This Extended Version of “Captivating Animals” with Thalia Field includes a discussion of Émile Zola and his attempt to recreate in fiction the scientific methodology of the Positivists and Claude Bernard; a reading of a medical journal article on the “insanity” of antivivisectionists; the tragedy of Charles Darwin’s “support” for vivisection. Radio Version of Captivating Fictions RELATED Personhood (New Directions website) …

Our guest today, Thalia Field, is an acclaimed experimental novelist, essayist and poet, modes of writing she often combines in one text. It’s also likely that historical figures, philosophers, or dog trainers, will walk onto the page to be the connective tissue between multiple distinct texts that span decades. In what follows, we’ll hear Field talk about one piece of …

The WFHB Local News recently interviewed Pat East, the Executive Director of Dimension Mill. He spoke about the recognition Bloomington received as a Rising Tech City from Techpoint, and the resources available for entrepreneurs and all community members through The Mill.

More than 200 members of the Bloomington community gathered at the Monroe County Courthouse this past Saturday evening in response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Palestine. Organized by “Jews Against Israeli Apartheid,” the “Free Palestine” rally featured passionate statements from local community members, live music and a diverse audience. Members of the crowd brought with them Palestinian flags, as …

Hosts William and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Angelis Robinson-Smiths, a genetic genealogist and founder of Alabama Blackbelt Genealogy, and Kaitlyn Broughton, a software developer and U.S. National ruby team member, who, as an adopted child, used Ancesentry.com to learn more about her lineage. Credits: Today’s hosts are William Hosea and Liz Mitchell. Our show’s executive producer is Clarence …

Today’s show is a rebroadcast from March 15, 2021: Bring It On! – March 15, 2021: Black Sistahs & Women’s History Month

Hosts Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich examine the issue of school choice, which is explored in the documentary, Indiana’s Choice. The film was produced by the Indiana Coalition for Public Education-Monroe County (ICPE–Monroe County) which is a non-partisan group of parents, grandparents, teachers, and community members that believe in a well-funded equitable public education system. To discuss the issues tackled …

Melanie and Ireland pour over the LGBTIQ+ news of the day and announce Greenwood’s very own upcoming inaugural Pride event on June 5th! Interview with some of the organizers next week. Produced by Melanie Davis and Kade Young Hosted by: Melanie Davis and Ireland Meacham (Justin had a conflict, but we still love him, and he’ll be back)

We invite anyone who would like to be included in the program to PM us at ‘Inside Outdoors’ on Facebook, and if you know how to ‘Zoom’ we’ll invite you on the show! Hosts are Don Jordan, ‘Buddy Bill’ Moser, D Alan Bronnenberg, and Rich Reardin ‘Inside Outdoors’ engineer, host and Inside Outdoors executive producer is Rich Reardin WFHB executive …

He grew up loving radio. When he discovered “underground” radio, he came to love it even more. Jim Manion has been WFHB’s music director since the station first went on air in 1993. Now, after a long career herding hundreds of DJs and reviewing tens of thousands of LPs, CDs, demos, and streamed cuts, he’s calling it quits. Manion will …