Lotus Education & Arts Foundation executive director Tamara Loewenthal faced a slew of challenges this year. Not only did she bring an almost entirely new staff on board but the COVID-19 pandemic forced her to turn the 2020 annual world music festival into a virtual affair. Most of Lotus Fest, starting tonight and running through Sunday, September 27th, will be …

In this episode, we recap the Louisville grand jury’s decision to indict 1 of the 3 officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor. The charge against him is not for the killing of Breonna Taylor. He is instead being charged with wanton endangerment, or in other words, “endangering the neighborhood.” We are not impressed. What does this have to …

The Indiana Department of Transportation, or INDOT, is pushing its plan to build a destructive new highway, the Mid-States Corridor, which would run from Owensboro, Kentucky, through the Jasper area and connect with interstate 69. Whether the project is even needed at all—is a point of contention. —Linda Greene The head of Indiana’s environmental agency said it would no longer …

  Hours after the lawsuit was filed, IPL announced their compliance with EPA’s allegations and said that they would reduce their emissions at the Petersburg plant. Following this, EPA announced that Morgan County’s air quality is officially within federal standards. The lawsuit has sparked interest on how the switch from coal to natural gas will have a significant effect on …

There is a lot of fraud going around that relates to the Election — but it’s not fraudulent voting, it’s scammers trying to keep you from voting! Or steal your identity…or your money. Watch out for them, starting right now.

(Original air date: July 30, 2019) Forget the haters – they have not read deliberately nor with imagination, only as partisans. You could do much worse than spend many hours reading and studying just two of Thoreau’s great essays, “Civil Disobedience” and “A Plea for Captain John Brown.” The first, influential for a non-violent response to tyranny, the second, recognizing …

652 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Indiana on Monday, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. There were NINE reported deaths. Locally, Monroe County saw 48 new confirmed cases yesterday, while Lawrence County reported 1. Brown County reported no new cases. The Indiana University Center for Rural Engagement will be hosting the Indiana University Rural Conference next …

1. Jason Molina – Eight Gates 2. Various – AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T Rex 3. Toots and The Maytals – Got To Be Tough 4. Samoa Wilson/Jim Kweskin Band – I Just Want To Be Horizontal 5. Dirk Powell – When I Wait For You 6. Billy Childs – Acceptance 7. Howling – Colure 8. …

Nohe & Sus Santos (Nohe and Her Saints) is a four-piece band replete with the musical vibes of Central and North America. Incorporating Alt-Rock en Espanol and quirky Cumbia, Nohe & Sus Santos deliver a Latinx vibe full of soul, passion, and a good dose of attitude, accentuated by electric guitar, bass, percussion and the voice of celebrated Honduran vocalist …

The Friel Sisters (Anna, Sheila, and Clare Friel) are young traditional musicians born and brought up in Glasgow, Scotland – with their family roots firmly entrenched in the Donegal Gaeltacht in North West Ireland. They play a mixture of music interspersed with songs in English and Irish, many from their family repertoire. Songs by The Friel Sisters heard in this …