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News The Lost Marionettes of Ralph Kipniss

The Underground Multiplex (TUGM) is an arts advocacy and community outreach group founded in 2010 by Lew Ojeda and Richard Lewis. TUGM is a "transmedia" group, which means they advocate on behalf of all media types. They helped break the story of the possible sale of the Portage Theater, which led to a campaign to help save local independent movie theaters and video stores.

More recently, they mounted a Kickstarter campaign to help recover hundreds of marionettes hand-crafted by Ralph Kipniss, a third-generation Russian puppeteer who ran a marionette theater on Chicago's north side. That campaign didn’t reach its goal. CHIRP's Kwame Shorter spoke with Ojeda and Lewis about the campaign and why it was important to help save the lost marionettes of Ralph Kipniss.

Music from The Soldier's Tale by Igor Stravinsky

Additional editing by Dan Epstein

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First Time First Scare - Adam Burke

The First Time is CHIRP Radio’s live lit and music series. Back in October 2013, the series saw its first show at its new home, Martyrs’, in North Center. The theme was first scare.

Adam Burke is a comedian and writer who’s become a regular feature in Chicago’s stand-up comedy scene. For his first scare story, Adam reached back to his childhood in Ireland when he was convinced his brother and father were conspiring to break both of his arms.

Join us for our next First Time—First Lesson, at Martyrs’ on January 15th. Click here for more information.

Podcast produced by Mickey Capper

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Artist Interviews Those Darlins

CHIRP's Micha Ward sat down to dinner with Those Darlins before their show at Schubas to talk about how the band's sound has evolved, why they dropped their surnames, and mid-interview drop-ins from random fans.

produced by Vince Ziols

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Artist Interviews Minor Characters

CHIRP's Katie Owens met up with Chicago's Minor Characters before their show at Empty Bottle. They discussed their forthcoming debut full-length, how Joyce Johnson inspired the band’s name, and aspiring to play The Hideout.