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BloomingOUT – December 17th, 2020

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The Supreme Court held a few surprises this week, one of which was on the story we brought to you about Curtis Hill, the disgraced and outgoing Attorney General for Indiana: Box v. Henderson in which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit sided with eight married lesbian couples who had children via artificial insemination, as many do, …

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Better Beware – Zelle and Zoom

The Zelle app is convenient for transferring money, but there’s no fraud protection. And hackers are cashing in on people who use the Zoom conferencing software by sending fake emails — here’s what to watch out for.

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Bring It On! – December 14, 2020: Former Mayor of Gary, IN, Karen Freeman-Wilson

Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea spend the hour with Karen Freeman-Wilson, the two-term mayor of Gary, IN from 2012 to 2019 and the Attorney General of Indiana from 2000 to 2001. Fr. Mayor Freeman-Wilson was born and raised in Gary. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. Freeman-Wilson has had a long and …

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Interchange – St. Louis: Patterns of Segregation and Alibis for Abandonment

Our show today is “Patterns of Segregation and Alibis for Abandonment,” Part 2 of our conversation with Walter Johnson about his book, The Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States published by Basic Books. The opening song is the main theme from the 1944 musical film “Meet Me in St. Louis” which stars …

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News Brief – December 15, 2020

4,347 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Indiana on Monday, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. There were 129 newly reported deaths. Locally, Monroe County saw 63 new confirmed cases yesterday while Lawrence County reported 50. Brown County reported 14 new cases. Spencer, Indiana native Sergeant Michael Wood will be serving as the new Public Information Officer …

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Inside Outdoors – Saturday December 12, 2020

Hosts are Don Jordan, ‘Buddy Bill’ Moser, and Rich Reardin Today’s guest host is D Alan Bronnenberg Special guest today was Marc Haggerty We invite anyone who would like to be included in the program to PM us at ‘Inside Outdoors’ on Facebook, and if you know how to ‘Zoom’ we’ll invite you on the show! ‘Inside Outdoors’ engineer, host …

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December 11, 2020: Like a Horror Movie- COVID’s Spread in the Prisons

This week, we hear from two people who explain the rapidly deteriorating COVID-19 situation in facilities in both Saskatchewan and Indiana. As we reported last week, prisoners at the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre in Saskatchewan, Canada organized a hunger strike last week to protest the rapidly-spreading COVID-19 outbreak at the facility. The hunger strike lasted several days and ended Monday, …

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Big Talk Music, Part 1

Big Talk guests have included a stellar lineup of local musicians, some of whom have made national and international names for themselves. For a holiday season change of pace, we’re presenting songs, sung and played, by many of our previous musical guests on the program. Today’s edition features the Indianapolis Children’s Choir (founded by Henry Leck) singing “Kalanta of the …

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BloomingOUT – December 10th, 2020

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As Covid cases continue to rise, cases in Monroe County have gone up to above 10%, forcing schools to shut down all in-person sessions. At the same time, Bloomington officials are attempting to remove the homeless from public property. Earlier this week, the parks department in Bloomington tried to ban personal tents on all park property. Melanie talks about how …

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Better Beware – Unhappy Holidays

Tis the season… to loose money to scammers! Porch pirates are out in force this year, snatching packages while you may not be watching. Watch out for them and others trying to  “unhappy” your holidays.

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