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August 12, 2022: The Phone as a Weapon – Keith LaMar on His Hunger Strike

Keith LaMar, also known as Bomani Shakur, is a prisoner on Ohio’s Death Row.  He is facing execution in autumn 2023 after being framed in prison due to his advocacy for other prisoners and his refusal to snitch on others in the aftermath of the 1993 Lucasville Uprising.  He has consistently expressed solidarity with other Lucasville prisoners and has engaged …

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Literary Journalist Jeff LaFave

There are still young, exciting writers in journalism, even as we tumble headlong into the social media age. Jeff LaFave began work as a reporter for the Bloomington Herald-Times and now teaches feature writing and literary journalism at Indiana University’s Media School. Writing news stories can be an art and, as LaFave explains to Alex Ashkin, it’s a gift people are …

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Eco Report – August 11, 2022

Eco

HEADLINES Midwest Energy reports on a solar project that almost developed by accident.  Larry Graham found himself scrambling when a farmer who had been renting a parcel of his land for three decades “kind of bailed out.” Graham figured leasing it for solar panels would be a good fit and started doing research online. —Norm Holy Researchers are combing far …

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Prescription for Healthcare – Tracy Carson on Organizing in Indiana, August 2022

Medicare for All Indiana

Welcome to Prescription for Healthcare, a podcast collaboration between the WFHB Local News and Medicare for All Indiana. Tracy Carson In the August show, hosts Karen Green Stone and Dr. Rob Stone speak with Tracy Carson, who was inspired to organize a statewide March for Medicare for All in Indianapolis on Saturday July 23, 2022. Listen as we talk with …

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August 5, 2022: Summer of Kites 2022

We launch into this episode with our monthly roundup of prison disturbances, as compiled by Perilous Chronicle.  Afterwards, we have audio from a prisoner, Paul Lee, reporting on a massive transfer of inmates back in February from Pontiac, Illinois correctional facility to Centralia Correctional Center due to an ongoing black mold problem, which had been accumulating at the facility for …

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Hola Bloomington – August 5, 2022

Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic comparte información sobre inmigración. Los abogados de inmigración comparten que los cambios de inmigración están ocurriendo rápidamente. Recomiendan consultar con un profesional con respecto a sus propios cambios individuales únicos.   Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic shares information about immigration.  Immigration attorneys share that the immigrations changes are happening fast.  They recommend to consult with professional regarding …

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Artist, Musician, Stuntologist: Sam Bartlett

He went from making old time music to making apple cider in Vermont. Then Sam Bartlett crossed the country serving as cities’ and towns’ artist-in-residence and “public art instigator.” His life took another turn with the publication of several of his Stuntology books. Bartlett creates art along the edges and, so, must make it constantly to survive. Hosts Michael Glab …

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Eco Report – August 4, 2022

Eco

HEADLINES WFIU reported the northern Indiana utility NIPSCO wants to raise rates to clean up coal ash ponds at its Michigan City coal plant. Other utilities in the state may be following suit. Activists say NIPSCO’s customers shouldn’t have to pay for what they call an “incomplete” cleanup. —Norm Holy Pam Roberts, with MC-IRIS, has identified the Callery Pear as …

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Hola Bloomington – July 29, 2022

A re run program in which we have our hosts introducing the 2017 New Year.  They talk to their guest with South Central Community action Program (SCCAP) to talk about health insurance for children. Un programa de repetición en el que tenemos a nuestros anfitriones presentando el Año Nuevo 2017. Hablan con su invitado con el Programa de Acción Comunitaria …

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July 29, 2022: Prison’s Impact on Families

We are again sticking close to home this week. We share the second part of a panel on the effects of incarceration on families. Max E. Smith, Becky Harris, Stacy Flynn, and Ashley C. Ford speak on their experiences of having incarcerated loved ones or how their time inside affected their family members. All Indiana residents, they tell us about …

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