BloomingOUT

Join anchors JP and Ryne as they interview Jonathan Balash. Jonathan is the president of Spencer Pride and a regular guest on the show; but tonight, Jonathan will talk about his and his husband, Jacob’s, journey to becoming parents- including some of the legal boundaries they had to face before the legalization of same-sex marriage in the US; as well …

Join anchors Jeff Poling and Ryne Shadday as they interview the Volunteer Coordinator for Bloomington PRIDE Summerfest, Kyle Hayes. Kyle and the anchors talk about the upcoming 3rd annual Bloomington PRIDE Summerfest that is taking place this weekend (August 27-28) in downtown Bloomington, IN. The Fest will include an all-ages area, educational panels, local food and beverage vendors, and live …

Join anchors Olivia and JP as they speak with musical artist and performer at next weekend’s Bloomington PRIDE Summerfest, Sinclair. Sinclair will share a history of how she began her musical career, her influences, and about her experiences being an Out musician. Sinclair will be performing at next weekend’s (August 27-28) Bloomington PRIDE Summerfest, which is in its third year. …

Join anchors Janae Cummings and Jeff Poling as they interview Rob Ping-Slater, the Board President of the Quarryland Men’s Chorus. He joins us tonight to speak about this past chorus season, as well as activities planned for the upcoming season. Plus, your weekly roundup of LGBTQ+ news headlines. This episode features music from the Quarryland Men’s Chorus, Broadway for Orlando, …

Join anchors Jeff Poling and Ryne Shadday as they interview local trans woman and Indiana Bernie Sanders delegate, Jeanne Smith. Jeanne talks with the anchors about her recent experience at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia where Hillary Clinton was named the Democratic Presidential Nominee for the November presidential election. Tonight’s featured musical artist is Tom Goss. This episode …

On tonight’s show, join anchors Janae and JP as they participate in a post Republican National Convention and Democratic National Convention Roundtable discussion with bloomingOUT producer, Ryne Shadday; and special contributor Brandon Gage. This week wrapped the official nomination of Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton; who will be facing off in the upcoming November presidential election against Republican nominee and …

Join anchors Janae Cummings and Ryne Shadday as they interview Kevin Warren from the “Pence Must Go” campaign. Janae, Kevin, and Ryne talk about the future of the campaign now that Governor Mike Pence has been officially selected as the Republican Vice Presidential candidate to run with Donald Trump in the November presidential election. Anchors and guest also talk about …

Join hosts Ryne and JP as they interview the Out frontman of alt-country group, Indiana Queen, as he talks about his choice to work in country music, his experiences as an Out musician in popular country music, and the inspirations and influences behind Indiana Queen’s sound. Plus, your weekly roundup of LGBTQ+ news headlines. This episode features music from Indiana …

In this special episode of bloomingOUT, we hear an archived interview with out teen scientist, Jack Andraka when he first appeared on the show in September of 2015. Jack had been working on cancer research and spoke with anchors Jeff Jewel, Jeff Poling, and Ryne Shadday about his upcoming collegiate plans and the future of his research. This episode features …

Tonight on bloomingOUT, hosts Janae Cummings and Jeff Poling further discuss news and developments regarding the Orlando mass shooting at Pulse nightclub. Music tonight was “Stand by You” by Rachel Platten, “Change” by Christina Aguilera, “Pulse” by Melissa Etheridge, and our tribute song, “Forty-Nine Times” by Brandon Parsons. Executive Producer : Joe Crawford Producer : Ryne Shadday Engineers : Sarah …