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County Fairs: The Hoosier Mood
“County Fairs: The Hoosier Mood” – 7/29/16 Indiana Weekend It’s the season for county fairs – 4-H kids showing their work, the rides, fried food and general festivities. The fair is also a good place in this election season to take the temperature of typical Hoosiers. That’s how we wound up at the Madison County […]
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MFA Summer Symposium
“MFA Summer Symposium” – 7/22/16 Indiana Weekend (Photo: Music For All) More than 1,700 music students and teachers from across the country descended on Muncie for the national summer conference sponsored by Music for All. Along with music and marching, they got a healthy dose of training in leadership – and fun. Play this episode […]
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The Black Church and Police
“The Black Church and Police” – 6/15/16 Indiana Weekend As leaders of Muncie’s African-American community prepared to meet with local police to talk about relations with law enforcement, two ministers from one of the city’s largest black churches talked about their own experiences – including the pastor, himself a former officer. Play this episode online […]
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ECI Native Americans
“ECI Native Americans” – 7/8/16 Indiana Weekend It’s only natural in this Hoosier bicentennial year to look at the history of Indiana’s first inhabitants as well as the settlers. A new book from Chris Flook, “Native Americans of East-Central Indiana,” should help fill in some of the gaps and is available at Minnetrista and local […]
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Historic Madison
“Historic Madison” – 7/1/16 Indiana Weekend The Madison Regatta, a spectacle of powerboat speed on the Ohio River and subject of a 2005 film, is the destination for thousands of fans this weekend. It’s also set in one of Indiana’s most picturesque and historic towns, and we talk to local folks about what makes the […]
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Muncie Three Trails
“Muncie Three Trails” – 6/24/16 Indiana Weekend The Muncie Three Trails Music Series of free public concerts opens July 9 with the Grascals, followed by Tab Benoit, Pokey LaFarge and John Scofield. We listen to some of the music and get a preview of the shows from series creator Rick Zeigler. Play this episode online […]
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Peru Circus
“Peru Circus” – 6/17/16 Indiana Weekend It’s an annual rite of summer in Miami County – The 57th annual Peru Amateur Circus runs from July 16-23, and the young performers are busy polishing their trapeze routines, high wire and other acts. Music used in this show: Two Marches, by The Peru Circus Band Sobre las […]
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Bradford Woods
“Bradford Woods” – 6/10/16 Indiana Weekend It’s summer camp season, but at Bradford Woods south of Indianapolis the program includes environmental education for school groups and recreation therapy – ziplines included – for children with disabilities and illnesses. Play this episode online Melanie Wills, director of outdoor education at Bradford Woods, is helped into a […]
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Indiana Road Trips
“Indiana Road Trips” – 6/3/16 Indiana Weekend What are the most fun and interesting places to visit this Hoosier bicentennial year? Andrea Neal talks about her new book, “Road Trip: A Pocket History of Indiana” and her top picks for short trips to learn about the state. Play this episode online Music used in this […]
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Off-road bikers
“Off-road bikers” – 5/27/16 Indiana Weekend It’s almost always bicycle season in Indiana, but the action picks up in the spring as Hoosiers air up the tires and hit the road. We visit one of central Indiana’s best-known riders, “Bike Mike” O’Neil, to talk about his five trips across America and what it’s like to […]
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Ray Boomhower
“Ray Boomhower” – 5/20/16 Indiana Weekend Indiana’s bicentennial offers a chance to reconnect with fascinating chapters in the state’s history. A new book by Ray Boomhower tells the story of a remarkable Hoosier writer, famous in his time, not so well known in ours. “John Bartlow Martin, a Voice for the Underdog” is the book, […]
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Barrier-Free Theater
“Barrier-Free Theater” – 5/13/16 Indiana Weekend In what is said to be the first program of its kind in Indiana, Civic Theater since September has been working with adults with developmental and physical disabilities in a kind of drama therapy. Laura Williamson, Civic’s executive director, tells us about the Barrier-Free Theater program. Play this episode […]
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Hometown Marion
“Hometown Marion” – 5/6/16 Indiana Weekend Ed Breen, longtime newspaper and morning radio figure in Marion, talks about how the city is getting along as communities across the state reinvent themselves to attract residents and development. We’re chatting at Paula’s 9th Street Cafe, and hear the story of how Paula found the place – and […]
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Life Journeys
“Life Journeys” – 4/29/16 Indiana Weekend Ball State’s Dr. David Concepción, a philosophy professor with an expertise in ethics, leads a community conversation about end-of-life issues — including the story of his grandmother and the choice she made. Play this episode online Music in this show: Fugue in G Minor BWV 578 (arr. R. Romm), […]
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“Indiana Artisans” – 4/22/16
“Indiana Artisans” Indiana Weekend Indiana Artisans, some of the state’s best artists and masters of hand-crafted goods, gather for their annual marketplace and we hear stories about how they got started, including the Purdue PhD with penchant for metalworking. Play this episode online Music heard on this show: Maxwell’s Silver Hammer, by The Beatles If […]
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Water Quality Indiana
“Water Quality Indiana” Indiana Weekend A Ball State professor invited to the White House to talk about the nation’s water quality is reminding us that threats to the water supply continue, as the lead contamination in Flint, Michigan, showed. Play this episode online Professor Lee Florea in his office. (Photo: NewsLink Indiana) Music used in […]
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Boys and Girls Club
“Boys and Girls Club” Indiana Weekend Warmer weather, the approach of summer vacation for school kids – A change of seasons but still a very busy time at Boys and Girls Clubs across the country. And that’s true also in Muncie, where we visited with the operation run by former “club kids” themselves. Play this […]
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Douglas Wissing
“Douglas Wissing” Indiana Weekend Indiana is celebrating all things Hoosier in this bicentennial year, and a new book by a Bloomington writer collects some of the state’s best stories. Douglas Wissing shares some Indiana tales – along with his very different experiences as a correspondent covering the war in Afghanistan. Play this episode online Photo: […]
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Training Hotel
“Training Hotel” Indiana Weekend The Erskine Green Training Institute, a first-of-its-kind center for people with disabilities, has graduated its first class of students in Muncie. As they head toward jobs in the hospitality industry, the students call it a life-changing experience. Brendan Cifone, a blind graduate of the Erskine Green Training Institute, plays guitar to […]
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Old-Time Radio, Revived
“Old-Time Radio, Revived” Indiana Weekend A Muncie writer and his troupe of actors gather each month in Farmland, Indiana, to recreate classic radio scripts – and their own inventive bits. Play this episode online Music in this show: Radio Radio, by Elvis Costello & The Attractions Mr. Fonebone, by Leo Kottke