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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 7.6MB)Subscribe: RSSThe Indiana Canine Assistant Network trains service dogs for people with disabilities. ICAN was one of the first organizations to begin training service dogs in prisons, providing a means of rehabilitation and purpose to its incarcerated dog handlers. On the Bloomington campus of Indiana University you might see a …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 7.1MB)Subscribe: RSSThe Indiana University Black Student Union is helping IU students of color better themselves and their community. The mission of BSU is to improve the quality of life for Black students in Bloomington, but members also learn to advocate for themselves. Chapter President Maurquis Willingham says this has helped …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 34:02 — 31.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIn this week’s Eco Report: Episode 1 of “Grow with Glo”, a new Youth Radio show produced by middle school student Gloria Chi – Sole Searching w/ Erin Smith – How Ocean Waste Becomes Art Participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count! The Great Backyard Bird Count …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:00 — 41.3MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Monday, February 9th, 2026. In today’s newscast, you’ll hear Captain Stacey Mitchell from the Bloomington Fire Department, talking about the renovation of Fire Station Three. Learn more later in the show in a feature report. You’ll also hear from Courtney Payne-Taylor from …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 6.4MB)Subscribe: RSSThe Boys & Girls Clubs of Bloomington serve 650 local kids every weekday. Courtney Payne-Taylor got her start at the Boys & Girls Club teaching kids how to skateboard, and now she’s the People & Culture Director, which means she oversees staffing, volunteers, and service-learning programs. In 2025 more …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 7.0MB)Subscribe: RSSVolunteers in Tutoring Adult Learners (VITAL) is a learning lab operating out of the Monroe County Public Library. VITAL started as a literacy program but has expanded in recent years to include English as a Second Language tutoring and helping stroke victims regain their communication skills. Susan Welsand has …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 6.9MB)Subscribe: RSSMembers of the queer community sometimes struggle to feel seen on their school campus. The Queer Student Union at Indiana University Bloomington is trying to make things easier. Kyleigh Brown is the Queer Student Union president. Recently Kyleigh was awarded a grant that funded a gender-affirming clothes closet at …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 8.0MB)Subscribe: RSSEnvironmental activism is often viewed as a liberal endeavor, but climate change doesn’t care whether you’re a donkey or an elephant. The nonprofit American Conservation Coalition aims to build bridges between traditional conservative values and environmental advocacy. In Bloomington the ACC has a student chapter and Indiana University student …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 8.1MB)Subscribe: RSSFood insecurity can be a problem for anyone, including college students. On the Indiana University Bloomington campus there are two food pantries known as Crimson Cupboard – one at Campus View Apartments and another in the basement of the Indiana Memorial Union. Both are part of the Student Care …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 8.0MB)Subscribe: RSSThe American Red Cross is one of the most important disaster relief organizations in our social safety net, both here in the U.S. and around the world. Bloomington has an active Red Cross chapter but the Indiana University student chapter was dormant until Jay Patel brought it back to …