This week, we are all back in the house!!! Justin and Kal and Melanie were visited by Judi Epp, Lucie Mathieu, and their grandson, Truman, all the way from Spencer to talk about the news and Spencer Pride’s goings on. > Saturday, the 5th of August @ 11am, is the Health and Wellness event: Hoosiers Need Health Insurance. Come by …
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Our chat with NAACP branch president Maqubè Reese and her colleagues and friends, Monroe County Prosecutor Erika Oliphant and legal researcher and advocate Guy Loftman, continues this week. Reese and Loftman recount how their childhood families nurtured their worldviews and their future. Oliphant talks about her responsibility to address wrongs and inequalities within the county judicial system. Part 1 aired …
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This program originally aired on October 17, 2022: On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell speak with William Hosea, Alonzo Johnson, Jim Mitchell, and James Sanders about how it is to live as black men in the United States. Credits: Today’s hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell. Bring It On!’s Executive Producer is …
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Patty Moon has been a fan of Bloomington’s annual Lotus Festival her whole life. Now she gets to help others experience the magic of Lotus as the volunteer coordinator for the festival. Patty needs hundreds of volunteers to sign up to make this year’s 30th Lotus World Music and Arts Festival a success. Activate! is a partnership between WFHB and …
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Nuestra Host Maria Auxi recibe al Dr. Leighton, quien tiene más de 30 años de experiencia en la terapia física. He talked about his journey from Chile to the USA, all the process he had to go through to validate his MD license, and how he finally managed to start his own PT clinic, which is a family business.
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Joining us in the WFHB studios with her colleagues, Monroe County Prosecutor Erika Oliphant and legal activist Guy Loftman, Reese talks about the historic civil rights organization and the work it’s doing locally. She stresses the importance of thinking on a micro level, acknowledging injustice and racism in the wide world but concentrating on listening and working here and now …
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Today’s broadcast originally aired on June 27, 2022: In today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell spend the hour with Leon Bates, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Pan-African Studies, at the University of Louisville, KY. He focuses on Urban History (i.e. Education, Housing, Labor, Medicine, Policing, Violence), and the Intersection of Race. Mr. …
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Holly Bales-Hall joined Girl Scouts in fifth grade and it was a deeply formative experience for her. Now she pays it forward as the scout leader for her daughter’s troop, helping the next generation of Girl Scouts discover, connect and take action to make the world a better place. Activate! is a partnership between WFHB and the City of Bloomington …
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In July, President and CEO Michelle Gilchrist and COO Heather Robinson of the Bloomington Health Foundation joined LWV-BMC’s Civic Conversation to discuss their role in the Bloomington community and how the foundation works to address numerous health issues in the community. Bloomington Health Foundation started in the 1960s as the Bloomington Hospital Foundation under the auspices of the Local Council …
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Melanie welcomes April Hennessey and Phoenix Rayng to talk about the impact of this year’s legislation on Queer youth in Bloomington and Pridefest! 2023! BloomingOUT is one of the nation’s longest-running LGBTIQ+ focused radio shows. We feature people, news, events, entertainment, and businesses relevant to the queer experience in central Indiana and the Midwest. Interested in being on the show …
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