Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:00 — 25.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreMelanie talks about a post that has been shared with false information and racist tropes regarding her ex who was murdered while on duty as a post officer back in April. We discuss a recent Facebook post from the Morals of America page, which is calling for …
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BloomingOUT w/ Spencer Pride: Into The Streets – January 9th, 2019
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 58:48 — 52.3MB)Subscribe: RSS | More“This will be the largest footprint from Spencer Pride.” Following a recent change to an ordinance by the Owen County Commissioners, events can no longer be held on the courthouse lawn, nor can events utilize courthouse facilities. Fortunately, the city of Spencer owns the rest of the …
Read More »Spencer Pride’s Jonathan Balash Discusses Special Events Ordinance
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 11:40 — 13.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe Owen County Commissioners passed an ordinance that made it harder to host special events on county property. News Director Kade Young talked to the President of Spencer Pride, an LGBTQ organization that now has to change the location of its annual festival. After the commissioners made …
Read More »WFHB Local News – December 20th, 2019
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 12:27 — 13.3MB)Subscribe: RSS | MorePresident Donald Trump Impeached, Indiana Representatives Vote Along Party Lines: On Wednesday evening, President Donald J. Trump became the third president in history to be impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives. The House used two articles to defend their impeachment of President Trump. Among the two …
Read More »BloomingOUT – The Christmas Without a Santa Claus (in Spencer, Indiana) – December 19th, 2019
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:00 — 54.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis week in Spencer, Indiana, Owen County Commissioners voted on a proposed ordinance that will outlaw events in and on the lawn of the Courthouse entirely. It all started with a complaint was made to the Owen County Commissioners to outlaw events that might be considered “lewd” …
Read More »A Tale of Two Institutions: Spencer Pride and the Owen County Commissioners
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 7:42 — 6.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe Owen County Board of Commissioners are now reconsidering a proposed amendment that would make it harder to host special events on Owen County property. Perhaps the event that would be affected most, is the annual Spencer Pride Festival. The county commissioners decided to propose an amendment …
Read More »BloomingOUT w/ post election update – November 7th, 2019
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:01:09 — 31.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreWelcome back to another week of news updates and conversation! This episode we talk election results. We also have an update about Spencer Pride’s struggle to stay on the courthouse lawn, as groups have approached Owen County with complaints about Pride’s presence in Spencer. Music this week …
Read More »BloomingOUT – Spencer’s Big Gay Prom (w/ Judi Epp, Sophie & Gannon) – May 9th, 2019
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:00 — 25.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreLast Saturday, Iris Youth Group hosted Spencer’s Big Gay Prom for students in the area who could not attend their own high school proms with same-sex dates due to school policies. Tonight we have Judi Epp from Spencer Pride along with Sophie and Gannon, two students who …
Read More »BloomingOUT w/ Judi Epp & Gannon Holsapple – March 14th, 2019
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:00 — 53.5MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreTonight we are excited to have Judi Epp from Spencer Pride, here to talk with us about Spencer Pride’s Iris Youth Group and their involvement in hosting an alternative to high school prom for students in the area who cannot attend as a same-sex couple, according to …
Read More »BloomingOUT w/ Judi Epp – February 28th, 2019
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:00:04 — 53.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreTune in for a conversation with Judi Epp, director and treasurer of Spencer Pride, Inc. In this episode we talk about GSA programs in Spencer as well as the upcoming Spencer Regional Interpride Conference coming up this weekend. Events: Bloomington Writers Guild: First Sunday Prose Reading @ Bear’s …
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