Ether Game: Open Hands

Published September 23, 2025 at 7:12 PM EDT

WFIU is here for everyone who listens. Everything you hear on WFIU, from great performances to fascinating storytelling, starts with individual support.

Today is the unofficial kick-off to our critical Fall Membership Drive, and we have a special offer for you. The first ten donations made during tonight’s Ether Game will unlock a bonus $75 for WFIU from a longtime donor in Bloomington. Will you be one of the 10 donors needed to help us meet this $750 challenge?

I'M HERE FOR WFIU

Plus, there's a special bonus gift! The first 75 listeners to make a donation will automatically receive a WFIU 75th Anniversary Pin! When you make a monthly gift in any amount right now, you’ll automatically receive the pin along with any other thank-you gift you select.

From unique shows like Ether Game to Morning Edition and Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me!, member support is what powers WFIU and NPR. Your support is crucial now AND, in the months, and years ahead. That’s why monthly sustaining support is especially beneficial and critical at this moment.

Thank you so much for giving today,

Christopher and Nicholas Burrus

a.k.a. “The Ether Game Brain Trust”

P.S. By starting a monthly contribution tonight, you will strengthen the news and cultural programming you and your neighbors rely on—and help to unlock $7,000 from a longtime monthly donor in Sweet Owen County. And here’s another good reason to join in with your support tonight: When you donate to WFIU during our Fall Fund Drive, you’ll be automatically entered for a chance to win an Electra Townie Go! e-bike from Bicycle Garage on Kirkwood!