Tag Archives: storytelling

In February of 2020, students from the Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship participated to tell their stories in three-day storytelling series called the Moth Storytelling. The Moth Storytelling events, sharing true, personal stories crafted under the guidance of English teacher Rachel Bahr and social studies teacher Pam Gunkel as part of an American Studies class. This is the full condensed …

In this week’s episode, we start off with a call for action from Jailhouse Lawyers Speak. JLS is calling for a new set of actions from August 21- September 9, 2020. After we hear from them, we share the story of Nick, a long-time Bloomingtonian who passed through both private prisons and those run by the Indiana Department of Corrections. …

Bobby Overman is in her second year coordinating the Human Library event at the Monroe County Public Library. WFHB corespondent Jake Jacobson talked to Overman to learn more about the project, which is focused on creating dialogue and understanding between people.

Students at Bloomington’s Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship shared their narratives in an annual MOTH-inspired oral story-telling event. Part 3 of 3. Organized by Rachel Bahr.

Students at Bloomington’s Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship shared their narratives in an annual MOTH-inspired oral story-telling event. Part 2 of 3. Organized by Rachel Bahr.

Students at Bloomington’s Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship shared their narratives in an annual MOTH-inspired oral story-telling event. Part 1 of 3. Organized by Rachel Bahr.

In this episode of the Hijabi Diaries, Abi shares her updates from the field in her Ramadan Diaries 2018 (which you can also access on our website, www.hijabidiaries.com), which share what Ramadan is like for this hijabi, teacher, and mother of three. Also, we talk with Anna Maidi, our co-producer, about how motherhood changed Ramadan for her. Anna hasn’t observed …

The first portion of this episode features selections from The Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship’s annual Moth-style early-April storytelling project. The rest of the episode is composed of Scott Russell Sanders’s talk “In Defense of the Common Wealth,” given during the April meeting of Green Drinks.

This week we share the first of two episodes on Jay Smith’s story, also known as Abu Faheem Shabaz, who was recently released from the Indiana Department of Corrections after spending years inside. As he states, Shabaz was part of the carceral system since childhood, and he describes coming of age within the walls of detention facilities. He shares with …

WFHB Correspondent Jada Lucas speaks with Willy Palomo, Aubrey Saeder, Paul Daily and Kate Brown about their upcoming Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center storytelling series on November 3.