Hosts Leila Randle and William Hosea speak with Mayor Greg Goodnight of Kokomo. Mayor Goodnight describes changes in Kokomo, and how he benchmarks services in his town with other Indiana towns. Listen for some fascinating details! PART ONE Hosts Leila Randle and William Hosea speak with Mayor Greg Goodnight of Kokomo. Mayor Goodnight describes changes in Kokomo, and how he …

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill has criticized the state’s needle exchange programs as well as the Centers for Disease Control. Hill’s criticisms come in the wake of a CDC report requesting the state cease collecting data on syringe exchange programs. According to the CDC, the information gathered by Indiana using inaccurate data can alter the true statistical picture. The Governor’s …

As part of Indiana University’s Themester program, “Diversity, Difference, Otherness,” cartoonists Kate Evans and Sarah Glidden will be discussing their new books out about their experiences witnessing refugee situations for the presentation, “Refugees, Art, and Journalism.” Kate Evans joins Interchange producer Doug Storm to discuss her new Verso Books release, Threads: From the Refugee Crisis, about the refugee camp called the …

Indiana University is under fire after a student was left in a cave for three days and two nights. The student, Lukas Cavar, was left in a cave after fellow classmates and student instructors failed to realize that Cavar was not with them when they returned to campus from Sullivan Cave, in southern Monroe County. Cavar stated that he become …

Indiana University student Lukas Cavar was abandoned in a cave for three days and two nights; Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill criticizes needle exchange programs and the Centers for Disease Control; Dr. Kristina Box will be Indiana’s new State Health Commissioner; Owen County highway superintendent Joe Pettijohn is charged with theft, conflict of interest, and official misconduct; More than one-third …

Hosts Erick Gutierrez and Maria Auxi in Hola Bloomington’s Hola Hombres program, Sexual Health. Locutorse Erick Gutierrez and Maria Auxi en Hola Bloomington’s Hola Hombres, el programa de la salud sexual.

This week, we have two contributions –one closer to home and one many more miles away- but both aim to describe an unfair relationship of power each contributor’s community faces. We first hear an essay from a prisoner in Southern Illinois, followed by a statement sent to us from a member of the community of the Mapuche people in Chile. …

Brother and sister bluegrass prodigies Giri and Uma Peters joined us on September 30th for a Lotus Live session at Blockhouse Studios. Songs performed: 1. How to Help the World 2. Zoey’s Reel 3. Sitting on Top of the World Interview Host: Adriane Pontecorvo Live Radio Mix: Andy Beargie Session Producer: Jim Manion Photo: Jim Manion

Kaia Kater is part of the new generation of American roots musicians, with an original repertoire that weaves together Appalachian stories, personal narratives of the digital age, and hard-hitting songs that touch on modern issues like Black Lives Matter. Kaia Kater joined us on September 30th for a Lotus Live session at Blockhouse Studios. 1. Little Pink 2. Paradise Fell …

Through a partnership with Lotus World Music and Arts, we are able to bring selected Lotus artists from all over the world and put them on your FM radio dial. On September 30th, The Outside Track took part in our Lotus Live sessions. They are a five member group that plays a variety of Celtic music.