📻⚡️WATZ UP ! Season 30 Episode 2: SONIC RESISTANCE⚡️📻 🎧✊🏾🎶 Music and activism have been intertwined for generations and have been used as a method in advocating for social change. Lyrics, sounds, and beats gave artists the tools they needed to authentically communicate complex issues, unite people through shared emotions and experiences, and give a voice to the marginalized. Join the Wattz Up! crew as we dive into tackling activism in music. Join Edna as she dives into 2008 confrontations between Emos and Punks and Layla as she interviews Amira Jazeera about her debut album, The Amira Diaries, and bringing awareness to what’s happening in Palestine through her platform. Enjoy the chat with Julie about the use of artificial intelligence in the music industry, a piece from Gilbert about Latin American artists, and later Stephanie’s interview with the one and only Brian Herrera. Throughout the show, we’ll also spin a selection of tracks curated by Chantal and the rest of the team throughout the episode, so don’t miss out on this one 📡🎤🎼📻

Episode 1 Your Horror, Your Way XI ⚡️📻 🎧💀🪦Accompany the Wattz Up! team for our first episode of the fall season! Get ready for a session full of tension, spooks and unusual scenarios. Grab a snack and immerse yourself into stories surrounding this year’s theme, “What If?” What if you were stuck on a creepy train? What if you were stuck in a government-led blackout? What if animals could talk? Find out Saturday and prepare to be transported into the unknown📡☢️📻🩻

📻✨WATTZ UP!! Season 29 ✨📻 🗓️ Saturdays @ 12PM - 2PM 📡Ep 4: Xochimilco Special Project🛶🚣🇲🇽 As summer starts to dwindle down, so does the Wattz Up! Crew. Join us for the season finale as we connect with our roots and travel to Mexico (kinda)! The Wattz Up! crew tackle a special project on highlighting the trajineras-filled world of Xochimilco! For this special presentation, the students created unique, original audios to immerse you. Tune in and listen to soundscapes of the waters and boats that fill the canals, or get spooked as we learn about the Island of Dolls urban legend, or how pollution is killing off one of the most famous animals in the world, the axolotl! Don’t miss what is sure to be an engaging and mesmerizing show to end off the season!

📻✨WATTZ UP!! Season 29 ✨📻 🗓️ Saturdays @ 12PM - 2PM ⚡️ ☕️ Ep 3: Cafecito Edition: Bueno Days ☕️ ⚡️ This season, we’ve been going to different coffee shops around the city and getting energerized by learning with community leaders, artists, entrupenters, and much more! Join us for the final coffee trip of the season in the west side as we sip back with Bueno Days Coffee. We talk with founders Alma and Cristobal (@cr.stobal) @almablancartemora about what goes into a community-centered coffee shop. Irma converses with Tania Unzuenta (@ilehlainat), political director at Mijente (@conmijente); learning how we can advocate for Latinx, Chicanx, and LGBTQ+ people. Angel gets buff with Fernando (@coach_fer_nando), a trainer at Connected Fitness; a community-based gym inclusive to everyone. Jesus has a deep dive with Martin (@irtaroma_60) and Rosi (@carrascorosi) from Chicago Community and Workers Rights to fight for those who can’t fight from themselves. Join us for coffee without the crash as the final Cafecito episode will be one to enjoy!

📻✨WATTZ UP!! Season 29 ✨📻 🗓️ Saturdays @ 12PM - 2PM ⚡️ ☕️Ep 2: Cafecito Edition: Drip Collective ☕️ ⚡️ Are you a fellow coffee lover? If so, tune in this Saturday, July 19th for episode 2 of Wattz Up!: Cafecito Edition!!!!. Join us as we visit all kinds of coffee shops across Chicago and have conversations with the very people who make them run. Find out how they add their own drip of uniqueness to their shops and engage with our communities. This week we are visiting @drip.collectivechi ! listen in as we talk jazz funk and coffee shop DJ-ing with Yukiko Koizumi (@legitimategroove). Got a green thumb? Pick some flowers as you hear florist John @planksandpistils talk about flowers and community. If visual arts are more your thing, muralist Damian has just the segment for you. But if coffee is your everything join our conversations with Ty Banks (@mysticalblackboy) and Christopher from @tizocoffee as we cover everything from diverse drink combos to the art of coffee making.

📻✨WATTZ UP!! Season 29 ✨📻 🗓️ Saturdays @ 12PM - 2PM ⚡️ ☕️Ep 1: Cafecito Edition: Back of the Yards Coffee House ☕️ ⚡️ Sip back, relax, and tune in to the season 29 premiere of Wattz Up! : Cafecito Edition! This season, we’re focusing on different coffee shops around Chicago and the neighborhoods they call home. This week, the Wattz Up crew is heading to the South Side at Back of the Yards Coffee House @backoftheyardscoffeeco , and learning more about the rich history and community in the neighborhood. Drink some coffee as Chantal interviews public performer Nicolas Moreno, or maybe partake in a latte with Angel as he chats with Jesse Iñiguez; owner of BOTY Coffee House. Stephanie and Irma do a tag-team with Joy from Renaissance and Selva from Marimacha Monarca Press (@marimachamonarcapress)! Not only that, but Michelle is brewing up a caffeine-fueled conversation with DJ La Spacer (@laspacer), co-founder of (@trqpiteca). This jam-packed premiere sets the ingredients for what is going to be a hot season! Turn on your coffee machine and radio to tune in with us!

📻✨WATTZ UP!! Season 28 ✨📻 🗓️ Saturdays @ 12PM - 2PM ⚡️ Ep 7: CodeName: Fallen Worlds ⚡️ Divergent, The Book of Eli, Hunger Games, and Interstellar What do all of these movies have in common? They’re all movies based in different dystopian worlds. From suspense to adventure to action, those people were trying to survive in worlds where things were abnormal. Now, imagine living in a dystopian world where there’s a lack of individuality or you can’t communicate with your friends and family via smart devices, so all you can do is think in isolation. What would you do? How would you survive? Tune in this Saturday, May 10th from 12-2 pm on 105.5 FM @lumpenradio to hear how five chosen people from five dystopian worlds are brought together to tell their stories and complete a mission.

📻✨WATTZ UP!! Season 28 ✨📻 🗓️ Saturdays @ 12PM - 2PM ⚡️Ep 6: Your Trash, Our Treasure ⚡️ Join us this week on Wattz Up! Our team presents Your Trash, our Treasure show, a show dedicated to all those persons that love to collect cool stuff. Hear from some of the Wattz Up! team about the meaning of collecting stuff and how collectible items can be really symbolic. We are going to talk about why collections are so important for mental health and some of the benefits and impact that collections can have on people. Tun in while we interview a local collectible shop, interview with @senor__eddy from @sonoramachicago , interview with some collectors including Edna’s dad. Also we are going to hear from the time how to be aware of our collections becoming hoarding, another cool thing we are going to talk about is, why do we like to collect? And also we are going to bring some of our favorite collectibles to the studio so we can share this experience in another level. Remember collecting stuff is always cool some peoples trash can be our treasure and that's why our Wattz Up! team worked so hard to bring this show alive.

📻✨WATTZ UP!! Season 28 ✨📻 🗓️ Saturdays @ 12PM - 2PM 🌹 Ep 5: Her Story, Her Way 🌹 Join the Wattz Up! team this week as we explore the National Museum of Mexican Art’s annual Sor Juana Festival, Pop Up Youth Radio style! Join the team as we learn about the history of Sor Juana and analyze some of her impactful writing. Hear from some of the Wattz Up! team as they explore the NMMA for the very first time! Plus, we have a novel worth of interviews! Tune in as we interview artists, performers, creatives, and so much more! You’ll hear from artist Maria Gaspar on what goes into making incredible art (@maria__gaspar ), musician Rosalba Valdez (@rosalbavaldez_) on crafting fantastic hits, Ruidosa founder Stephanie Herrera (@stxphxni_ & @ruidosa.artcollective) on how Ruidosa came to be and what it means to create a safe space, Chicago’s first all women mariachi, Mariachi Sirenas (@mariachisirenas ) on all their accomplishments, and the Sor Juana planning team on what goes into making such an impactful event! This is one creative-filled episode you don’t want to miss!

📻✨WATTZ UP!! Season 28 ✨📻 🗓️ Saturdays @ 12PM - 2PM ⚡️Ep 4: C2E2 2025 coverage ⚡️ It’s a bird, it’s a plane…no, it’s a recap? Join us this week on Wattz Up! as the team recounts their time at C2E2 2025! In this episode, you’ll hear us talk about our experience from the convention from meeting notable names in the worlds of anime, comic books and much more. We’ll also share our tips in surviving a fest like this and our interviews with cosplayers and indie and mainstream artists

📻✨WATTZ UP!! Season 28 ✨📻 🗓️ Saturdays @ 12PM - 2PM ⚡️Ep 3: Earth….you good?⚡️ Reduce, reuse, repost??? OOPS! Thought about “going green” before? Worried about what “going green” even means? Whether it is changes with your food and diet or reconnecting with nature, in this week’s episode of “Earth… you good?” we will address and explore the variety of ways you can go green! From going back to our basics on what recycling means to learning about the impact of renewable energy, the Wattz Up! crew will take an informative dive into how going green is not only good for the environment, but for you as well. With Stephanie guiding us on how nature can play a healing role in our lives, we can learn to appreciate those intimate moments when we are surrounded by nature. Join us as we uncover what going green in 2025 means for our planet and our future…

🎲Wattz Up Season 28 Ep 2: That’s the Game of Life 🎳 Worried about life in higher education, adulting, and every other extrasessential-crisis-causing factors that comes in life? No worries, because everyone is! Join the Wattz Up! crew as we tackle life after graduation, college, jobs, bills, moving out, and so much more! (life gets hard when you’re older) Tag along with Salman and Sue the T-rex as we hear how life is for a dinosaur in the modern era. Save money with Layla as we learn all about budgeting with do’s and don'ts. Move along with Stephanie to gain knowledge of how to move out and the different challenges that persist. Plus, Chantal talks with the Little Village Reconnection HUB (@lvrh_ser) to grasp the matter of the egregious job market and steps you can take to find your next career! Not to mention, we have a slew of vox pops with multiple different age demographics and get advices from a variety of different people!

📻✨WATTZ UP!! Season 28✨📻 🗓️ Saturdays @ 12PM - 2PM ⚡️Ep 1: Yollo Jamz⚡️ Yollocalli is back with a new radio season!! Our first episode: YOLLO JAMZ 🪩 We’ll be sharing our love to music in a deepest way, from pop, rock, electronic and experimental, 🔊 we are gonna make your speakers blast your ears !!! Tune in as we dive into the local and international music talent. Join the Wattz Up! team this Saturday from 12 PM to 2 PM on 105.5 FM @lumpenradio and LumpenRadio.com

The final episode of the season! Are you an artist or an aspiring entrepreneur? Have you ever thought about starting your own brand or creative business? Then you won't want to miss this episode! Tune into Wattz Up! as we dive into the creative economy, exploring its impact on Chicago communities and its growing presence in emerging industries. We'll hear from young creative entrepreneurs launching their businesses, gain insights into creative education and career paths, and learn from experts about the expanding opportunities in the psychedelics and cannabis sectors. Plus, we'll share practical advice on hoe to navigate this economy and launch your own creative venture! Get your notepads ready for some valuable advice!

Immigrant/newcomer students are here- and their language needs are changing in the face of education! On this episode, we dive into the growing wave of multilingual learners in today's classrooms, exploring how schools need to adapt and what this means for the future of education. Join us as we break down the history of ESL programs, hear how we got to this place and see how people are feeling about it. We'll listen to a chat with a teacher on the frontlines, and hear firsthand from a student navigating their own language journey. Language barriers? Not so much, We're talking about a new era of education- and it's all about embracing diversity in the classroom.

Evert wonder what's under the City of Chicago? While we may not be able to answer that question in terms of geography and architecture, we can tell you all abut the punk rock/ underground entertainment industry of the Windy City! Lights, cameras, let's rock! On this episode of Wattz Up! we're taking our flashlights and exploring the underground scene. Whether that in the form of songs, outfits, or much more; we're exploring the deep and rich history of Chicago's underground industry. Join the team as we hear different music recommendations. traverse the Latin American scene, and a loud riff of interviews including musical artists The Tracies and Lavender Point! Turn it up!

Tweens are out! Sephora kids are in! On this episode of Wattz Up! we explore changes that come with the younger generations growing up and what this means for our future. Join us as we illuminate the history behind the start of the internet to how Chile once developed a communication system similar to the internet, we didscuss with individuals and their experience with technology in the pre-y2K era. The internet is more than just a useful asset, whether is be scrolling on TikTok or playing online games, it's something we encounter every day. Join us as we go over the internet's impact on education and the tween era there once was.

Sana, sana! On this Episode of Wattz Up! we will be exploring holistic healing, social issues, as well as some captivating interviews and content from the crew! We'll be talking about "curanderos" and other different kinds of practicers. Botánicas, as well as other practices in healing the body as well as the mind. Food is also part of the journey, so we will explore food apartheid in Chicago as well as gentrification of healing herbs and indigenous forms of healing. Is palo santo endangered? We get to the nitty gritty of the metaphysical, medically beneficial, as well as a safe way to navigate these hemispheres. 🌎🕊️❤️‍🩹✨💖📡📻

Who is brat?! As Election Day nears, the Wattz Up! crew covers everything you need to know about this election. From covering the basics about the ballot, to seeing the nationwide impact, we are jouned by first-time voters sharing their experiences and views on the election. In this episode, we go over the statistis in voter turnout by age and what issues the presidential candidates address. Join us as we uncover how social media in the new generation of young voters are changing elections, for better or for worse.

Join the Wattz Up! crew with the 10th edition of Your Horror Your Way, where we dive into the themes of "Occupation" and "Invasion". Listen to original harrowing tales and soundscapes from scary night walks, evil phone apps, alien invasions, wars and much more that will keep you awake all night long. 👽👻🙀