258 search results for “Fall Harvest”
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Fall Harvest
“Fall Harvest” – 10/23/15 Indiana Weekend Good news for Indiana farmers – after a really wet planting season, flooding losses this year will be much lower than expected. We ride along in the combine as family farmers harvest their corn and soybean crops. Not surprisingly, this is their favorite time of year. Play this episode […]
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Brown County Artists
Brown County Artists – 10/16/15 Indiana Weekend Brown County, the state’s premiere home for artists since the days of T.C. Steele more than a century ago, is especially busy in the fall. October is the time for the Brown County Studio Tour, the opportunity to see more than 20 Brown County artists and craftspeople. Play […]
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Historic Homes
“Historic Homes” – 10/9/15 Indiana Weekend Abandoned homes, and the urban blight they cause, still plague many communities. As Muncie looks at demolishing derelict properties, city officials are trying to make sure they identify historic structures that can be saved. Play this episode online Music used in this show: Our House – The Madness Our […]
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Special Olympics Equestrians
“Special Olympics Equestrians” – 10/2/15 Indiana Weekend The SkyRiders equestrian team prepares for state competition, and we meet the inspiring competitors and their volunteer coaches at a farm in Jay County. Play this episode online Songs used in this episode: U2 – It’s A Beautiful day Katrina & The Waves – I’m Walking On Sunshine […]
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Indiana Orchards
“Indiana Orchards” – 9/25/15 Indiana Weekend It’s fall, and that means the season for apple orchards. We visited the Jacobs Family Orchard north of New Castle, one of dozens of farms across the state (there’s even an Indiana Orchard Directory) popular with visitors this time of year. Play this episode online Songs used in today’s […]
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Prison Horses
“Prison Horses” – 9/18/15 Indiana Weekend Inmates at the Putnamville Correctional Facility work with retired racehorses to prepare the thoroughbreds for life after the racetrack. Play this episode online Music in today’s show: America – “A Horse With No Name” The Thrills – “One Horse Town” Peter, Paul and Mary – “Stewball”
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Dean Fans
“Dean Fans” – 9/11/15 Indiana Weekend The town of Fairmount each September celebrates its history as the childhood home of James Dean. We went to Fairmount ahead of the Sept. 25-27 James Dean Festival to see if we could find out why people are still so captivated by Dean, the Indiana native who only made […]
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Canoes / Golf Carts
“Canoes / Golf Carts” – 9/4/15 Indiana Weekend Two stories fit for the waning days of summer: Fun times on White River, and the squads of golf carts showing up on the streets of many Indiana small towns. Play this episode online Songs heard in this episode: Creedance Clearwater Revival – “Green River” Willie Nelson […]
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White River-Craddock
“White River-Craddock” – 8/28/15 Indiana Weekend John Craddock worked so hard at cleaning up White River that there’s a Muncie park named for him. But he’s not finished yet and this week he talks about the river, how it’s improved from the days of horrendous pollution and what still needs to be done. Play this […]
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Muncie Gamers
“Muncie Gamers” – 8/21/15 Indiana Weekend The giant Gen Con festival attracts more than 60,000 people from around the world to Indianapolis, and we touch base with the Muncie manifestation of that gamer culture – people who love the competition of Magic: The Gathering, Settlers of Kataan, Cryptozoic and other games. Play this episode online […]
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Noir Class
“Noir Class” – 8/14/15 Indiana Weekend An online Ball State class about film noir attracted more than 16,000 people this summer, and the professor who teaches it explains why we’re still fascinated with a movie form that originated in the 1940s. Play this episode online Music in this show: Soundtrack from The Maltese Falcon (1941) […]
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Fair-Food Vendors
“Fair-Food Vendors” – 8/7/15 Indiana Weekend A Tipton County family serves up pork tenderloins, lemon shakeups and funnel cakes at county fairs – teaching the kids lessons about business, responsibility – and behind-the-scenes life along the midway. Play this episode online Songs in this episode: Carnival – Natalie Merchant Tunnel of Love – Dire Straits […]
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Public Records
“Public Records” – 7/31/15 Indiana Weekend A professor’s test of compliance with Indiana’s public records law shows many local officials aren’t as open as they should be when it comes to sharing information with people who want to know how their taxes are spent. Play this episode online Music used in this show: Taxman – […]
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Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival
“Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival” – 7/24/15 Indiana Weekend The Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival remains a strong attraction for bluegrass fans and performers alike. We visit the festival park, now owned by Dwight Dillman of Kokomo, to talk with performers and a longtime friend of bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe about this signature Indiana event now in […]
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County Fairs
“County Fairs” – 7/17/15 Indiana Weekend It’s the season across Indiana for county fairs – the places of pork tents, elephant ears, midway rides and 4-H kids showing their skills in everything from animal care to robotics. Play this episode online Music in this episode: If It Hadn’t Been for Love – The Steeldrivers June […]
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Blues Student
“Blues Student” – 7/10/15 Indiana Weekend Guitarist-songwriter Zach Day has a pretty good gig coming up in a few months – as the opening act for acclaimed bluesman Joe Louis Walker in the Muncie Three Trails Music Series. Day has already made his mark at venues in Chicago, Louisville and Indianapolis. What audiences don’t know: […]
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Wounded Veterans
“Wounded Veterans” – 7/3/15 Indiana Weekend Communities across the country were honoring veterans in the weeks leading up to the July Fourth holiday. That includes Muncie, where more than 300 motorcycle riders supported a fund-raiser for wounded Hoosier veterans. We meet two vets at the event, one who nearly lost his legs in a grenade […]
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MFA Summer Symposium
“MFA Summer Symposium” – 6/26/15 Indiana Weekend More than 1,400 music students, teachers and band directors from across the country descend on Ball State University for the annual Summer Symposium, a kind of super band-camp now in its 40th year. We talk with some of the event’s organizers about the benefits of music education and […]
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Veterans-Huey
Indiana Weekend “Veterans-Huey” – 6/19/15 Amid the preparations for a Muncie fund-raiser to benefit wounded veterans, the owner of a vintage Vietnam-era Huey helicopter talks about his role in the event and how veterans respond to the aircraft. Play this episode online Songs in this show: When Johnny Comes Marching Home – 2nd South Carolina […]
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Wandering Wheels
Indiana Weekend “Wandering Wheels” – 6/12/15 We meet former Taylor University football coach Bob Davenport, who runs the Wandering Wheels bicycle touring group. He’s pedaled his way across the country more than 40 times, but Wandering Wheels has a more modest goal coming up in a few weeks – a two-day, 70 mile trip on […]
