2. 34: The Science of Safety with Stephen Porges (1:09:21)

Date:
2016-04-11
Main contributors:
Porges, Stephen W., Sattin, Neil
Summary:
Have you ever wondered what exactly is happening in your body when you get triggered? Why do we go into rage, or feel like leaving, or completely shut down? Have you ever experienced conflict and thought something like “If only my body could just CALM DOWN then I might be able to actually resolve this?” - Or have you experienced that moment of getting nowhere in a conversation with your partner because they are triggered? There’s a reason that we keep coming back to this issue of safety and being triggered - that’s because both your ability to feel safe in the container of your relationship, and your ability to restore safety when, inevitably, you aren’t feeling it is at the heart of your being able to do relationship well - especially once the “honeymoon” stage of your relationship is over. Creating safety with your partner is at the heart of the work of people like John Gottman, Sue Johnson, Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt, and Stan Tatkin - and creating safety within yourself is at the heart of the work of Peter Levine, Dick Schwartz, and Margaret Paul. In other words, we’re diving deep because this understanding is KEY to helping you in almost every aspect of your relationship with others and your relationship with yourself. Today’s guest is Dr. Steve Porges, creator of The Polyvagal Theory, and a distinguished university scientist at the Kinsey Institute and a Research Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina. For more than 40 years Steve has been working on this theory of how our vagus nerve works and his work has completely transformed our understanding of how we respond to obstacles, adversity, stress, and trauma. How the very same nerve pathways that support our health can also be recruited for defense, and create health problems. If you’ve heard of “fight/flight and FREEZE” - that’s all based on his work - and you have some idea of what I’m talking about. In today’s episode, we’re going to not only get a better understanding of how and why the body does what it does, but also get even more clear on how to come back into balance so that you can be in a state of healthy responsiveness, playfulness, and curiosity - not triggered and just trying to deal. Developing a neurophysiological understanding of our defense systems. A basic understanding of our autonomic nervous system provides insight into why we react the way we do in conflict and crisis, while also laying the framework for what we can do to help bring ourselves back into a physiological state in which we are available for connection, love, and intimacy. To begin, it is helpful to know that as humans we have developed (through our evolutionary history) two different major autonomic defense circuits: Sympathetic nervous system: The mobilization defense system is dependent on the activation of our sympathetic nervous system which is responsible the fight or flight response we know so well. The immobilization response- Our most ancient (meaning we share it with virtually every other vertebrate that has evolved) defense system is that of immobilization and shut down in the face of fear. This physiological state is regulated by the vagus and includes reduced oxygen demands, reduced metabolic demands, and can include dissociation, passing out, and defecation. Immobilizing in the face of fear is an adaptive behavior that allows us to disappear. Those who have experienced, or work with others who have experienced trauma, know this state well. There is no conscious input in how these systems activate- the concept of consciousness in this context can be very damaging because it suggests a degree of volition that can lead people who experience major trauma like rape, threat, or force, to feel ashamed of how their bodies reacted. Unfortunately our culture sometimes asks questions like “why didn’t you fight?”, or, “why didn’t you leave?” These questions do not respect the implicit and reflexive activity of the body to defend itself by freezing - based on these inherited circuits. Neuroception- Neuroception the term that Steve Porges created to describe how our body can sense something and react to it without it necessarily entering our conscious awareness. Our nervous system makes decisions and changes our biobehavior without any level of conscious awareness- despite the fact that we are profoundly aware of the impact on our physiology we are rarely aware of the triggers causing these state shifts. If our body detects risk or danger features in the environment we might have a sympathetic excitation (sweat, jumping out of our skin, etc)- we might not be aware of the cues, but our body is informing us! What is the vagus nerve? The vagus nerve (a major component of our parasympathetic nervous system) is a large nerve in our body that originates in our brain stem and goes to nearly every organ in our body. If you are interested in the mind-body connection, then you are interested in the vagus nerve. Amazingly, 80% of the fibers of the vagus are used to bring information from the organs to the brainstem, the other 20% is for information being sent from brain to the body. This means that our organs really carry the majority of our bodily information. The vagus has two branches- an older branch that can be recruited for defense as it goes to the organs below the diaphragm and elicits immobilization behaviors, and another newer more evolved branch that, when functioning, keeps “fight/flight/freeze” in check, and supports our health, growth, and restoration! It is the part of our autonomic nervous system that is responsible for allowing us to connect, self-soothe, be playful, and be in relationship. This newer vagal circuit is linked to the features of the face (ears, eyes, mouth), enabling us to express our bodily state in our facial expression, in our voice, and to detect the intonation of other people's voices to screen for safety. This newer system has myelinated nerves which respond to voice intonation, smiling faces, playfulness, social referencing, and reciprocity. Hierarchy of defense systems: We use our three phylogenetically evolved systems of regulation in a hierarchical pattern. In an effort to create safety, we first use our most newly developed system (the myelinated vagus) to connect, when this fails we go into sympathetic mobilization (fight or flight), and if this fails we head into our most ancient defense system of parasympathetic immobilization. Our entire autonomic nervous system (ANS) is built to support health, growth, and restoration. The key way that we ensure that we are using our ANS in this way is through the vagal brake. Our newer myelinated vagus has the potential to inhibit the defensive structures of the other autonomic nervous system (ANS) pathways. This means that when we know how to recruit our vagus we can prevent ourselves from being hijacked by the more reactive and destructive patterns of either full mobilization or immobilization. Survival through cooperation: While being a mammal is a pretty great deal, there are a few things that we do not do very well. Namely we are not wired to deal well being by ourselves, and any extended or intensive isolation is not good. Mammals evolved to co-regulate - meaning that we help each other regulate our states through caregiving and reciprocity. It is important to remember that Darwin’s theory of survival of the fittest has been long misinterpreted, and that we survived due to cooperation, and not through aggression. Observations that may indicate that your system, or your partner’s system, is being recruited for defense: Is there reciprocity in facial expressivity? Eye gaze? Intonation of voice? Also ask whether the vocalization patterns lends themselves to reciprocal dialogue or are you stepping on each other’s words? Our culture is so focused on syntax and words that we have forgotten that one of the most important ways we detect safety is through prosody (varieties in tone/timbre/rhythm) in voice. It can be incredibly helpful to keep this in mind in your relationship and interactions. Every relationship has some minor to severe level of arguments - meaning people feel some semblance of danger and they get angry or scared. When this happens the neural tone of the muscles in the face is reduced which changes the tone of the middle ear - and literally people will have difficulty hearing you. In arguments with partners or children, it is likely the other person is having difficulty understanding you, because they are actually having difficulty hearing you! While communicating with your partner, regularly check in with not just what you are saying, but how you are saying it - what is your tone? What is your body communicating? And is your partner is a physiological state in which they are open to engage and hear you? It is the experience and not the event. Trauma leads to a lack of feeling, or difficulty feeling, one’s own body. Trauma histories have very little to do with the actual events that occurred, and more to do with the physiological responses that occurred. When considering your, or someone else’s trauma history, focus less on the objective events or facts of the experience, and become curious and become witness to their subjective experience. This will lead to an understanding of how and why the body is reacting in certain ways. If we don’t feel our own body - we have difficulty related to other people’s bodies. A feature of trauma histories is the lack of feeling one’s own body. In order to get a sense of how present you, or your partner is in their body, it is helpful to look at how well are you/they playing? Does the person have the ability to be spontaneous, reciprocal, and spontaneous in the interaction? Are they responding to cues? In addition to the question of how well you are playing, the other important question is how well are you pooping? This is important because the whole area below the diaphragm holds and reflects the effects of trauma on our bodies. Trauma is linked with IBS, constipation, and furthermore, the nerves that regulate this area also regulate the genitals. When we bottle up feelings in the subdiaphragmatic area, our sexuality is also impacted. Highly anxious or tightly wrapped individuals will have digestive systems that reflect this, and likely their sexual responses to intimacy will reflect these features as well. Our autonomic nervous system is there to support health, growth, and restoration! It is only when it is used chronically for defense that we begin to have dysfunctions and disorders manifest in our organs. Repair- We have violations of expectations ALL the time! However, when you have a violation it creates an opportunity for a repair. It is important to remember that it is not the words of an apology that matter as much as it is how the apology is said: the gestures, the words, and the intonation of voice. Your partner will only respond to a valid apology when the nonverbals are in concert with the intention. It is not the words! Culturally we function so much on syntax in our culture and not enough on the intonation of the words - in your relationship shift your attention to how you are interacting and how your body, and your partner’s body is responding to intonation. Remember to ask - how am I creating safety in this interaction? Am I speaking with prosody in my voice that will create comfort for my partner? Be more playful! Using gestures of engagement, and more playfulness, helps to regulate each other’s physiological state. The notion of connectedness is a biological imperative. The goal as mammals, and as good spouses, is to interact in a way that regulates each other’s physiology. It is a responsibility for individuals to interact to make each other feel safe. It is not just healing, and enjoyable, but it has great impact on our mental and physical health because it supports the circuits of health, growth, and restoration! Somatic experiencing: In efforts to recover from trauma, it is critical that we learn how to separate physiology from events. This occurs when we have the opportunity to be in the same physiological state in which we experienced the trauma, however in a way in which we have the control we did not have when we were in original event. It will not happen by telling someone to not get upset or not worry when they are triggered, but instead letting them experience their body reacting, but this time in a safe context. Doing this begins to take power away from the implicit body memories. Change your breathing pattern: Have you noticed how when you are upset with your partner, you begin to huff and puff? This is your body physically preparing to mobilize for a fight or to run. Can can change your physiological state towards social engagement through shifting your breathing. Long inhalations removes what is called the vagal brake and it allows us to get more mobilized. In an effort to slow down, we need to have long exhalations. Try extending your exhalations through intentional breathing and through singing. Singing is wonderful because it uses muscles of social engagement system. Another way to play with voice in your relationship is to improvise songs, and use gibberish in moments of tension to help change your intonation and move the focus away from the meaning of words, and towards how the voice can help build repair and closeness. Escalation is not coregulation! In most relationship conflicts, both individuals feel like victims - in order to de-escalate a situation and move in the direction of play and connection, one person must step up and take charge of noticing the pattern, and changing the way of engagement. This means meeting your partner on their level - often through touch, gentleness, and a prosodic voice. Hug your partner - not in an effort to fix, but rather in an effort to connect and bring back safety. Be respectful of your physiological state: Respect your body’s behaviors without judgement, and without justifying or making personal narratives. Our bodies are constantly sending us information about the world - be respectful of your body shifts, even in moments when your body is reacting in a way that feels exaggerated or maladaptive. Also be respectful of how your body state shifts affect those around you - knowing they are going to react to your shifts, whether you intended for that or not. Taking responsibility for your physiological state is not only about learning how to downregulate your system, but it is about communicating your state to those around you. We are human, and are not always going to be able to perfectly respond in a situation that triggers us, but what we can learn to do is to verbalize what is happening in our body to others! If you are angry about something that happened, or feel the signs of being triggered, share this out loud. This will help your family, your spouse, your partner be able to not take the visual and bodily cues you are sending personally. This will SAVE your relationship! Last bits of advice: Remember to change the prosody of your voice, bring in gentle touch, and see yourself as a vehicle for healing and safety for you and your partner! Before you react, listen! Don’t use the physiological state you are in as the motivator for behavior, just pause for a moment and get a better evaluation of the context. Add in a few long exhalations, and you will be more able to stay present and get back to a physiological state that allows you to be responsive, engaged, and connecting with your partner and those in your life! Resources Visit Stephen’s website for more information, a list of public speaking events, and links to previous interviews! If you want to gain an in depth understanding of Polyvagal Theory, read Stephen’s book The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-regulation www.neilsattin.com/safety Visit to download the show guide, or text “PASSION” to 33444 and follow the instructions to download the show guide to this episode. Text and original publication: https://relationshipalive.libsyn.com/34-the-science-of-safety-with-stephen-porges#1z8b0HZBdYOzR2mP.99

3. [Untitled]: How to lose your metadata and keep your search results (56:00)

Date:
2016-03-30
Main contributors:
Hardesty, Juliet
Summary:
It is an interesting time in the libraries for metadata. We have a lot of things described and described well, but is it feasible to keep all of that description in a useful way moving forward? And how do we offer up a ton of items all at once for online access? Whether it's cataloging records or other descriptive metadata, we seem to now be in transition in the libraries. New systems require that we move metadata into new formats. New massive digital collections require description at a scale previously not encountered. We know the metadata we're going to have after these moves and massive description efforts take place will not be complete or perfect and will probably not be the exact metadata we had before. We have to strategize about what information is going to be the most important for search and discovery and aim to have that information available as accurately as possible, regardless of the transition or the scale. Join us for a look at the systems and approaches we are taking to manage these messy metadata scenarios. We'll discuss the Libraries' move from Fedora 3 to Fedora 4 and the metadata transition happening there, the Media Digitization and Preservation Initiative's influx of items requiring mass description and the ramifications and methods being employed, and the future of cataloging records as all libraries look to transition to systems using BIBFRAME. The strategies we employ this time around will inform future metadata moves and mass description efforts.

4. A Collaboration of 3-D Modeling and Automated Box Manufacture for Library Special Collections Enc... (29:11)

Date:
2016-03-09
Main contributors:
Sanders, Doug
Summary:
The manufacture of protective enclosures is part of routine work in many libraries and museums. This presentation summarizes a novel collaboration of 3-D scanning and modeling technology provided by digital technology available on campus with automated box making services internal to Library Preservation. A custom-fitted enclosure for a painting on wood panel within the Lilly Library collections was the net result. This developmental method holds promise for specialized storage and shipping protection of library, scientific research and museum collections.

5. A Mother's Instinct -Sharon Hauss on Family Advocacy (08:35)

Date:
2016-11-08
Main contributors:
Indiana Disability History Project
Summary:
"Let's wait and see what he can do," is what doctors told Sharon after the birth of her son in the 1980s. Fortunately, Sharon didn't wait around. She searched out services for him and as he got older, she continued to advocate for him by enrolling him in a community preschool. There have been many struggles and triumphs over the years, but today Sharon's son is a college graduate with an interest computers.

6. A New Approach to Employment - Karen Scherer on Supported Employment and Person-Centered Planning (05:21)

Date:
2016-10-19
Main contributors:
Indiana Disability History Project
Summary:
Karen Scherer began her career as a work adjustment specialist at Morgan County Rehabilitation Center in Martinsville, Indiana. She was soon asked to serve as the coordinator for the supported employment grant received by the center in 1986. In this video, Karen talks about her experiences helping people with disabilities find jobs in their communities, and how the techniques of employment specialists changed after the introduction of supported employment and the passing of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act.

8. A Whole Other Facet - Courtney Clark on Service Dogs Making Life Better (02:42)

Date:
2016-09-09
Main contributors:
Indiana Disability History Project
Summary:
“We can get things done. Yes, so it just made me more independent,” explains Courtney of her service dog, Donner. After applying for a service dog, it took two more years before Courtney was matched with Donner. Courtney talks about how his presence has enhanced her life.

9. Adams, Michael, Author (45:14)

Date:
2016-08-14
Main contributors:
Adams, Michael, Shanahan, James
Summary:
This week, we’ll hear from Michael Adams, Provost Professor of English at Indiana University, and author of “In Praise of Profanity” (Oxford University Press, 2016). Adams sees “In Praise of Profanity” as a continuation of 2009’s “Slang: The People’s Poetry.” In it, he argues that profanity is not only oversimplified as being taboo, it is also valuable and essential as a vehicle of communication and an element of style. Adams is an English language historian and a frequent contributor to various dictionaries and academic journals. Though his published articles often explore arcane aspects of language, he also writes books aimed at broader audiences. They include “Slayer Slang: A ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Lexicon” and “From Elvish to Klingon: Exploring Invented Languages.”

10. Adding Context to NSSE with FSSE (47:38)

Date:
2016-01-12
Main contributors:
Allison Brckalorenz, Bridget Yuhas
Summary:
This webinar will review how to use FSSE with NSSE results to compare student and faculty perspectives, to search for reasons for high or low student results, and to develop strategies to increase student engagement.

11. Adventures in Brass : Anthony Plog, composer. (2:39:46)

Date:
2016
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
A note from College Audition Preparation: Adventures in Brass is a project by the College Audition Preparation (CAP) of the Jacobs School of Music. The project was prompted by a lack of brass repertoire appropriate for collegiate auditions. CAP brass faculty thus commissioned renowned composer Anthony Plog to write a set of six new works for trumpet, trombone, horn, tuba, euphonium, and bass trombone. Dee Stewart and CAP assembled a roster of world-class performers and pedagogues to premiere these six compositions. In addition to recordings of the premieres, Adventures in Brass contains interviews with these faculty in which they provide technical, artistic, and practical guidance to young brass players preparing to apply to college. These videos were captured by and are shared with the help of Tony Tadey and the MITS Video production team of the Jacobs School of Music. We hope that the videos can be an inspirational and motivational force in your own adventures in brass.

15. An Inside Look At Managing MDPI Digitization (58:31)

Date:
2016-09-21
Main contributors:
Casey, Michael, Dapuzzo, Andrew
Summary:
Audiovisual archivists agree that media holdings must be transferred to the digital domain as soon as possible in order to survive. Because this work requires significant resources, it must be conducted as efficiently as possible. One place to realize efficiencies is in the management of the digitization process. This presentation will explore managing effective and efficient 1:1 as well as parallel transfer media digitization workflows. Using the Indiana University Media Digitization and Preservation Initiative project as a case study, Mike Casey will discuss applying the theory of constraints and adapting software development methodologies to efficiently manage 1:1 digitization workflows. This will include a look at working with bottlenecks, scrum methodology, and the daily standup. Andrew Dapuzzo from Memnon Archiving Services will address issues in regulating parallel transfer workflows including the role of workflow management software, the importance of both human and machine quality assurance in each step of the process, the difficulty in maintaining obsolete machines, overall system design and Total Quality Management. The more efficient the digitization workflow, the more we are able to preserve with scarce resources.

16. An Overview of Survey Preparations for NSSE (17:10)

Date:
2016-10-04
Main contributors:
Jennifer Brooks
Summary:
A short, concise presentation for NSSE campus contacts detailing NSSE survey preparations. This is a great overview for new campus contacts, and for those simply needing a refresher.

18. Andy Hall, BA'82 (03:09)

Date:
2016
Main contributors:
Hall, Andy
Summary:
Andy Hall won national recognition during more than 25 years as an investigative reporter, exposing corruption in the government and neglect of vulnerable populations, before founding the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, where he is executive director. Hall caught the watchdog bug early as a reporter and editor for his student newspaper at Perry Central High School in Southern Indiana. After his junior year, he attended IU’s High School Journalism Institute. In high school and college, Hall also was a reporter for the Tell City News, where his mother was a freelancer. Once he arrived at IU, he immediately went to work at the Indiana Daily Student. By his sophomore year, according to journalism archives, he was working 30 to 50 hours a week covering IU’s administration. He became editor-in-chief in spring 1981, calling for more in-depth, aggressive stories in the paper. A letter from Hall to journalism director Richard Gray in July 1980 asks that the school keep Hall’s address and phone number private. “P.S. This is to make it difficult for the KKK to contact me,” he wrote. During a summer internship with the Arizona Republic, he had angered Klan members by infiltrating the organization and exposing its secret rituals and plans. Hall graduated from IU in 1982 with bachelor’s degrees in journalism and political science. He worked briefly as a copyboy for The New York Times, but soon moved to the Arizona Republic. While there, he helped break the “Keating Five” scandal, in which five U.S. senators, including John McCain, were accused of corruption. In 1991, Hall and his wife, Dee, also a journalism graduate and former IDS staffer, moved to Dee’s hometown of Madison, Wisconsin. Both joined the Wisconsin State Journal. As an investigative reporter, Hall exposed failing systems in public schools and troubled neighborhoods. Hall has been honored with more than 30 awards for his reporting, including National Headliner, Gerald Loeb, Education Writers Association, Inland Press Association and James K. Batten awards. Hall left the State Journal in 2009 to found the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, where Dee now is managing editor. The nonprofit, nonpartisan center produces investigative reports and trains student and professional journalists, focusing on government integrity and quality-of-life issues to inform the citizenry and strengthen democracy. Collaborating with Wisconsin public radio and television, the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism & Mass Communication, and others, the center is guided by three values that Andy and Dee trace to their IU roots: Protect the vulnerable. Expose wrongdoing. Seek solutions. The center has produced nearly 300 major news reports that have been picked up in Wisconsin and nationwide, reaching an estimated audience of more than 56 million people and winning more than 40 journalism awards. The center’s high-impact stories have served as catalysts for public debate, hearings, legislation and reforms. Its replicable model is expanding the search for truth, even during this era of declining resources for reliable, nonpartisan investigative journalism.

19. Andy Imlay Interview (24:09)

Date:
2016-12-05
Main contributors:
Indiana Disability History Project
Summary:
"If you've ever seen the movie 'Forrest Gump', my mom was kind of like Forrest's mom." Andy was born with cerebral palsy in 1979, but his mom made sure he had the same opportunities as a child without disabilities. In the 1980s, Andy was mainstreamed into school in the first grade. After graduating high school in 1988, Andy attended Vincennes University. He changed majors a few times before landing in the technology field. In 2005, Andy got his start in comedy. He went to a comedy club and tried his hand at the open mic. He discovered he was good at making people laugh. Now, Andy gets bookings at comedy clubs around Indiana. Andy says, “Just because I have a disability doesn’t mean I can’t be funny, you know.” Andy was interviewed in 2016.

20. Annunciation (05:00)

Date:
2016
Main contributors:
Lasater, Michael (artist)
Summary:
Annunciation is a video object operating within the aesthetic of painting. Each panel's background cycles through images sampled from an original digital abstract composition. One sees this composition in fragments across time controlled by an algorithm derived from 12-tone musical composition in which no fragment is repeated until all are shown. The motion background plays against and through the static black/white paired elements in the foreground, making them appear somewhat unstable. In the audio a noise sound floor supports a repeated claves + voice pair mirroring the motion + static structure of the video. The composition chases György Ligeti’s idea of using time to hold on to time, suspending its disappearance, confining it in the always present moment. –Michael Lasater

21. Arthur Tolley

Date:
2016-12-19
Main contributors:
Indiana University
Summary:

26. Avalon's Role in the Digital Collections Ecosystem (43:33)

Date:
2016-11-02
Main contributors:
Cameron, Jon
Summary:
As the need to manage and provide access to collections of digital content grows, the ecosystem of software solutions designed to meet these needs has greatly expanded. Into this pool of software comes Avalon, but what exactly does it do, and do differently, from applications like Sufia or Islandora? Developed in partnership with Northwestern University, the Avalon Media System is an open source system for managing and providing access to large collections of digital audio and video. Used for library services such as Media Collections Online and projects such as IU's Media Digitization and Preservation Initiative, Avalon is an application that provides a robust set of features related to media access and streaming. Come learn how Avalon's focus on web-based access to audio and video materials is developed to meet the needs of both consumers and stewards of digital collections, as well as the unique role it plays in the world of digital repository software.

28. Banks, Jonathan, Actor (41:04)

Date:
2016-04-17
Main contributors:
Banks, Jonathan, Shanahan, James
Summary:
Film and television star Jonathan Banks joins Jim Shanahan on this week's episode of Through the Gates. In his nearly fifty years as an actor, Banks has been cast in a wide range of roles, but is most notable for his performances on "Breaking Bad," "Better Call Saul" and "Wiseguy." He's also appeared in several films, including "Airplane!" and "Beverly Hills Cop." In today's conversation, Banks will share his journey from the streets of Washington D.C. to the silver screen in Hollywood by way of Indiana University.

29. Barbara Burke Fondren (12:46)

Date:
2016-08-18
Main contributors:
Indiana University Southeast. Institute for Local and Oral History
Summary:
Barbara Burke Fondren was interviewed by Elizabeth Gritter as part of the Floyd County Bicentennial Oral History Project, which commemorates Indiana's bicentennial by recording the past and present experiences of New Albany and Floyd County residents. During the interview, Barbara Fondren covers a number of topics, including her childhood and family history, her education, family-owned businesses in New Albany, her perspectives on New Albany, Montessori education, and her other professional activities.

31. Benson, Robby, Actor and IU Professor (56:28)

Date:
2016-04-24
Main contributors:
Benson, Robby, Matejka, Adrian, Kwong, Lisa, Shanahan, James
Summary:
Accomplished actor, writer, singer and director Robby Benson joins host Jim Shanahan for this week's episode of Through the Gates. A professor of practice at Indiana University, Benson brings experience gained through a career that stretches to nearly five decades, including his most famous role in Disney's "Beauty and the Beast." Now, Benson guides film students at IU, including some who will showcase their work at two screenings this week. In this episode, Benson will discuss his long career, how television and film are changing, and what challenges his student filmmakers have had to overcome in their creative process. Also, in recognition of National Poetry Month, poets Adrian Matejka and Lisa Kwong will join the podcast to read some of their works.

35. Bill Harshbarger: Sheep Shearer Sharpener (State Fair Masters 2006) (07:57)

Date:
2016-01-08
Main contributors:
Bill Harshbarger (Master), Jon Kay (Director), Kenny Stone (Music), Nicholas Blewett (Videographer), Buki Long (Assistant Editor), Traditional Arts Indiana
Summary:
In 1952, Bill Harshbarger began showing sheep on the county and State Fair level, and continued to exhibit until the early 1960s. After going to shearing school in Warsaw, Indiana, he began shearing at the State Fair. 2006 marked his 52nd consecutive year competing in the State Fair Sheep Shearing Contest. Harshbarger is also a fixture at the Sheep Barn, having helped generations of State Fair participants by sharpening their shears.

36. Bill Shirk's Hall of Fame Video Bio (01:00)

Date:
2016
Main contributors:
Shirk, Bill
Summary:
Video bio of Bill Shirk, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2016; Bill Shirk graduated from Ball State in 1967 with a degree in education and initially worked as a repairman and as an account executive for his dad’s advertising agency. He taught a year of middle school in 1965 then talked his dad and mother into applying for the license for WERK-FM in Muncie, Indiana. They received the license and Shirk’s parents wanted him to start at the bottom, so he began at WERK-FM as the janitor. A year later, he became a weekend DJ at WERK-FM and by 1968 not only became the station manager of WERK-FM but also served as sales manager, program director, production manager and remained as a DJ in the afternoons. Throughout the next three decades, Shirk went on to own, general manage, program and serve as an air personality on 10 radio stations and two TV stations in Muncie; Indianapolis; Greenwood, Indiana; Greencastle, Indiana; Cloverdale, Indiana; and Lebanon, Indiana. A member of The Garden United Methodist Church, in 1983 Shirk was the executive producer and starred in “The Escapist,” the first motion picture ever produced in the state of Indiana before the film commission was established in Indiana. He now owns 12 radio stations in Hawaii and does mornings on the oldies station in Honolulu. --Words from the Indiana Broadcast Pioneers

39. Black Glitch in the Hour of Chaos (1:27:02)

Date:
2016-11-30
Main contributors:
Marisa Parham
Summary:
How might we conceptualize "the digital” as a kind of mediation that articulates the time and space of diasporic experience? In answer, Parham's talk will explore rememory, affective excess, and glitch aesthetics in Toni Morrison’s Beloved, Hiro Murai’s video for Flying Lotus & Kendrick Lamar’s “Never Catch Me,” and Zun Lee’s digital project, “Fade Resistance.

40. Bob Kevoian and Tom Griswold's Hall of Fame Video Bio (02:27)

Date:
2016
Main contributors:
Kevoian, Bob, 1950-, Griswold, Tom, 1953-
Summary:
Video bio of "Bob (Kevoian) & Tom (Griswold)", inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2016; Bob Kevoian and Tom Griswold began their on-air partnership in 1981, hosting mornings in Michigan at WJML-AM in Petoskey. In 1983, they joined WFBQ-FM in Indianapolis as the station’s morning team. Once there, The Bob & Tom Show became the city’s top-rated morning show. The Bob & Tom Show has offered an unpredictable blend of news from Kristi Lee, sports from Chick McGee, talk, celebrity guests, in-studio musical performances, sketch comedy and topical, sometimes irreverent, humor. The Bob & Tom Show is recognized for giving national exposure to young and developing comedians including George Lopez, Brad Garrett, Tim Allen and Rodney Carrington. In 1995, The Bob & Tom Show began national syndication. The show has been heard on more than 400 stations nationwide and The American Forces Radio Network. The show has won over twenty major industry awards, including five Marconi Awards from The National Association of Broadcasters, and the show has released more than 60 comedy albums. --Words from the Indiana Broadcast Pioneers

41. Bob Shanks, BS'54 (03:04)

Date:
2016
Main contributors:
Shanks, Bob
Summary:
Bob Shanks worked in television as a creator, writer and producer for more than four decades, ultimately serving as vice president of programming and vice president of news at ABC. Originally from Lebanon, Indiana, he graduated from IU with a bachelor of science degree in radio and television in 1954. He was one of only four students to graduate with a degree in radio and television that year. In his time at IU, Shanks often was a guest on WFIU, broadcasting play-by-play commentary of Big Ten basketball games. After graduation, Shanks served in the Army from 1954 until 1956, where he gained experience by writing speeches for the base general at Fort Lee, and producing plays, training films and a weekly TV program. Shanks started in television on The Tonight Show with Jack Paar on CBS, where he began as a talent coordinator and worked his way up to producing the show. He later produced The Morning Program and Candid Camera for CBS, and The Merv Griffin Show for both CBS and NBC. He served as vice president of programming at ABC, where he created and developed programs including Good Morning America, The Barbara Walters Special and The Wide World of Entertainment. As vice president of news at ABC, he developed 20/20 and produced the first three years of The Jerry Lewis Telethon. Shanks produced PBS’ The Great American Dream Machine, which earned two Emmy awards in 1970 and 1971. He also earned an Emmy for his work on 20/20 in 1978. Later in his career, Shanks produced TV movies, including Drop Out Father starring Dick Van Dyke and He’s Fired, She’s Hired. Shanks and his wife, Ann, co-produced the Emmy-nominated documentary A Day in the Country: Impressionism and the French Landscape, for PBS. Their film, The Avant-Garde in Russia, 1910 to 1930: New Perspectives, won the 1982 ACE Award for Cable Excellence. Together, the Shankses won five CINE Golden Eagle awards and numerous film festival awards. In 1989, the Shankses moved to Australia, where Bob Shanks was CEO and managing director of Northern Star Holding and 10 TV-Australia, and also served as a consultant to broadcast and cable companies. In 1990, he and Ann cofounded a TV production company, COMCO. Shanks has authored several books, including The Cool Fire: How to Make It In Television, and The Primal Screen: How to Write, Sell and Produce Movies for Television. His play, S.J. Perelman in Person, premiered at the IU Theater in 1988 and became an off-Broadway production in 1989, directed by Ann Shanks. Shanks donated his personal collection of papers to the Lilly Library at IU in 2005. The almost 30,000 papers include scripts, proposals, correspondence and materials from his coursework at IU.

42. Bochman, Matt, Molecular Biologist (32:40)

Date:
2016-07-24
Main contributors:
Bochman, Matthew, Shanahan, James
Summary:
Water. Hops. Malted barley. Yeast. Put them together and you have a delicious beer — usually. But as IU molecular biologist Matthew Bochman shares on this week’s podcast, conditions common to the production of certain craft beers can sometimes inhibit their production, risking a growing segment of a nearly $55 billion industry. On this week's episode of Through the Gates, Bochman explains how yeast is used to produce beer and how his research has helped one local brewery improve their product.

43. Bonnie J. Brownlee, BA'72, MA'75 (03:20)

Date:
2016
Main contributors:
Brownlee, Bonnie Jeanne
Summary:
Bonnie Brownlee, a long-time educator with an interest in international communication, dedicated 34 years to IU and the former School of Journalism as a teacher, researcher and administrator. She retired in 2015 as chair of The Media School’s journalism department. Brownlee began her IU career as a journalism student in the late 1960s. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1972 with bachelor’s degrees in English and journalism. Her first full-time job was with a Boston startup that produced the natural sweetener Miracle Fruit. Brownlee’s work cemented her interest in diet and nutrition. She returned to IU for her master’s degree in journalism, with the idea of becoming a reporter specializing in health. While earning her master’s degree, she participated in a three-month health project in eastern Nicaragua, where she documented the nutritional status of young Miskito Indian children. After graduation, Brownlee was working as editor of an in-house publication for Marathon Oil when she was invited to manage a radio station in Nicaragua as part of a U.S. Agency for International Development project. The experience formed the basis of her dissertation for her Ph.D. in mass communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Brownlee was hired as a lecturer in the former School of Journalism at IU in 1981 and advanced through assistant professor, associate professor, associate dean and senior associate dean roles. In 1987, she was the first recipient of the school-wide Gretchen Kemp Teaching Award. As an associate professor, Brownlee taught courses on news and magazine editing, ethics and international communication. She helped develop travel courses, including Media in Latin America, which she taught. She managed a U.S. State Department–U.S. Embassy Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program that twice brought Iraqi students to Bloomington. In her time at IU, Brownlee was active in faculty development and governance. She served as chair of the Bloomington Faculty Grievance Committee and was a member of the Faculty Board of Review, the Athletics Committee, the Bloomington Faculty Council and the Overseas Study Advisory Committee. Brownlee held several positions for the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, including head of the international division and member of the teaching and strategic planning committees. She has served on more than a dozen accrediting site teams, a role she maintains, traveling the country to evaluate journalism programs applying for accreditation through the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. She also was a member of site teams in the United Arab Emirates in 2003 and 2005. During the transition from the School of Journalism to The Media School, Brownlee led the school’s reaccreditation effort for the journalism program, which was approved unanimously by ACEJMC. The program has been accredited since 1948, the first year accreditation was granted. Brownlee’s efforts ensured it will maintain its accreditation through 2020.

44. Brenneman, David, Director, Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art (45:15)

Date:
2016-04-03
Main contributors:
Brenneman, David A., Shanahan, James
Summary:
This week on Through the Gates, we welcome David Brenneman, the new director of the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art. Brenneman comes to IU after two decades in Atlanta at the High Museum of Art. In today's conversation, Brenneman tells host Jim Shanahan about his plans for the IU Art Museum, how the art world is changing in the 21st century, and why IU's collection is truly world class.

47. Buchman, Jeffery, Jacobs School of Music (43:14)

Date:
2016-02-28
Main contributors:
Buchman, Jeffrey, Illera, Patricia, Shanahan, James
Summary:
Media School Dean Jim Shanahan interviews Jeffrey Buchman, stage director for the IU Jacobs School of Music’s upcoming production of “Carmen,” and Jacobs graduate student Patricia Illera, who will perform the opera’s title role.

53. Carol Anne Griffitt (59:29)

Date:
2016-12-27
Main contributors:
Indiana University Southeast. Institute for Local and Oral History
Summary:
Carol Anne Griffitt was interviewed by Kristina Kimmick as part of the Floyd County Bicentennial Oral History Project, which commemorates Indiana's bicentennial by recording the past and present experiences of New Albany and Floyd County residents. During the interview, Mrs. Griffitt covers her life in Floyd County, including her childhood, her children and their lives, and her nursing experience at Floyd Memorial Hospital (now Baptist Floyd). She also talks about her time at IU Southeast as a nursing student.

54. Carter, Sue, Director, Kinsey Institute (41:22)

Date:
2016-05-15
Main contributors:
Carter, Sue, Allen, Colin, Shanahan, James
Summary:
This week, host Jim Shanahan is joined by Sue Carter, the director of The Kinsey Institute at Indiana University. Carter was appointed to her position at The Kinsey Institute in October, 2014, after a long career in the field of neuroendocrinology. Carter has spent much of her recent career studying the consequences of birth intervention, particularly how the hormone oxytocin affects the health of both mothers and their newborn children. In this interview, Carter will discuss her career, including research on the mating habits of the prairie vole, the present and historical challenges of sex research and the immediate future of The Kinsey Institute. Also on this episode, Colin Allen, a faculty member in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine in the College of Arts and Sciences, talks about National Bike to Work Week, from May 16 to 20. May is National Bike Month.

56. Caton, Keith, IU Football Strength and Conditioning Coach (41:11)

Date:
2016-09-04
Main contributors:
Caton, keith, Hojnicki, Caryn, Cummings, Janae, Shanahan, James
Summary:
With the IU football season well underway, someone has to help the Hoosiers stay in top shape. That person is Keith Caton, the strength and conditioning coach for the IU football team. Caton's coaching career includes stops at the University of Southern Mississippi, Auburn University, the University of Missouri, Western Kentucky University and Baylor University. This week on Through the Gates, host Jim Shanahan will discuss IU's training methods with Caton, as well as his role in helping athletes sustain their athletic performance. We'll also hear from Caryn Hojnicki, sustainability coordinator with Greening Cream & Crimson, an initiative designed to bring more sustainable practices to IU athletics. She'll share her work on the Zero Waste Football project with Janae Cummings in this week's Five Questions segment.

57. Challenge of Increasing Campus Diversity among Faculty and Students, The (29:12)

Date:
2016-10-24
Main contributors:
Phillips, John Nieto, Shanahan, James
Summary:
This week, Through the Gates host Jim Shanahan speaks with John Nieto Phillips, IU associate vice provost for faculty development and diversity, on the challenge of increasing campus diversity among faculty and students. The conversation addresses a variety of nuances of student and faculty recruitment and touches on questions of competitive hiring, extra burdens on minority faculty, and implicit bias.

58. Change the Name - Betty Williams on Self Identification (04:24)

Date:
2016-10-01
Main contributors:
Indiana Disability History Project
Summary:
Betty Williams, an active self-advocate, discusses the importance of getting rid of the R-word and shares the story of how self-advocates helped change the name of the state commission in 2008.Betty was interviewed October, 2016.

60. Chirp for LIGO supercut trailer (01:07)

Date:
2016-11-14
Main contributors:
Unruly Curiosity
Summary:
Chirp for LIGO supercut trailer. Created by Unruly Curiosity, uploaded to YouTube on February 11, 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uzicC9qujg.

63. Comentale, Ed - First Thursdays (48:51)

Date:
2016-08-28
Main contributors:
Comentale, Ed, Matejka, Adrian, Prelinger, Rick, Cummings, Janae, Shanahan, James
Summary:
This week, Through the Gates hosts Jim Shanahan and Janae Cummings talk with Ed Comentale, associate vice provost for arts and humanities in the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, and Arts and Humanities Council intern Lucy Battersby, an undergraduate studying history and creative writing in the College of Arts and Sciences. Ed and Lucy share updates from the council and talk about First Thursdays, a celebration of contemporary arts & humanities on the IU Bloomington campus debuting Sept. 1 at 5 p.m. The festival is free and open to all members of the public, with performances and activities around the Showalter Arts Plaza from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., followed by featured evening events at venues across campus. Janae Cummings also talks with IU award-winning poet Adrian Matejka, who has been a finalist for the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, and who is kicking off the inaugural First Thursdays event Sept. 1, and documentarian Rick Prelinger, whose film “No More Road Trips?” will be shown during the event at 6:30 p.m. in the IU Cinema

70. Decoding Digital Preservation (46:25)

Date:
2016-01-27
Main contributors:
Dowding, Heidi
Summary:
Digital preservation is one of those phrases that means a lot to a few people and a little to a lot of people. It is often confused with digitization (preservation by digital), digital curation (of which preservation is a piece), digital asset management (another variant of digital curation), and so on. This talk will lay out the unique characteristics of digital preservation, as well as the practical applications. Expect to learn about recent developments in both the field and within the IU Libraries.

73. Douglas, Trevor, IU Chemistry Professor; Dana Johnson, Author (41:08)

Date:
2016-05-29
Main contributors:
Douglas, Trevor, Johnson, Dana, Shanahan, James
Summary:
This week, Through the Gates host Jim Shanahan is joined by Trevor Douglas, the Earl Blough Professor of Chemistry in the IU Bloomington College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Chemistry. Douglas is part of a research team working toward a material that may eventually fuel cheap, efficient cars that run on water — work being funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. The team has created an efficient biomaterial that catalyzes the formation of hydrogen — one half of the “holy grail” of splitting H2O. Also on this episode, we’ll hear from California-based author Dana Johnson, an associate professor of English at the University of Southern California, who talks about her writing process and reads an excerpt from one of her novels. Johnson will be in town next week as a faculty member at the annual IU Writers’ Conference (June 4-8).

74. Dr. Anne Allen (48:24)

Date:
2016-10-10
Main contributors:
Indiana University Southeast. Institute for Local and Oral History
Summary:
Dr. Anne Allen was interviewed by Kristie White as part of the Floyd County Bicentennial Oral History Project, which commemorates Indiana's bicentennial by recording the past and present experiences of New Albany and Floyd County residents. During the interview, Anne Allen covers her childhood until she moved to Floyd County, her various teaching jobs, and her life in Floyd County.

75. Dr. Robin Morgan (1:32:26)

Date:
2016-10-09
Main contributors:
Indiana University Southeast. Institute for Local and Oral History
Summary:
Dr. Robin Morgan was interviewed by Zach Morgan as part of the Floyd County Bicentennial Oral History Project, which commemorates Indiana's bicentennial by recording the past and present experiences of New Albany and Floyd County residents.

76. Ed Roehling's Hall of Fame Video Bio (02:49)

Date:
2016
Main contributors:
Roehling, Ed
Summary:
Video bio of Ed Roehling, inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2016; Ed Roehling always wanted to be a broadcaster and received his degree from Butler University in communications. In his mid-twenties, he organized a group of investors to put a station in Winchester, Indiana. He went on to manage radio stations in Minnesota and Michigan before returning to Indiana. In 1971, Roehling and a group of local investors were delighted when the FCC finally granted the license they had applied for in Rushville, Indiana. He also was able to get WWWY-FM on the air in Columbus, Indiana. He also served as a professor for the communications program at Indiana Central College (now University of Indianapolis) and served as general manager for the public radio station on campus, WICR-FM, for 20 years. Roehling was vice president for Hoosier Broadcasting for 10 years, a company that owned three educational stations licensed to Cloverdale/Indianapolis, Lebanon and Greencastle/Indianapolis. Roehling is now the president and Broker of Roehling Broadcast Services, Ltd., which serves the radio broadcast industry with appraisal, brokerage and consulting services for individual and company acquisitions and sales of broadcast properties. --Words from the Indiana Broadcast Pioneers

81. Eric Deggans, BA'90 (02:49)

Date:
2016
Main contributors:
Deggans, Eric
Summary:
Eric Deggans is a TV critic, journalist, political commentator and author known for his insightful reviews on NPR and for his hard-hitting criticisms of race relations in the media. Deggans was born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Gary, Indiana. In his time at IU, he worked as a professional drummer and toured with The Voyage Band before graduating with a bachelor’s degree in political science and journalism in 1990. After graduation, he worked as a reporter at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Pittsburgh Press. Deggans helped create a minority affairs reporting position at the Gazette and worked with the Pennsylvania State Troopers Academy to develop a racial sensitivity training program for new recruits. In 1993, Deggans became a music critic for Asbury Park Press newspaper in Neptune, New Jersey, before joining the Tampa Bay Times, formerly the St. Petersburg Times, as a pop music critic in 1995. He began covering events such as the MTV Video Music Awards, and later wrote reviews and news stories on television and trends in media. After working as a TV critic for the Times from 1997 until 2004, Deggans joined the editorial board of the paper, writing opinion columns. In 2005, he returned to the news desk as media critic and then media and TV critic. Since 2013, Deggans has served as NPR’s first full-time TV critic. He offers commentary on everything from politics to TV reviews to examinations of the entertainment industry. Deggans’ book, Race Baiter: How the Media Wields Dangerous Words to Divide a Nation, describes how some media outlets and personalities profit by evoking and perpetuating stereotypes, prejudice and racism. Deggans also has written for The New York Times online, Salon magazine, CNN.com, The Washington Post, Emmy magazine and Rolling Stone online, among many others. He has appeared as a commentator or guest host on several news and news analysis shows, such as CNN’s Reliable Sources and PBS NewsHour. He is the recipient of numerous awards for his writing and for his coverage of issues related to race and media, including the Florida Press Club’s first ever Diversity Award and the National Association of Black Journalists’ A & E Task Force Legacy Award. Deggans has taught and lectured at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, Loyola University, California State University, the University of Tampa and Indiana University. He continues to return to campus to participate in Media School events, including the school’s Speaker Series.

84. Fraga, Bernard, and Sandy Shapshay on Young Voters & the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (23:28)

Date:
2016-10-04
Main contributors:
Fraga, Bernard, Shapshay, Sandy, Cummings, Janae
Summary:
Janae Cummings talks with Prof. Bernard Fraga and Prof. Sandra Shapshay about their work on the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, a national voting initiative focused on improving democratic engagement on college campuses, increasing student voter participation rates, and graduating students with a lifelong commitment to being informed and active citizens. In our Hoosier Five segment, Cummings speaks with Professor Amjad Ali Khan, a virtuoso and master teacher of the Indian sarod, a fretless cousin of the sitar.

85. French, Tom, and Kelley French, on "Juniper: The Girl Who Was Born Too Soon" (18:55)

Date:
2016-10-16
Main contributors:
French, Thomas, French, Kelley, Shanahan, James
Summary:
Through the Gates host Jim Shanahan speaks with Thomas and Kelley French, both acclaimed journalists and Professors of Practice at the Media School. Their recently published memoir, "Juniper: The Girl Who Was Born Too Soon," has fast become an important work for parents navigating similar circumstances and for medical professionals seeking to understand the experience of parents of premature children.

86. French, Tom, Professor and Journalist (52:29)

Date:
2016-02-07
Main contributors:
French, Tom, Shanahan, James
Summary:
This week's Through the Gates podcast looks at long-form narrative journalism with IU Media School professor of practice Tom French, a Pulitzer Prize-winner and IU alumnus.

90. Gerry and Ralph Dunkin: Master Miniature Donkey Breeders (Indiana State Fair Masters 2007) (11:19)

Date:
2016-01-08
Main contributors:
Gerry and Ralph Dunkin (Masters), Jon Kay (Director), Matt Stockwell (Videographer/Editor), Deborah Justice and Rachel Sprinkle (Music), Traditional Arts Indiana
Summary:
Gerry and Ralph Dunkin are largely responsible for the increased appreciation for miniature donkeys in the last two decades. They enjoy introducing people of all ages to these intelligent and companionable animals. Their greatest reward is the camaraderie between exhibitors and visitors that extends beyond the Fair, to home and farm.

91. Gerry Gray and the Family Reunion String Band (2008 Indiana State Fair Master) (12:11)

Date:
2016-08-10
Main contributors:
Gerry Gray and the Family Reunion String Band (Masters), Jon Kay (Director), Ben Schreiner (Videographer/Editor) Cynthia Hoye (Executive Director of the State Fair)
Summary:
Beginning in 1975 when Gerry Gray, known as the "Mother Hen" was asked to play dulcimer and talk to visitors at the State Fair Pioneer Village, the Family Reunion String Band has entertained fairgoers for over thirty years. Playing for twelve hours a day for twelve days of the fair, the band is happy to see people come back year after year and become part of their extended family at the State Fair. Filled with jokes, improvisation, and good humor, the magnetism of the band and its members has encouraged enthusiastic listeners to become fellow musicians, making their performances into reunions of an ever-expanding musical family.

93. Gregg Seidl (2:58:09)

Date:
2016-05-14
Main contributors:
Indiana University Southeast. Institute for Local and Oral History
Summary:
Gregg Seidl was interviewed by Elizabeth Gritter as part of the Floyd County Bicentennial Oral History Project, which commemorates Indiana's bicentennial by recording the past and present experiences of New Albany and Floyd County residents. During the interview, Gregg Seidl covers a number of topics, including his childhood and family history, his insights into New Albany, his time as a student at Indiana University Southeast, his publications and research projects, and his haunted history tours.

94. Hamilton, Lee, Former Indiana Congressman (44:47)

Date:
2016-05-08
Main contributors:
Hamilton, Lee, Shanahan, James
Summary:
Former Indiana Congressman Lee Hamilton joins host Jim Shanahan on this week's episode of Through the Gates. Hamilton represented Indiana's 9th Congressional District from 1965 to 1999 and served on several high profile committees both during and after his career in Congress. Hamilton went on to establish the Center on Congress at IU and still serves as a faculty member today. In this interview, Hamilton discusses his new book, his career in Washington and the state of American politics today.

95. HathiTrust Research Center: Opportunities for Large-Scale Text Analysis in the Social Sciences (21:38)

Date:
2016-11-03
Main contributors:
Kouper, Inna
Summary:
Textual analytics creates opportunities to ask new questions or test existing theories through a new lens. The HathiTrust (HT) collection can be considered one of the largest academic libraries in the US. How can a researcher unlock many insights of this digital library? What kinds of social science questions it can help to address? The HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC) has been developing computational tools to leverage the HathiTrust collection and its metadata. In this presentation we will provide an overview of the HathiTrust digital library and the suite of tools from the HTRC and invite participants to think creatively about how a corpus of ~14 billion volumes of text can be useful to them.

96. He's Staying at Home - Muriel LaDuke on Tim, Her Son with Disabilities (03:11)

Date:
2016-09-26
Main contributors:
Indiana Disability History Project
Summary:
Muriel LaDuke's third child, Tim, was born in New Albany, Indiana with physical disabilities. A few months after his birth in 1959, a doctor told her not to bother teaching Tim to do anything. When Tim was about five, doctors suggested Muscatatuck. After visiting, Muriel said, "No, I'm not going to do that." Instead, Tim grew up with his brothers at home. His brothers made sure to include him in all the neighborhood activities.

98. Herzig, Monika, on Jazz Legend David Baker and Women in Jazz (29:15)

Date:
2016-09-18
Main contributors:
Herzig, Monika, McFadden, Dale, Handley, Chris J. , Shanahan, James
Summary:
Through the Gates host Jim Shanahan talks with Monika Herzig, jazz recording artist and lecturer in SPEA’s Arts Management program about jazz legend David Baker, jazz education, and women in jazz. Additional segments include the Hoosier 5 with IU Theatre professor Dale McFadden and a monologue by Chris J. Handley from the memory play "Dancing at Lughnasa."

100. Holiday Spectacular, The (29:40)

Date:
2016-12-14
Main contributors:
Kellams, Dina, Crowe, Michelle, Cummings, Janae
Summary:
IU Libraries Dina Kellams and Michelle Crowe join Jim and Janae to talk about Indiana University holiday facts, traditions, and more. This episode marks the end of season 1 of Through the Gates.