Tonight, Justin, Kal, and Melanie discuss news of the day including the possible fallout of former Speaker of the House, McCarthy’s, historic ouster. More importantly, we play an interview Justin and Melanie had with Devin May, director of Stages Bloomington’s production of The Laramie Project along with actors, Veronica Piurek and Vincent Cook, who portray many characters each. The …
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In this episode of BloomingOUT, Kal and Justin deep dive into the Wild West and talk about how many ‘cowboys’ were queer/LGBTQIA+ in today’s terms. They talk about how concepts and beliefs of sexuality and gender differ over time, place, and culture; and also about the common place of same-sex partners, dances, and transgender/genderqueer individuals.
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Today, Kal introduces us to the life and times of Julie d’Aubigny, a swording fight, cross dressing sapphic French aristocratic, that is known for her escapades that include burning down a convent, being a famous opera singer, and mugging creepy men. But how much of this really happened? Or are the stories we now use to hero-ify Julie were actually …
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It’s another week of BloomingOUT! Catch the latest updates on LGBTQ+ news on one of the longest-running LBGTQ+ radio shows in Indiana. This is a special edition of BloomingOUT in light of the 2022 Fall Fund Drive. Hosted by Melanie Davis and Kal Demaree Produced by Melanie Davis
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Well, we’re back again. Catch up with some discussion and spicy discourse brought to you by the bloomingOUT gang. Today we have Justin and Ireland back on the show to talk about what has been happening the last few weeks. Asking the big questions, no music break or anything. Tune in to hear our thoughts about coronavirus, terfs, the idea …
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We’re back! Covid-19 has kept us out of the WFHB studio, but we found a way to get back together. In this episode, Melanie and Lucas catch up on the past few weeks of quarantine and bring you news. Credits: Hosted by Lucas Fisher and Melanie Davis Produced by Melanie Davis
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This week, catch an interview Melanie had with writer Meg Anderson and producer Rachel Himsel. They are co-producing the Big Gay Debutante Ball, premiering here at the new Bloomington Academy of Film and Theatre on October 11th. You can read more about it here: https://www.idsnews.com/article/2019/10/big-gay-debutante-ball-to-debut-at-the-bloomington-academy-of-film-and-theater. Credits: Hosts: Melanie Davis, Ireland Meacham, and Lucas Fisher Engineers: Lucas Fisher and Melanie Davis Produced by …
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Join us for a special interview with Judi Epp and Lucie Mathieu, along with producer Jennifer Bass with the latest Just Married podcast. But before that, we have your weekly update for LGBT+ news. Just Married, Marriage Equality: Stories from the Heartland is an ongoing project dedicated to recording stories from same-sex couples about their journeys into marriage. Sponsored by …
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This week we have Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton on the show to discuss about moving forward in Bloomington. Music this week is brought to you from WFHB’s 2018 Local Live CD. Proceeds from purchases of this compilation will help fund your local, independent, non-profit community radio station. Events: ‘Vinegar Tom’, a presentation of the IU Department of Theatre, Drama, and …
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In this episode, we discuss the opportunities that Spencer Pride Inc. work to provide for LGBTQ youth, with our guest, Jonathon Balash, the president of Spencer Pride Inc. News: Bill making it legal to ban gays & lesbians from adopting passes in Kansas When Nebraska football players found out track athlete was gay, they hugged him Former Dallas sheriff Lupe …
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