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Interchange – Maryellen May and Paul Messing: Documenting What “Bloomington Talks About…”

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Host Deb Kent talks with local videographer Maryellen May and writer-composer-producer Paul Messing about their new project, “Thinking Out Loud” (formerly known as “Bloomington Talks About…”), a 30-minute video in which local residents reflect on a variety of topics. Clips from the pilot episode, on the arts, are played throughout this week’s Interchange, and include comments from a wide range of Bloomingtonians, from a graffiti artist to an art historian. May and Messing share their views on video in the Age of YouTube, describe the evolution of their careers, and describe negotiations with WTIU to put their new show on the air. There’s also a bonus clip from Paul Messing’s other project about our relationships with animals and nature; in this segment about the Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tennessee, and a story about the way we keep and treat captive elephants.

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