Public Affairs

You’re listening to Activate – narratives from people making positive change – done in collaboration with the Bloomington Volunteer Network. Today’s episode features Chris Jackson and Michael Bird with the Bloomington Council for Community Accessibility. The City of Bloomington Volunteer Network aims to inspire, support, and celebrate volunteerism in the community by connecting volunteers of all ages and interests with …

On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Malcolm Abrams, the editor and publisher of Bloom Magazine. He discusses his passion for publishing Bloom and why he is driven to showcase the diversity and richness that is Bloomington. Bloom Magazine is a bimonthly culture and lifestyle magazine published in Bloomington. Founded …

Welcome to Prescription for Healthcare, a podcast collaboration between the WFHB Local News and Medicare for All Indiana, broadcasting the second Thursday of every month as part of the Local News at 5:20 PM. This month we interview Rep. Matt Pierce representing District 61 Bloomington in the Indiana legislature where he has served since 2002. We talk about health legislation being …

Israel Herrera entrevista a el Sheriff (alguacil) Ruben Marté sobre sus experiencias dúrate la temporada de las elecciones.  Comparte una de sus metas que es poder tener más empleados que sean diversos. Además, Sheriff marte nos dice que el planea pasar más tiempo con deputéis y con la comunidad para ganar confianza y seguridad. Actualmente la cárcel local no está …

Youth Radio has been around for almost as long as WFHB itself. The program began with a single young person interested in radio and grew to include, through the years, hundreds of teenagers. Saturday nights are kids’ nights on WFHB with Youth Radio broadcasting from 6 to 10 pm. The WFHB News Department is now in partnership with Youth Radio, …

You’re listening to Activate – narratives from people making positive change – done in collaboration with the Bloomington Volunteer Network. Today’s episode features Loida Rodriguez, Volunteer Recruitment Specialist for the American Red Cross of Indiana. We turn now to the latest installment of Activate on the WFHB Local News. The City of Bloomington Volunteer Network aims to inspire, support, and …

On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and William Hosea welcome Robin Winston, an accomplished business leader and a skilled political strategist, to talk about Black Americans and the Republican Party. Five Facts about Black Republicans include: 1) Black Republicans are younger than Black Democrats and White Republicans. 2) Black Republicans have a similar income profile to …

En la primera parte Minerva Sosa y Jorge hablan sobre las metas de este año 2023.  En la segunda parte hablan y entrevistan a emprendedora Sherly Perez.  Ella habla sobre su experiencia viviendo en Bloomington, su familia y amigos. In the first part Host, Minerva Sosa and Jorge talks about their new year’s resolution. In the second part they interview …

In the wake of the contentious 2016 US presidential election, many people around the nation took to their corners and saw those they disagreed with as enemies. Democrats and Republicans, conservatives and liberals too often refused to talk with each other and if they occasionally did, the exchanges turned into pitched battles. One group of people, taking their cue from …

Welcome to the 71st episode of 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 Ming Wang and Melanie Castillo-Cullather. In this special episode we interview Tri Nguyen, a freshman at IU to talk about …