Last month, Lumpen Radio was present at MdW Summit 2026 in Detroit, MI, joining hundreds of artists, organizers, and cultural workers for a week of conversations, connections, and creative exchange.   Held at the Boyer-Campbell Building in collaboration with BULK Space, the gathering brought together more than 300 artist organizers from over 150 platforms and […]

Abolir ICE: Hacia una política de movilidad digna y humana Escrito por Stephanie Manriquez, Rosi Carrasco y Katalyn Solís.   El llamado a abolir ICE o Abolish ICE fue uno de los nombres ganadores de un remolcador de nieve de la ciudad de Chicago, anunciado el 23 de febrero del 2026. Abolish ICE hace referencia […]

Lumpen Radio Special: The Live Frequency: Verse & Vision Lumpen Radio presented a special live broadcast experience recorded before an in-person audience at Co-Prosperity, bringing listeners and attendees together for a landmark evening of cultural dialogue and performance.   The Live Frequency: Verse & Vision gathered four of Chicago’s most distinguished literary figures—avery r. young, […]

  Lumpen Radio was part of the Humanities X fellowship at DePaul University. The class, FM Waves to Activism: Storytelling of Latinx Voices through Community Radio concluded on November 21st, 2025! Beginning in September, for 10 weeks, Professor Dr. Yoalli Rodriguez Aguilera, Lumpen Radio Director Stephanie Manriquez, and Student Fellow Luz Perez wanted their class […]

The Memory Project is a hybrid radio and print series featuring the voices of longtime Chicagoans. The Memory Project explores Chicago’s past, present, and future through an ongoing collection of oral histories and narratives with longtime Chicago residents. As the first collaboration between Lumpen Radio and South Side Weekly, the series was designed to uplift […]

Lumpen Radio proudly collaborated with Chicago Public Library Canaryville, bringing Neighborhood Audio Portraits to this historic neighborhood. NAP Canaryville was created through a four-part radio workshop at the Canaryville Branch Library. Young people explored their neighborhood through interviews, research and local history by capturing the voices and stories that make Canaryville what it is—past, present, […]

CoGen “Through Your Years – Generations on Air” • May 2025   “Through Your Years: Generations on Air”,  a unique initiative designed to bridge the gap between youth and elders in their communities through the art of storytelling and audio production. Over the course of five weeks, participants engaged in a collaborative learning experience that […]

Lumpen Radio invited artists, storytellers, and community members to contribute to Neighborhood Audio Portraits. This project focused on Little Village, Bronzeville, and Back of the Yards/New City seeks to document and celebrate the unique cultural, artistic, and human elements that define these Chicago communities.