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Marz Brewing x Lumpen Radio: 5K Turkey Trot

Sunday, November 22, 2026 Marz Mothership • 3630 S Iron St Check-in: 10 AM Run starts: 10:30 AM   Join us for this year’s Marz x Lumpen Radio Turkey Trot, a community run through the Central Manufacturing District where our Marz Mothership is located. Followed by drinks, food, music, and a few good reasons to hang […]

BRINGING LOW-POWER TO THE PEOPLE!

HOW LUMPEN RADIO MADE CHICAGO’S AIRWAVES by Logan Bay   I am Logan Bay — the first full-time employee of Public Media Institute and the first Lumpen Radio station director of. The following timeline focuses on some of the collective milestones, existential dread and tiny victories we experienced while building what became 105.5 WLPN-LP, Lumpen […]

LUMPEN ELECTION SERIES: 2026 MIDTERMS

ELECTION NIGHT LIVE ON LUMPEN RADIO! Tuesday, November 3, 2026 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM CST WLPN-LP & HD-ONE 105.5 FM Chicago Stream live at lumpenradio.com   Four hours of LIVE election night coverage, community voices, political analysis, and real-time updates from Chicago, Cook County, and across the country! From the national balance of power […]

Screening ‘Chulas fronteras’ and ‘Del mero corazón’

Lumpen Radio Presents: Chulas fronteras & Del mero corazón Film Screening, Panel Discussion + Performances   Friday, October 30th, 2026 • 6:00–10:00 PM Lumpen Radio Studio A at Co-Prosperity (3219 S. Morgan St.) Free and open to the public. Please RSVP to reserve your place here: https://publicmediainstitute-bloom.kindful.com/e/chulas-fronteras-del-mero-corazn-film-screening-panel-discussion-performances   Join us for a free film screening […]