118 search results for “Pop of Culture”
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S02 E32 – We Pull Out Our Pocket Constitutions
We lean into the “cultural side” of arts & culture.
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S02 E31 – We Find New Harmonies
One Indiana arts organization moves forward without funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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S2E30 – We’re Hooked on Butter
Some of the best bits and bobs from Season 2!
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S02 E29 – We Can’t Stop the Beat
A music-focused rendition of Pop of Culture!
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S02 E28 – We Step Into a Foggy Future
This week, we’re listening back to some of our favorite interviews from Season 2 (so far): longtime Muncie artist and businesswoman Ann Johnson tells us about how she created F.B. Fogg—and what she thinks is the future of the arts business in Muncie; librarian and Pop of Culture book club president Hannah Elliott runs down […]
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S02 E27 – We’re Not Afraid of the Dark
This week, we take a trip to the forest… indoors! We get an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Minnetrista Museum and Gardens’ latest exhibit “Good Night Forest.” We’ll also speak to PBS host Steven Raichlen ahead of a special event in Fort Wayne, hear about an award-winning stop-motion video, and listen to a Beautiful Thing with […]
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S02 E26 – We Tell the Half Truth
Pop of Culture is back for the second half of Season 2! This week, we chat with Jarrod Case and Jason Cooper of local band White Lies & The Half Truth. They’ll share tracks from their album “The Ghosts We Carry” and explain why now was the right time to form a band. We’ll also […]
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S02 E25 – We’re Working On a Summer Vacation
It’s Pop of Culture’s 70th episode! To celebrate, we’re listening back to some of our favorite answers to our favorite question: “What Are You Working On?” We first asked Levi Rinker in February 2024… he talks about his work to bring more art into the community of Anderson. We’ll also hear from Aimee Maychack (linocuts), […]
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S02 E24 – We’re Outdoors?!
This week, we discuss upcoming outdoor events in ECI… from the climate-controlled safety of the Pop of Culture Studios. Tracy Manning (Executive and Artistic Director of the Hoosier Shakespeare Festival)—and actors Grace Bogue and Selah Grannis—discuss the Festival’s tenth year and what it’s like to perform Shakespeare in the open air. Shaun Dingwerth (Executive Director […]
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S02 E23 – We Have Someone to Be
This week: comedian, cartoonist, writer, musician… the list goes on! Dan Wright entertains us with the stories behind his multifaceted career—including how his syndicated cartoon started with rejection from all four major syndicates. Also in this episode: writer H.K. Hummel shares her Beautiful Things essay “It Seemed Like Everything Was Still Before Us.”
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S02 E22 – We Have the Clay Olympics
This week, we sit down with local pottery legend John Peterson. In a podcast-exclusive extended conversation, he tells us how he came to Muncie, how he started Bethel Pike Pottery studios, and what’s still inspiring him today as he looks back on his career in the arts. Also in this show: we preview The Harlem […]
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S2E21 – We Aim for the Stars and Land Among the Alligators
Pop of Culture is off this week, so we’re listening back to some of our favorite summer adventures: Charles W. Brown Planetarium Director Dayna Thompson takes us on a tour of the night sky (kind of), writer Lindsey Pharr takes us to an alligator-teeming river in Mississippi, and art quilter Daren Redman takes us through […]
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S02 E20 – We Read and Write (Songs)
With speak with two different musicians performing in ECI, and we have our regular Book Club meeting!
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S02 E19 – We’re Back in Bloom
We go behind the scenes of two annual events in East Central Indiana!
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S02 E18 – We Go Into the Void
A flower festival and doom metal… sounds like Pop of Culture!
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S02 E17 – We Make A Stained Glass Dachshund
This week we learn about stained glass (artist and business owner Erica Markley), we hear a new single (returning musician Dana Powell), and we ask multimedia artist Lynette Whitesell about what she’s working on!
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S02 E16 – We’re in Beautiful Luxurious Muncie
This week we talk to the creator of the viral series “Beautiful Luxurious Muncie™.” The delightful Stevie Hahn tells us how his character Ray Toffer came to be, his creative process, and how he feels about his portrayal of Muncie. Also in this episode: Nancy Carlson reflects on a documentary she executive produced 25 years […]
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S02 E15 – We Decide That It’s Springtime
This week, we spring back into our archives with some of our favorite plant-themed interviews! We visit Cat Dyeak at her greenhouse to learn about the art of Bonsai, PBS creator and host of “Life in Bloom” J. Schwanke tells us about his life in the flower trade, and Anne Maddox gives us the details […]
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S02 E14 – We Enter a Contest
This week, we talk Tiny Desk: Fort Wayne band SUN.DYLE shares the song they entered into the 2025 Tiny Desk Contest, and NPR’s Anamaria Sayre gives us details on the new Tiny Desk Radio! We’ll also ask furniture artist Connie Beaty to take us through her process, and we’ll listen back to our interview with […]
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S02 E13 – We’re Here and There
This week, we sit down with visiting artist Justin Favela, who tells us about why he started covering cars and buildings like piñatas. Also in this show: we take you to the floor of the Indiana Artisan Marketplace to check in with the artists representing East Central Indiana, Thomas Ouellette reports on a new exhibit […]
