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Discover ways to enjoy Indiana’s natural wonders off the beaten path! Traverse the trails of the Chain O’ Lakes State Park at Indiana’s only 100 mile race! Hunt for buried treasure with lapidist Merrill Hinshaw. Bask in the beauty of Owen County’s Cataract Falls. Welcome songwriter Kenan Rainwater to the studio!
June Christy's 1954 album "Something Cool" was a landmark in the "Cool School" of vocal jazz.
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Browse our playlist from this week's show
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Rita Taylor/Courtesy of the artist.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 on Harmonia, we’ll hear from 2025 laureate Charlotte Tang, whose program transports us to a fashionable drawing room in nineteenth-century England.
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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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From her book Glass Jaw, poet Raisa Tolchinsky reads "Bless the Boxing Ring," "Carmen," "Melissa," and "Jess."
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Just as interesting as the speeches future historian James Woodburn gave in his undergraduate debate club at IU are the texts he wrote but never delivered.
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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.
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For more than 50 years, Don Fischer's voice has been part of the soundtrack of Indiana University athletics. Timeless: Don Fischer's Half-Century Broadcasting IU Sports premieres August 28 on WTIU and will be celebrated through free community screenings across Indiana, including a special sneak-peek event at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
In case you missed it
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How can foregrounding the story of the worker within the apparel merchandising and architecture industries build more equitable global industries and communities?
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Many animals fight within their own species, and the dinosaurs were not exception.
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Flies are notorious house pests. Why can it be so hard to get rid of them? -
While we may think of chickens as the first domesticated fowl, evidence suggests the goose got there first. -
Pressure can come from any number of sources, especially for athletes competing at the top of their fields. Today's A Moment of Science has more on the impacts on performance. -
What exactly is root rot, and how can we best protect our plants? -
The recently launched “Keep IN” initiative focuses on a “silver tsunami” of retiring firm owners. -
Indiana public safety officials say at least seven people have died during days of heavy rain and historic flooding in the state. -
Indiana officials say the federal money will support emergency response across the state. -
How to find shelters, report damage and return home. -
The request could help cover water rescues, power restoration and other emergency-response costs. -
This week, we explore the early artistry of the great Tony Bennett, who would have turned 100 in August, by listening to excerpts from the LPs he recorded for Columbia Records in the 1950s and early 1960s.
