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August 6, 2021: Passing Time

This week, we return to our conversation with David Campbell, a former antifacist political prisoner from New York. In this episode, Campbell continues to talk about his time on Rikers Island, this time focusing on jobs and other ways that people pass the time inside- sleeping, video games, visits, and how the tedium of incarceration can fuel addiction. Campbell ends …

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July 30, 2021: Standing Together

This week, we are highlighting two experiences of outside solidarity with prisoners.  First, we share audio from last week’s rally in Indianapolis for clemency, including a recorded statement by Leon Benson, a longtime imprisoned organizer, as well as a speech by his son, Leon Bluitt, about the impact of growing up with an incarcerated parent. After that, we feature an …

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July 23, 2021: Prison by Any Other Name, Part Two

This week on Kite Line, we continue our conversation with prison abolitionist journalists Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law. We share the second half of our discussion on their recent book, Prison by Any Other Name: Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms. The book is an in-depth look at the various “alternatives to prison” that are held up as substitutes for incarceration, but …

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WFHB Local News – July 19th, 2021

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, July 19th, 2021. Later in the program, WFHB Assistant News Director Jake Jacobson interviews Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton, in today’s edition of a Few Minutes with the Mayor. Jacobson tackles local issues ranging from affordable housing to the allocation of American Rescue Plan Act funds. All that and more in the bottom …

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July 16, 2021: Prison By Any Other Name, Part One

This week on Kite Line, we speak with prison abolitionist journalists Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law. We share the first part of our discussion on their recent book, Prison by Any Other Name: Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms. The book is an in-depth look at the various “alternatives to prison” that are held up as substitutes for incarceration, but which, …

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Civic Conversations – Jennifer Haan of the Indiana Chapter of Moms Demand Action

Welcome to the July edition of Civic Conversations – a monthly podcast collaboration between WFHB and the League of Women Voters of Bloomington and Monroe County. Our guest for this month is Jennifer Haan, lead volunteer for the Indiana Chapter of Moms Demand Action. In the podcast, we cover what Moms Demand does, permit-less carry, red-flag laws  and reasonable gun …

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July 9, 2021: On Strike

This week, amid a spate of prisoners’ strikes, we share our monthly round up of prison disturbances for June 2021, compiled by Perilous Chronicle.  Prisoners are hunger striking across the continent, agitating for safer conditions, and pushing back against labor exploitation.  We share an excerpt of the story entitled Prisoners Strike Against Racism and Colonialism in Canada’s “New Residential Schools” …

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Prescription for Healthcare – Dr. Mark Bauman (Part Two)

Welcome to the July edition of Prescription for Healthcare – a once-a-month podcast collaboration between the WFHB Local News and Medicare for All Indiana. In today’s segment, hosts Karen Green Stone and Dr. Rob Stone continue their conversation with Dr. Mark Bauman – a former physician at Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital and professor at IU School of Medicine who …

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July 1, 2021: Stick-up on Rikers Island

This week, we continue talking to David Campbell, former anti-fascist political prisoner who recently did a year on Rikers Island. In our last conversation with David, he discussed the circumstances of how he ended up in the Rikers facility- the short of it being that he was sentenced to his time after a fight with some Trump supporters in NYC. …

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WFHB Local News – June 30th, 2021

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, June 30th, 2021. Later in the program, WFHB News Director Kade Young speaks with Bloomington Parks and Recreation Director, Paula McDevitt, about reopening Old State Road 37 which runs through Lower Cascades Park. More coming up in today’s feature reports. Also coming up in the next half hour, WFHB News speaks with …

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