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  • Explore the history of the local punk scene, the term Gulch and how it got attached to Bloomington


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A book hovers in a black and white grid, it has an around glow around it. On the book is written "King Pong: How Atari Bounced Across Markets to Make Millions" by Raiford Guins.
Raiford Guins
This week on Nice Work we take a deep dive down the coin slot with author Raiford Guins and his new book about PONG. We hear all about the conceptual work of artists “Puppies, Puppies", and we talk to the Organizers of the Bloomington International Film Festival - just in time for this year’s screenings.
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    Bloomington-based poet Eric Rensberger reads “Reading,” “A Deity,” and “Historical Imagination.”

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  • Three early music musicians playing their stringed instruments and singing, sitting on a bench against a brick wall
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    Since 2018, Early Music America has hosted its Emerging Artists Showcase, a series presenting the rising stars of early music and historical performance. This hour, we’ll conclude our celebration of their 2025 laureates with Comtessa’s program entitled Florilegium: Songs of Medieval England from 1150 to 1300.
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