This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, December 20th, 2021. Later in the program, we provide an update on rising Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations across the state as Indiana identified its first known case of the Omicron variant. More in the bottom half of tonight’s show. Also coming up in the next half hour, one person died in a …
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We are sad to report that Russell Maroon Shoatz, who was recently granted compassionate release after his decades in prison, has passed away. This week, we return to the final part of our conversation about carceral non-profits with Zhandarka Kurti and Jarrod Shanahan. Kurti is a professor of criminology and Criminal Justice at Loyola University Chicago, and Jarrod Shanahan is …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, December 16th, 2021. Later in the program, we have the latest edition of Civic Conversations – a monthly podcast collaboration between WFHB and the League of Women Voters of Bloomington-Monroe County. Today, we welcome guests Professors Abbey Stemler and Scott Shackelford of the IU Kelley School of Business as they focus on …
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An Indiana University sports media scholar weighs in on the diplomatic boycott against China in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The United States will not send officials to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing as a protest to China’s “ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang and other human rights abuses.” Human rights groups accuse China of detaining more than …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, December 15th, 2021. Later in the program, WFHB News speaks with Associate Professor at the IU Media School Lauren Smith about the Biden Administration’s recent announcement that it will not send any official representation to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics as a protest to China’s human rights abuses. More in today’s feature …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, December 13th, 2021. Later in the program, WFHB News Director Kade Young speaks with Associate Professor at the IU Media School Lauren Smith about the Biden Administration’s recent announcement that it will not send any official representation to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics as a protest to China’s human rights abuses. More …
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This week, we cover carceral non-profits in an interview with Drs. Zhandarka Kurti, a professor of criminology and Criminal Justice at Loyola University Chicago, and Jarrod Shanahan, professor of criminal justice at Governors State University in Chicago. Bella Bravo interviews Zhana and Jarrod, who are abolitionist scholars researching incarceration, and in recent years, their work has turned to the reconfiguration …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, December 9th, 2021. Later in the program, we have the latest edition of Prescription for Healthcare – a podcast collaboration between WFHB and Medicare for All Indiana. More in the bottom half of our program. Also coming up in the next half hour, WFHB Correspondent Julianna Dailey takes you to the Bob …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, December 8th, 2021. Later in the program, we have an excerpt from tomorrow’s Big Talk – a one-on-one conversation with some of Bloomington’s most fascinating people. Today’s guest is Jamie Sweany, owner of the Juniper Art Gallery. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, “AirTag – …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, December 7th, 2021. Later in the program, WFHB Assistant News Director Noelle Herhusky-Schneider interviews Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton in our bi-weekly segment, A Few Minutes with the Mayor. More coming up in the bottom half of our program. Also coming up in the next half hour, the new IU Health Bloomington Hospital …
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