Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 10:00 — 13.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreWe present the latest edition of our podcast, Prescription for Healthcare: a deep dive into healthcare issues on the WFHB Local News. In today’s segment, hosts Karen Green Stone and Dr. Rob Stone interviewed Dr. Susan Rogers, an assistant professor of medicine at Rush University and the …
Read More »Looking back at 2020- The “worst year so far in terms of climate change” according to scientists
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:50 — 2.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreLast month was officially the hottest November our planet has seen. As a direct result of climate change, this decade we are about to leave, 2011-2020, will be known as the warmest decade in history, according to the World Meteorological Organization. So what were the key events …
Read More »Limited Supply of Covid-19 Vaccines Expected to Arrive in Bloomington This Week
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 9:38 — 13.3MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreA limited supply of about 5,000 Covid-19 vaccines are expected to arrive at IU Health Bloomington Hospital later this week. Last Wednesday, the Monroe County Board of Health discussed its strategy for distributing the Covid-19 vaccine – which will likely be from the pharmaceutical company, Pfizer. Penny …
Read More »Civic Conversations: 2020 Election Review
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 14:55 — 6.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreWe present this month’s edition of Civic Conversations – a podcast brought to you by the League of Women Voters of Bloomington and Monroe County in collaboration with the WFHB Local News. Today’s episode focuses on a review of the 2020 election. You will hear host Jim …
Read More »Indiana has a reputation for water pollution disasters.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 9:07 — 6.6MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreA big reason for Indiana’s pollution is coal. Coal has shown to be a very dirty and detrimental fossil fuel for the environment, one of the main causes to climate change. Coal ash is the product of burning coal for electricity use. The waste product contains toxic …
Read More »U.S. for Paris Climate Accord: In or Out?
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 6:48 — 4.5MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe Trump Administration announced the United States’ official withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement on Monday with a letter sent to the United Nations. This took place on Wednesday, the day after millions of Americans voted for the best fit representative to lead the country. Trump has …
Read More »WFHB Local News – Meet The Candidate: Dr. Woody Myers
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:00 — 41.3MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreOn Tuesday, October 13th, WFHB interviewed Dr. Woody Myers, the Democratic nominee for governor of Indiana. Initially, we reached out to all three campaigns for governor – but we were unable to ultimately reach Republican Governor Eric Holcomb and Libertarian candidate Donald Rainwater for respective interviews. However, …
Read More »Indiana’s Second and Final Governor’s Debate
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 12:28 — 17.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreOn Tuesday night, the Indiana Debate Commission hosted the second and final governor’s debate. Republican Governor Eric Holcomb, Democratic candidate Dr. Woody Myers and Libertarian candidate Donald Rainwater sparred over a range of issues, including the coronavirus vaccine, police reform and legalized marijuana. The debate was moderated …
Read More »Education and the Pandemic: Indiana’s First Governor’s Debate
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 10:30 — 14.5MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreOn Tuesday, the Indiana Debate Commission hosted the state’s first gubernatorial debate. With only two weeks before the election, Republican Governor Eric Holcomb, Democrat Woody Myers and Libertarian Donald Rainwater faced off in remote sections of WFYI’s television studio without a live audience. The debate was moderated …
Read More »Civic Conversations: Elections
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 9:51 — 4.5MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreWith Election Day only two weeks away – we present the latest edition of the League of Women Voters’ podcast – Civic Conversations. This month’s program focuses on elections. Host Jim Allison talks to Karen Wheeler, election supervisor for Monroe County Election Central. You can hear Civic …
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