Welcome to Prescription for Healthcare, a podcast collaboration between the WFHB Local News and Medicare for All Indiana, broadcasted live the second Thursday of every month. This month we interview Michael Lighty, the president of Healthy California, a statewide coalition of organizations and activists dedicated to establishing a single-payer, Medicare For All system in California.  Governor Newsome campaigned in support …

Welcome to the 59th episode Hearabouts: Asian American Midwest Radio. Hearabouts is produced by Indiana University’s Asian Culture Center in collaboration with WFHB. We ask critical questions about identity, culture, community and shared assumptions. This episode is produced by Andrew Pace and Melanie Castillo-Cullather. Our sound engineer is Michael Sears. During Women’s History Month, we will feature the voices of …

En este segmento escuchara a Josefa Madrigal hablar sobre eventos e informacion relacionados con los servicios que ofrece la comunidad local, Bloomington Indiana.   In this segment you will hear Josefa Madrigal talk about events and information related to services offered by the local community, Bloomington Indiana.

We begin this episode with our monthly round up of prison disturbances, generously compiled by Perilous Chronicle. Afterwards, we share a piece by IU graduate student Kayan Tara about the death of Malik Ali Malik, who died during a police chase in Bloomington last spring. Then, we return to the topic of long-term prisoner Leonard Peltier. Leonard Peltier is an …

Three of Bloomington’s most respected arts organizations — the Cardinal Stage Company, the Bloomington Playwrights Project, and the Pigasus Institute — have agreed to a merger, creating one of the largest arts entities in the state. The new mega-organization — its name will be announced at an April 23rd fundraiser — will continue to stage new and established plays, sponsor …

Today, we begin a new segment on WFHB dedicated to shining a light on an often overshadowed community in our nation, those who are physically and mentally diverse. The purpose of this new feature is to feature one guest each week who will inform our audience about the latest trends in the Disability Rights community and how they have contributed …

Last month, our Youth Radio correspondents took to the streets and interviewed members of the Black community here in Bloomington to get their perspective on the importance of Black History Month.

In today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Maqubé Reese, welcome guests Nordia McNish and Teyaqua Davis, two resilient women of color. While it is true that our past can shape us, it does not have to define us. Life experiences can be traumatic, but they can be overcome and serve us in positive ways. As Jesse …

Escuchamos sobre los mitos sobre las vacunas covid19 e información sobre las vacunas para los  niños que califican. Escucha de los mitos dirigidos en la comunidad Latina y lo último sobre la vacuna Pfizer.   We will hear the myths about covid19 vaccines and information about vaccines for children who qualify. Hear about the myths targeted in the Latino community …

In this week’s episode, we air the final part of a conversation between Jok from Focus Initiatives and Rodney Jones, known as Big R. Big R was a witness to the beating that sparked the 1985 Pendleton prison uprising here in Indiana. In previous episodes, they discussed the circumstances that led up to the beating, including a gang of white …