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  • Interzona • 07-08-26 • Ep. 4 • "Un poeta": El arte como refugio y condena

    ¡Bienvenides al Ep. 4 de Interzona!

    ¿Qué significa dedicar la vida al arte cuando el reconocimiento nunca llega? ¿Se puede salvar a alguien mientras uno mismo se desmorona?

    En este episodio conversamos sobre El poeta (2025), una película que explora los límites entre la creación artística, la obsesión y las heridas que implica crear en contextos como América Latina.

    • Películas discutidas: El Poeta (Simón Mesa Soto, 2025)

    • Canción reproducida: La Luna en tu Mirada, ( Los Zafiros, 1960).

    Por: Katalyn Solís y Dani Suárez

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    Airs: Segundo miércoles 7:00-8:00PM CST

    56 min
  • Gómez-Peña’s Mex Files • 06-17-2026 • What's on my mind lately?

    Welcome back to the Mex Files: Voices and Sounds from the End of Times, bienvenidex to the strange world of Gómez-Peña, Aranza Cortez Karam & La Pocha Nostra, on steroids. In 2026, amidst the ongoing Trumpocalypse, we are especially interested in radical spirituality, uncompromising humor and activist poetics, topics that can help us and our audiences navigate these dangerous times.

    In this episode, Gómez-Peña and Aranza share their recent obsessions, fears & flipeos about both the state of the world and their own personal lives. For this purpose, we have invited 3 amazing artists to join in: South African performance artist, rocker and filmmaker Marcelle Marais AKA, Princess Vuvu, Nuyo Rican Queer poet Carlos Manuel Rivera, and activist scholar Larry Bogad. They join us with their sounds, poems and irreverent ideas. 🔊

    57 min
  • Lumpen Special • 09-25-26 • Dos Santos: Es Amor

    A conversation with Alex Chávez, Jaime Garza, and Peter “Maestro” Vale of Dos Santos celebrating their new album, Es Amor, their first full-length record in five years. 🎶


    Hosted by Stephanie Manriquez, the conversation explores the making of the album and the many ideas and sounds that move through it: love, migration, memory, family, resistance, dance, and community, as well as the balance between musical tradition and experimentation. 🪘

    🎙️ Recorded live on Sunday, August 23 at Nighthawk Chicago in Albany Park, the conversation also reflects on what it means to make music about love in this particular moment and how the meaning of Es Amor has evolved since the album was recorded.

    ¿Qué es amor? ¿Qué aprendieron del amor? ❤️

    57 min
  • Round the Board • Cynthia Salgado & Leslie Hurtado • Ep 5: Fourth Stop - Subdistrict 7A

    Fourth Stop: What are the priorities for Subdistrict 7A?


    In Episode 5 of ’Round the Board, Cynthia Salgado speaks with Emma Lozano and Jesús Ayala Jr., the two candidates running to represent Subdistrict 7A on the Chicago Board of Education. The district includes parts of Pilsen, Little Village, the Near West Side, Medical District, Little Italy, West Loop, Chinatown, Archer Heights and Garfield Ridge.

    What experience and priorities should voters consider when choosing their representative?

     

    This episode will also feature a number of testimonials from parents and students gathered in the past weeks where we can hear about their worries for their kids' education and the next Board of Education.

    56 min
  • Lumpen Special • 09-16-26 • Stop Amtrak! Don't Get Railroaded

    n this Lumpen Radio Special, host Cynthia Salgado speaks with community organizers: Sarah Tang (CBCAC Director of Programs), Hannah Dembosky (Bridgeport Environmentalists), Mary Lou Lopez (Bridgeport Alliance).


    They represent three of the many organizations and residents across Bridgeport, Chinatown and Armour Square who are raising their voices over Amtrak’s proposed 24/7 maintenance facility.

    Tune in to hear why residents are organizing, what an active rail yard could mean for families who call these neighborhoods home, and what questions remain about pollution, noise, traffic, air quality and meaningful community involvement.

    57 min
  • Nosey AF • 09-12-2026 • Megan Williamson

    On this episode, I’m talking with Chicago painter Megan Williamson!


    We’re talking about painting, imagination, the circus, changing your practice, and what it means to keep making after decades of doing this thing.

    Megan is a fascinating artist, and I’m excited to spend an hour with her.

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    Airs: 2nd & 4th Saturdays at 2pm CST on WLPN-LP & HD-ONE Chicago 105.5 FM, lumpenradio.com, and the Lumpen mobile app

    59 min
  • MdW: On the Record | Detroit, MI • Ep 2

    In this edition, listen to Xiao Faria Da Cunha [Kansas City, MO] of Third Pine Collective and Eleni Zaharopoulos [Detroit, MI] of The Institute for Diasporic Yearning and Longing (IDYL) speak about diasporic longing. Later on, Asia Horne-Morton [Grand Rapids, MI] speaks on their practice and experiences as they relate to Free Alchemy Studio.


    During the 2026 MdW Summit, attendees were encouraged to record their experiences in Lumpen Radio’s pop-up recording booth.

    48 min
  • MdW: On the Record | Detroit, MI • Ep 1

    This episode includes audio from conversations with Chicago Printer’s Guild (@chicagoprintersguild) / Zine Mercado's (@zinemercado) Manny von Haynes and CHema Skandal! [Chicago, IL] speaking to Wesley Taylor [Detroit, MI] of Talking Dolls (@talkingdolls) about Midwestern diaspora. Manny and CHema also talk with Haley Steinkamp [Kalamazoo, MI] of the Void (@thevoidzoo) about zines!

     

    The 2026 MdW Summit was held from June 22nd to the 27th in Detroit, MI. 300 artist organizers from over 150 platforms and projects around the Midwest (and some beyond) convened in the Boyer Campbell building to spark collaborations, share ideas, and make lasting connections.

    58 min
  • Round the Board • Cynthia Salgado & Leslie Hurtado • Ep 4: What's at Stake?

    The next stop on ’Round the Board takes us to Chicago’s Southwest Side. 🚌


    In Episode 4, Leslie Hurtado speaks with Yesenia López and Erika E. Díaz-Chávez, the candidates for Chicago Board of Education Subdistrict 7B, which includes parts of Archer Heights, Armour Square, Bridgeport, Brighton Park, Gage Park, the Lower West Side and West Elsdon. 📚

    The candidates discuss some of the biggest issues facing CPS and District 7B families: the district’s budget and school staffing, special education services, student safety, immigration enforcement near schools, and how the Board should hold CPS accountable.


    
Hear directly from both candidates as they discuss their priorities, records and approaches to the decisions that could shape classrooms and school communities across Chicago. 🌆

    1 hr 5 min

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