Best CHIRP Radio Podcasts (2024)

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beastii Interview 11:54

3d ago11:54

11:54

This week, Features contributor Alyssa Edes speaks with Jen Dot of the newly reunited and Chicago-based beastii. They discuss their newest LP, Follower, Jen's book Hit Girls: Women of Punk in the USA, 1975-1983 that covers the women who started Punk music, and her unlikely sources of inspiration for songwriting, like lyrics she wrote as a seven yea…

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WFYM 246 - Chirp 1:04:05

8d ago1:04:05

1:04:05

We had to work on Labor Day to talk about the Top Diet and how lot lizards are going extinct because linemen are poaching them to turn them into bucket bunnies and we need to breed more using the methods of Dr. Ruth. The new McDonald's burger in Canada is too big and the guy making it is nodding out imagining John C. Reilly is in Lord of the Rings.…

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Mira Clark, Coordinator for CHIRP and Co-curator Uba Seo, Nisenan Arts & Culture 30:04

2h ago30:04

30:04

Tonight, on The Sages Among Us, host Kimberly Ewing gets to talk with Mira Clark, coordinator for C.H.I.R.P. California Heritage: Indigenous Research Project and co-curator of Uba Seo- Nisenan Arts & Culture Gallery on Broad Street, Nevada City. We'll hear how she got involved with such important native work and how her background in the arts assis…

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Red Scare Industries celebrates 20th anniversary (Episode 991) 51:04

4h ago51:04

51:04

Red Scare Industries celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. The new compilation, “20 Years of Dreaming and Scheming,” includes contributions from Laura Jane Grace, Sludgeworth, the Brokedowns, the Falcon, Won’t Stay Dead and the Bollweevils. I’m out of the car for this one … Toby Jeg and Brendan Kelly of Red Scare joined me at the Q101 studios …

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WFYM 249 - New Yeller (PREVIEW) 5:44

10h ago5:44

5:44

I had to put down my beautiful new dog to save him from the indignity of my brother giving him Halal breast implants to win a bet and stop his daughter from being bullied at school in the process. Plus he could have had asymptomatic rabies and he never got to have his own Kazooie and my son Tarn Carroll or a Texan Devil was liable to eat him. And w…

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Former Playmate brings sparkle to Disco Pancake in Old Town (Episode 990) 17:56

1h ago17:56

17:56

Disco Pancake (1155 N. Wells) is a new breakfast/brunch spot in Old Town that gives the most important meal of the day a sparkly, casual and fun shot in the arm. Take, for example, the Disco Stack, the most expensive stack of pancakes in the city, featuring 20-carat gold syrup and golden flakes. Joining me to chat about the concept is co-owner Crys…

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April Glaser, Community Radio Activist and Journalist 29:38

1d ago29:38

29:38

Host Keith Porter talks with April Glaser about her life of activism supporting community radio, her award-winning journalism and her role as a member of the board of KVMR.By KVMR-FM

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Doom metal band Avernus reemerges with ‘Grievances’ (Episode 989) 38:36

1d ago38:36

38:36

Atmospheric doom metal band Avernus joins me for a conversation at Melinda’s Pub (6906 W 111th Worth). After a considerable time away, Avernus returns with the stunning new release, “Grievances.” We talk about the new album and its broad, cinematic scope, as well as the band’s jagged path to the present day. “Grievances” is a solid album; it’s doom…

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WFYM 248 - Candirus of the Nephilim 1:04:23

2d ago1:04:23

1:04:23

The only immigrants we hate are Canada Geese. I was attacked by a Canada Goose while backwards peeing up a small candiru in Dave Grohl Alley while he was getting Kate Middleton pregnant with a bastard using his 22 foot drumstick that only Tom Bunyan could of used. Beware of Unculums & Uncubi & Homouncubus…

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(PERFORMANCE) flowersatherfeet at River Street Tavern - Episode 988 35:18

3d ago35:18

35:18

flowersatherfeet is a promising new shoegaze band from Chicago. How new? They’ve been together for roughly four months. We’re on the ground floor here. Ivory, Robert and Tim from the band join me at River Street Tavern in East Dundee (102 N. River St.) for a fun episode that kicks off with an in-car, acoustic performance of their new single “Tempte…

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WFYM 247 - Silento Generation (PREVIEW) 5:37

4d ago5:37

5:37

We talked about ruining sleepovers by eating the new Taco Bell Top Meal and starting HipHopHeads arguments about A Tribe Called Quest and how our generation used to drink from the hose and now we drink with the hoes and our grandparents used to drink from the well but now they are in hell. I have a 7/11 roller in my house with a crumb catcher and I…

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First Time: First Ask - Soli Santos 12:54

5d ago12:54

12:54

Soli Santos is a native Chicagoan and graduate of The Second City Theater. She's a co-producer of The Laugh Lounge Comedy show and has performed at various comedy clubs across the country such as The Laugh Factory, The Laughing Skull and The LA Comedy Club. Follow her on IG: @SoliComedy The First Time is a live lit and music series recorded at Mart…

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First Time: First Ask - Megan Kirby 17:08

5d ago17:08

17:08

Megan Kirby is an artist, writer, and zinemaker. She has published in places like The New York Times, The Chicago Reader, TIME Magazine, and McSweeney's. Kirby runs a zinemaking and storytelling show called Meanwhile. In her daily life, she likes long walks, thrift stores, pop music, and sleeping in. The First Time is a live lit and music series re…

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First Time: First Ask - Hope Rehak 14:24

5d ago14:24

14:24

Hope Rehak is a lifelong Chicagoan who keeps leaving and coming back. She sometimes lives in LA, but is thrilled to be here today. She used to be young and perform stand-up before the pandemic and is now an agèd hermit. She regularly teaches comedy and creative writing online and in person. She wrote this bio when she was single so feel free to fli…

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First Time: First Ask - Fraxiom 11:08

5d ago11:08

11:08

Fraxiom is a writer, producer, and performer of music and musical ideas. With hits early in their career like the seminal 21st-century anthem "Thos Moser" as part of Food House (Fraxiom's duo project with super-producer Gupi) and the cheeky Skrillex reprise "scawy monstews and nice spwites :3," Fraxiom's stardom ignited brightly in early 2020 and w…

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First Time: First Ask - Ashir Badami 15:04

5d ago15:04

15:04

Ashir Badami is quite likely the least interesting person in the room. His only claim to fame is bouncing around South and South East Asia as a kid with his family before somehow landing in Malta where the azure blue seas turned his wanderlust into a love of travel writing and poetry. He has lived in the shadows as a closet writer, and aspiring jou…

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First Time: First Ask - Allison Parssi 12:10

5d ago12:10

12:10

Allison Parssi is a Chicago based artist + DJ, who is continually reclaiming their art practice through music curation, collage, image making, writing, and sending art via snail mail. Parssi got their start as a DJ hosting a variety of day time and specialty programs at their college radio station in Rochester, NY. After trading one Great Lake for …

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Won’t Stay Dead at DryHop Brewers (Episode 987) 29:11

13d ago29:11

29:11

Violet, Saffron and Tyler from horror pop-punk band Won’t Stay Dead join me for food and adult beverages at DryHop Brewers (3155 N. Broadway). As we eat delicious DryHop menu items like the DryHop Double Smash Burger, Fried Pickles and the Marinara Pizza, we also enjoy DryHop beers (the beauty of recording outside the car). I had the seasonal Wolpe…

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WFYM 245 - Prima Hoctua (with Hesse Deni) (PREVIEW) 5:27

15d ago5:27

5:27

Hesse (@ZeroSuitCamus) joined us to discuss Joe Rogan's standup special and toilet candirus and Adolf Hitchler and Richard Dawkins on Club Random explaining how sperm works and cops catching salmon in the waterfall Full episode at https://www.patreon.com/ChapoFYMBy WFYM Talk Radio

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The Jesus Lizard returns with ‘Rack’ (Episode 986) 25:54

11d ago25:54

25:54

The Jesus Lizard is back! The band is set to release “Rack” on September 13, their first new album of new music since “Blue” (1998). TJL guitarist Duane Denison joins me for a conversation about the new album, the early Chicago days, and whether “Rack” and a lengthy tour are signs of what’s to come for the band. In Chicago? Don’t miss the Jesus Liz…

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Artie Do Good Interview 12:02

18d ago12:02

12:02

This week, Features director Marjorie Alford speaks with Chicago based experimental pop artist Chris Misch-Bloxdorf who performs under the name Artie Do Good. They discuss the history of the name Artie and the intentional ambiguity of "Do Good", the genesis of his current project Socialist Dance Party an homage to Chicago's labor roots, how the alg…

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OUTDrejas talks live album, social strategy and the joys of Thorogood (Episode 985) 25:57

14d ago25:57

25:57

David Drejas of OUTDrejas joins me for dinner at Twisted Q in Homewood (2053 Ridge Road; twistedq.com). As we dive into brisket platters and brownies, we talk about: *The Corey Feldman opening slot that led to profound physical pain *The benefit of opening for Counting Crows, including the resulting live release (Live at the PAV) *David’s sartorial…

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WFYM 244 - Doo Doo Gauze 1:02:13

16d ago1:02:13

1:02:13

I do want the world to hear this because you WILL understand. RFK stole a whale and it sprayed all over his daughter Kick and she had to go to Success Class for plagiarizing David Cross and then Skeeter Braun got Justin Bieber's wife pregnant with an apple and Ben Franklin got Thin Lizzo pregnant with a 200 year old baby Bonus episodes and videos a…

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Pepsi Helmuth, Geriatric Nurse Specialist 19:45

15d ago19:45

19:45

Host Hollie Grimaldi Flores and Pepsi discuss the close family connections that lead Pepsi to her life's work as a nurse and as a dementia specialist. Tips on how to behave around people with Dementia, what dementia means and how to decide when it's time to seek support are just a few of the topics covered.…

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WFYM 243 - Despicable Them (PREVIEW) 5:05

21d ago5:05

5:05

What would you do as the titular character in Hollow Man 4? Hopefully not the dolphinian pursuits exhibited in the original film. Plus Tom gets acknowledged by Cameo star "Picrob" and Chet finds out Aliens was just puppets Full episode at https://www.patreon.com/ChapoFYMBy WFYM Talk Radio

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Nicole Mitchell Interview 11:46

25d ago11:46

11:46

This week, Features contributor Josset Yarbrough speaks with Nicole Mitchell about her newest collaboration, Bamako*Chicago Sound System and how it materialized as if a dream came true, the collision of musical languages that represent Chicago, and their shared love of the flute. "We think of the flute as being pretty, flowery, sweet, [..] optimi…

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WFYM 242 - Emanuel Masturbacion 1:02:42

26d ago1:02:42

1:02:42

We checked up on the death predictions from 1990 and found out a new animal RFK Jr is sexually menacing and learned the true name of the Pope back in Argentina when he was determining the doctrinal position on Lovense and remembered how much we hate Hans Blix 🎼Sly and the Family Stone - (You Caught Me) Smilin' Bonus episodes and videos at https://w…

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Simone Weit, Psychedelic Psychotherapist 28:24

23d ago28:24

28:24

Paul Cummings makes his hosting debut on The Sages Among Us by interviewing Simone Weit, a licensed psychotherapist who uses low doses of psychedelics as tools in connection with traditional therapy for clients experiencing difficult periods in their lives. She maintains private clinical practices in Nevada County and Portland, Oregon. She is also …

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WFYM 241 - Candiru Cat (PREVIEW) 5:43

29d ago5:43

5:43

On this one we cover needing some more Nitrus and how Captain Save-a-Twink uses a trampoline to rescue the exes of a Dracula and uncover more details about what happened to RFK Jr. during his encounter with a Pallas cat and explore the secret world of killing bald eagles and selling their feathers to Paul Simon so he can make a headdress and the se…

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Mandy Interview 12:02

1M ago12:02

12:02

This week, Features contributor Alyssa Edes talks with Chicago-based artist Miranda Winters AKA Mandy, about her debut solo album Lawn Girl. They discuss the genesis of Lawn Girl which took material from her past and finally laid it to rest, The song Mickey’s Dead Things about losing early life friendships, her cover of Jimmy Webb’s Now That I’m a …

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‘Psych-wave quartet in a polygamist marriage’ 8-bit crEEps at Cobra Lounge (Episode 984) 16:49

28d ago16:49

16:49

Practically four years since the last time we chatted (over Zoom in COVID days), ¾ of 8-bit crEEps met me in the parking lot of Cobra Lounge. We talked about the band in advance of their opening slot for Ultimate Fakebook and Hembree at Cobra on Saturday 9/17. While we talked, we also enjoyed delicious macarons from Offbeat Macarons. Band drummer R…

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WFYM 240 - Bigpox 1:02:46

1M ago1:02:46

1:02:46

In twelve short years Andy Richter will have the opportunity of a lifetime provided we get the Bernie Mac serum developed from scabs and tested intrarectally on monkeys. Richter was the good Andy because Andy Dick dicked over Carlos Mencia as he stepped off the plane at LAX after promising him the neighbor role in Costello. Thanks to Barron for the…

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Volunteer-driven, community radio: CHIRP (Episode 983) 28:57

1M ago28:57

28:57

CHIRP Radio Founder/General Manager Shawn Campbell joins for this episode to talk about CHIRP’s growth, mission and approach. If you haven’t yet had the chance to listen, CHIRP (chirpradio.org) is a totally independent, hyperlocal, “non-comm” station run by volunteers. It’s true to the spirit (and perhaps the promise) of radio, and runs live 24/7 f…

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WFYM 239 - Yellow Solo Cup (PREVIEW) 5:29

1M ago5:29

5:29

Festivalgoers have found a new way to forego long lines for the bathroom at Bonnaroo – carrying around a backpack filled with cat litter. Cat litter is not only for classrooms and the floor of your car but also the drawers in your dorm room that your roommate pees in. Put on your 1950s tie die and strap on your CamelFront and enjoy the show. Robert…

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Pravda Records celebrates 40th anniversary (Episode 982) 23:47

1M ago23:47

23:47

Pravda Records celebrates 40 years of independent music with PRAVDAFEST at Fitzgerald’s in Berwyn (6615 Roosevelt) on August 31. The all-day event spans three stages and includes performances from: Nathan Graham, Steve Dawson, Diplomats of Solid Sound, The Handcuffs, Ivan Julian with Nick Tremulis, Chris Greene Quartet, Sunshine Boys, The Service, …

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WFYM 238 - Rog 1:04:58

1M ago1:04:58

1:04:58

Ohio can finally sell that day 1 rec weed that sweats like a frog and hops like a rabbit and my replicants are growing it in the back of a Spirit Halloween with their happy bunny bitches. We addressed the tampon controversy and the feud between Cyanide & Happiness and Cathy and Beetle Bailey Bonus episodes and videos at https://www.patreon.com/Chap…

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Chanthou Lam, local performing artist, founder of youth-based dance troupe CON-NEC-TION Project. 30:04

1M ago30:04

30:04

Tonight, on The Sages Among Us, host Kimberly Ewing connects with local performing artist Chanthou Lam. They talk about her commitment to and involvement with local youth in the Arts and her youth-based dance troupe CON-NEC-TION Project that showcases our youth's talent through dance and culture.By KVMR-FM

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Mac Sabbath’s meat-e-oric 10-year rise (Episode 981) 15:21

1M ago15:21

15:21

Mac Sabbath, fast food-themed Black Sabbath cover band, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. The band returns to Chicago for a show at Reggie’s on August 28. Since the characters of Mac Sabbath exist under a cloak of anonymity, I’m joined by band manager Mike Odd for a conversation about one of the most insane band concepts I’ve ever seen. Se…

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WFYM 237 - Neighbor Jelly (PREVIEW) 5:18

1M ago5:18

5:18

We have some amazing new ideas for the Red Cross that will revolutionize the harvesting of blood and also a deep background in diamond mining but you will find no blood diamonds here. Plus we refute some Ali Spagnola slander from a woke teacher and imagine using a human ass as bait for a dolphin trap Full episode at https://www.patreon.com/ChapoFYM…

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2-song performance from Shukin & the Ramblers (Episode 980) 23:25

2M ago23:25

23:25

Roots/Americana/garage rock band Shukin and the Ramblers (actually, Matt Shukin and one Rambler, Rob) join me for Italian beef at Pop’s in Lyons. We talk about the debut EP, No Canteen, and then Shukin and Rob play two acoustic songs in the car: “No Canteen” and “The Water." See Shukin and the Ramblers at Widows Harvest in Plano next month! It’s on…

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WFYM 236 - Unalive Your Local Pie Thief 1:01:21

2M ago1:01:21

1:01:21

Football hooligans tried to take down Tom through Ticketmaster but he prevailed. Who even cares about football when the Olympics are on? We are watching the Olympics and leaving several perfectly crisp apple pies to warm on the windowsill and if someone tries to grab one they will be punished sevenfold in the culinary circle of hell where they will…

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Dawn Zydonis, Parks and Rec Manager, Nevada Cithy 30:07

2M ago30:07

30:07

Host Keith Porter brings us the inside story of Dawn Zydonis, an Illinois girl who decided to check out an opportunity in California, and ended up putting down roots and becoming Parks and Recreation Manager for Nevada City.By KVMR-FM

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WFYM 235 - Reverse Exterminator (PREVIEW) 5:15

2M ago5:15

5:15

Someone stole our idea to release bugs at an anime convention but they did it to Netanyahu instead. We are going to break into your parents' house with a big bag of bugs and put motion blur back on their TV and change the channel to JoystickBy WFYM Talk Radio

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WFYM 234 - Horsamine 1:03:52

2M ago1:03:52

1:03:52

Maa Durga cursed George Washington with not having orange rodentoid dontoids which would ruin any road trip you tried to take with him if there was hard food in tow. Namaste everyone. Happy Quantum Kwanzaa. We teach you how to Kilz or Zinss your booger shirt so you can key cars hands free Edit: someone did the bug plague to Netanyahu lol https://ww…

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A look at the music industry in 2024: Tom Schmall (Episode 979) 24:24

2M ago24:24

24:24

What is the state of the music industry in 2024? I know I can’t answer that one, so I invited old friend Tom Schmall to talk about it. Tom’s a Promotion, Marketing, and Artist Development Specialist for Red Light Management. In previous roles, he led promotion and marketing for record companies like Interscope and Maverick, and cut his teeth on ind…

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WFYM 233 - Antam Sanskaar for Lou Dog (PREVIEW) 5:13

2M ago5:13

5:13

I'm Sikh. of Bradley Nowell and his dead dog trying to make Santa create obscene celebrity scenarios and deliver fifi gifts and Venoms and Charleston Chew and turquoise dentist candy and gay porn disguised as Jesus statues to prisonBy WFYM Talk Radio

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