Podcast: Eye 94

Eye 94 is Lumpen Radio’s books and literature program, airing every Sunday at 11 am CT. Hosted by Jeremy Kitchen, Michael Sack and Jamie Trecker, Eye 94 takes a Chicago-centric look at literature, with weekly interviews, reviews and readings. Music by Jaimie Branch; incidental music from the International Anthem Recording Company archive, both used with kind permission.

Eye 94 • 8-25-19

This episode featured Tea Krulos, author of “Apocalypse Any Day Now,” out now from the Chicago Review Press. This episode first aired on August 25, 2019.

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Eye 94 • 8-18-19

This episode featured Rachel Galvin, author of Elevated Threat Level (out now from Green Lantern Press) and News of War: Civilian Poetry 1936-1945 (out now from Oxford) This episode was taped in front of a live studio audience on August 15th and first aired on August 18th 2019.

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Eye 94 • 7-21-19

This episode featured Claire Lombardo, author of “The Most Fun We Ever Had,” out now from Doubleday and debuting this week on the New York Times Best Seller List. This episode first aired on July 21th, 2019.

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Eye 94 • 6-30-19

This episode featured Alyson Hagy, author of “Scribe” out now from Graywolf. This episode first aired on June 30th, 2019.

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Eye 94 • 6-2-19

This episode featured WK “Kip” Stratton, author of “The Wild Bunch” out now from Bloomsbury. This episode first aired on June 2nd, 2019.

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Eye 94 • 5-26-19

This episode featured Edwin Frank, the editorial director of the New York Review Of Books Classics Series. Books featured in this episode included “Political Action” by Michael Walzer; “The Mad and the Bad” by Jean-Patrick Manchette; “Return to Romance” by Ogden Whitney; “Sand” by Wolfgang Herndorf; and “Naked Earth” by Eileen Chang. This episode first…

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Eye 94 • 5-19-19

This episode featured Dmitry Samarov, author of “Music To My Eyes,” out now from Tortoise Books. This episode was taped in front of a live studio audience on May 16th at Pilsen Community Books, and first aired on May 19th, 2019. Engineered by Neil Gainer.

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Eye 94 • 3-31-19

This episode featured The Caxton Club’s Chicago By The Book: 101 publications that Shaped the City” out now from U of Chicago Press. This episode first aired on March 31, 2019.

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Eye 94 • 3-22-19

Eye 94 spoke with award-winning author Alex Kotlowitz in front of a sold-out studio audience at the Dial. Kotlowitz discussed his forthcoming book “An American Summer,” discussed the plague of violence in Chicago’s neighborhoods, and what, if anything, can be done to stop it. Eye 94, Lumpen Radio’s books and literature show, airs every Sunday…

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Eye 94 • 3-10-19

This episode featured Maryse Meijer, author of “Rag,” out now from FSG. This episode first aired on March 10, 2019.

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