Lumpen Radio: Week In Review

This week we chatted with a comic about going clean, heard from a female comic book artist about her craft and learned about an innovative effort to reuse shipping containers to create community spaces. All this plus the Trump Diaries and much more, only on the Lumpen Week in Review for December 14, 2018. This week’s episode features Katherine Darndstadt, Maggie Hughes, Weshoyot Alvitre, Kyle Syzmankowski, John Pitrowski, and the music of Gerrit Hatcher.

This week we chat with essayist on faith, learn the truth about the migrant caravan and get the low-down on starting your own business. All this plus the Trump Diaries and much more, only on the Lumpen Week in Review for November 23, 2018. This week’s episode features Meghan O’Gielbyn, Ari and Peter ​Krzyzek, Magally Miranda Alcazar and Robert Cavooris, Kyle Syzmankowski, Jess Tylkowski and the music of Maren Celest.

This week we discussed the growing corporate takeover of sports, learned why the poor lose in every election and chewed over the meaning of work. All this plus the Trump Diaries and much more, only on the Lumpen Week in Review for November 16, 2018. This week’s episode features Eiren Caffall, Andrew Dobbs, Jerry Trecker, Kyle Syzmankowski, John Pitrowski and the music of Radius.

This week Lumpen presented its first-ever Election Day special; chatted with a Colombian novelist and discussed bricks and Chicago. All this plus the Trump Diaries and much more, only on the Lumpen Week in Review for November 9, 2018. This week’s episode features Michilla Blaise, John Daley, Quinton Scott, Allen Linton, Mitchell Szczepanczyk, Will Quam, Ingrid Rojas Contreras and many more.

This week we heard from an expert on the history of labor unions, chatted about comics, and learned about modern-day brownshirts. All this plus the Trump Diaries and more only on the Lumpen Week in Review for October 26, 2018. This week’s episode features Joe Allen, Corinne Halbert, Brendan O’Connor, Leslie Johnson, Sarah Dunn, and Ellen Grimes as well as Kyle Syzmankowski and Jessica Tylkowski.

This week we heard from one of Chicago’s leading authors, chatted with an expert on Illinois politics, and discussed teaching the built environment in the age of Trump. All this plus the Trump Diaries, and a new Size Matters, only on the Lumpen Week in Review for October 19, 2018. This week’s episode features AD Quig, Eve Ewing, Sophia Sinopoulos-Lloyd, Leslie Johnson, Sarah Dunn, and Ellen Grimes; Elk Walking; Kyle Syzmankowski, Jessica Tylkowski, Hannah Larson, Bill Egan and more.

This week we heard from an expert on the furry subculture, chewed over the implications of TIF districts in Chicago and discussed the growing far-right movement across the globe. All this plus the Trump Diaries, and a new Size Matters, only on the Lumpen Week in Review for October 12, 2018. This week’s episode features Barb Staples, Eleanor Penny, David Merriman, Brandon James, Kyle Syzmankowski, Jessica Tylkowski and the infield netting of the Chicago White Sox.

This week we heard from a world-reknowned author on the perils of nationalism, discussed the Bill Cosby verdict, and remembered the student massacre of 1968 in Mexico City. All this plus the Trump Diaries, only on the Lumpen Week in Review for October 5, 2018. This week’s episode features Stephanie Manriquez, Dubravka Ugresic, Mario Smith, Kyle Syzmankowski, John Pitrowski, Hannah Larson, Jessica Tylkowski and many more.

This week we heard from the journalist who sued to obtain the footage of the Laquan McDonald killing. We discussed the growing mayoral race in our city. And we learned about the growing voter suppression effort in America that threatens our democracy. All this plus the Trump Diaries, only on the Lumpen Week in Review for September 28, 2018. This week’s episode features Brandon Smth, Brian Sleet, Carol Anderson, Kyle Syzmankowski, John Pitrowski and many more.

This week we presented a groundbreaking collaboration that gave a voice to Cook County’s prisoners; streamed Chicago’s underground music scene worldwide, and heard about the growing, dangerous white power movement. All this plus the Trump Diaries and a new Size Matters. This is Lumpen Week in Review for September 21, 2018. This week’s episode features Kathleen Belew, Maria Gaspar and the inmates of Cook County Correctional, the striking workers of UNITE, AACM Great Black Music Ensemble, Kyle Syzmankowski, Jess Tylkowski, John Pitrowski and many more.

Every once in a while the holidays impact our show schedule. This is one of those weeks! So sit back and enjoy a selection of some of our best moments from this past year and a brand-new Trump Diaries as well, only on the Lumpen Week in Review for September 14, 2018. This week’s episode features Teri Gender-Bender, Pat Thomas, Megan Stielstra, Kyle Syzmankowski, Jess Tylkowski, John Pitrowski and many more.

This week Lumpen Radio chatted with the creator of the ingenious Folded Map Project; chewed over the links between art and money; and dove into to frenetic fever dreams of the 1960s. All this plus the Trump Diaries and much more, only on the Lumpen Week in Review for September 7, 2018. This week’s episode features Max Haiven, Tonika Lewis Johnson, Gonzalo Reyes, Kyle Syzmankowski, Jess Tylkowski, John Pitrowski and many more.

This week Lumpen Radio chatted with a troupe from Detroit that explores the toxic nature of radical politics; heard from an expert on the tech industry's abuse of workers, and chatted with the author of summer’s hottest book. All this plus the Trump Diaries and much more, only on the Lumpen Week in Review for August 31st, 2018. This week’s episode features Johnathan Freeman, Richard Newman and Liza Bielby, Ling Ma, Corey Pein and Kyle Syzmankowski and John Pitrowski.

This week Lumpen Radio focused on the 50th anniversary of 1968, a year that changed America. We chatted with people who were there and documented it, along with some folks who want to recapture the revolutionary spirit of that year. All this plus the Trump Diaries and much more, only on the Lumpen Week in Review for August 24, 2018. This week’s episode features David Graver, Andy Thayer, K. Kofi Moyo, Slim Coleman, Marylin Katz, Mary Scott-Boria and Faux Co.

This week, Lumpen Radio’s flagship show celebrated 150 episodes on our air. We spoke to a well-known local musican, heard from a prominent media critic, and discussed the enduring power that Takis have. All this plus the Trump Diaries and much more, only on the Lumpen Week in Review for August 17, 2018. This week’s episode features Jon Langford, Gerry and Nine, Amara Eniya, Hiba Ali, Dreadsen the Media Skeptic, John Pitrowski, Kyle Syzmankowski and Jess Tylkowski.

This week, Lumpen Radio spoke with a man who spent 21 years in death row, talked to the director of a new dark comedy, and chatted economics with a leading expert. All this plus the Trump Diaries and much more, only on the Lumpen Week in Review for August 10, 2018. This week’s episode features Michael Roberts, Ronald Kitchens, El Arthur Bey and Kyle Syzmankowski and John Pitrowski.

This week, Lumpen Radio spoke to a prolific legend in the graffiti community, chatted about a legendary lost Chicago novel, and discussed the link between blackness and transness. All this plus the Trump Diaries and much more, only on the Lumpen Week in Review for August 3, 2018. This week’s episode features Adam Morgan, Tyrue “Slang” Jones and Lukias K, C. Riley Snorton, Martin van Ruin and Kyle Syzmankowski and Jess Tylkowski.

This week, Lumpen Radio heard from a leading authority on sports and protest; chatted with a prolific mystery author and talked process with a Chicago art star. All this plus the Trump Diaries and much more, only on the Lumpen Week in Review for July 27, 2018. This week’s episode features Janice Law, Jessica Stockholder, Howard Bryant, and Kyle Syzmankowski and Jess Tylkowski.

This week, Lumpen Radio heard from a public defender turned author; discussed our neighborhood’s urban plan, and chatted with the folks behind one of our leading museums. All this plus the Trump Diaries and much more, only on our 75th Lumpen Week in Review, airing first on July 20, 2018. This week’s episode features Sergio de la Pava, Neil Lohlein and Andrea Hektor, Noah Boggess, Tanner Woodford and Lauren Boegen, and Kyle Syzmankowski and Jess Tylkowski.