Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 9:47 — 13.5MB)Subscribe: RSSAbout 100 protesters gathered on the Monroe County Courthouse lawn on Sunday afternoon for a rally in response to recent actions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Trump administration. The local chapter of the 50501 Movement organized the protest, which mainly focused on the killing of Renee Good, …
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WFHB Local News – December 29th, 2025
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:00 — 41.3MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Monday, December 29th, 2025. In today’s newscast, we look back at our reporting on two ‘No Kings’ protests that took place this year. The No Kings protests were a series of political demonstrations against what the organizers describe as authoritarian policies of …
Read More »31 People Killed in Ecuador Prison Riots Last Week
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:02 — 2.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreBy Zoe Moczek Riots at two separate prisons in Ecuador have left at least 31 people dead. On September 25th, violence broke out at a prison in the city of Esmeraldas, with reports showing that at least 17 people were killed. This comes only three days after …
Read More »WFHB Local News – September 10th, 2025
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:52 — 42.4MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, September 10th, 2025. In today’s newscast, we revisit a report from the No Kings protest that took place in June of this year. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, WFHB Correspondent Elyse Perry will …
Read More »Hundreds Attend ‘No Kings’ Protest in Downtown Bloomington
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 13:19 — 18.4MB)Subscribe: RSSOn Saturday, a large crowd gathered at the Monroe County Courthouse Square for the “No Kings” protest. Organized in response to what participants describe as authoritarian overreach by the Trump administration, the rally drew hundreds of community members calling for democratic accountability and human rights protections. In today’s feature …
Read More »Hola Bloomington – Jan/19/2024 Alexandra McNichols-Torroledo fotógrafa colombiana americana
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:25 — 81.7MB)Subscribe: RSSEl día de hoy nos acompaña Alexandra McNichols-Torroledo, fotógrafa colombiana americana, quien nos platica su historia de vida y carrera profesional desde su natal Colombia, su paso por Europa, hasta su proyecto de vida en Indiana. Con dos Maestrías obtenidas por la Indiana State University, que la llevaron a …
Read More »Bring It On! – June 19, 2023: Juneteenth History & Comedy
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:00 — 43.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis is a rebroadcast from June 12, 2017: Cornelius Wright and Leila Randle host interviews, one on the history of Juneteenth through the decades, and the other on open-mic night comedy from a personal perspective. One funny interview, and one solemn. Both riveting. PART ONE: As part …
Read More »Bring It On! – November 21, 2022: Bill Breeden, Minister Emeritus from the Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington, Indiana
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:00 — 38.4MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreOn today’s edition of Bring It On!, the hosts are Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell. They spend the hour with Bill Breeden, Minister Emeritus from the Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington, Indiana. He was a minister to Corey Johnson and attended his execution. On January 14, 2021, …
Read More »February 11, 2022: Life in a Maximum Restraint Unit
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 39.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIn this week’s episode, we air the first part of a conversation between Jok Huerta from Focus Initiatives and Rodney Jones, known as Big R. Both men share stories of their own incarceration, and describe life in a Maximum Restraint Unit. As Big R puts it, when …
Read More »December 31, 2021: Russell Maroon Shoatz, In His Own Words
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 26.6MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis week, we honor the late Russell Maroon Shoatz. On December 17th, Russell Maroon Shoatz passed away. In 1970, Shoatz was convicted for the murder of a police officer in Pennsylvania and was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. On February 20, 2014, Shoatz …
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