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What happens when we lose the traditions, recipes, and rituals that connect us to our culture? Grammy-winning artist and host of Ritual, Tarriona “Tank” Ball joins PBS Film Club to explore the cost of assimilation, the importance of preserving cultural traditions, and what it means to reclaim our heritage. From family recipes to New Orleans’ Black Masking traditions, we discuss how rituals shape our identities and what it takes to pass them on to future generations.
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The defending national champion and fifth-ranked Hoosiers looked like they were going to rally to beat the Buckeyes, but standout receiver Nick Marsh stepped out of bounds in the end zone and negated what would have been a 27-yard touchdown reception on a fourth-and-4 play in the final minute.
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How is AI reshaping eye care and vision science?
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JessicaLee-Photography/FlickrHumans aren't the only ones to send their kids to daycare. Turns out giraffes do the same thing!
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A celebration of rock 'n' roll in an emerging era of electric guitars, long-playing records, studio wizardry, and social change.
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Bloomington-based poet Eric Rensberger reads “Theft of a Line from Tate,” “A Sunday Night Sermon for David Baker,” “Shape,” and “Interpretation.”
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A rash of robberies in the 1920s prompted bank employees to take up arms in the name of vigilante justice.
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Danny WilliamWe’re saying goodbye to Nice Work this week. For our last show, hosts Tyler Lake and Alex Chambers talk about some of their favorite moments, look back at stories and interviews and reflect on what they hoped the show would accomplish.
In case you missed it
Carmen McRae was one of the most respected jazz singers in the business for four decades. This week, we’ll explore her early recordings for the Decca label in the 1950s.
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Browse the playlist from this week's show
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Wikimedia CommonsWe’re continuing our series on music in and about the Americas during the first centuries of European colonization with a focus on Southern New Spain and the Portuguese Empire in South America. Join us as we explore the musical legacies of sixteenth and seventeenth-century Peru, Guatemala, Brazil, and more.
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In 1957 tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins was at the peak of his first great period, playing with a confident, swinging, and radical abandon both as a leader and with Max Roach and Miles Davis.
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Historian Jefferson Cowie spoke Thursday night at Indiana University about his 2023 Pulitzer winning book, Freedom’s Dominion: A Saga of White Resistance to Federal Power. -
As Indiana faces ongoing child care challenges, lawmakers are debating whether reducing regulations or increasing funding is the answer. -
A plant that attracts butterflies to our garden is the pincushion flower. The botanical name is Scabiosa, and these plants usually have blue, white, or pink flowers. As their common name suggests, the shape of the flower resembles a pincushion as the central florets form a rounded shape. -
The ordinance now goes to Mayor Kerry Thomson for her signature. If Thomson vetoes the legislation, a two-thirds vote of the council could override. -
Council president Isak Asare cast the sole vote against. His proposed $2.5 million cut to general fund spending failed to make it past his colleagues at the previous meeting. -
But much of the original $868M federal allocation remains out of reach for now. -
Indiana voters are disillusioned with government and the elected officials in charge, according to a poll from Free Press Indiana. -
Hoosiers are also displeased with Gov. Braun and the direction he’s taking the state. -
The first patches will appear Saturday, Oct. 17, when Indiana’s football team hosts Ohio State at Memorial Stadium. -
Two complaints are against Republican Max Engling and two are against Democrat Beau Bayh, who are running for Indiana Secretary of State against Lincoln Party candidate Greg Ballard.
