Lumpen Radio welcomes our new shows for Spring 2025!
Preserving Disorder • Host: Jeremy Kitchen, Susie Swanton, Tim Werner • 2nd & 4th Sundays • 11AM – 12PM
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.
noseyAF: conversations about art, activism and social change• Host: Stephanie Graham • 2nd & 4th Saturdays • 2PM – 3PM • @noseyafpod
noseyAF is a bi-weekly podcast that takes you behind the scenes with passionate people shaping a better world. Hosted by Stephanie, the show features artists, activists, filmmakers, CEOs, cashiers, religious groups, and more—everyday movers, shakers, and subculture makers—sharing their stories, insights, and creative journeys. Expect real talk, unexpected connections, and a healthy dose of nosiness.
Future Rootz · Host: AfroQbano • 1st & 3rd Tuesdays · 10PM – 12AM • @futurerootz
Future Rootz explores music and culture from across las Americas and the diaspora.
Not in Distress • Host: Leslie Hurtado • 1st & 3rd Saturdays • 10AM – 11AM • @leslie_hurtado_
“Not in Distress” is a femme-horror podcast hosted by Leslie Hurtado that shines a light on women of color in horror cinema. Through sharp analysis, interviews, and film critique, each episode unravels how horror empowers women to turn fear into power, rewriting their stories from the shadows. Beyond cinematic chills, the podcast illuminates real-life terrors faced by WOC, celebrating the bold voices courageously reshaping the genre. Here, survival isn’t the endgame — it’s just the beginning.
Garbage, Man · Host: Caitlin Rose Mahoney • 1st & 3rd Sundays · 10AM – 11AM • @garbagemanradio
Ever wondered what really happens to your trash? “Garbage, Man” dives deep into Chicago’s recycling and waste systems and investigates the journey of your trash, from the alley to its ultimate fate, while highlighting the work of local leaders in sustainability. Tune in to get your burning questions answered and discover how you can contribute to a cleaner, more sustainable Chicago. Get in touch: garbagemanradio@gmail.com
Frontline Youth · Host: Jordan Esparza-Kelley • 1st & 3rd Sundays • 4PM – 5PM • @heavybutlite
Frontline Youth will be covering Chicago and greater US young activists pushing to make change in our city. There is a new era of Civil Rights Movements in our country and once again, our youngest leaders are on the frontlines. Listen in to hear their political analysis and how they are meeting the moment.
An African Abroad · Host: B4DMAN • 3rd Sundays · 12PM – 2PM • @ilovemonsteras
Titled after Olabisi Ajala’s 1963 travel memoir, An African Abroad is about affirming migrant autonomy. Ajala’s legend, spanning countless countries and cities including a 28-day bicycle ride from Chicago to Los Angeles, is filled with enthusiasm and desire. Drawing inspiration from Ajala’s rebellion against border-spaces, the show presents Black/African tunes and guest chats to maintain diasporic meaning and to communicate the African migrant experience. The show encourages listeners to remain boundless in sonic matter and in their day-to-day living in Chicago and beyond.
This title was inspired by the powerful Symposium hosted by No Evil Eye Cinema that prefaced cinemas potential as an act of resistance
Cinematic Interventions · Host: Florence Woolley • 2nd & 4th Saturdays · 10AM – 11AM • @rence_whooly
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.
Ragas & Talas Radio · Host: Brian Keigher aka DJ Warp • 1st & 3rd Sundays • 5PM – 7PM • @bkbeats
Ragas & Talas Radio is a two hour deep dive listening experience into the incredible sounds of South Asian classical and raga related music. Featuring traditional South Asian classical to contemporary instrumental and vocal music of Hindustani and carnatic music traditions and beyond. The program includes special guest selectors, artist interviews, stories about the music and artists and plenty of rare recordings.
South Asia On The Air · Host: South Asia Institute • 1st & 3rd Wednesdays • 10AM – 11AM • @southasiainstitute
South Asia On The Air, a new talk radio show from South Asia Institute that shares the stories, conversations and voices of visionary creatives from South Asia and its diaspora. Join us every other Wednesday from 10AM until 11AM as we uncover the journeys, passions, and inspirations driving these artists and community.
Impulsiones Alteradas (CoAmp en Español) · Host: Jhonatan Carbonell • 2nd Wednesdays • 7PM – 8PM • @jhonatan.carbonel