CHIRP Radio Podcasts

CHIRPradio.org is a listener-supported music and arts focused community radio station in Chicago staffed by more than 150 volunteers. In addition to our live programming we produce a series of shows and interviews and provide them through our various podcasts.

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Coaches Carry on a Tradition of Volunteering

Mon October 26th, 2015

Mike Joyce learned how to box when he was young. His volunteer coaches and mentors made such a strong impression on him, he decided to carry on that volunteer tradition when he started the Celti...

https://chrp.at/4e05

Making Music Personal

Mon October 12th, 2015

Clothes, dinner, a computer, tires, scuba gear. You can have just about anything delivered to straight to your home these days. Thanks to GroupMuse, now you can add live musicians to the list. A...

https://chrp.at/4dw0

Helping Refugees Find a New Home and Community

Mon September 28th, 2015

The civil war in Syria drove the Adris family from their home. The war claimed three family members. After a three-year wait, they were able to resettle in Chicago thanks to the Syrian Community...

https://chrp.at/4dzy

Volunteer Entertainers Deliver Passion and Connection

Mon September 14th, 2015

Our series reporter Christopher Johnson checks out a variety show at a senior residence in Edgewater. The show’s volunteer organizer is herself a performer, and she uses her connections to rec...

https://chrp.at/4dye

Neighbors Creating Neighborhoods

Mon August 31st, 2015

Sheenita Robinson is a community activist. And she's not happy about the boarded up and abandoned buildings in her Washington Park neighborhood that attract gang activity. She’s got an idea fo...

https://chrp.at/4dzD

Gen Z is On It!

Mon August 17th, 2015

Stereotypes about Generation Z are just that: stereotypes. Yeah, they may always have that mobile device nearby, but they're about more than just screen time. They're out in the real world, enga...

https://chrp.at/4cXp

Need the Service

Mon August 3rd, 2015

Bed bugs are hard to get rid of. And the price of extermination services can be steep, beyond the reach of some seniors and low-income families. One exterminator in Chicago's Bronzeville neighbo...

https://chrp.at/4dzJ

For the Public Good

Mon July 20th, 2015

“When we take on important cases, it’s the principle of the matter that matters,” says Flint Taylor of the People’s Law Office . That’s how Taylor’s organization approached helping a...

https://chrp.at/4d0Q

The Urban Art Retreat

Mon July 6th, 2015

On this edition of our series on volunteerism, reporter Christoper Johnson takes us on a day trip to the Urban Art Retreat in North Lawndale. It's a community center, art space, and refuge for ...

https://chrp.at/4d34

The Range of Volunteering

Mon June 22nd, 2015

In this first episode of the series, we look at the the wide range of volunteers and volunteer opportunities in Chicago. And we start to answer the question, what does volunteering actually mean...

https://chrp.at/4d6q