Hoy locutora Yllari y Javier platicaron a cerca de la ethnomusicologia data de la cultura peruana de los andes y latinoamerica. Invitaron a comunidad a un evento de Fiesta del otono. Today host Yllari and guest Javier discussed ethnomusicology  of the Peruvian Andes and Latin America. The invited the community to an event at the Fiesta del Otono.

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 …

This week, we will focus on a specific story about an immigrant detention case in Pittsburgh- and hear firsthand from family impacted by these harsh repercussions for undocumented immigrants. Martin Esquivel-Hernandez was detained after a traffic stop, held by ICE, and eventually deported, leaving his family behind in Pennsylvania. Today, we will hear his story through the eyes of his …

Melanie Davis took the path less traveled and wound up a basic middle-aged mom to a smart-mouthed teenager, which, as it turns out, is precisely where she didn’t know she wanted to be all along. She’s an intersex transgender woman who is devoted to education and outreach to individuals, families, and groups that may be unfamiliar with intersex and trans …

Indiana will be seeing a one-cent-per-gallon gas tax increase, starting on July 1; Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb met with Vice President Pence in Washington D.C., yesterday;  Bloomington’s Second Street overpass will be opened to four lanes of traffic this weekend, for the Monroe County Fair; The Bloomington City Council is poised to pass legislation limiting the use of recently purchased …

As Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill continues his public attacks on needle exchange programs, The Indiana Recovery Alliance celebrates reversing over 2000 overdoses. Hill released a statement following an overdose death in Richmond, Indiana, in which a needle from a needle exchange was used. In his statement, the Attorney General wrote “While we should always work to mitigate risks of …

The Bloomington City Council is poised to pass legislation limiting the use of recently purchased Lenco Bearcat armored truck. In their meeting last night, council members agreed on the need to codify language that would ensure how the vehicle would be used, regardless of changes in city administration. The Council gave the proposed legislation a unanimous do-pass recommendation. The council …

Indiana will receive 7.1 million dollars from the federal government to help improve it’s elections security. The funding is part of a 380 million dollar, one-time grant being given out to local elections offices across the country. The grant, which is distributed through the federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA), will be used to boost Cybersecurity efforts and replace aging …

Author of two books about the gifted but erratic World War II Life magazine photo-essayist Gene Smith, Sam Stephenson has dedicated much of his life to tracing the artist’s career. Smith ran away from his high-paying job, his family, and his comfortable upstate New York home to settle into a bare Manhattan loft from the mid-1950s and into the ’60s. …

This week, WFHB correspondent Norm Holy talks about climate change and Indiana forests with Indiana University Biologist Dr. Richard Phillips. This is Part 2 of a two part interview.