Voices in the Street

In September, Youth Radio tabled at IU Arts & Humanities Council’s First Thursday festival. While they were there, they decided to ask questions about the concept of family and it’s traditions as it was Indiana University’s Family Weekend celebration. What follows are some heartfelt answers.   Please enjoy. All interviews conducted by Nate Rushemeza. Produced and edited by Jessie Grubb …

  Youth Radio decided to walk around the streets and ask people some questions about the annual WFHB Block Rocker. DJ Iris ask the community questions about their favorite local bands, what shows they enjoy at the station and some community partners about their presence at the Block Rocker. Please enjoy. All interviews conducted by DJ Iris. Produced and edited …

  This year, Youth Radio took to the streets to ask attendees of the 2023 Granfalloon Festival about Kurt Vonnegut, the performing artists and Bloomington’s atmosphere during the festivities. Along the way, they interviewed both people on the street, local artists and musicians and some participants in the festival itself. What is presented here is the extended edit of the …

February holds the holiday of Valentine’s Day, a holiday that is celebrated by many in and in many different ways. This month, Youth Radio took to the streets to ask the residents of Bloomington their thoughts on Valentine’s day past, present, and future.   All interviews conducted by Marty Abaddi Produced and edited by Miles Petro and Wilder Mouton

In the early hours of September 19th, 2022, 20-year-old IU student Nathaniel Stratton was hit and killed by a drunk driver. The loss of a son, brother, friend and peer sent shockwaves through the community of IU and Bloomington alike. In the wake of this tragedy, Youth Radio took to the streets of Bloomington in the hopes of finding some …

On Saturday, August 27th, the ninth annual Bloomington Pridefest was held. Ranked as the best college town celebration of pride in the country , the festival was held by Bloomington PRIDE, a non-profit organization committed to to advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community. With a myriad of activists, live music, drag shows, local businesses and community members all participating to show …

This year, 2021 on November 5th to 7th, Travis Scott’s first ever Astroworld festival was held in Houston, Texas. The concert ended in the worst way – with the loss of life of 10 people and over 300 injured. Widespread feelings of loss and hurt rippled throughout the country as festival-goers, law officials, and concerned citizens struggled to uncover the …

During sweltering heat on Saturday, Pridefest took place in downtown Bloomington after happening virtually last year. Pridefest is an annual street festival organized by Bloomington PRIDE, a non-profit organization that advocates for the LGBTQIA+ community.  The festival featured a vendor expo, workshops with activists and experts, live music, drag shows and MPG wrestling.  WFHB Community Radio was a vendor at this …

On September 20th, hundreds of concerned citizens took to the streets of downtown Bloomington as part of a global Climate Strike. We’ll hear some of the strikers’ thoughts and fears in our weekly segment, Voices in the Street.

This week on Voices in the Street we went to Bloomington Pridefest, which took place on Saturday, August 31, to ask attendees what brought them there and what they thought about the festival. Among those we interviewed were numerous parents of young children, as well as queer-identifying folks especially interested in the fest’s political side.