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Porchlight
Postcard of the Wabash River in Terre Haute, Indiana
River
Tom Roznowski
From source to sea, the course of a river can provide life and explain it, as well.
Roadside stand, Brown County, Indiana
Up Ahead
Tom Roznowski
Minerva Society
So Glad To See You
Tom Roznowski
Universal Studios Tour postcard.
Just This Far
Tom Roznowski
A railroad crossing guard in Bedford, Indiana, ca. 1920s.
Next First Step
Tom Roznowski

Porchlight with Tom Roznowski offers WFIU listeners a weekly invitation to visit the familiar and the forgotten through recorded song, original story, and the occasional everyday expert.
  • An artifact from the Thomas Edison Museum.
    Things
    Tom Roznowski
    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.
  • Fairgrounds Park pool, St. Louis, Missouri.
    Chuck
    Tom Roznowski
    From when rock n’ roll was still considered dangerous for those who loved it.
  • Hudson Bay Company
    Neil
    Tom Roznowski
    Neil Young has been at times hard to listen to. But no one can doubt his honesty in trying to make us hear him.
  • The Rex Theatre in Leland, MS.
    Movies
    Tom Roznowski
    In the 1930s America had more movie theaters than it did banks. Priorities.
  • Kentland, Indiana train depot postcard
    Train
    Tom Roznowski
    Just the right speed to watch the world go by.
  • Polar bear at the zoo.
    '20s
    Tom Roznowski
    It’s not until later in life that you realize how short a decade really is.
  • Constantinople.
    Coffee
    Tom Roznowski
    We spend an inordinate amount of money, effort, and time securing a daily cup of coffee. The caffeine effect is a little less than 5 hours for an 8 oz. serving.
  • Tamar Kander painting
    Canvas
    Tom Roznowski
    A painting communicates and connects without words, without sound. Just one sense and your feelings.
  • Catskill Game Farm.
    Animals
    Tom Roznowski
    Perhaps we might consider ourselves mammals first, humans second.
  • They'll Do It Every Time
    Comics
    Tom Roznowski
    With daily comic strips, it’s either a laugh with the next installment or a problem that may not be solved until tomorrow. The lesson either way is that life is short.