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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:59 — 41.2MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Monday, February 3rd, 2025. Later in the program, WFHB News reports on the city hosting the Black History Month kickoff at City Hall on Saturday. More in today’s feature report. That’s Gina Mitchell from Autism Rocks & Rolls, a podcast now airing …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 7.7MB)Subscribe: RSSThere’s a new show on WFHB called “Autism Rocks and Rolls” – a podcast started by Sam Mitchell when he was 16 to talk about his experiences living with autism. The show airs weekly on Tuesdays at 5:30pm – that’s right after the Tuesday edition of the WFHB Local …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:00 — 41.3MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Monday, January 27th, 2025. In today’s feature report, WFHB News speaks with Gabe Gloden, the managing director for Constellation Stage and Screen. Constellation is hosting two interactive film screenings this February: The Room and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. More in …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 8.0MB)Subscribe: RSSDeveloping friendships at any age can be challenging, and few groups of people understand this more than those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Autism, Down syndrome, and accessibility issues can all be barriers to making friends in a college town. Cecilia Meneghini is the Indiana University chapter president of …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:00 — 41.3MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Monday, January 13th, 2025. In today’s program, Mike Braun was sworn in as the 52nd governor of Indiana during a ceremony in Indianapolis earlier today. More in today’s feature report. That’s Jack Wilber from Binary Heart Indiana. Jack fixes computers and donates …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 7.9MB)Subscribe: RSSHaving a computer is essential to success in the digital age…but obtaining one can be a challenge for people with limited resources. BinaryHeart Indiana is looking to change that. This local non-profit repairs old or broken computers and donates them to students, schools, and organizations in need throughout the …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:18 — 40.3MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Monday, December 9th, 2024. Later in the program, local journalist Dave Askins of the B Square Bulletin looks into the number of hours worked by Bloomington’s mayor. This has become a topic of conversation, in the context of the proposed salary ordinance …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 8.9MB)Subscribe: RSSNavigating the hills of south central Indiana by bicycle can be expensive, time-consuming and strenuous. The Go Bloomington transportation demand management program is trying to lower the cost of electric bicycles to Bloomington locals with e-bike vouchers. The e-bike voucher campaign re-launches in January with larger rebates aimed at …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:53 — 38.4MB)Subscribe: RSS This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, December 2nd, 2024. Later in the program, co-editor-in-chief of the Indiana Daily Student Marissa Meador speaks with WFHB News. Meador touches on incoming lieutenant governor Micah Beckwith’s social media posts threatening the student publication. More in today’s feature report. That’s Kaley …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 6.9MB)Subscribe: RSSAcross the United States there are nearly a thousand Community Action Agencies, fighting poverty with public assistance programs. For WFHB listeners it’s the South Central Community Action Program, serving 4,000 local families every year. SCCAP is hosting a health and wellness fair tomorrow at the downtown Boys and Girls …