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Earth Eats is a podcast and video series all about sustainable eating and the freshest food available. Today's Flyover Culture is, uh, not that. We're taking a mini road trip around our area to look for some of the best food on offer - just as long as it comes from a gas station.
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Following the passing of jazz legend Sonny Rollins at age 95, WFIU's David Brent Johnson looks back on the saxophonist's remarkable career, enduring artistry, and the music that continues to inspire generations of listeners and musicians.
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What does sexual and reproductive health look like when it’s studied at a population level, and why does that research matter for everyday life?
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Organ transplants can be a complicated process on a number of levels, including finding a suitable organ match in the first place. New research may have provided a new option.
IU Cinema
Filmmaker Boots Riley’s latest film I Love Boosters hit theaters last weekend. Nice Work’s Alex Chambers spoke with Riley at a live event on the IU campus. They talked about making TV versus making movies, and how either could get people involved in working class social movements. Then we check in with Pillar Arts and tune in to the Bloomington Amateur Radio Club.
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About 150 years ago, Indiana nearly bankrupted itself building a statewide canal system. Now, a new archaeological project seeks to learn more about this maligned period of Indiana history.
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US Senator and staunch Lincoln supporter Henry S. Lane may be best remembered for his three-day term as Indiana’s thirteenth governor.
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NATTAPONG/Adobe StockAngela Lim reads "Without Compass," "COMPULSORY," "I find myself jealous of ghosts," and "Tell the Space Enthusiast 'No, Thank You'."
In case you missed it!
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Ours is a diverse culture and divided country in many ways, but there is one characteristic that securely unites most all of us as Americans. We have way too much stuff.
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British Library, Add MS 57950; WikimediaLots of music has come down through the centuries with no listed author, requiring varying levels of historical forensics by scholars and performers wishing to sleuth out its origin. This hour on Harmonia, we’re exploring music with notorious and notoriously incorrect composer attributions.
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In the 1940s a young jazz singer with a four-octave range and bebop chops burst onto the big-band scene with Earl Hines and Billy Eckstine before going on to establish herself as a solo star.
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Native to Mexico, dahlias probably grew in Aztec gardens as they were already in cultivation when the Spaniards arrived. -
Countless sources will claim to have "the real secret" behind getting big muscles. What does science say about our bodies? -
Red Hot Pokers belong to the genus Kniphofia (Kniphofia uvaria) and are also known as tritoma or torch lilies. -
Gov. Mike Braun said Tuesday that Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith “probably regrets” how he phrased his recent comments that Americans need “permission to hate again” and his singling out of Islam as worthy of hatred. -
Indiana University launched the Capital Campus in Washington, D.C. -
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June 3, 2026, marks 15 years since IU student Lauren Spierer vanished after a night out in Bloomington. -
CATS aim to have about 30,000 media recordings on tape to be digitized by 2030 to be available for the public online. -
The former home of Bloomington’s oldest restaurant is getting a new occupant. -
A multi-million dollar project that included cleaning and maintenance of the Indiana Statehouse’s roof and dome has exceeded its initial budget and timeframe due to additional repairs.
