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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 5.7MB)Subscribe: RSSHaving a life-threatening medical condition is tough at any age, but it’s especially rough for children. A national organization called A Kid Again tries to lift some weight off the shoulders of these children and their families with adventures designed to just let them be kids. Yesterday in Indianapolis …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 8.4MB)Subscribe: RSSRadiant Ensembles is a local performance group of student musicians who give back to their community. They perform in schools, nursing homes and anyplace else that needs good vibes. Founder Jack Hammersley says the joy they take is equal to the joy they make. Jack worries that current threats …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 8.5MB)Subscribe: RSSIndiana University has a well-known theatre program, but it’s tough to get involved if you’re not a theatre major. Operating independently of that school is University Players, run entirely by undergraduate students from all career paths. Every year these students stage an entire season of productions, all free and …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 9.0MB)Subscribe: RSSEvery three minutes in the United States, someone is diagnosed with blood cancer. With over 50,000 blood cancer related deaths annually, such a diagnosis can feel like a death sentence. Gift of Life is a national registry for donors of stem cells and bone marrow. If you match with …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 8.2MB)Subscribe: RSSIt’s been a tough school year for some students at IU Hillel, the Jewish culture center on the Indiana University Bloomington campus. In September Hillel hosted a memorial service mourning the deaths of six Israeli hostages in Gaza. Then last month the U.S. Department of Education included IU in …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 8.4MB)Subscribe: RSSStages Bloomington is the only local theater company that fills all acting roles with youth. From building sets to the final performance, kids are in charge of every aspect of each production. Right now a troupe of local kids in grades 3 through 8 are hard at work prepping …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 7.5MB)Subscribe: RSSSteve Volan knows firsthand how complicated government can be. Volan spent decades serving on the Bloomington City Council trying to figure out how things work – and how they can work better. He’s still asking those questions as host and producer of The 812, a podcast about local government. …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 7.4MB)Subscribe: RSSArt Remains is Bloomington’s new “creative reuse center” – a nonprofit salvage shop for art supplies and materials. It’s kind of like the Habitat for Humanity ReStore concept, but for artists. Founder Sue McCracken started Art Remains when she retired as a way to make art projects more affordable …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 7.6MB)Subscribe: RSSWhen a child is removed from a home due to abuse or neglect, grown-ups decide what happens next – usually judges, lawyers and caseworkers. But who speaks for the child? A local non-profit called Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) uses volunteers to help kids who are going through the …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 8.2MB)Subscribe: RSSCourtney Payne-Taylor got her start at the Boys & Girls Club teaching kids how to skateboard. Today Courtney helps club members learn just about anything, and along the way they develop life skills and build confidence. Activate! is a partnership between WFHB and the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network, working …