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Noon EditionLooking back at the big stories of 2025 that impacted HoosiersWe officially said good-bye to 2025 Wednesday night, but it was a year filled with big news that impacted Hoosiers across the state.One of the biggest was Senate Enrolled Act 1, which provides property tax relief for residents and businesses but led to cuts in revenue for local communities and public education institutions.The general assembly also gave Gov. Mike Braun control of the three alumni picks to Indiana University’s Board of Trustees. He immediately replaced those positions with his picks.But, in a surprise move last month, the Indiana Senate overwhelmingly shot do...
2026-01-0252 min
PodParks36. The Rule of Green: 3/30/300 with Cecil KonijnendijkThe 3-30-300 RuleStraight from the source: Maria Burnett sits down with Cecil Konijnendijk, the urban forester behind the world-famous 3-30-300 rule.Together, they unpack how this deceptively simple guideline — 3 trees in view, 30 percent canopy cover, and 300 meters to green space — can reshape urban planning, public health, and social equity.From city streets to forest roots, this is a global idea with deeply personal beginnings and a conversation that might just change how you see the world outside your window.Learn more or connect with Cecil nbsi.eu/3...
2025-06-1027 minNoon EditionWFIU reporters reflect on 2024's top storiesJoin our host Bob Zaltsberg in a pre-recorded Noon Edition featuring WFIU reporters looking back on 2024 and discussing their favorite and most popular stories. We’ll hear from Ethan Sandweiss, Bente Bouthier and Aubrey Wright. They covered news stories including the eclipse, elections and the federal housing program. Read More: IU loses $1.3 million on eclipse day event They also covered the Dunn Meadow protests and the university’s response; the no-confidence votes against IU President Pamela Whitten; the splitting of IUPUI; and John Mellencamp's statue unveiling. Read More: IU honors Mellencamp’s Hoosier...
2024-12-2751 minNoon EditionOur favorite books this year, gift ideas and more live from Viewpoint Books: Chapter TwoNoon Edition will broadcast live Dec. 6 from the Viewpoint Books: Chapter Two in Columbus, Indiana. Join WFIU's Noon Edition host Bob Zaltsberg and a panel including New York Times bestselling author Michael Koryta, Bartholomew County librarian Lindsey Bailey and Viewpoint Bookstore Owner Beth Stroh. Find out what books have been popular in 2024, our panel’s favorite books, trends in books, and holiday gift ideas. Our panelists will discuss books for all ages, from children’s books to adult thrillers. Koryta, an award-winning author of crime and supernatural fiction, will answer questions. Public s...
2024-12-0653 minNoon Edition2024 Election coverage LIVE from the CourthouseThis week, Noon Edition will broadcast live at the Monroe County Courthouse in advance of the Nov. 5 election. Join WFIU's Noon Edition host Bob Zaltsberg and a panel of political experts for a discussion about the upcoming general election, key races in the state and issues important to Hoosiers.This special Noon Edition will have a live audience. Seating opens to the public at 11:30 a.m. at the Monroe County Courthouse in the Nat U Hill room on the third floor.This event is free and open to the public.You c...
2024-10-1153 min
Indiana State News and Info DailyDiscover Indiana's Pivotal Role in the Midwest: A State of Responsiveness, Education, and Cultural VibrancyIndiana, positioned in the Midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America, is a state with a rich history and a diverse range of socio-economic activities that contribute to its distinct identity. Known to many as the "Hoosier State," Indiana has made recent headlines for its active involvement in national and community-oriented efforts.One notable action by the state leadership involved Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb activating the Indiana National Guard to assist with hurricane relief efforts in Florida. This deployment demonstrates Indiana's commitment to aiding in nationwide crises and supporting disaster recovery efforts outside its borders. Such initiatives...
2024-10-1102 min
The 812088: The Ball Is in His Court, and Her Court, and Your Host's Court: The812 Digest for the Week of June 4On today’s digest, a current-events discussion, the county judicial system, and more about the campus in our city’s midst:Lucas Gonzalez, on the big issues he’s been covering for WFIU News; Judge Catherine Stafford on how the county’s circuit court works;Judge Stafford from another episode, on how the Eviction Protection Project has improved outcomes in the county; and another excerpt from Steve Volan's Doppelganger Cities, the public talk from last fall, on campuses and their relationship to so-called "third places.”Support the showA production of Plateia Media ©2024-5. All rights reserve
2024-06-1034 minThe 812085: The 812 Work Session with Lucas Gonzalez, City Government Reporter, WFIU NewsInterviews on this show are typically with decision and policy makers in Bloomington and Monroe County. But some people know a lot about the city and can explain the issues well, who may never have been elected or appointed officials. This is the latest entry in our occasional series that we call The 812 Work Session.Today's Work Session guest is Lucas Gonzalez, the city government reporter for WFIU News. He talks with host Steve Volan about many current local issues, including the convention center, the Dunn Meadow protests and the city's Gaza ceasefire resolution, the Summit District...
2024-06-0533 min
Rush to KillIn The ShadowsIn this final episode, we’ll take a look at the final execution of the Trump administration, which was legally unusual. This episode will also include discussion of the “Shadow Docket” — and why some experts argue that the death penalty is corrupting our legal system, allowing the Supreme Court to make decisions without explaining why.
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2023-12-081h 00
Rush to KillIntellectual DisabilityIn 2002, the U.S. Supreme Court barred the government from carrying out death sentences of people with intellectual disabilities. But in its final weeks in office, the Trump administration set dates for two intellectually disabled men. Corey Johnson was the second person after Alfred Bourgeois whose attorneys presented evidence he was intellectually disabled.
Coming up in the final episode, we'll see how the continued existence of the American death penalty is leaving its mark on our society.
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2023-11-2354 min
Rush to KillCulpabilityIn this episode, we meet the people behind a global campaign to save Brandon Bernard. And how 20 years later, they say the experience transformed their beliefs about capital punishment and fairness in the justice system.
Coming up in Episode 7:
Facing a hard deadline, the U.S. government rushes to carry out two remaining scheduled executions. They both go very wrong.
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2023-11-1648 min
Rush to KillLynch LawHistorians have long documented how the modern death penalty emerged as a supposed “solution” to the problem of lynchings, racial or otherwise. A method to exact justice behind closed doors, to avoid spectacle. The death penalty is supposed to be a neutral alternative. And yet, at least at the federal level, it depends on who’s in charge.
Starting in 2020, the Trump administration swiftly executed 12 men and one woman in Terre Haute, Indiana, where all federal executions take place. Far more than any administration in modern history. And, curiously, the execution spree initially appeared to spare one typica...
2023-11-0944 min
Rush to KillPoisonLethal injection is now the primary execution method used by the federal government and all executing states. Often dressed up to resemble a medical procedure, it appears to offer a kinder, more gentle death. But records obtained by NPR and WFIU suggest the federal government's preferred execution chemical caused massive damage to prisoners' lungs and might have caused excruciating pain in their final moments.
Coming up in episode 5:
Why was the execution spree split along racial lines?
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2023-11-0353 min
Rush to KillAmerican WomanHow are American lawyers prepared to handle clients with severe mental health issues? Does this factor into the decision to place someone on death row? We're digging into the execution of Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row. Listen to firsthand accounts from the family members, lawyers and investigators involved in her case.
Want to learn more about the Lisa Montgomery case? Watch "A Mother’s Justice: The Trials of Lisa Montgomery"
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Lethal injection is thought to be painless and thought to be quick, seemingly the most hu...
2023-10-2759 min
Rush to KillInventing ClosureThis week, we’re looking back to the first executions ever carried out in Terre Haute. The death penalty promises closure, or justice, but does it deliver? And what changes when the victims of a crime number in the thousands?
Coming up in episode 3, we’ll take a look at the unusual circumstances surrounding the Lisa Montgomery case.
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2023-10-1938 min
Rush to KillThe Gold StandardIn this debut episode: How U.S. justice officials convinced top judges to sign off on a plan to kill 14 condemned Americans in the middle of a pandemic. A shaky legal theory that got the ball rolling. How laws passed decades ago — by people in power today — made it all possible. And why it could happen again.
Coming up in episode 2:
The death penalty promises closure, or justice, but does it deliver?
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2023-10-1345 min
Rush to KillIntroducing: Rush to KillAll federal executions in the United States are carried out in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Isolated from the facility’s general population, and under extra layers of security, 44 condemned men are held in the U.S. prison bureau’s Special Confinement Unit — America’s death row. But actual executions at that level are extraordinarily rare. For two decades, the U.S. didn’t carry out even one.
Everything changed in July 2020, when President Donald Trump’s attorney general instructed the U.S. justice department to reopen the Terre Haute death chamber and start killing people again.
To sat...
2023-10-1005 min
The Audio Verse Awards Nominee Showcase Podcast2023 Showcase: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"Hello, my name is Russell McGee, I am the writer, director, and Starrynight Productions Executive Producer of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
You are about to listen to Episode 1 – The Company of Friends.
In this episode, the adventures of young Dorothy Gale and her dog, Toto, begin when their Kansas home is swept away by a cyclone and they find themselves in the strange land of Oz. Here she meets the good witch, Locasta Tattypoo, and the Munchkins. She is then joined by the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Cowardly Li...
2023-09-271h 03
RadioEdAlex Murdaugh and the Controversial Justice of the Death PenaltyProminent South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh was recently found guilty of the murders of his wife and son—but despite the severity of the crimes, the prosecution declined to pursue the death penalty in his case.In this episode, Emma speaks with journalist George Hale about his experience covering the most recent federal executions in Terre Haute, Indiana for an intimate look at the execution process. She also sits down with DU law professor Sam Kamin to examine the history of the death penalty and the racial and class disparities in how it is ha...
2023-03-1424 minNoon EditionRussia's war against Ukraine hits one year mark with no signs of endingJoin us this Friday, as WFIU hosts a special live broadcast of Noon Edition at the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Affairs about the effects of the war in Ukraine in light of the one-year mark of Russia's invasion.
2023-02-2153 min
Footage Not Found: The IU Cinema PodcastFootage Not Found: I'll See You At The Movies, Goodnight!Aja says goodbye to the IU Cinema podcast.
Footage Not Found is a co-production of the Indiana University Cinema and WFIU Studios.
Our theme song is “Only Ones” from the band Busman's Holiday off of their recently released album Good Songs. You can currently stream Good Songs on Bandcamp and you can find out more about the band on busmansholidayband.com as well as by following them on Instagram @busmansholiday.
You can follow IU Cinema on Instagram, Twitter, Letterboxd, and Facebook @IUCinema.
You can follow Aja on Twitter @Samuraiflicks, on Letterboxd @AjaE...
2022-12-0616 minFootage Not Found: The IU Cinema PodcastFootage Not Found: The World of Hirokazu Kore-eda (with Jon Vickers)This week's Footage Not Found features a long-awaited guest: founding Indiana University Cinema director Jon Vickers joins Aja to discuss the films and themes of Hirokazu Kore-eda with special focus paid to his first narrative film, Maborosi, and his most recent film, Broker. They also discuss Jon’s origins as a film programmer and exhibition entrepreneur and their shared love of the joys that blossom from the pains of everyday life.
Footage Not Found is a co-production of the Indiana University Cinema and WFIU Studios.
Our theme song is “Only Ones” from the band Busman's Holida...
2022-11-0146 minFootage Not Found: The IU Cinema PodcastFootage Not Found: Blaxploitalian - 100 Years Of Blackness In Italian Cinema (with Fred Kuwornu)This week's Footage Not Found features filmmaker Fred Kuwornu, the director behind the documentary film Blaxploitalian, which explores the little-known world of Italian-born and American Black performers and their roles in the Italian film industry. Fred also talks about his work with Spike Lee on the film The Miracle at Santa Anna and his role in the 2016 “Oscars So White” campaign.
Footage Not Found is a co-production of the Indiana University Cinema and WFIU Studios.
Our theme song is “Only Ones” from the band Busman's Holiday off of their recently released album Good Songs. You can curr...
2022-10-1726 minFootage Not Found: The IU Cinema PodcastFootage Not Found: Friday Night FrightsBy the pricking of our thumbs, the return of an IU Cinema series this way comes. For this week's episode of Footage Not Found, we set the tone for the changing of the seasons, as the leaves begin to dry and days begin to dwindle, by highlighting IU Cinema’s long-dormant series Friday Night Frights. What makes a horror movie feel so different on a Friday night? Listen to Aja try to untangle this question as she gets lyrical about the thrills (and chills) of movie-watching in the month of October.
Footage Not Found is a co-production of...
2022-10-0310 minFootage Not Found: The IU Cinema PodcastFootage Not Found - All The Presidents Men and Watergate (with Gerry Lanosga)For this week’s episode of Footage Not Found, we are joined by Indiana University Associate Professor Gerry Lanosga. Gerry details his life in journalism and, since 2022 is its 50th anniversary, gets into a discussion of the Watergate scandal as well as contextualizes the profession of investigative journalism through media portrayals, most notably All the President’s Men.
Footage Not Found is a co-production of the Indiana University Cinema and WFIU Studios.
Our theme song is “Only Ones” from the band Busman's Holiday off of their yet-to-be-released album Good Songs. You can find out more about th...
2022-09-1927 minFootage Not Found: The IU Cinema PodcastFootage Not Found: Women on Top - Legacies of Women in Global CinemaIndiana University Cinema’s new regular series “Women on Top” seeks to showcase a couple of things. It wants to show the audience that despite the large steps being made to amplify women's voices in the film industry, it has been primarily doing that through the role of the director when so many important and overlooked roles in the film industry have been shaped by women and femmes. It also seeks to give a window into the enriching opportunities and artforms outside of that director’s chair. This episode is a very brief tour of the IU Cinema’s fall “Wome...
2022-09-0907 minFootage Not Found: The IU Cinema PodcastFootage Not Found: New Americas Cinema (with Alicia Kozma and Brittany Friesner)Welcome to the first episode of Footage Not Found (formerly A Place for Film), a podcast dedicated to filling in and contextualizing your cinematic gaps. For our inaugural episode, Indiana University Cinema’s Managing Director Brittany Friesner and Director Alicia Kozma sit down to discuss a new film series at the IU Cinema called New Americas Cinema. They detail how it was borne out of the longstanding International Arthouse series as well as define how it is different and aims to serve the Cinema's audience.
Footage Not Found is a co-production of the Indiana University Cinema and WF...
2022-08-1532 min
ThoughtCast®Zen and the Art of Writing – with Natalie GoldbergNote: This program was broadcast on WCAI, KZMU and WFIU.
Natalie Goldberg, the well-known painter, writer and writing teacher, who wrote the best-seller on how to write called Writing Down the Bones, is also a Zen practitioner, who applies the lessons of Zen Buddhism to her writing, and her life.
This is a complex brew, but in this ThoughtCast interview, which took place in her home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Natalie speaks frankly about her often painful but also at times transcendent experiences, and how she has turned these experiences into positive, life-affirming acts...
2022-06-2229 min
Good Black News: The Daily DropGBN Daily Drop for April 2, 2022 (bonus): The Jazz of Marvin GayeIncomparable musical artist Marvin Gaye was born #onthisday in 1939 and it's well known from the 1960s on he helped define R&B, soul and pop music, But what may not be well known about Gaye is that his earliest musical ambitions were to be a singer of Jazz.To learn more about the swingin' side of Gaye, check out the “Standards of Marvin Gaye” episode of WFIU’s weekly music show Afterglow hosted by Mark Chilla, read Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye biography by David Ritz.More sources:https://www.udiscovermusic.com/st...
2022-04-0209 min
Sounding HistoryWelcome to Sounding History!Every collaboration has a backstory. Ours goes back nearly 30 years, when Chris (the older one, jazz musician, former line-cook and nightclub bouncer, some tattoos) and Tom (the slightly younger one, classical musician, serial migrant, no tattoos) worked together at WFIU, Indiana University Public Radio. Both of us were in grad school at Indiana at the time, Chris in jazz and musicology and Tom in music performance. In radio those were the old days. We worked with reel-to-reel tape and rudimentary hard-wired networks on the studio computers, pulling shifts late nights and early mornings for a listening audience s...
2021-11-0224 min
Self Evident: Asian America's Stories"Don't Eat Nazi Shit Melons" (1/2)In the summer of 2019, a public fight unfurled in Bloomington, Indiana — over accusations that Sarah Dye and Douglas Mackey, who sold produce at the city-run farmers' market, were members of an organization classified by the Southern Poverty Law Center and Anti-Defamation League as a white nationalist hate group (an association that would soon be confirmed). Abby Ang, a graduate student at Indiana University in Bloomington who had also become a community organizer, picked up on a series of chat leaks and reports from local farmers and activists about Sarah Dye, taking action to further publicize this connection an...
2021-10-2634 min
WFIU: Profiles InterviewsRock History Professor Glenn GassWFIU's Mark Chilla talks to Dr. Glenn Gass about the legacy of The Beatles
2021-04-2500 min
Pushback with Aaron MateInside Trump's outgoing federal execution spreePresident Trump is leaving office by overseeing a record level of federal executions, with 10 prisoners killed in 2020 and three more slated for this month. George Hale, who has covered the executions for NPR, discusses Trump's last-minute killing spree and witnessing the barbaric executions first-hand.
Guest: George Hale. Reporter covering federal executions for NPR member station WFIU.
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2021-01-0527 min
WFIU: Profiles InterviewsPoet Ross GayKayte Young, host of WFIU's Earth Eats, speaks with Poet Ross Gay about growing the community, "passing the rock," and his latest book-length poem, "Be Holding."
2020-12-2100 min
WFIU: Profiles InterviewsRobert SiegelFor WFIU's 70th Anniversary, WFIU News Special Projects Editor Bob Zaltsberg, speaks with Robert Siegel about his 30 years of hosting NPR’s All Things Considered, and the importance of public radio.
2020-12-0700 min
The Audio Verse Awards Nominee Showcase Podcast2020 Showcase: The Ernie Pyle ExperimentHello, this is Russell McGee, one of the Executive Producers of WFIU’s “The Ernie Pyle Experiment”.
A thirteen-episode podcast set in the 1930s and based upon the early life of Ernie Pyle and his wife, Jerry, as they travelled the back roads of America in pursuit of interesting stories.
Each episode, through fact and fiction, examines the circumstances surrounding an actual column written by Ernie Pyle.
You are about to hear, Episode 2 “That Long Sad Wind”, which is nominated for “New Audio Play Production”, “Instrumental Composition” by Ryan Chase, and “Environmental Sound Design” by Jessie Bre...
2020-10-0626 min
Earth EatsGrowing Food, Raising Alpacas And Baking SconesTake a dive into the Earth Eats archives to celebrate WFIU’s 70th anniversary.
2020-09-2529 min
The Dan Wakefield PodcastJanet Flanner - The Uncle Dan and Sophie JamWe pay tribute to Janet Flanner, a great journalist who for fifty years wrote "Letter from Paris" for The New Yorker magazine under the pseudonym "Genet," won The National Book Award and France's Legion of Honor. She fled Indianapolis early on and spent her life in Paris, with Hemingway, Picasso and the gang.
Dan Wakefield and Sophie Faught speaking. Musicians: Sophie Faught on tenor sax, Susan Anderson, violin; Hannah Marks, bass, Joel Tucker, guitar.
Recorded live at The Blockhouse in Bloomington and broadcast on WFIU.
2019-10-0800 min
WFIU: Profiles InterviewsPerry MetzMoya Andrews speaks with Perry Metz, who recently retired after serving as WFIU and WTIU’s general manager for 16 years.
2019-10-0600 minThe Dan Wakefield PodcastStarting Out - The Uncle Dan and Sophie JamOn this installment of The Uncle Dan and Sophie Jam, we take another creative journey in words and music with Dan Wakefield and Sophie Faught.
Dan tells what it was like starting out as a writer and covering the Emmett Till trial for The Nation magazine.
Sophie tells what it was like stating out as a jazz musician, playing at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
(This show was recorded live at The Jazz Kitchen in Indianapolis, and broadcast on WFIU in Bloomington. Sophie Faught is on tenor saxophone, Joel Tucker on guitar and Nick Tucker on bass.)
2019-09-2700 min
WFIU: Profiles InterviewsComposer Larry Groupé and Filmmaker Rod LurieRod Lurie joined Larry Groupé spoke with host Aaron Cain in the WFIU studios
2019-06-1600 min
Night Lights Classic JazzA Day For Doris DayA career-spanning musical tribute from WFIU's afternoon jazz program "Just You And Me."
2019-05-141h 20
Big Talk – WFHBDist. 1 City Council Candidate Denise ValkyrieLike many Americans, Denise Valkyrie has struggled to make ends meet and has experienced devastating health care expenses. She works multiple jobs to keep her family afloat. These experiences give her a perspective, she says, the current city council lacks. Currently administrative support coordinator for WFIU/WTIU and Indiana Radio & Television Services as well as an Uber driver, she has worked on her bachelor’s degree for 20 years and hopes to graduate in December. Valkyrie helped organize the Indiana contingent’s trip to the 2017 Women’s March on Washington as well as the 2018 Women’s March in Indianapolis.
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2019-05-0228 min
Focus on FlowersTyron CooperWFIU's Mark Chilla speaks with Tyron Cooper, musician, composer, scholar, and director of Indiana University’s Archives of African American Music.
2019-02-1858 minFocus on FlowersJazz Saxophonist Rob DixonWFIU's David Brent Johnson speaks with saxophonist, educator, and "Jazz Mayor of Indianapolis" Rob Dixon.
2019-02-1158 minFocus on FlowersD.J. Kyle LongIndianapolis writer and D.J. Kyle Long speaks with WFIU's David Brent Johnson about building musical bridges across cultural divides, and about what happens when your passion becomes your day job.
2019-01-2858 min
No LimitsIndy's Jazz SceneToday on No Limits we discuss the roots of Indiana's music scene with a special emphasis on jazz. Our guests are host of WFYI's own Cultural Manifesto, Kyle Long, WFIU host David Brent Johnson, and musician Rob Dixon.
2018-11-2000 min
At Home In BloomingtonEpisode 2: Hopscotch CoffeeWe talk all things coffee with Jeff Grant, Co-Founder of Hopscotch Coffee. From roasting coffee to creating unique fundraising blends to help local non-profits like Mother Hubbards Cupboard and WFIU, Hopscotch strives to support organizations and events that make our town better and empower our neighbors. With two locations to serve your coffee, tea and kombucha needs, you're sure to find a unique hand crafted beverage to brighten up your day! Visit either location during these hours: Mon.–Fri. 7a–10pSat. 8a–10pSun. 9a–10pShow links: REAL-List: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXSsp4...
2018-09-1140 minBig Talk – WFHBJazz Maven David Brent JohnsonHe started out in radio at WFHB and now serves as the jazz director for WFIU. Like many young people, David Brent Johnson stumbled and fumbled through life upon reaching adulthood. He discovered jazz in his twenties, what he calls his “light on the road to Damascus” moment. Then, he and a partner produced an Americana music show for WFHB, with Johnson gradually concentrating more on jazz. He was offered a job with Bloomington’s NPR affiliate in 2002. Now his programs are syndicated and reach as far as Manila, Philippines.
Michael Glab goes one-on-one with Bloomington’s most fas...
2018-06-1528 minFocus on FlowersJ. Terry Clapacs And Anthony JoslinMoya Andrews, host of WFIU’s Focus on Flowers, who brings us two conversations with some important stewards of the land in South Central Indiana: J. Terry Clapacs and Anthony Joslin
2018-06-0458 min
Jazz – Arts and MusicCity of Angels ReviewJoshua Scott Carter as Stone, the detective, with Mary Beth Black as Oolie, the secretary. I’m George Walker for WFIU Arts. City of Angels at IU’s Ruth N. Halls Theatre is a musical inspired by those dark mystery dramas like The Maltese Falcon. Larry Gelbart’s book with David Zipel‘s lyrics and Cy Coleman’s jazzy score […]
2018-04-1903 minJazz – Arts and MusicWest Side Story, A Teen Tale For GenerationsI’m George Walker for WFIU Arts. West Side Story opened this weekend at the IU Opera Theater. When the show debuted on Broadway in 1957 I was just about the age of Baby John, the youngest member of the Jets. My friends and I spent a lot of time listening to the gang’s “Officer Krupke” […]
2018-04-0904 minPopular Music – Arts and MusicWest Side Story, A Teen Tale For GenerationsI’m George Walker for WFIU Arts. West Side Story opened this weekend at the IU Opera Theater. When the show debuted on Broadway in 1957 I was just about the age of Baby John, the youngest member of the Jets. My friends and I spent a lot of time listening to the gang’s “Officer Krupke” […]
2018-04-0904 minNoon EditionSpring Into Gardening 2018Your favorite gardening experts Helen May and Don Adamson are back for WFIU's annual spring gardening show.
2018-03-2352 minFocus on FlowersAuthor Frank BillWFIU's Will Murphy speaks with author Frank Bill and bookstore owner Brian Hawkins.
2018-02-2658 minNo LimitsCongressman Lee HamiltonFormer US Congressman Lee Hamilton will join John Krull from the WFIU studios in Bloomington to talk about his life and work.
2018-02-2200 minPopular Music – Arts and MusicBarbershop Harmony On WFIUit's the sound of America...in close four part harmony
2018-02-0612 minFocus on FlowersComposer Jake HeggieWFIU's Aaron Cain speaks with contemporary classical composer Jake Heggie.
2017-12-2358 minFocus on FlowersArtist Jim Walker and the Big Car Collaborativehttp://wfiu.indiana.edu/podcasts/audio/profiles/17/171104-profiles-jim-walker.mp3
2017-11-0658 minFocus on FlowersJane Henegar and Christie GillespieWFIU's Will Murphy speaks with Jane Henegar of the Indiana American Civil Liberties Union, and Christie Gillespie of Planned Parenthood in Indiana and Kentucky.
2017-09-3058 minFocus on FlowersAuthors from the IU Writers ConferenceWFIU’s Shayne Laughter talks with writers who visited Bloomington to teach at the 2017 Indiana University Writers Conference.
2017-07-1755 minFocus on FlowersRemembering Dick BishopWe remember longtime WFIU jazz host-producer Dick Bishop one year after his death. Steve Steve Sanders conducted this interview with Dick in April of 2006.
2017-05-0851 min
Music in the Key of GenevaMusic in the Key of Geneva #010 | Scott LaFaroEvery year, in early April, Geneva celebrates the legacy of Scott LaFaro. The jazz bassist grew up in Geneva and the car crash that brought a tragic end to his short life happened just outside the city. For some perspective on Scott LaFaro, we talk to David Brent Johnson, jazz director at WFIU public radio in Bloomington and musician Gap Mangione.
Music in the Key of Geneva is a production of the Geneva Historical Society, Kerry Lippincott Executive Director. John Marks is our executive producer. Kelly Walker is our host and producer.
Music in the Key of Geneva is supported...
2017-04-0714 min
Folger Shakespeare Library: Shakespeare UnlimitedShakespeare in SolitaryFor ten years, Laura Bates, a professor at Indiana State University, taught Shakespeare to a group of inmates considered the worst of the worst – men incarcerated in the solitary confinement unit at Indiana's Wabash Valley Correctional Facility. These are, for the most part, prisoners considered so dangerous they were kept apart, even from the other prisoners. Every week, Professor Bates would drive out to the prison, make her way over to solitary confinement and sit down in a space in between the cells of these men to discuss Macbeth, Hamlet, Othello and Richard II. She wrote about her experiences in a...
2016-10-0432 min
Folger Shakespeare Library: Shakespeare UnlimitedShakespeare in SolitaryFor ten years, Laura Bates, a professor at Indiana State University, taught Shakespeare to a group of inmates considered the worst of the worst – men incarcerated in the solitary confinement unit at Indiana’s Wabash Valley Correctional Facility. These are, for the most part, prisoners considered so dangerous they were kept apart, even from the other prisoners. Every week, Professor Bates would drive out to the prison, make her way over to solitary confinement and sit down in a space in between the cells of these men to discuss Macbeth, Hamlet, Othello and Richard II. She wrote about her experiences in a...
2016-10-0432 minShakespeare UnlimitedShakespeare in SolitaryFor ten years, Laura Bates, a professor at Indiana State University, taught Shakespeare to a group of inmates considered the worst of the worst – men incarcerated in the solitary confinement unit at Indiana’s Wabash Valley Correctional Facility. These are, for the most part, prisoners considered so dangerous they were kept apart, even from the other prisoners. Every week, Professor Bates would drive out to the prison, make her way over to solitary confinement and sit down in a space in between the cells of these men to discuss Macbeth, Hamlet, Othello and Richard II. She wrote about her experiences in a...
2016-10-0432 minShakespeare UnlimitedShakespeare in SolitaryFor ten years, Laura Bates, a professor at Indiana State University, taught Shakespeare to a group of inmates considered the worst of the worst – men incarcerated in the solitary confinement unit at Indiana’s Wabash Valley Correctional Facility. These are, for the most part, prisoners considered so dangerous they were kept apart, even from the other prisoners. Every week, Professor Bates would drive out to the prison, make her way over to solitary confinement and sit down in a space in between the cells of these men to discuss Macbeth, Hamlet, Othello and Richard II. She wrote about her experiences in a...
2016-10-0432 min
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2016-01-1203 min2016-01-1203 min2016-01-1203 minPopular Music – Arts and MusicTyron Cooper On The IU Soul RevueWFIU's DeShawn Wells speaks with Tyron Cooper about the IU Soul Revue.
2015-04-1604 minJazz – Arts and MusicA Jazz Backlash Against “Whiplash”?Trio talk: trumpeter and IU faculty member Pat Harbison, drummer and bandleader Mitch Shiner, and WFIU's David Brent Johnson discuss the movie "Whiplash."
2015-02-2722 minMovies – Arts and MusicA Jazz Backlash Against “Whiplash”?Trio talk: trumpeter and IU faculty member Pat Harbison, drummer and bandleader Mitch Shiner, and WFIU's David Brent Johnson discuss the movie "Whiplash."
2015-02-2722 minMovies – Arts and MusicOn Location: Josephine DeckerFilmmaker Josephine Decker spoke with WFIU's James Gray
2015-02-1604 minMovies – Arts and MusicOn Location: Bridgett Davis On Creating The Character “Cece”WFIU's Leah Johnson speaks with filmmaker Bridgett Davis on the 20th anniversary of her film Naked Acts.
2014-11-2404 minMovies – Arts and MusicOn Location: Filmmaker Steve James On Roger EbertWFIU's James Gray speaks with filmmaker Steve James. James most recent film is about the life of the late film critic Roger Ebert.
2014-11-1708 minMovies – Arts and MusicOn Location: Actor Jonathan Banks On Being Lucky and “Bad”Actor Jonathan Banks spoke with WFIU's Betsy Shepherd about his career and life.
2014-11-1104 minEther Game Daily Music QuizThe Ether Game Election Day PodcastNo new episode of Ether Game on Tuesday, but tune in to WFIU for all of your election coverage! In the meantime, can you name this election-themed tune?
2014-11-0400 minEther Game Daily Music QuizThe Sounds of WFIU: 2014 Fund Drive ShowThe Ether Game Brain Trust asks, can you name this public radio tune?
2014-10-2100 minEther Game Daily Music QuizCapital IdeaIt would be a “capitol” idea to visit this city! Our composer was sometimes better appreciated here than in his native Vienna, and some of his operas were premiered here. Discover the solution to this puzzle on Ether Game, Tuesday evenings at 8. For more musical fun and frustration, check our website at wfiu dot o-r-g slash ether game.
2010-10-0500 minNoon EditionManaging Animal Welfare In South Central IndianaFollowing the recent incident in Greene County where 70 dogs were discovered housed in a trailer, WFIU's Noon Edition took a look at issues surrounding animal welfare management in the state.
2010-08-0653 minNoon EditionAsk All The Mayors On Noon EditionThis week on Noon Edition, WFIU’s “Ask the Mayor” took over Noon Edition for an hour-long “Ask the Mayor” extravaganza. “Ask the Mayor” host Stan Jastrzebski was joined in studio by Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan, Columbus Mayor Fred Armstrong, Terre Haute Mayor Duke Bennett, and Kokomo Mayor Greg Goodnight.
2010-07-0253 minNoon EditionThe Year In ReviewThis week on Noon Edition, we took a look back at the year and decade in local and national events. Joining the program were Tribune Star Editor Max Jones and Herald Times Managing Editor Andrea Murray. Herald Times Editor Bob Zaltsberg and WFIU Assistant News Director Daniel Robison were your hosts.
2010-01-0154 minAngles from the IU Art Museum Podcast – Arts and MusicIndiana University Art Museum Open Late For Coffeehouse NightsDuring the month of September, they’ll be opening their doors for an evening of coffee, snacks, music, and of course art. WFIU's David Wood spoke with Josie Larimer, the special events coordinator at the IU Art Museum about their upcoming Coffeehouse Nights!<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WfiuIUArtMuseumPodcast/~4/hzJPCzoT1Yw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>
2009-09-0100 minNoon EditionWFIU In AfghanistanThis week on Noon Edition, we sat down with reporter and author Douglas Wissing to discuss his experiences reporting for WFIU while embedded with the 1-19th Indiana Agribusiness Development Team in Afghanistan.
2009-08-2853 minWanda's Picks Feature: John HandyToday we will feature John Handy, musician, composer, well known for his songs: Hard Work, Spanish Lady, Dancy Dancy, If Only We Knew, & Body & Soul. "Jazz encyclopedias list John Handy as an alto saxophonist who plays the tenor, saxello, baritone, clarinet, oboe and vocals. He is actually a consummate world musician and teacher who has devoted his life to using music to elevate the human spirit. His soulful and fiery saxophone style is instantly recognizable to generations of jazz fans world-wide. As a performer and composer he continues to sweep audiences into ecstasy with his vast range of creative, emotional...
2009-06-022h 00Noon EditionAsk All the Mayors on Noon EditionThis week on Noon Edition, WFIU's "Ask the Mayor" took over Noon Edition for an hour-long "Ask the Mayor" extravaganza.
2009-05-0153 minLimelight – Arts and MusicAfrican American Dance Company Showcases Dance Styles Of The African DiasporaIndiana University's African American Dance Company hosts its 35th annual spring concert. Using dance to create different moods while relating the human condition in the African Diaspora, the dancers mix jazz, modern, and ballet in the performance. Iris Rosa, professor and director of the dance company explains to WFIU's Erica Hunter why they integrated a political theme into the show.
2009-04-0100 minAngles from the IU Art Museum Podcast – Arts and MusicTranscendent: The Photographs of Hiroshi SugimotoAn exhibition of fifteen prints by the internationally renowned photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto is currently on view at the Indiana University Art Museum in Bloomington. A fixture of the contemporary art scene for more than three decades, Sugimoto's photography has recently surfaced in the pop music world as well, as the cover image of U2's newest album, No Line on the Horizon. WFIU's Yaël Ksander spoke with curator, Nan Brewer.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WfiuIUArtMuseumPodcast/~4/pyXnA9DBNdQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>
2009-03-2500 minNoon EditionAthletics at Indiana UniversityThis week on Noon Edition, Indiana University Athletics Director Fred Glass stops by the studio. Herald-Times Editor Bob Zaltsberg and WFIU News Director Stan Jastrzebski are you hosts.
2009-03-2053 minNoon EditionSuggestions for Upcoming ProgramsThis week on Noon Edition, it's your turn to tell WFIU what issues you want addressed on future programs. Hosts Bob Zaltsberg and Mary Catherine Carmichael will be taking your suggestions as well as any early donations for WFIU’s annual fund drive.
2008-11-071h 212008-09-0553 minAngles from the IU Art Museum Podcast – Arts and MusicPlant Portraits of A.R. ValentienStraddling that threshold between art and nature was Albert R. Valentien, a Cincinnati native who, from the age of nineteen, had specialized in floral decoration for the city's world-renowned Rookwood Pottery. Valentien's works are on display as part of "Plant Portraits: The California Legacy of A.R. Valentien." WFIU's Yaël Ksander has more.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WfiuIUArtMuseumPodcast/~4/3B0Hwai01tg" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>
2008-08-1300 minAngles from the IU Art Museum Podcast – Arts and MusicMasterworks from the IU Art Museum, Part 3IU Press has recently published “Masterworks from the IU Art Museum,” a catalog of objects representing the full range of the museum’s collection, along with essays by its curators. WFIU’s Yael Ksander speaks with several of those involved in the publication.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WfiuIUArtMuseumPodcast/~4/otQbN-JY7Tk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>
2008-04-1600 minAngles from the IU Art Museum Podcast – Arts and MusicBenton’s Shallow CreekWFIU’s Yael Ksander speaks with Leo Mazow and Nan Brewer about the traveling exhibition, Shallow Creek: Thomas Hart Benton and American Waterways.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WfiuIUArtMuseumPodcast/~4/gJ5qeNdWIl4" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>
2008-04-0900 minAngles from the IU Art Museum Podcast – Arts and MusicMasterworks from the IU Art Museum, Part 2IU Press has recently published “Masterworks from the IU Art Museum,” a catalog of objects representing the full range of the museum’s collection, along with essays by its curators. WFIU’s Yael Ksander speaks with several of those involved in the publication.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WfiuIUArtMuseumPodcast/~4/Rp1tS-BU2KE" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>
2008-03-2600 minAngles from the IU Art Museum Podcast – Arts and MusicMasterworks from the IU Art MuseumIU Press has recently published “Masterworks from the IU Art Museum,” a catalog of objects representing the full range of the museum’s collection, along with essays by its curators. WFIU’s Yael Ksander speaks with several of those involved in the publication.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WfiuIUArtMuseumPodcast/~4/v9Yk12nOVAw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>
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