Lumpen Radio: Week In Review

This week Lumpen provided wall-to-wall coverage of the most critical election in our lifetimes and discussed a controversial ordinance in Pilsen. All this plus the Trump Diaries, Size Matters and AWCYFM. Only on the Lumpen Week in Review for November 6, 2020. We spoke to: Rep. Marie Newman, Sen. Dick Durbin, df and Rotschchild Sponsors, Kyle Syzmankowski, Jess Tylkowski and the Lumpen Players. Music from Harry Brenner and Anfang.

This week we discussed how conspiracy theories ate America, dove into Chicago politics with a controversial alderman and learned how pellet stoves are choking Southern states. All this plus the Trump Diaries, Size Matters and AWCYFM. Only on a spooky Lumpen Week in Review for October 30, 2020. We spoke to: Tea Krulos, Ray Lopez, Danielle Purifoy, df and Rotschchild Sponsors, Kyle Syzmankowski, Jess Tylkowski and the Lumpen Players. Music from Harry Brenner and Wrong War

This week we discussed how populism has been hijacked by the far-right, hear new music from our city, and discuss a surprising sports season in Chicago. All this plus the Trump Diaries, Size Matters and AWCYFM. Only on the Lumpen Week in Review for October 23, 2020. We spoke to: Jason Goff, Thomas Frank, df and Rotschchild Sponsors, Kyle Syzmankowski, Jess Tylkowski and the Lumpen Players. Music from Harry Brenner and Kahlil El-Zabar.

This week we discussed working class literature and the internal life of women, learned about the pandemic in Africa, and heard radical new music from one of America’s premier crossword creators. All this plus the Trump Diaries, Size Matters and AWCYFM. Only on the Lumpen Week in Review for October 16, 2020. We spoke to: Wendy Erskine, Fadhel Kaboub and Ndongo Samba Sylla, df and Rotschchild Sponsors, Kyle Syzmankowski, Jess Tylkowski and the Lumpen Players. Music from Harry Brenner and the Boston Typewriter Orchestra. With special thanks to Brendan Emmett Quigley.

This week we chewed over the numbers in the national polls, discussed liberation of the young, and heard new music from Chicago’s most vital artists. All this plus the Trump Diaries, Size Matters and AWCYFM. Only on the Lumpen Week in Review for October 9, 2020. We spoke to: Maryse Meijier, Quinton Scott , df and Rotschchild Sponsors, Kyle Syzmankowski, Jess Tylkowski and the Lumpen Players. Music from Harry Brenner and Old Gloria.

This week we discussed the chaos roiling America, learned about urban composting and heard about the new American migration. All this plus the Trump Diaries, Size Matters and AWCYFM. Only on the Lumpen Week in Review for October 2, 2020. We spoke to: the Rust Belt Riders, Abraham Lustgarten , df and Rotschchild Sponsors, Kyle Syzmankowski, Jess Tylkowski and the Lumpen Players. Music from Harry Brenner and onYou.

This week we discussed emigrants and baseball, learned about the global housing crisis and heard more new music from Chicago. All this plus the Trump Diaries, Size Matters and AWCYFM. Only on the Lumpen Week in Review for September 25, 2020. We spoke to: Gish Jen, Deborah Potts, df and Rotschchild Sponsors, Kyle Syzmankowski, Jess Tylkowski and the Lumpen Players. Music from Harry Brenner and Laughing Hearts.

This week we learned about apartheid-era South Africa, heard about authoritarian governments on the rise and listened to brand new music from one of Chicago’s most vital acts. All this plus the Trump Diaries, Size Matters and AWCYFM. Only on the Lumpen Week in Review for September 18, 2020. We spoke to: Ivan Vladislevic, Annelien de Dijn, df and Rotschchild Sponsors, Kyle Syzmankowski, Jess Tylkowski and the Lumpen Players. Music from Harry Brenner and Killer Drones.

This week we discussed one of the best books of the summer, learned about the infiltration of law enforcement by the far right, and heard dynamic new music. All this plus the Trump Diaries, Size Matters and AWCYFM. Only on the Lumpen Week in Review for September 11, 2020. We spoke to: Lucie Britsch, Michael German, df and Rotschchild Sponsors, Kyle Syzmankowski, Jess Tylkowski and the Lumpen Players. Music from Harry Brenner and OnYou.

This week we learned about a novel effort to feed the hungry in our city, discussed the troubled legal history of the American reservations and heard new music from one of Chicago’s best bands. All this plus the Trump Diaries, Size Matters and AWCYFM. Only on the Lumpen Week in Review for September 4, 2020. 2020. We spoke to: Rick Perlstein, M’Rald Green, David Heska Wanbli Weiden, df and Rotschchild Sponsors, Kyle Syzmankowski, Jess Tylkowski and the Lumpen Players. Music from Harry Brenner and OnYou.

This week we discussed the rise of the far-right in Europe, learned about basket weaving and celebrated “A Day in The Country.” All this plus the Trump Diaries, Size Matters and AWCYFM. Only on the Lumpen Week in Review for August 28, 2020. We spoke to: Lawrence Peters, David Broder, df and Rotschchild Sponsors, Kyle Syzmankowski, Jess Tylkowski and the Lumpen Players. Music from Jon Langford and Caleb Klauder And Reeb Willms.

This week we discussed the legacy of the Chicago 7, learned about the Wide Awakes, and heard new music from one of Chicago’s most vital bands. All this plus the Trump Diaries, Size Matters and AWCYFM. Only on the Lumpen Week in Review for August 21, 2020. We spoke to: Hank Willis Thomas, Lee Weiner, David Broder, df and Rotschchild Sponsors, Kyle Syzmankowski, Jess Tylkowski and the Lumpen Players. Music from Harry Brenner and FACS.

This week we discuss the mayhem in downtown Chicago, newly discovered work from Zora Neale Hurston and the birth of America. All this plus the Trump Diaries, Size Matters and AWCYFM. Only on the Lumpen Week in Review for August 14, 2020. We spoke to: Chris Taliafero, Genevieve West, df and Rotschchild Sponsors, Kyle Syzmankowski, Jess Tylkowski and the Lumpen Players. Music from Harry Brenner and Search and Research.

This week we learn about a lost Black author and learn about schooling during the pandemic. All this plus new music from Sen Morimoto, the Trump Diaries, Size Matters and AWCYFM. Only on the Lumpen Week in Review for August 7, 2020. We spoke to: Veronica T Watson, Shaka Rawls,, df and Rotschchild Sponsors, Kyle Syzmankowski, Jess Tylkowski and the Lumpen Players. Music from Harry Brenner and Sen Morimoto.

This week we heard from one of Chicago’s top musical talents, revisited the glory days of teen movie comedies and discussed the birth of America. All this plus the Trump Diaries, Size Matters and AWCYFM. Only on the Lumpen Week in Review for July 31, 2020. We spoke to: MikeMcPadden, Makaya McCraven, df and Rotschchild Sponsors, Kyle Syzmankowski, Jess Tylkowski and the Lumpen Players. Music from Harry Brenner and Anfang.

This week we learned about the sex lives of women, anarchism and the Black self, and a new and funny exhibit on display in Chicago. All this plus the Trump Diaries, Size Matters and AWCYFM. Only on the Lumpen Week in Review for July 24, 2020. We spoke to: Lisa Taddeo, Alice Tippit, Marquis Bey, df and Rotschchild Sponsors, Kyle Syzmankowski, Jess Tylkowski and the Lumpen Players. Music from Harry Brenner and Aweful.

This week we talked about the underpinnings of nationalism; learned about a new project from one of Lumpen’s own; and discussed the foolhardiness of trying to restart professional sports during a pandemic. All this plus the Trump Diaries, Size Matters and AWCYFM. Only on the Lumpen Week in Review for July 10, 2020. We spoke to: Corey Richardson, Sadie Woods, Richard Seymour, df and Rotschchild Sponsors, Kyle Syzmankowski, Jess Tylkowski and the Lumpen Players. Music from Harry Brenner.

This week we learned about what defunding the police really means, learned about the Black Panthers and America’s long hostility towards immigrants. All this plus the Trump Diaries, Size Matters and AWCYFM. Only on the Lumpen Week in Review for July 3, 2020. We spoke to: Glen Ford, Damon Williams Jr., Adam Goodman, Kyle Syzmankowski, Jess Tylkowski and the Lumpen Players. Happy birthday, Jess! Music from Harry Brenner.

Welcome to Lumpen Week in Review the show that covers the past week of news, happenings and programs presented on Lumpen Radio. This week we learned about what defunding the police really means, how our officials in Chicago have dealt with the protests. All this plus the Trump Diaries, Size Matters and AWCYFM. Only on the Lumpen Week in Review for June 26, 2020. We spoke to: Max Rameau, Netfa Freeman, Kyle Syzmankowski, Jess Tylkowski and the Lumpen Players. Music from Harry Brenner in tribute to Dan Jugle.

This week we learned about the effect of the pandemic on the environment, talked about persistent racism in Minnesota, and discussed modern animation. All this plus the Trump Diaries, Size Matters and AWCYFM. Only on the Lumpen Week in Review for June 19, 2020. We spoke to: Brian Anderson, Jen Walling, PJ Smalls, Kyle Syzmankowski, Jess Tylkowski and the Lumpen Players. Music from Harry Brenner and Phillip Michael Scales. Special thanks to August Forte and Chandos.