We invite anyone who would like to be included in the program to PM us at ‘Inside Outdoors’ on Facebook, or call us in the studio at 812-323-1200 Hosts are Don Jordan, ‘Buddy Bill’ Moser, D Alan Bronnenberg, and Rich Reardin ‘Inside Outdoors’ engineer, host and Inside Outdoors executive producer is Rich Reardin WFHB executive producer is Kade Young

Our episode this week is a memorial to Cory Cardinal. Regular listeners will remember Cory as the organizer of the recent hunger strikes in Saskatoon Correctional and as a past contributor to Kite Line. An inspiration to many and a tireless advocate on behalf of incarcerated people, Cory passed away earlier this month. Written and read by Abby Stadnyk, with …

He covered the biggest local stories of the ’80s and ’90s, including proposals to build a PCB incinerator, the privatization of Bloomington Hospital, and the clear-cutting of Hoosier National Forest. Steve Higgs, working for the Herald Times and, later, his own independent news magazine called the Bloomington Alternative, had strong personal opinions about these issues and more but strove to …

HEADLINES The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission has given the green light to AES Indiana to acquire the 195-Megawatt Hardy Hills solar project in Clinton County. —Norm Holy The Indiana Department of Environmental Management is accepting comments on a proposed wetland permit drafted after state lawmakers removed protections for more than half of Indiana’s remaining wetlands. —Norm Holy The Indiana Department …

This month’s Partisan Gardens is all about the Farmer’s Almanac, specifically the 2021 Earthbound Farmer’s Almanac. Our listeners are probably familiar with the old farmer’s almanac, with its planting charts, weather forecasts and random tidbits of folksy wisdom and jokes. It’s an artifact of an earlier time, probably not the first place our listeners go to decide what to plant …

This week, Kite Line shares hard-earned lessons based on experiences of struggle on both sides of the prison walls.  Perilous Chronicle’s Ryan Fatica returns with Lauren Regan from the Civil Liberties Defense Center, who has guidelines for protestors.  IDOC Watch discuss their campaign for mass clemency in Indiana. Malik Washington talks about getting off paper and self-care post-prison. You can …

With Indiana lawmakers set to reconvene at the end of the year to “approve new congressional and General Assembly districts,” nonpartisan organization Common Cause Indiana hosted a voting rights webinar this past week to educate Hoosiers on many aspects of redistricting across the state. The state’s history of gerrymandering in the drawing of its districts has led both Indiana voters …

Each week, community members and volunteers and WFHB pose questions for Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton about local current events. Each Monday, Assistant News Director Jake Jacobson asks Mayor Hamilton those questions. Today, on A Few Minutes With the Mayor, we talk about the flooding in Bloomington and Monroe County from the storm on June 19. Mayor Hamilton talks about how …

The anthropologist-cum-archeologist talks about people — us. Part 1 of the conversation with the Indiana University professor emeritus aired Thursday, June 10, 2021. [Hosts Michael Glab and Alex Ashkin chat with Bloomington’s most fascinating people.]

In Bloomington, growing concerns over lack of representation for renters have led housing advocacy group Neighbors United to begin the formation of a new ‘Renters’ Neighborhood Association.’ Intended to be an alternative to the current homeowner-dominated neighborhood associations that can be found around Bloomington, the Renters’ Association will provide renter-specific support in the protection of their rights and representation in …