“The Notebook” is a personal essay read by the author, Darrell Ann Stone. In it, she shares the inherent beauty she finds in people and animals, especially horses. The notebook itself is a zany introduction to who she is how she got there.
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On April 8, a total solar eclipse passed over Bloomington. In honor of the cosmic event, this episode delves into solar eclipse folklore- from jaguars, to sun-eating frogs, to beheaded demons. Featuring interviews from folklorists and anthropologists, host Brookelyn Lambright, connects the past to the present. “Even if they aren’t told today, eclipse myths are evidence of what humans have …
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This episode features two stories by Denise Breeden Ost read by Richard Fish. In the first story, Hosea is a really mean rooster that plays an important role in the narrator’s coming of age. In “The Turkey Vulture’s Story,” the vulture, dispenses wisdom while scarfing up delicious carrion.
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The Firehouse Follies is back! Our first show, November 11, 2023, featured a classic of audio comedy – “The Further Adventures of Nick Danger, Third Eye” by The Firesign Theatre! Kid Kazooey leads the Four-Alarm Orchestra, and the special musical guest is Chris “Geodize” Barth. There’s plenty of comedy from the Mighty Firehouse Art Players, including an episode of Star …
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Nancy Brand and Martha Vicinus are two women who worked and lived in Bloomington, Indiana and participated within the Women’s Liberation Movement during the 1960s and 1970s. They made advancements in women’s rights such as founding the Women’s Studies Department at Indiana University and creating the IU Women’s Center. Their interviews, conducted in the late 1970s, are brought back to …
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When we think about the Statue of Liberty, American ideals like freedom, equality, and democracy often come to mind. Lady Liberty stands proudly near Ellis Island as a welcoming icon to those entering the U.S. possibly in search of those ideals. The story we’ve been told about Lady Liberty doesn’t always align with the country we know. The U.S. hasn’t …
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Join WFHB and the Firehouse Follies for another live radio theater broadcast: ‘Anything Goes’- featuring special musical guest Carrie Newcomer with Martinie’s Boogie Three, Gozpel Gurlz, and Cathi Norton, with acting troupe The Unusual Suspects. Broadcasting live from the Ivy Tech John Waldron auditorium Sunday December 1st from 4 to 6 P.M. Doors open at 3:30 P.M. Be a part …
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Mike Kelsey passed away in July, 2019. He was one of WFHB’s very first volunteers, and over the next 26 years produced some of our most popular shows. Mike was as much a Bloomington Institution as Community Radio itself. His many, many friends gathered to celebrate his life at one of his favorite places (a brewery) and what a celebration …
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Join WFHB and the Firehouse Follies crew for another live radio theater broadcast: ‘Order In The Court’—featuring special musical guests Mark Robinson and Daniel Seymour, with storyteller extraordinaire Arbutus Cunningham. Broadcasting live from the Ivy Tech John Waldron Whikehart auditorium Sunday, August 25th, from 4 to 6 p.m. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. Be part of the audience or listen …
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Join WFHB and the Firehouse Follies crew at Upland Brewery Banquet Hall on Saturday, August 24th from 3 to 7 p.m., as we celebrate the life of Mike Kelsey AKA Colonel Kelsey, long-time Old Time Train 45 DJ, Firehouse Follies Producer, and lover of bad puns—featuring musical performances by The New Hoosier Broadcasters, Garden of Joy, and the Joel Kelsey …
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