CHIRP Radio Podcasts

Tim Barnes is a Los Angeles born Chicago based comic who’s writing about himself in the third person right now, I’m not kidding. His jokes centers around race and social norms and stuff like that. Chicago Magazine has called his humor “gently absurd” and named him one of the 16 Chicago Comics You Should Check Out… in it’s 2014 fall issue, and The Chicago Tribune has described him as “a smooth wordsmith who is sharp, polished and confident…” He has appeared on NBC, WBEZ, WGN 720 AM radio, and Vocalo.org. He hosts the interview/story podcast, It’s All True! featuring conversations with prominent comedians and entertainers including Eddie Izzard, Wyatt Cenac, Greg Proops and more.

Raised in Oklahoma and Cincinnati, Dave Maher is a Chicagoan of a dozen years and as many apartments. He has acted and improvised comedy around the city since 2008, including a glorious stint at the now-defunct Upstairs Gallery, before he transcended improv and realized that stand-up is where his brand of energetic, intellectual and autobiographical intensity fits best. He tells stories and jokes at shows around the city, including Ultimate Pleasure Forever, the show he produces and hosts at Transistor in Lakeview on the last Saturday of every month.

Before their show at SPACE in Evanston, CHIRP's Cher Vincent sat down with Paris Strother, Amber Strother and Anita Bias of the R&B trio KING. The ladies talked about bringing Midwestern vibes to Los Angeles, Cher's favorite KING song "Mister Chameleon," and hanging out with Prince. produced by Brian Szpak

Explicit Atalee Judy is a professional stuntwoman with Chicago-based Asylum Stunts who began her career as a highly physical professional dancer and choreographer who developed an extreme release technique style of movement in 1998 that she coined The Bodyslam Technique. It's a codifed system of Falling Techniques taught to dancers to utilize better integration in/out of the floor. She got her Bachelor of Arts in Dance Performance from Columbia College, and ran a successful dance company called Breakbone DanceCo. from 1997-2013. Atalee now designs & produces her own casual wear clothing line called BONEware Clothing made from upcycled rock t-shirts (etsy.com/shop/BONEware). She is known for her work on The Good Fight (2016), Jacketman (2015),The  Sacrifice (2014), Divergent (2014), Playland (2010), The Artsiders (2007).

CHIRP volunteer Melanie Kruvelis sat down with local band Fake Limbs in the CHIRP studios to chat about meeting at a barbecue, what it's like to be tall at shows, and their impressive lyrical vocabulary. produced by Melanie Kruvelis (@internetmelanie)

Explicit Meredith Kachel is an illustrator, comedian and producer living in Chicago Illinois. She makes comedic art, videos and animations, personal websites, and also performs as a stand up comedian. She's a graduate of the School of the Art Institute. She was also an illustrator at the John G. Shedd Aquarium, and helped paint President Barack Obama's mural in his campaign headquarters. Her illustrations were on NBC's "The Office". She produces a weekly alternative stand-up and variety show, Chicago Underground Comedy, a monthly stand-up comedy show called Hoo HA! Comedy, and a roast and insult show called BEEF. She was a contestant in "Impress These Apes", and sings and plays in a band called The Gunny. Her work is informed by self-deprecation, storytelling, and whimsical structures. She is publishing two books this year. Her cat, Thelma, is deaf, and Meredith's favorite activity is sneaking up on her and scaring her into jumping into the air and screaming. You know. Like a monster.

In this three-part interview, CHIRP's Dylan Peterson visits the studio of Nick Butcher and Nadine Nakanishi to talk about the art, history, and philosophies of Sonnenzimmer. Butcher and Nakanishi discuss their origins and working relationship as visual artists, the audio/visual/literature project Graphic Arts Future, and the importance of Chicago as a setting for creative work. Sonnenzimmer's solo show Vector Sculptures runs until May 21st at Elastic Arts in Chicago, with a live discussion on April 21st with curator Jordan Martins. produced by Dylan Peterson (@tdvsbl)

Before her show at the Empty Bottle, Eleanor Friedberger sat down with CHIRP's Amanda Roscoe Mayo to talk about not missing Chicago while simultaneously feeling nostalgia for it, being obsessive about plan-making, and thinking about Van Morrison while she's singing. produced by Amanda Roscoe Mayo (@AmandaRMayo)

Explicit In the grand tradition of underemployed artists, Eden Robins has been: a singing waitress, a dildo salesman, a dental assistant, an abortion clinic receptionist, and a Swahili teacher, and is currently a comedy writer for big pharma. She usually writes fiction, some of which you can find online, and she is the co-host of the Chicago live lit series Tuesday Funk, as well as half of the weekly podcast Should I Worry About This?. She blogs rarely at monkeythumbs.com and tweets with some frequency @edenrobins.

CHIRP volunteer Amelia Hruby sat down with Emily and Maggie of Celine Neon at the CHIRP studios to talk about the two albums they released in 2015, the thinking behind some of their tracks, and the role of feminism in contemporary music. produced by Amelia Hruby (@ajhruby)

Contains explicit language James Gordon better known as G.P.A.(Greatest Poet Alive) is an international award winning author of six books of Poetry and one novel of Mystery. He has performed all over the United States with his scintillating poetry and can be seen on epsidoes of Empire, Chicago Fire, Chicago PD , and Shameless, as well as the movies Animals, A Slice of Life, and Batman vs Superman.  James can be found at GPA MEDIA INC and on Twitter at gr8estpoetalive.

Alisa Rosenthal is a performer and teaching artist. During the day she teaches youth music and theater at the Old Town School of Folk Music and Vagabond School of the Arts, and by night she performs as her vaudeville alter-ego Plucky Rosenthal. A semi-finalist for the Andy Kaufman Award, credits include the Chicago Women's Funny Fest, Twin Cities Jewish Humor Festival, and that one time she was in an old timey swimsuit in Sports Illustrated. Check her website for upcoming shows, classes, and other weird gigs. http://www.alisarosenthal.com

Julie Mueller is a photographer and photo editor living in Chicago’s Old Irving Park neighborhood. She enjoys creating fun and affordable images for clients to use on their various social media platforms. portraitsbyjulie.net. Currently she manages a photography studio for iconic portrait photographer Marc Hauser and spends time on the air as a DJ for CHIRP Radio (chirpradio.org) - tuesdays 3 p.m. 6 p.m. She is also the Director for the First Time series - a live lit and music show at Martyrs’. She wants the world to know what it's really like to support a loved one with Alzheimer's and dedicates her blog, judysalzheimerstale.wordpress.com, to this mission in support of her mom, Judy, and the other 5.3 million Americans afflicted with Alzheimers and their 15 million caregivers.  When relaxing at home she watches old-school Law & Order (the original series), roots for the Green Bay Packers and some day she’ll be able to play the piano that sits in a corner of her apartment.  Some day.

CHIRP's Eddie Sayago recently met up with local band Negative Scanner in the CHIRP studios to discuss their dream tour mates (heads up, Nicki Minaj), the accessibility of music on the internet, and their favorite fan encounters.  Produced by Eugene Cabanban

Ryan DeRobertis sat down with CHIRP's Cher Vincent before his headlining show at Schubas to talk about transitioning from Saint Pepsi to Skylar Spence, writing narcissistic songs about fake birthday parties, and embracing the "anti-drop" in electronic dance music. Prom King was one of Cher's top 10 albums of 2015. produced by Cher Vincent (@chermusings)