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Saturday’s Child with Steve Plessinger June 12th at 11am

Steve Plessinger is a lifelong Hoosier, calling the hills of southern Indiana home. Steve began his musical journey playing in early bands Junior Lewis and Mykelti, then took a few years off when his children were born. In 2009, Steve took to songwriting in his spare time, writing dozens of songs over the years with elements of Americana, folk, blues, …

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Interchange – Slavery’s Imperial Skein: Knitting Together the Capitalist Empire

While today’s conversation centers on slavery’s influence during the forty years from the 1830s to the 1870s, we’re going to begin a bit prior to that with a journal entry by Benjamin Banneker who lived from 1731 to 1806 near Ellicott’s Mills, Maryland (now known as Ellicott City). In that entry Banneker recalled a “great locust year” in 1749, a …

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Bring It On! – June 14, 2021: The Next Generation of Young Activists

Today on Bring It On!, hosts, William Hosea and Gloria Howell focus on the future of black activism. Their guests for this week are all from Count US IN: Jalyn Radzimsinki, Founder & CEO, Count US IN; Maqubè Reese, Board of Director President, Count US IN; Clarence Underwood, Racial Justice & Accessibility Fellow, Count US IN; and Monique Vargas, Racial …

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Hola Bloomington – June 11, 2021

Locutor, Maria Auxi, entrevista al asesor de seguros de vida y salud Eoliberth Suárez. Eoliberth habla sobre los diferentes tipos de seguros médicos/planes de salud. Comparte las maneras en los que los planes médicos funcionan. Eoliberth explica la información y la diferencia de seguro de vida y plan de retiro un plan de inversión. Además habla sobre la diferencia de …

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June 11, 2021: Marius Mason and Eric King

Our show this week returns to June 11th, the international day of solidarity with long-term anarchist prisoners. The focus of June 11th is overcoming the isolation that these long-term prisoners face, as the movements they participated in years ago give way to new struggles and new generations of radicals.  The day of solidarity works to connect these prisoners with struggles …

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Food & Culture: Richard Wilk, Part 1

When it comes to societies and cultures, they are what they eat. The world’s peoples see their cuisines as defining characteristics of who they are. Can the globalization of ethnic and national cuisines wipe out local flavors? Indiana University professor emeritus of anthropology Richard Wilk has studied and written extensively on food and its relationship to cultures. Alex Ashkin speaks …

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A Bright Future for Energy in Indiana

Experts weigh in on the transition to solar energy in light of Duke Energy’s solar investment. Betty Lynch starts her day like anyone else: she flips on the lights, makes coffee and breakfast, and watches the news. Some days she cuts the grass, or hops in her car to drive to work. But Lynch doesn’t have to stop at the gas station on her way, or worry about her energy bill later. Her routine is powered by the solar panels on the roof of her home in Lawrence, Indiana. Experts say conditions are right for a transition to solar and renewable energy in Indiana. A subsidiary of the Duke Energy Corporation, Duke Energy Renewables, has announced plans for the $180 million “Hoosier Jack” solar farm in Vigo and Sullivan counties. Sophia Hall reporting for WFHB EcoReport

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Monroe County to Conduct Independent Review of Bloomington Annexation Fiscal Plan

In its meeting this past Wednesday, the Monroe County Board of Commissioners moved to approve an agreement through which public accounting firm Baker Tilly will review and analyze the City of Bloomington’s Annexation Fiscal Plan. The motion to approve this agreement was amended to make it subject to legal department review pending contract finalizations before it was passed in a …

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Interchange – Margaret Bourke-White’s Focus on Apartheid: The Remix Edition

Today’s show offers a remix of a July 2016 interview with Alex Lichtenstein on the documentary photographs of Margaret Bourke-White, “Focus on Apartheid.” The conversation was recorded live in our WFHB studios. All of our music for this remix comes from five albums by Johnny Dyani, South African double bassist and pianist. In the early 1960s, Dyani was a member …

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June 4, 2021: Ongoing Threats to Eric King

We start off this week’s show with a roundup of prison disturbances compiled by Perilous Chronicle.  Afterwards, we speak with Lauren Regan, the Executive Director of the Civil Liberties Defense Center. Regan has been on the show before to discuss state repression and her efforts to support people facing political charges.  She returns today to talk about the CLDC and …

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