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Our opening song is “Stardust,” a song written by Indiana native Hoagy Carmichael and here performed by Dave Brubeck off the live album Jazz at Oberlin recorded in May of 1953. In June of that same year Sylvia Plath would find herself in New York as an intern at Mademoiselle magazine. In August she would attempt to end her life …

394 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Indiana on Monday, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. There were 4 reported deaths. Locally, Monroe County saw 32 new confirmed cases yesterday, while Lawrence County saw 1. Brown County reported no new cases. The Monroe County Community School Corporation announced yesterday that it would be moving into “code yellow” …

Entrevistamos a nuestro invitado especial, Savino Rivera de Beacon Community Impact, sobre temas importantes que estan afectando nuestra comunidad en especialmente a los adolecentes.   Nos enfocamos en los cigarillos electronicos y la salud mental concentrandonos en el suicidio.  Savino menciono cuales son los sintomas, las estadisticas, y los recursos para ayuda. We had our special guest, Savino Rivera with Beacon …

New studies reveal that depression, psychological distress, and suicide have skyrocketed among young people who have grown up with Social Media. Your weekly, consumer watchdog segment has a wake-up call for everyone.

WFHB News Director Wes Martin speaks with area counselor and therapist Amanda Barge, about emotional support and mental health resources available for area listeners during the holidays. Barge talks about the steps listeners can take to overcome and deal with holiday stress.

This morning, a 14 year old reportedly killed himself in what appears to be an attempted school shooting in Richmond, Indiana; A series of bomb threats have businesses across the country evacuate; The Bloomington City Council did not take a vote over proposed parking garage plans last night; The Monroe County Commissioners have approved the final draft of the 2018 …

The Bloomington Police Department captured a suspect in connection with an attempted murder investigation. Brandon Richardson is wanted for allegedly tying up his girlfriend, beating, stabbing and strangling her over a period of three days. The woman reportedly told investigators at Monroe Hospital the assault began after the couple fought on Monday. Members of Bloomington Police Department’s Critical Incident Response …

A man shot and paralyzed a woman before turning the gun on himself, on Monday in Bloomington. As WFHB’s Jonah Chester reports, women are disproportionately the target of gun violence, particularly when there’s a firearm present in a domestic dispute. In today’s feature report, Jonah Chester speaks with Middle Way House representatives, about how gun violence often results from cases …

A better title for this show might be “Screening Women,” suggested by tonight’s guest, Janet Bergstrom, in an essay on Akerman for Sight and Sound. Or perhaps we might call it “Look what I’ve done with your name” a response by Akerman to her father’s disappointment that she had no children. This comes directly from Akerman during an interview conducted …