Chirp Interviewer Jessi D meets up with band Iverson at our studio to chat with them about band origins, synthesizer love and magic, and their Valentine's Day show taking place at the Tonic Room on February 15th.  Iverson is for lovers! 

Produced by: Jessi D

Photo Credit: Nicole Bitonti 

Meghan has been a proud CHIRP Radio DJ and volunteer since 2012. She wrote “Trust Falls,” for Second City in 2017 and is currently working on being funnier in real life. During the day, Meghan is a Digital Content Producer for ABC7 Chicago. She also writes and web produces for Tom’s Guide and LaptopMag.com which indulges her nerdy love of technology. When she’s not writing, working or sleeping, she’s usually watching reruns of “The Golden Girls” or tending to the needs of her tennis ball-obsessed dog, Duke of Squirrel. Fun fact: One of Meghan’s defining traits is taking truly horrible photos when she meets someone famous.

Event produced and directed by Julie Mueller with Assistant Producer Bobby Evers and Host Jenn Sodini. Podcast Producer and Recordist: Jenn Rourke.

'Bad Witch Club is music, art, magic, and community, cultivated and fostered by artists otherwise overshadowed by a white-centric, cis-centric industry and local scene.' Bad Witchers Zoey Wagner, Elma Husetovic, and Archie Budzar joined Jessi D in the CHIRP studios to talk about their upcoming project – FEMIfest, a DIY music and arts fest featuring national and Chicago talent, in it’s 5th year. They talk about the fest, how they are actively trying to shift the DIY scene in Chicago, and making events accessible to everyone.

FEMIfest takes place on 2.15.19 more info here.

Produced by Jessi D

Dr. Amara Enyia is a Public Policy expert on city and state policy as well as international affairs/foreign policy with expertise in Central Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. She writes extensively on issues of education, economic development, fiscal policy, equity in policy, and systems thinking.

Dr. Enyia has worked in various policy areas including economic development, public finance, housing,

education, food security, and community development. She holds a Masters degree in education, a law degree, and a PhD in Education Policy.

She is the Founder and Director of the Institute for Cooperative Economics and Economic Innovation (ICEEI), an entity that seeks to diversify the economic ecosystem through educating, advocating and developing policy for cooperative economic models and financing tools that support cooperative enterprises.

She serves the Executive Director of the Austin Chamber of Commerce and serves as Policy Consultant for several education organizations.

Event produced and directed by Julie Mueller with Assistant Producer Bobby Evers and Host Jenn Sodini. Podcast Producer and Recordist: Jenn Rourke.

CHIRP DJ and interviewer Marites Velasquez spoke with local shoegaze inspired Diagonal. They explain how they came to be in a band together, what music they can all agree on or agree to disagree on, and the unique town of Jim Thorpe – to get the full story on the town’s oddities, name, and more about the band tune in now.

 

Produced by Amanda Roscoe Mayo

CHIRP volunteer Mick Reed sits down with members of power pop outfit The Safes, including brothers Frankie and Patrick O'Malley and bassist David Elliott. On the heels of their new record, Tasty Waves, they discuss the evolution of rock 'n' roll music, experimenting with new sounds, and the merits of ska.

Producer: Robert Patterson

Photo Credit: Girlie Action Media, Inc.

Features Director Amanda Mayo sits down with the dynamic duo, Meg and Eve, that make-up the band Seasaw. During their sitdown, they talk through the importance of self-love, childhood memories, lessons in "playing with the big dogs" and not folding to toxic masculinity. 

Producer: Amanda Mayo

Photo Credit: Scotify Studios

Kim Bellware is a freelance reporter, sometimes-DJ and one-time Managing Editor of the live magazine, The Paper Machete.  Check out her work at  http://www.kimbellware.com

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Event produced and directed by Julie Mueller with Assistant Producer Bobby Evers and Host Jenn Sodini. Podcast Producer: Jenn Rourke. Recorded by Brian Heath.

Chirp's Assistant Director of Features Ari Mejia interviews Ellie Kim, the multi-instrumentalist and creator of SuperKnova (@SuperKnovaMusic). In explaining the origins of her project, Ellie details the intricacies of making queer pop music, and the magic that happens to our art and our beings when we start to honor authenticity and lead lives as our truest selves.

Producer: Ari Mejia (@scienceismagic)

Photo credit: Lili Fang (@Lili__Fang)

Jenn is a writer and producer at Cards Against Humanity. She also co-hosts a podcast called Friendshipping, a feel-good advice show about making friends as a grown-up.

Event produced and directed by Julie Mueller with Assistant Producer Bobby Evers and Host Jenn Sodini. Podcast Producer: Jenn Rourke. Recorded by Brian Heath.