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Interchange – Vonnegut on Tralfamadore: Billy Pilgrim and PTSD

In his new book, The Writer’s Crusade: Kurt Vonnegut and the Many Lives of Slaughterhouse-Five, author Tom Roston examines the connection between Kurt Vonnegut’s life and his anti-war novel, Slaughterhouse-Five. Roston spent some time researching his subject here in Bloomington, where the Lilly Library at Indiana University houses the Kurt Vonnegut Manuscript Archives. Did Vonnegut suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder? …

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Bring It One! – January 3, 2021: Jennifer Crossley of the Monroe County Council and Isak Nti Asare, a candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in Indiana’s ninth

It’s not enough to demand justice for a week and simply move on. If we want to make real change in this country [the U.S.], that change needs to be reflected in our leaders, starting at the local level. Black people are tired, but are dedicating themselves to their communities and their country—consistently putting in the work to remind us …

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Inside Outdoors – Saturday January 1, 2022

Don Jordan, ‘Buddy Bill’ Moser, Rich Reardin, and D Alan Bronnenberg ‘Inside Outdoors’ engineer, host and Inside Outdoors executive producer is Rich Reardin WFHB executive producer is Kade Young Also, the show will be podcast at https://www.insideoutdoorsradio.com

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Hola Bloomington- December 31, 2021

Locutoras Minerva Sosa, Luz Lopez y Josefa Madrigal se reúnen via zoom para despedirse del año 2021 y dan la bienvenida al año 2022. Hablan sobre sus experiencias durante este año y como navegaron este año durante la pandemia Covid19. Hosts, Minerva Sosa, Luz Lopez and Josefa Madrigal meet via zoom to say goodbye to the year 2021 and welcome …

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December 31, 2021: Russell Maroon Shoatz, In His Own Words

This week, we honor the late Russell Maroon Shoatz. On December 17th, Russell Maroon Shoatz passed away. In 1970, Shoatz was convicted for the murder of a police officer in Pennsylvania and was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. On February 20, 2014, Shoatz was returned to the prison’s general population after being held in solitary confinement …

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Eco Report – December 30, 2021

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HEADLINES In 2020, the oil, gas and coal industry spent over a $115 million  lobbying Congress to ensure that it would obtain fossil fuel subsidies. Currently, the industry receives $15 billion  of taxpayers’ money in direct federal subsidies every year. —Linda Greene More than 100 countries concluded a round of negotiations on global efforts to restore and protect the variety …

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December 2021: Beyond the Banana Plantation

This month, Partisan Gardens is all about the banana. Second only to the tomato as the most consumed fruit in the world, the banana has thus far only been made available in temperate regions through a violent extraction process led by multinational corporations. Attacks against this colonial system likely began at least as early as the 1870s, when bananas were …

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Writing the Diaspora Part 2

Welcome to the 54th episode of Hearabouts: Asian American Midwest Radio. Hearabouts is produced by Indiana University’s Asian Culture Center in collaboration with WFHB. We ask critical questions about identity, culture, community and shared assumptions. This episode is produced by Andrew Pace and Melanie Castillo-Cullather. Our sound engineer is Michael Sears. Partnering with The Creative Writing MFA Program, the new …

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Bring It On! – December 27, 2021: COVID-19 & the Mental Health of College Students

On today’s Bring It On!, hosts, William Hosea and Gloria Howell spend the hour with Drs. Tennisha Riley, James Brooks, and Amrita Myers to help us better understand the mental state of college students in general and how they appear to be coping during a pandemic era. Dr. Tennisha Riley is an assistant professor in the Counseling & Educational Psychology …

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Bring It On! – December 20, 2021: Eliza Tevis Society

In today’s edition of Bring It On! hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, speak with the descendants of Eliza Tevis and members of the Eliza Tevis Society at the historic Bashford Manor Bed and Breakfast. They are: Regina Kimbrough Ernestine Lyons-Goodwin Charles and Barbara Stephens and Family Edna Earle Green-Sharif Nathaniel E. Green Family Members of the Hikes Farm The …

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