

On this show with DJ Nanoos we discussed the controversial topic of whether or not DJs should be boycotting Boiler Room performances. Reading through excerpts from the official statement released by the Palestinian Campaign for the Artistic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), a coalition member of the BDS Movement, my and DJ Nanoos discuss how artists can navigate this situation and some of the results the movement has seen from boycotting. Frontline Youth will be covering Chicago and greater

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57:55

Lumpen Special • 05-09-2025 • Buddy: Tend To PT. 2

Lumpen Radio ·

2025/06/11

Buddy and Latitude present Tend To, a group exhibition on view at Buddy inside the Chicago Cultural Center. Kimberly Kim from Buddy talks to Diego Rodriguez (@_diego.rodriguez) from Latitude(@latitudechi), the curator of Tend To, and the exhibiting artists, Sonja Thomsen(@sonja_rthomsen) and Nika McKagen (@1889__lover) Diego Rodriguez shares his vision for the exhibition, inspired by Renata Adler and the beautiful world building and escapism to care for one another in the times of uncertainties as

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58:30

Nosey AF • 05-24-2025 • Kimmy Noonen

Lumpen Radio ·

2025/06/11

Kimmy joins us to talk studio practice, art markets, and her unique blend of abstraction + cartography — plus the internal maps guiding her through unknown futures. Expect stories about motherhood, podcast surprises, and how chance and ritual shape her creative life.

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57:27

Perceptions of the Real • 05-24-2025 • Davon Clark

Lumpen Radio ·

2025/06/11

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

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