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Hola Bloomington – June 4, 2021

Escuche a Maria Auxi entrevistando a Jocelyn Euceda – Intern de la organizacion All Options. Enterese de de los servicios y oportunidades que hay para usted. Listen to Maria Auxi interviewing Jocelyn Euceda – Intern at All Options organization. Find out about the services and opportunities that are for you.

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May 28, 2021: Truth Never Dies

This week, we hear from Koby Bluitt, daughter of Leon Benson, a long time Indiana prisoner and organizer. She tells us about Leon, their relationship, and her current efforts to help him get free. We’ve covered Leon’s case on Kite Line before: a case of poor eyewitness testimony that helped convict the man of a crime he adamantly maintains he …

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Happy Pride Month!

Hosts: Melanie Davis, Justin Robertson, Ireland Meacham Produced by: Melanie Davis & Kade Young Ireland returns to the studio! This Saturday, we’ll be at Greenwood pride Block Party! https://www.facebook.com/events/504890740559398/?ref=newsfeed What does pride mean to you?

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Eco Report – June 3, 2021

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A group of Martinsville, Indiana, residents and business owners called a community action group is seeking to persuade others to allow federal officials to test the air in houses, apartment buildings and businesses that might be contaminated with the toxic chemicals tetrachloroethylene and trichloroethylene from a Superfund site that was formerly a dry-cleaning business. —Linda Greene WFYI reports that Indiana …

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Bring It On! – May 31, 2021: African-American Genealogy Part II: Finding Your Slave Ancestors

Today’s hosts on Bring It On! are William Hosea and Liz Mitchell. They continue their discussion with Mary Jones-Fitts, a professional genealogist with 42 years of experience. This week’s show focuses on how African-Americans can find their slave ancestors. Mrs. Mary Jones-Fitts is a historian, professional genealogist, and lecturer with 42 years of experience. Born in Demopolis, Mary Jones-Fitts completed …

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May 2021: Building Food Sovereignty

For today’s episode, we spoke with Antonio Roman-Alcala and Spirit Mike.  In 2011, Antonio released the powerful documentary In Search of Good Food, which carefully traced the crises built into the food systems in California’s Central Valley, which is the source of most vegetable and many tree crops across the US.  Antonio reflected on the film and addressed exciting new …

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May 21, 2021: Advice on Confinement and Release

This week, we share two stories from people reflecting on their time inside and on re-entry. Both have wise words about surviving incarceration, and the overall political context of prisons. First is David Campbell, a former political prisoner at Rikers Island in New York. We will hear more from David later, but in this episode, he discusses his case and …

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Hola Bloomington – May 28, 2021

Locutora, Minerva Sosa, entrevista a profesora de antropología Keitlyn Alcantara. Ella fue criada entre los mundos de Estados Unidos y México, su crecimiento académico y personal ha sido fuertemente moldeado por ambos. Ella introduce su proyecto, El Jardín Curativo, en el que crecieron algunas cosas que no miraba en las tiendas. Ella sembró, manzanilla, epazote, chiles y otras plantas internacionales. …

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May 27th, 2021: Greenwood (Queenwood) Pride Block Party – Heather and Jo

Hosts: Melanie Davis, Justin Robertson Produced by: Melanie Davis & Kade Young Queenwood brings us the first Pride event of the season!!! Justin and Melanie talk with Heather and Jo about the event and other news. Check out the event page on Facebook: https://fb.me/e/2iQw76apj

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Jim Manion, Part 2

The only music director radio station WFHB has ever known is retiring at the end of this month, May 2021. In this edition, Manion explains how he got “music DNA” in his genes. Part 1 aired Thursday, May 20, 2021. [Hosts Michael Glab and Alex Ashkin chat with Bloomington’s most fascinating people.]

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