Stephen Rynkiewicz 🦄
@djrynk.bsky.social
Writer coder unicorn serving Chicago since 1977. DJ @chirpradio.org, ex-editor/ developer @chicagotribune.com @chicago.suntimes.com @americanbar.org. https://purposebrand.com/about/our-team/stephen-rynkiewicz/
Music brings me joy, which is why I support @CHIRPRadio.org 107.1FM (Chicago Independent Radio Project). Chip in to CHIRP for $10 Tuesday and spread the joy, then listen and find new, human-sourced songs. chirpradio.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/c...
September 23, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Music brings me joy, which is why I support @CHIRPRadio.org 107.1FM (Chicago Independent Radio Project). Chip in to CHIRP for $10 Tuesday and spread the joy, then listen and find new, human-sourced songs. chirpradio.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/c...
Music brings me joy. It's why I became a @chirpradio.org volunteer and a sustaining member. Join me, friends. chirpradio.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/c...
Tuned to Chicago's Music Makers
Tuned to Chicago's Music Makers
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September 18, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Music brings me joy. It's why I became a @chirpradio.org volunteer and a sustaining member. Join me, friends. chirpradio.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/c...
Reposted by Stephen Rynkiewicz 🦄
"Music connects me to my past and to people, some of whom I will never see, and never hold, again."
In Prison, My Radio Is Saving My Life
Music has always had the power to help transport me, and that’s especially true now. What will my soundtrack contain at the end of this 20-year sentence?
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September 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"Music connects me to my past and to people, some of whom I will never see, and never hold, again."
I'm one of 260+ @chirpradio.org DJs and event volunteers; here I am with a promotion team at the Athenaeum Center. CHIRP runs with no federal funds. Please join me as a sustaining member and support Chicago's music scene. chirpradio.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/c...
September 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I'm one of 260+ @chirpradio.org DJs and event volunteers; here I am with a promotion team at the Athenaeum Center. CHIRP runs with no federal funds. Please join me as a sustaining member and support Chicago's music scene. chirpradio.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/c...
Thanks to record producer Joe Boyd for extending my summer reading and my @chirpradio.org playlists. escapednotice.blogspot.com/2025/09/boyd...
Legendary producer Boyd's book traces rhythm's global roots
Connections among musical traditions are the subject of producer Joe Boyd's 2024 book "And the Roots of Rhythm Remain."
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September 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Thanks to record producer Joe Boyd for extending my summer reading and my @chirpradio.org playlists. escapednotice.blogspot.com/2025/09/boyd...
Labor Day weekend wraps up a summer of free live music in Chicago. Listen to @chirpradio.org to survey the scene.
August 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Labor Day weekend wraps up a summer of free live music in Chicago. Listen to @chirpradio.org to survey the scene.
Swifties in the office are all atwitter. Drawing on my @CHIRPRadio.org listening, I tailored a safe-for-work playlist. open.spotify.com/playlist/5Xj...
Swiftly Made
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August 28, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Swifties in the office are all atwitter. Drawing on my @CHIRPRadio.org listening, I tailored a safe-for-work playlist. open.spotify.com/playlist/5Xj...
We all look great on the radio! Here’s a sneak peek at my next @chirpradio.org playlist.
August 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
We all look great on the radio! Here’s a sneak peek at my next @chirpradio.org playlist.
My first @chirpradio.org project was to spread the word on its indie music celebration. Now it’s a 2-day event with food, film, crafts and comedy. Use my discount code, CHIRPFRIEND. www.eventbrite.com/e/chicago-in...
August 15, 2025 at 12:18 AM
My first @chirpradio.org project was to spread the word on its indie music celebration. Now it’s a 2-day event with food, film, crafts and comedy. Use my discount code, CHIRPFRIEND. www.eventbrite.com/e/chicago-in...
Tie-dye sunset for @whitesox.com Deadhead Night.
August 13, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Tie-dye sunset for @whitesox.com Deadhead Night.
Two great sources of music discovery: Chicago Public Library and @chirpradio.org!
August 9, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Two great sources of music discovery: Chicago Public Library and @chirpradio.org!
My favorite @chirpradio.org on-air moment today was when Siri asked me to repeat the web address for Shubas Tavern. showhttps://chirpradio.org/dj/16821
DJ Profile | CHIRP Radio
CHIRPradio.org is a listener-supported music and arts focused community radio station in Chicago staffed by more than 150 volunteers.
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July 29, 2025 at 9:15 PM
My favorite @chirpradio.org on-air moment today was when Siri asked me to repeat the web address for Shubas Tavern. showhttps://chirpradio.org/dj/16821
Reposted by Stephen Rynkiewicz 🦄
What happens when a Chicago hospital bows to federal pressure on trans care for teens www.npr.org/sections/sho...
What happens when a Chicago hospital bows to federal pressure on trans care for teens
Patients and parents speak out after Lurie Children's in Chicago joined other hospitals in stopping gender-affirming surgeries. President Trump's executive order threatened their federal funding.
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March 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
What happens when a Chicago hospital bows to federal pressure on trans care for teens www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Before work this morning, I was fund-drive pitching for @chirpradio.org, Chicago’s listener-supported independent music station. Today is $10 Day, and I’d love it if you could donate $10 to keep the station going strong. chirpradio.app.neoncrm.com/forms/31
Celebrating 15 Years!
We're marking fifteen years as Chicago's live, local, listener-supported radio station, recognizing our history and planning for the future. We are 100% commercial-free and independent. Our success is due to your generous support. Make a fifteenth anniversary donation today! Check out our limited edition thank-you gifts! Want to do even more? Join our Major Donor club, The Vinyl Circle, here.
chirpradio.app.neoncrm.com
March 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Before work this morning, I was fund-drive pitching for @chirpradio.org, Chicago’s listener-supported independent music station. Today is $10 Day, and I’d love it if you could donate $10 to keep the station going strong. chirpradio.app.neoncrm.com/forms/31
A year ago, I became a sustaining member of @chirpradio.org. Now I'm asking my network to click through to support this community radio station streaming Chicago artists globally. You will not regret supporting a grassroots nonprofit and you'll have my thanks. chirpradio.app.neoncrm.com/spring25rynk
And now a word from Stephen Rynkiewicz, a.k.a. DJ Rynk
And now a word from Stephen Rynkiewicz, a.k.a. DJ Rynk
chirpradio.app.neoncrm.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:39 AM
A year ago, I became a sustaining member of @chirpradio.org. Now I'm asking my network to click through to support this community radio station streaming Chicago artists globally. You will not regret supporting a grassroots nonprofit and you'll have my thanks. chirpradio.app.neoncrm.com/spring25rynk
Reposted by Stephen Rynkiewicz 🦄
New station update!
The amazing ChirpRadio (@chirpradio.bsky.social) from Chicago, IL
Chirp had been a station I'd wanted to add forever, but couldn't. Until I mentioned something here on Bluesky and their awesome team made it happen! Big thanks to Shawn and Brian for helping me out.
The amazing ChirpRadio (@chirpradio.bsky.social) from Chicago, IL
Chirp had been a station I'd wanted to add forever, but couldn't. Until I mentioned something here on Bluesky and their awesome team made it happen! Big thanks to Shawn and Brian for helping me out.
ScrobbleRadio - Awesome radio, everyday!
ScrobbleRadio is a curated list of radio stations that play great music. Independent stations that play new, interesting and bold music without the constraints of tiny corporate radio playlists. If yo...
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March 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
New station update!
The amazing ChirpRadio (@chirpradio.bsky.social) from Chicago, IL
Chirp had been a station I'd wanted to add forever, but couldn't. Until I mentioned something here on Bluesky and their awesome team made it happen! Big thanks to Shawn and Brian for helping me out.
The amazing ChirpRadio (@chirpradio.bsky.social) from Chicago, IL
Chirp had been a station I'd wanted to add forever, but couldn't. Until I mentioned something here on Bluesky and their awesome team made it happen! Big thanks to Shawn and Brian for helping me out.