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HOLA BLOOMINGTON – Rodolfo Leiva

Rodolfo Leiva, de nacionalidad tica y Americana, nos cuenta su experiencia de haber crecido en Costa Rica y de sus estudios en Ingeniería en la Universidad de Purdue. Actualmente está liderando el ministerio de música en St. Paul Catholic Church.

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Trashion Refashion: Bettina Kehoe and Stephen Hale

Like the robin and the crocus, Trashion Refashion is a sign of spring in Bloomington. This year’s runway show at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater is the 15th annual exhibition of clothing designs made of repurposed materials. Molecular biologist Bettina Kehoe is typical of the amateur designers who dabble in recycled  couture. They join artists and trained designers in producing more than …

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Hearabouts: Diversity Through Music

Welcome to the 88th episode of Hearabouts: Asian American Midwest Radio. Hearabouts is produced by Indiana University’s Asian Culture Center in collaboration with WFHB. We ask critical questions about identity, culture, community, and shared assumptions. This episode is produced by Belle Chatpunnarangsee and Joanna Kung. In honor of celebrating International Women’s Month, in this episode, we are joined by Maia …

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Bring It On! – April 1, 2024: Dr. Marvin Dunn – Teach No Lies

This program originally aired on August 21, 2023: On today’s edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell, spend the hour with Dr. Marvin Dunn. Dr. Dunn is fighting against the potential miseducation of countless children and young adults in Florida. He is here to discuss his efforts to combat this miseducation and the current state of …

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Activate! Sophia Craiutu & Iris Jones, Global Learners

A trip overseas led high school student Sophia Craiutu to realize she was living in a media bubble. Sophia and her friend Iris Jones founded Global Learners on a mission to change the way American kids receive and perceive information about what’s going on in the world. Activate! is a partnership between WFHB and the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network, …

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Kal Returns!!! And brings William Dorsey Swann, the originator of Drag culture and vogueing, into our lives! Melanie, Kal, and Justin go over updates to major stories of the week in LGBTIQ+ news. 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 …

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BloomingOUT 3-21-24

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Melanie and Justin go over updates to major stories of the week in LGBTIQ+ news. 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 or want to recommend a person, business or topic for …

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Girls Rock: Amy Oelsner

She taught herself how to play the guitar and now she wants to help young girls, trans kids, and those questioning their assigned gender learn how to play music too. Amy Oelsner, known to many around Bloomington as Amy O and leader of two bands, one named for her and the other called Brenda’s Friend, is more interested in working …

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Bring It On! – March 25, 2024: Solving the Cold Case Murder of Carol Jenkins

In this edition of Bring It On!, hosts, Clarence Boone and Gloria Howell, spend the hour with investigative reporter and documentarian, Sandra Chapman. In 2001, Chapman aired on WISH-TV in Indianapolis a series of reports on the murder of Carol Jenkins. Jenkins was murdered on September 16, 1968, after a day of selling encyclopedias in Martinsville; thus, becoming known as …

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Activate! Dorian Villanueva, Court Appointed Special Advocates

When Dorian Villanueva was a family case manager with the Department of Child Services, she frequently depended on Court Appointed Special Advocates to figure out what was really going in cases of neglect and abuse. After her time at DCS was over she got involved at CASA as a volunteer, and right now she’s planning their biggest fundraiser of the …

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