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BloomingOUT – Sara Blackwood, Rest In Peace – October 14th, 2020

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We are happy to be back together with Justin and Ireland again! This week we talk about anti-LGBTQ activism at the Head of Diversity and Inclusion Council and how anti-LGBTQ rhetoric leads to the murder of LGBTQ+ folk. We are incredibly saddened to hear of the murder of Sara Blackwood, a trans woman who was merely walking home after working …

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Inside Outdoors – Saturday October 10, 2020

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! Today’s guest host is D Alan Bronnenberg ‘Inside Outdoors’ engineer, host and producer is Rich Reardin ‘Inside Outdoors’ executive producer is Kade Young

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WFHB TOP ALBUMS 10.13.20

1. A Certain Ratio – ACR LOCO 2. Dirk Powell – When I Wait For You 3. Fontaines D.C. – A Hero’s Death 4. Elvin Bishop/Charlie Musselwhite – 100 Years of Blues 5. H.C. McEntire – Eno Axis 6. Shirley Collins – Hearts Ease 7. Austin Lucas – Alive In The Hot Zone 8. Blitzen Trapper – Holy Smokes Future …

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News Brief – October 13, 2020

1,569 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Indiana on Monday, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. There were 27 newly reported deaths. Locally, Monroe County saw 38 new confirmed cases yesterday. Keep in mind, Indiana University releases its weekly COVID test results every Wednesday. Lawrence County reported 9 new cases, while Brown County reported 1. Ivy Tech …

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Interchange – Five Days in Spain: Muriel Rukeyser and the Revolutionary Muse

In 1936, twenty-two-year-old Muriel Rukeyser, who had just won the Yale Younger Poets Award for her first book Theory of Flight, was suddenly (almost accidentally) in Spain as a journalist to cover the Olimpiada Popular, or People’s Olympiad, a protest event against the 1936 Berlin Olympics presided over by Hitler and the Nazi Party. Intended to take place in Barcelona, …

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October 9, 2020: Are Incarcerated People Disposable?

We begin this week with a short piece by WFHB reporter Aaron Comforty, who reports on an alleged instance of attempted suicide in the local jail, and one mother’s attempts to find out the status of her son. We also speak with Ted Smith, an Associate Professor of Environmental Medicine at the University of Louisville who tells us about a …

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Bring It On! – October 12, 2020: MCCSC Copes with COVID-19

Today’s edition of Bring It On! centers on efforts of The Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC) to prioritize the health and welfare of children, teachers, and parents in an equitable fashion given the dangers of COVID-19. However, at the same time, they face the challenge of how to resolve iniquities that makes it easier for those with higher incomes …

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Hola Bloomington – October 9, 2020

En Hola Bloomington, Josefa Madrigal, entrevisto a invitad@s Brenda Espinoza del Caucus Latino Democrático IN-9, está Dyna Martinez del Caucus IN LatinX a nivel estatal y a Robinson de Jesus-Romero, el secretario de la Asociación de Estudiantes Latinos Graduados (LGSA). Ell@s comparten información sobre el VOTO LATINO y la manera que nos impacta. Lo importante que es hacer una decisión …

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Anti-nuke Activist David Keppel

His father was an American emissary to Moscow and a Kremlinologist. He was born just as the Cold War threatened to turn hot. David Keppel began protesting and organizing against the madness of the nuclear arms race in the 1980s. Today he serves as an organizer for the Bloomington Peace Action Coalition and is a member of the Green Sanctuary …

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BloomingOUT w/ Supreme Court has second thoughts about equal rights – October 8th, 2020

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Recover from all the trauma you have experienced from the news cycle this week by listening to some very calm and cool individuals talk about it from an LGBTQ+ perspective. This week’s headlines: Transgender man files pregnancy discrimination suit against Amazon 76% of LGBTQ people are voting for Joe Biden but only 17% support Donald Trump Justices Thomas, Alito Blast …

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