701. Interview with Sophiyah E., Detroit, Michigan (05:44)

Date:
2020-10-06
Main contributors:
Sophiyah E.
Summary:
Sophiyah E. (Detroit, Michigan) Sophiyah E. is a producer, singer, and songwriter based in Detroit, Michigan. Her work with piano and technology explores genres that include house, electronic music, and jazz. In the fall of 2017, she began an ongoing multi-media social awareness exhibition highlighting artists and Black culture, which gave birth to her first musical production series Alignment, an introspective narrative comprised of interviews and musical arrangements. She has performed in venues such as Detroit’s Music Hall Jazz Café, Cultivate Coffee and Tap House, and the SXSW music festival. Additionally, she does music production and film scoring. Sophiyah E. is founder of Afro Moone, a Detroit-based resource furnishing event production services, content strategy, and accessible aid for healthy living. Sophiyha E. is also the Director of Artist Relations and Chief Strategist/Curator of DCIPHER, a Detroit based organization dedicated to advancing the community and music economy. Interviewed by Tamar Sella, 10/06/2020.

703. Interview with Sowah Mensah, St. Paul, Minnesota (05:57)

Date:
2020-09-28
Main contributors:
Sowah Mensah
Summary:
Sowah Mensah (St. Paul, Minnesota) Sowah Mensah is an ethnomusicologist, composer and master drummer from Ghana. Sowah taught music in both Ghana and Nigeria before becoming a music professor at both Macalester College and the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he also directs each school’s African Music Ensemble. Mensah also directs the African Music Ensemble at the University of Minnesota and is the director of Sankofa, a Ghanaian Folklore and Dance Ensemble in the Twin Cities. He has performed extensively in the U.S., Latin America, and Africa, where he performed with the Ghana National Symphony Orchestra. In the U.S., he has performed with stars like Max Roach, Don Cherry, Roscoe Mitchell, and Julius Hemphill. He has also performed with the Minnesota Symphony Orchestra, as well as many festivals around the U.S. and abroad. Interviewed by Holly Hobbs, 09/28/2020.

704. Jordan Hall Greenhouse (05:01)

Date:
2020-02-07
Main contributors:
Spence, Kat
Summary:
The Sample: Surviving an Indiana winter is tough enough but it can seem especially brutal when all the greenery on campus is gone. In this episode of The Sample, take a visit to the Jordan Hall Greenhouse as producer Kat Spence explores what this staple of IU has to offer during the cold Hoosier winter.

705. Lunar New Year (05:27)

Date:
2020-01-24
Main contributors:
Spence, Kat, Fan, Kelly, Lee, Elise
Summary:
The Sample: Lunar New Year is a time to gather with friends and family to wish each other well in the new year. This week, producer Kat Spence sat down with students Kelly Fan and Elise Lee at the Asian Culture Center to find out more about the traditions surrounding this holiday as well as what the holiday means to them and their families.

706. Jerry Springer Documentary Interview (2:44:00)

Date:
2020
Main contributors:
Springer, Jerry
Summary:
Jerry Springer recounts his involvement with the youth-led effort to lower the voting age in Ohio, his testimony before Congress, and youth political attitudes then and now.

707. Terri Stacey's Hall of Fame Video Bio (02:10)

Date:
2020
Main contributors:
Stacey, Terri
Summary:
Video bio of Terri Stacey inducted to Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2020; Terri Lynn Stacy was born in the small town of Knightstown in Henry County, Indiana. In 1985, Stacy was hired as the receptionist for WIBC-FM in Indianapolis. After winning “Employee of the Year” in 1989, Stacy was rewarded with a guest stint on the morning show on WIBC-FM, hosted by Jeff Pigeon. Stacy was such an instant hit that station managers decided to continue having her co-host the morning show, even though she was still working her full-time job as the station’s receptionist. In less than a year, the station made her a full-time on-air personality and morning show co-host. She would continue in that role, despite the ever-changing radio landscape, for more than 20 years. In 2010, Stacy finally stepped down from the morning drive and began a new direction as the traffic reporter for WIBC-FM. Since 2005, Stacy has hosted “The First Day Sunday Magazine Show” and she continues as host of the “Caregiver Crossing” show on WIBC-FM. In both 2007 and 2008, Stacy was acknowledged by Indianapolis Woman magazine as the “Local Female Radio Personality of the Year.” --Words from the Indiana Broadcast Pioneers

708. Interview with Steddy P, Kansas City, Missouri (05:53)

Date:
2020-09-08
Main contributors:
Steddy P
Summary:
Steddy P (Kansas City, Missouri) Ray Pierce, better known by his stage name, Steddy P, is a Kansas City-based rapper who, for many years, has come to represent underground Missouri hip-hop. Through his college years, he built a dedicated following in Columbia, Missouri, and then began to spread outward across the state and beyond. He is also the founder of the label Indyground Entertainment, which has artists Farout and Dom Chronicles on its roster. His music is often biographical, often political, and is inspired and assisted in creation by St. Louis-based DJ and producer, DJ Mahf. Interviewed by Holly Hobbs, 09/08/2020.

709. Interview with Stephanie BadSoldier Snow, Garwin, Iowa (06:17)

Date:
2020-10-09
Main contributors:
Stephanie BadSoldier Snow
Summary:
Stephanie BadSoldier Snow (Garwin, Iowa) Stephanie BadSoldier Snow was raised on the Meskwaki Settlement in central Iowa with traditional Meskwaki ways and is of the Swan Clan. She is an enrolled tribal member of the HoChunk Nation of Wisconsin. Along with Meskwaki and HoChunk heritage, Stephanie is also Lakota and Umohon. As a member of various song, storytelling, and dance troupes, she has had the honor of working with acclaimed Native American performing artists throughout her career. A tremendous lifelong goal was realized when she was blessed to be one of the first Native performers on the Nashville stage. Stephanie is an award-winning artist who holds the Meskwaki way of life dear, appearing on recordings meant to revitalize the tribal language and revive songs once thought lost to the community. Today Stephanie, also a published poet and anthropologist, works from home as a cultural consultant, continues as a virtual musical performer, acts as learning coach to her two children, and spends time sharing ideas with her intellectual husband. Interviewed by Holly Hobbs, 10/09/2020.

710. FULLNESS: The Art of the Whole (1:30:00)

Date:
2020-03-05
Main contributors:
Stephen Kieran
Summary:
Stephen Kieran and James Timberlake proceed from the belief that architecture is most resonant, beautiful, and artful when it connects deeply across levels and dimensions in ways that resolve into a new whole—a whole that is expansive, unified, and far greater than the sum of its parts. Their lecture FULLNESS: The Art of the Whole explores how beautiful design arises from the art and science of a deep, query-based research process, and includes many individuals and many (often competing) influences. Central among these influences is an ethical commitment to researching and envisioning anew the ways in which architecture and planning can address some of the most pressing issues of our time: the international crisis of affordable shelter and the role that carbon consumption plays in global warming and the decimation of our physical environment. Using project examples from the past decade, they will discuss the evolution of their creative process over time, the expanding role of communication in their work, and how innovative new modeling and analysis technologies can become tools for dialogue and collaboration.

711. How We Became Sluts (05:50)

Date:
2020-09-19
Main contributors:
Stephen S. Mills
Summary:
Poetry reading of Stephen S. Mills. Video recording of Mills reading "How We Became Sluts" from his published work "Not Everything Thrown Starts a Revolution."

712. Stephen S. Mills Talk with Eng-W270 (56:22)

Date:
2020-09-25
Main contributors:
Stephen S. Mills
Summary:
Stephen S. Mills is an award-winning LGBTQ poet who is a native of Richmond, Indiana. Travis Rountree, assistant professor of English and director of the Writing Program invited Stephen to IU East to read some of his poetry that often refers back to the region. Stephen also visited Dr. Rountree’s Eng-W270 class to talk to the students about growing up in Richmond, how he came out to his family and found his identity, and what inspires him as a writer.

713. You Don't Look Violent (02:04)

Date:
2020-09-19
Main contributors:
Stephen S. Mills
Summary:
Poetry reading by Stephen S. Mills. Audio recording of Mills reciting his poem "You Don't Look Violent" from his published work "Not Everything Thrown Starts a Revolution."

714. Interview with Steve Mason, Lawrence, Kansas (05:41)

Date:
2020-10-03
Main contributors:
Steve Mason
Summary:
Steve Mason (Lawrence, Kansas) Steve Mason is a multi-instrumentalist based in Lawrence, Kansas, who plays fiddle, guitar, bass, mandolin, and vocals. Steve Mason is a luthier who repairs, improves, and creates stringed instruments. Mason is also a long-time member of The Alferd Packer Memorial String Band, which includes five multi-instrumentalists dressed in old-time costumes, singing and playing fiddles, banjo, guitars, mandolin, hammered dulcimer, accordion, bass, and creative percussion. The band has been featured on CBS Sunday Morning with Bill Geist, and in a documentary called Overlooked which aired on KTKA-TV. They were the focus of articles in The Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and Readers’ Digest. Their music has been used in a national broadcast on NPR. Interviewed by Holly Hobbs, 10/03/2020.

715. Interview with Steve Reidell, Chicago, Illinois (05:38)

Date:
2020-09-14
Main contributors:
Steve Reidell
Summary:
Steve Reidell (Chicago, Illinois) Chicago-based music composer and producer Steve Reidell is one half of The Hood Internet, a DJ/production duo known for years of mixtapes blending hip-hop and indie rock samples together, creating a sensation that has racked up millions of streams worldwide and allowed for a busy touring schedule including regular stops at Lollapalooza, Bonnarroo, SWSX and more. They have also formed Air Credits, a collaboration between the Hood Internet and Chicago rap artist Showyousuck. Reidell has also worked on original music compositions for a variety of productions, including The Onion’s A.V. Club, Penguin/Random House’s TASTE podcast, the theme song for the FOX comedy show Party Over Here and more. Interviewed by Holly Hobbs, 09/14/2020.

716. Interview with Stevie Ray Vavages, San Antonio, Texas (05:58)

Date:
2020-09-14
Main contributors:
Stevie Ray Vavages
Summary:
Stevie Ray Vavages (San Antonio, Texas) Stevie Vavages grew up in Anegam, Tohono O'odham Nation on the Arizona/Mexico border. He comes from a musical family. His grandfather used to play with a group of old-time fiddlers called Gu-achi fiddlers that played Waila music—Waila being the term Tohono O’odham indigenous people use for their instrumental music. His father and uncle were musicians as well: “My uncle taught me for a month and after that month of practicing bajo sexto I had my first gig,” Stevie says. He moved to San Antonio, Texas, in 2017 to fulfill his dream of making a living playing Tejano conjunto music. His big surprise was to realize that many of the music the Tejano conjuntos were playing was music that he has learned from his grandfather. That and the realization of playing with musicians he grew up admiring. Stevie is a very talented bajo sexto player and superb musician who also plays accordion, bass, and drums. He has become a fixture in San Antonio’s Tex-Mex music scene and plays with artists such as Bobby Pulido, Belén Escobedo, and Flavio Longoria to say a few. He feels rooted into the community. Interviewed by Raquel Paraíso, 09/14/2020.

717. Interview with Sugar Vendil, New York City, New York (05:59)

Date:
2020-09-24
Main contributors:
Sugar Vendil
Summary:
Sugar Vendil (New York City, New York) Sugar Vendil is a composer, pianist, and interdisciplinary artist based in Lenapehoking/New York City, on stolen land of the Lenape people. She is a proud second generation Filipinx American. Vendil has been awarded multiple commissions to write works, including the ACF | Create commission to write a work for Boston-based duo Box Not Found (May 2020), and the 2019 Chamber Music America commission to write a new work for her ensemble, The Nouveau Classical Project, which she founded in 2008. She has held numerous artist residencies in institutions including the High Concept Labs in Chicago, Mabou Mines, the Target Margin Theater, and the Marble House Project. She holds a Master of Music degree in piano performance. Vendil has collaborated with many artists including choreographer Emily Johnson and composer-saxophonist Darius Jones. She has performed at a variety of venues, including BAM Fisher, MoMa PS1, National Sawdust, and The Stone. Interviewed by Tamar Sella, 09/24/2020.

718. Interview with Sulaiman Rahman, Frederick, Maryland (05:57)

Date:
2020-09-29
Main contributors:
Sulaiman Rahman
Summary:
Sulaiman Rahman (Frederick, Maryland) Originally from the D.C. area and residing in Frederick, Maryland, singer/guitarist Sulaiman Rahman is the front man for the D.C.-based original rock band Marshall Fuzz producing a sound that is inspired by the blues rock tradition of classic rock bands like Black Sabbath, the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Cream. Some critics have described them as a mashup of Black Sabbath and Muddy Waters. Alongside Vince Vezzi on bass and Nick Rodousakis on drums, they have gigged continuously since they formed the band in 2014. Interviewed by Holly Hobbs, 09/29/2020.

719. Interview with Taide Pineda, Phoenix, Arizona (05:33)

Date:
2020-10-06
Main contributors:
Taide Pineda
Summary:
Taide Pineda (Phoenix, Arizona) Taide Pineda has been playing the guitar since high school and has been involved in the Phoenix local music scene with many well-known working bands for over 15 years. He’s a cutting-edge sole artist. He is one of the founding members of Highest Conspiracy, a band that mixes reggae, rock and roll, hip hop, and pop music in their original work. With a core group of musicians and the creation of Conspiracy Horns, which is a full two-piece horn section, Highest Conspiracy has created a following that has surpassed the normal media buzz. Taide released his first solo album, Big Dreams, in May 2020. Interviewed by Raquel Paraíso, 10/06/2020.

720. Interview with Tarik Shah, Delmar, New York (05:58)

Date:
2020-09-29
Main contributors:
Tarik Shah
Summary:
Tarik Shah (Delmar, New York) Tarik Shah is a musician, bassist, music teacher, professor level martial artist, practicing Muslim, and student of knowledge. Born and raised in New York City, Shah began playing the upright bass at age twelve and was a student of Slam Stewart. He has performed and recorded with jazz legends such as Ahmad Jamal, Dakota Staton, Vanessa Rubin, Ellis Marsalis, Barry Harris, Pharaoh Sanders and the late great songstress Betty Carter. Additionally, Shah performed with big bands such as the Duke Ellington Orchestra, and in small groups led by Red Rodney, Sir Roland Hanna, Abbey Lincoln, Harold Vick, Dr. Lonnie Smith and others. He has toured extensively nationally and internationally, including performing at the inaugural ball of President Bill Clinton in 1992. In 2018, he began rebuilding a career as a musician after wrongful conviction by the FBI in 2006. His group the Tarik Shah Quintet has performed in venues including New York City staples Smalls and Mezzrow. Interviewed by Tamar Sella, 09/29/2020.

721. Interview with Tchin, New Jersey (05:54)

Date:
2020-10-19
Main contributors:
Tchin
Summary:
Tchin (New Jersey) Tchin (pronounced ‘chin) is a nationally known, multi-award-winning artist. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia and lived in rural Virginia and Rhode Island where he received his early schooling. He attended the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. He is an accomplished metalsmith, author, flutemaker, educator, lecturer, folklorist, musician, entertainer, and clothes maker. His awards for performance and cultural work include Best of Show in Schemitzun, Connecticut, and Kituwah, North Carolina; Best of Division in the Southwest Museum, California, and Red Earth, Oklahoma; and first prize in the National American Cultural Art Festival, Maryland, as well as the SWAIA Indian Market, New Mexico (6). He lives with his wife and looks forward to many visits from his four daughters and nine grandchildren. Interviewed by Tamar Sella, 10/19/2020.

722. On the Ballot: Zoya Teirstein and Sammy Roth (40:54)

Date:
2020-10-16
Main contributors:
Teirstein, Zoya, Roth, Sammy, Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
Does this U.S. election season have your head spinning? In this episode, Grist reporter Zoya Teirstein and LA Times reporter Sammy Roth take us from the national to the local on what's important in terms of the environment.

723. Research in Solidarity: Documenting Dispossession and Resistance with The Anti-Eviction Mapping P... (49:27)

Date:
2020-11-19
Main contributors:
Terra Graziani
Summary:
What does it mean to do research in solidarity with movements? This presentation will share lessons from the work of The Anti-Eviction Mapping Project, a data-visualization, data analysis, and storytelling collective documenting dispossession and resistance upon gentrifying landscapes. With chapters in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, and New York City, AEMP is a collective of scholars, storytellers, organizers, activists, and artists using data to fight for tenants’ rights and housing justice. Working with community partners and in solidarity with numerous housing movements, we study and visualize new entanglements of global capital, real estate, technocapitalism, and political economy. Our narrative oral history and video work centers the displacement of people and complex social worlds, but also modes of resistance. Maintaining antiracist and feminist analyses as well as decolonial methodology, the project creates tools and disseminates data contributing to collective resistance and movement building.

724. Interview with Thanu Yakupitiyage, New York City, New York (05:50)

Date:
2020-09-25
Main contributors:
Thanu Yakupitiyage
Summary:
Thanu Yakupitiyage (New York City, New York) Thanushka (Thanu) Yakupitiyage is a Sri Lankan born, Thailand raised activist, cultural organizer, and DJ under the artist moniker “Ushka.” She deejays from the perspective of a dancer, blending a wide range of club music from soca to dancehall, hip hop to South Asian rhythms, Baltimore/Jersey club to baile funk, vogue cuts to kuduro, azonto to Afrobeat and more. Ushka is also a political and cultural organizer. She has performed at venues such as the Brooklyn Museum, MoMA PS1, American Museum of Natural History, Rubin Museum, and has put out mixes and done live shows with Discwoman, The Fader, and Boiler Room. She was the NYU Asian/Pacific/American Institute 2018-19 artist-in-residence and was selected to be one of fifty-two artists to produce new work for The Shed Open Call in 2019. Interviewed by Tamar Sella, 09/25/2020.

725. Interview with the Gypsy Cowbelle, Thermopolis, Wyoming (06:12)

Date:
2020-10-13
Main contributors:
The Gypsy Cowbelle
Summary:
The Gypsy Cowbelle (Thermopolis, Wyoming) Whether she’s building a banjo, riding the Divide, singing around a campfire, floating the Grand, or hitchhiking across America, this little gal is doing her best to seize Life’s Rich Pageant. Miss “V,” as she is also known, has balanced her back-country experiences with countless asphalt tours, seeking enlightenment through solitude as well as through her interactions with people from all walks of life. A knack for recognizing the humor in everyday life, an appreciation for history, a hunger for adventure, and a ceaseless sense of creativity collectively establish Miss V’s unique perspective and personality. Her experiences, free spirit, clever lyricism, and classic rhythms on the guitar and her homemade banjo blend together to create her signature “Genuine Cowbilly” music. This Gypsy Cowbelle and her music possess a universal and timeless allure that has charmed fans from coffee houses and campfires to festivals and honky tonks across America for nearly two decades. Interviewed by Raquel Paraíso, 10/13/2020.

726. Interview with Thea Hopkins, Massachusetts (05:53)

Date:
2020-10-22
Main contributors:
Thea Hopkins
Summary:
Thea Hopkins (Massachusetts) A member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, performing songwriter Thea Hopkins calls her music Red Roots Americana. Thea has recorded multiple albums, and her EP Love Come Down was nominated for a 2019 Indigenous Music Award in the folk category. He song “Jesus Is On The Wire” was recorded by Peter, Paul & Mary in 2004 and 2010. She has performed internationally in venues including the Kennedy Center, LaMama Experimental Theatre in New York, the Tomaquag Museum in Rhode Island, and the Summertyne Americana Festival in the UK. Thea was a 2019 Native Launchpad Artist at the Western Arts Alliance and was a fellowship recipient from the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation. She was an artist at the Wichoie Ahiya Indigenous Singer Songwriter Intensive at the Banff Arts Centre. Thea has opened for musicians including David Bromberg, Larry Campbell, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Amy Helm and John Lodge of the Moody Blues. Interviewed by Tamar Sella, 10/22/2020.

728. Interview with Theresa May, Cleveland, Ohio (06:03)

Date:
2020-10-22
Main contributors:
Theresa May
Summary:
Theresa May (Cleveland, Ohio) Theresa J. May is a trumpet player and educator based in Cleveland, Ohio. She received her master’s degree in trumpet performance from the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music and her Bachelor of Music from the University of Dayton. Theresa has taught music at Cuyahoga Community College and John Carroll University, as well as privately at Academy Music and Olmsted Falls schools. May has performed regularly with Gabriel’s Horns, Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, Mourning [A] BLKstar, and the Cleveland Brassworks. She has performed in the Colour of Music Festival, a festival for Black classical musicians, as well as with Kyle Kidd & Company. Other performance experience includes Cleveland Opera Theater Orchestra and DIVA Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of Sherrie Maricle, in a production of Maurice Hines’ Tappin’ Thru Life at the Cleveland Playhouse. She has also been featured as a guest artist in the Alumni Recital Series at the University of Dayton. Interviewed by Tamar Sella, 10/22/2020.

729. Navigating Gender Care (21:32)

Date:
2020-04-24
Main contributors:
Thomas, Kel, Knudson, Laura, Miles, Emily, Smith, Kenny
Summary:
Experts on the IU Health Center Gender Affirming Care Team want to hear from you. But before you reach out, you can listen to them describe tips and resources for gender diverse people and allies. In this episode, Drs. Kel Thomas and Laura Knudson talk with host Emily Miles about how to navigate gender care amid a pandemic.

730. Interview with Tissa Khosla, Washington, District of Columbia (05:52)

Date:
2020-09-29
Main contributors:
Tissa Khosla
Summary:
Tissa Khosla (Washington, D.C.) Originally from Mumbai, India, Tissa began his musical and professional life in Tallahassee, Florida as a student. Gravitating to the baritone saxophone from a young age, he remains in pursuit of its deep and moving sound, which he believes coincides with his own voice and philosophy of music. Khosla can be heard alongside the Modern Jazz Generation on a recording entitled United We Play, featuring the American Symphony Orchestra. Along with a thorough practice schedule and teaching lessons, he is the Digital Developer at the D.C. nonprofit Casey Trees, whose mission is to restore, enhance, and protect the tree canopy of Washington, DC. This position has given him the opportunity to write code, work on music technology, and develop accessible web design. Interviewed by Holly Hobbs, 09/29/2020.

731. Interview with Tito Matos, Santurce, Puerto Rico (06:34)

Date:
2020-10-06
Main contributors:
Tito Matos
Summary:
Tito Matos (Santurce, Puerto Rico) Percussionist and singer Héctor “Tito” Matos is a native of Santurce, Puerto Rico. He is considered one of the best requinto plena drum players of his generation and he is the director and lead singer of Viento de Agua, a Puerto Rican Latin dance band that combines traditional Afro-Puerto Rican rhythms, Bomba and Plena, with other Afro-Caribbean musical styles as well as Jazz. Tito has taken the Puerto Rican Bomba and Plena to four continents and to important stages such as Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, and Carnegie Hall. He is also the musical director of Bomba and Plena group, La Máquina Insular. Both groups pay tribute to the great masters from whom Tito learned to play. He is very active as an educator. His non-profit organization, Taller Comunidad La Goyco, is a community project working on the development and creation of education, culture, and health programs to which Tito and his wife are very dedicated. La Goyco is devoted to the development and creation of education, culture, and health programs. Interviewed by Raquel Paraíso, 10/06/2020.

732. Interview with Toni Hickman, Houston, Texas (04:59)

Date:
2020-09-28
Main contributors:
Toni HIckman
Summary:
Toni Hickman (Houston, Texas) She is not only a talented singer-songwriter, but the survivor of two brain aneurysms and a stroke. Toni is an accomplished artist, speaker, author, certified naturopath, and performer who has traveled throughout the United States encouraging people to live up to their highest self.Toni is an author, hip hop artist, and public speaker on disabilities, beauty, and foods. She uses her voice and music to inspire others. She has been featured on the Deborah Duncan Show and Radio One and featured in Shape magazine and several other publications throughout the world. She has spoken at numerous colleges and other organizations on subjects of depression and recovery; physical, mental, and spiritual health; living one’s purpose; chemicals in beauty products; and a host of other subjects. She is a speaker/performer for YoungStroke and the American Heart Association, an author, artist, Certified Naturopath, mother, and activist. As a survivor who knows no limits, she lives to its fullest potential and uses music as a tool for empowerment and healing. Interviewed by Raquel Paraíso, 09/28/2020.

733. Psychologist Beth Trammell Talks about Helping Kids Cope in a Pandemic (20:28)

Date:
2020-04-17
Main contributors:
Trammell, Beth, Miles, Emily, Smith, Kenny
Summary:
Parenting during a pandemic probably wasn't something you planned for, but licensed psychologist Dr. Beth Trammell has tips to help. The IU East associate professor of psychology talks with host Emily Miles about helping kids cope with COVID-19.

734. Local LGBTQ Community Members Panel (1:13:00)

Date:
2020-09-25
Main contributors:
Travis Rountree
Summary:
Panel Participants are Lisa Marling (Ally, Nurse), JR Ridgeway (Army, Law Enforcement), Scott Tucker (Business Owner), Benjamin Guard (Student, Co-founder of SAGA at IVY Tech), Sue King (Navy Vet, Archivist), and Brent Walsh (Administrator, Earlham School of Religion). All participants identify as LGBTQ+ and currently live or is originally from Wayne County, Indiana and surrounding areas.

735. Interview with Tricia Spencer and Howard Rains, Lawrence, Kansas (06:05)

Date:
2020-10-02
Main contributors:
Tricia Spencer
Summary:
Tricia Spencer and Howard Rains (Lawrence, Kansas) Tricia Spencer is a Kansas fiddler who grew up learning the tradition of old-time music from her grandparents. While growing up, her free time was spent traveling to festivals and fiddling contests throughout the Midwest where she learned from the likes of Pete McMahan, Cyril Stinnet, Lyman Enloe, Dwight Lamb, Amos Chase, and Lucy Pierce. Tricia is multi-instrumentalist who has studied with some of the great masters and is sought after as a performer, dance fiddler, and instructor. Howard Rains is a native Texas artist and the fourth generation to play on his fiddle. He comes from a musical and artistic family and plays rare, old tunes learned from friends, family, mentors, and old recordings. Together, Spencer & Rains have performed and taught nationally and internationally, preserving and building upon the traditions of their region. The husband-and-wife duo are known for their twin fiddle harmony, which is a product of the influence of midwestern Scandinavian fiddlers Tricia heard as a child. At the same time, Howard’s distinct repertoire reintroduces listeners to the pre-contest styles of Texas fiddling. That same sense of harmony is in their vocals, as well, which they pull from all manner of American folk music. Both multi-instrumentalists, they are steeped in tradition and are dedicated to the preservation, performance, and teaching of old-time music. Interviewed by Holly Hobbs, 10/02/2020.

736. Interview with Trina Basu, New York City, New York (05:58)

Date:
2020-10-07
Main contributors:
Trina Basu
Summary:
Trina Basu (New York City, New York) Trina Basu is a violinist, improviser, and educator based in Brooklyn, New York. Trina is trained in Western Classical music, later studying jazz and Carnatic music. Her path as a violinist is influenced by her South Asian and North American roots and her experience working with musicians across genres and disciplines. Trina co-leads raga chamber folk ensemble Karavika as well as Nakshatra, a violin duo with Arun Ramamurthy. She is co-founder of the collective Brooklyn Raga Massive and founder/curator of Out of the Woods, a NYC festival focusing on women led projects working in South Asian music. Trina has appeared in venues including Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, and Raga Sudha Hall, performing with artists such as Urban Bush Women, Mos Def, and Imani Uzuri. She is a trained Suzuki teacher (School for Strings in NYC), holds a BM in Music Therapy from Florida State University, and is a 2007 recipient of the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute Artist Fellowship. Interviewed by Tamar Sella, 10/07/2020.

738. Interview with Tyler Gregory, Lawrence, Kansas (05:59)

Date:
2020-10-05
Main contributors:
Tyler Gregory
Summary:
Tyler Gregory (Lawrence, Kansas) Hailing from the town of Wamego in the hills of Kansas, folk/Americana/bluegrass musician Tyler Gregory can regularly be found performing 260+ shows a year. With his steam-powered melodies, Gregory’s mix of blues and roots music privileges aesthetics of passion and freedom. Performing his live shows mainly on guitar/banjo/stomp-box/vocals, Gregory is based in Lawrence, Kansas, where he found a like-minded community of musicians with which to surround himself. Greatly influenced by the life and music of Woody Guthrie, Tyler explores the aesthetics of a touring troubadour while bringing his own unique voice to the performance of traditionally-framed songs. Interviewed by Holly Hobbs, 10/5/2020.

743. Accessing Complex Systems: An Introduction to Agent-Based Models (1:53:00)

Date:
2020-03-06
Main contributors:
Uribe-McGuire, Alicia
Summary:
The world we live in is complex. Individuals change, evolve, and grow as they experience the world and others around them. Agent-based and computational models can help us account for the complexity and dynamics of interactions among individuals. This seminar will include an introduction to agent-based models, explore some prominent examples, and provide a brief primer on how to approach these models.

744. Interview with Valerie Troutt, Oakland, California (05:59)

Date:
2020-08-31
Main contributors:
Valerie Troutt
Summary:
Valerie Troutt (Oakland, California) Composer Valerie Troutt sings soulful, conscious originals inspired by her relationships with family, community, and hope for a brighter tomorrow. Bay Area-born and bred, jazz and gospel trained, and internationally respected, Valerie Troutt is a musical collagist, borrowing from ancestral centuries of sound, channeling spirits, and delivering the stories of our love, loss, and lives. There’s a light in this unapologetically unconventional artist/teacher/activist for whom art and activism are intertwined. Within this spiritual and social justice-driven performer is a lifelong hunger for craft, connection, and cultural narratives and an indefatigable thirst to serve as an agape griot to a waiting and hurting people. The Sound of Peace, her long-awaited, full-length debut comes after a critically acclaimed EP and several wizening years culminating in Valerie Troutt’s acceptance of her own original artistic difference in a world of commercial carbon copies. Interviewed by Raquel Paraíso, 08/31/2020.

761. Pedagogy Workshop - Mapping (07:57)

Date:
2020-11-01
Main contributors:
Vanessa Elias
Summary:
An on-demand workshop overview of why and how you might want to incorporate digital methods into your classroom.

765. Pedagogy Workshop - Text Analysis (08:10)

Date:
2020-11-01
Main contributors:
Vanessa Elias
Summary:
An on-demand workshop overview of why and how you might want to incorporate digital methods into your classroom.

766. Pedagogy Workshop Introduction (13:23)

Date:
2020-11-01
Main contributors:
Vanessa Elias
Summary:
An on-demand workshop overview of why and how you might want to incorporate digital methods into your classroom.

773. Interview with Vince Reyes, Malesso', Guam (05:52)

Date:
2020-09-16
Main contributors:
Vince Reyes
Summary:
Vince Reyes (Malesso’, Guam) Vincent J. C. Reyes is a Master of CHamoru dance based in Malesso’, Guam. Vince serves as Director of the Inetnon Gefpå’go Cultural Arts Program for middle school students. The group promotes CHamoru Culture through music, song ,and dance, and performs regularly in Guam’s tourist industry as well as in festivals and competitions internationally, winning various awards and honors. They have performed in twenty-seven countries, including Turkey, Romania, Korea, and Oman. As a teacher and group leader, Reyes was awarded the Traditional Teacher of the Year Award from the Guam Humanities Council (2004). In 2012, the CHamoru Cultural Dance Curriculum he authored was approved by the Guam Education Policy Board and became the official curriculum for all middle schools on the island. That same year, Reyes was also recognized as the A’adahen Kultura-ta (Protector of our Culture) KUAM Careforce Honoree. In addition to his work with the group, Reyes is also a music composer and producer. Interviewed by Tamar Sella, 09/16/2020.

774. Interview with Vincent Fuh, Madison, Wisconsin (06:08)

Date:
2020-09-18
Main contributors:
Vincent Fuh
Summary:
Vincent Fuh (Madison, Wisconsin) Vincent Fuh, an active pianist in the Madison classical and jazz communities since 1983, has appeared with the Madison Symphony Orchestra, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Bach Dancing Dynamite Society, Oakwood Chamber Players, Sound Ensemble Wisconsin, Madison Chamber Choir, Madison Choral Project, LunART Festival, Fresco Opera, and Opera for the Young. Since 1997, he has toured extensively with Opera for the Young, an arts outreach organization dedicated to encouraging student participation in fully staged operas at schools throughout the Midwest. Crossing genres, he was pianist and writer/arranger for salsa band Madisalsa and Afro-Cuban quintet El Clan Destino. He joined University of Wisconsin School of Music professors on five CDs, three with Mark Hetzler (trombone), one each with Marc Vallon (bassoon) and Tom Curry (tuba). His other CD collaborations include Laura Medisky (oboe), Patrick Hines (horn), Matthew Onstad (trumpet), Thomas Pfotenhauer (trumpet), and Charles Tibbets (horn). Interviewed by Raquel Paraíso, 09/18/2020.

776. Phage Display Screening (41:30)

Date:
2020-11-24
Main contributors:
Waffo, Alain Bopda
Summary:
The Chemical Genomics Core Facility (CGCF) is adding phage display capability to assist research projects requiring peptide domain screening. They will employ both the traditional DNA M13 phage as well as the RNA Qβ phage for screening. An advantage of the Qβ phage is the ease with which genetic modifications can be made. Qβ phages will be used to display library of peptides (8 to 50-mer) and to screen over 1 million targets. They will be able to assist scientists with the design, experimentation, preliminary result analyses, sequencing data, amplification, reconstitution, and storage of the obtained hybrid phages of interest. In this seminar, Dr. Alain Bopda Waffo discusses the practical methodology and application of phage display as well as newly developed biopanning techniques.

777. Interview with Wallace Lester, Nashville, Tennessee (05:32)

Date:
2020-09-18
Main contributors:
Wallace Lester
Summary:
Wallace Lester (Nashville, Tennessee) Born in Jackson, Mississippi, and raised all over America, Wallace Lester has been playing drums from an early age. Wallace spent the 1990s touring nationally with the Boulder, Colorado-based funk-jam band Zuba. He played over two hundred and fifty dates a year with Zuba and placed his songs in the Farrelly Brothers’ classic comedies Kingpin and There’s Something About Mary. Once he moved to New Orleans, Louisiana, Wallace drummed with the space rockers Bipolaroid and the soul blues shouter Mathilda Jones. Hurricane Katrina sent Wallace north to Mississippi, where in his first week in Oxford, he was asked to join the Yalobushwackers with Jim Dickinson. Besides the Yalobushwackers, Wallace has also toured nationally and internationally with Kenny Brown, Reverend John Wilkins, the Como Mamas, Shannon McNally, Eric Deaton, Blue Mountain, and Garry Burnside. After twelve years in Holly Springs, Mississippi, Wallace now resides in Nashville, Tennessee. Interviewed by Holly Hobbs, 09/18/2020.

779. Emergence of Illiberalism with Michael Weinman, The (25:16)

Date:
2020-10-09
Main contributors:
Weinman, Michael, shanahan, James, monaghan, Elaine
Summary:
As we head into the election in a rapidly changing country, we can see the ways that liberal politics are giving way to more radical policies around the world. Dean Shanahan and Professor of Practice Elaine Monaghan speak with Michael Weinman, Professor of Philosophy at Bard College Berlin, about his new coedited volume, “The Emergence of Illiberalism: Understanding a Global Phenomenon.” The trio discuss how we can understand trends away from liberal policies and politics, and what we might expect to replace them.

780. USGS hydrologist camera logs the Chase St. Spring and measures its flow (06:32)

Date:
2020-06-18
Main contributors:
Westhues, Kay (cameraperson)
Summary:
To gain information for the spring remediation project, United States Geological Survey (USGS) fieldworker Harvie Pollard conducted fieldwork at the spring site. The video shows camera logging and measuring the spring’s flow in gallons per minute.

781. Land Defenders: The producers of Barú (49:48)

Date:
2020-08-21
Main contributors:
Wilcox, Marvin, Shapiro, Adam, Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
In the second episode of our land defender series, we talk with land defender Marvin Wilcox and Front Line Defenders representative Adam Shapiro. They walk us through Marvin's story, in which agricultural producers in Panama take on the state and a transnational fruit company to protect their land and health, as well as the patterns commonly encountered by land defenders around the world. If you have any thoughts or questions about the show, you can tweet at us or send an email to itcpod@iu.edu. Resources: ASAMBLEA NACIONAL Ley Nº 55 2019 Dublin Platform Testimony - Marvin Wilcox, Panama Banapiña: Espada de Damócles sobre los productores del Barú

782. Oral History excerpt: "So I started drinking the water and my ankle stopped swelling" (01:27)

Date:
2020-01-10
Main contributors:
Wilkes, Alma (narrator)
Summary:
Alma Wilkes, retired Gary School System teacher and nutritionist, discusses the healing properties of the sulfur in the Chase Street spring water. She drinks the spring water to alleviate water retention. She says, "I started drinking the water and my ankle stopped swelling." This was one of a group of excerpts gathered under the subject heading of Water Quality and Taste for a digital and in-person exhibit of the Spring at Small Farms Oral Histories. The digital exhibit can be seen at https://iusbarchives.omeka.net/exhibits/show/spring-at-small-farms/home.

783. Oral History excerpt: Watercress in January (00:56)

Date:
2020-01-10
Main contributors:
Wilkes, Alma (narrator)
Summary:
Alma Wilkes, retired Gary School System teacher and nutritionist, discusses the vegetation around the Chase Street Spring. She notes that watercress grows around the well, and that it is still thriving in January. She says, "I think that's a treasure...Watercress is really, really healthy." This was one of a group of excerpts gathered under the subject heading of Water Quality and Taste for a digital and in-person exhibit of the Spring at Small Farms Oral Histories. The digital exhibit can be seen at https://iusbarchives.omeka.net/exhibits/show/spring-at-small-farms/home.

784. Oral History with Alma Wilkes (33:45)

Date:
2020-01-10
Main contributors:
Wilkes, Alma (narrator)
Summary:
Kay Westhues interviews Alma Wilkes at her home in Gary, Indiana, on January 10, 2020. Wilkes is a retired high school teacher for the Gary School System. She taught Home Economics (Family and Consumer Sciences) and Nutrition & Wellness at Westside High School for 10 years, and Clothing & Textiles at Roosevelt High School for an additional 10 years. Her passion is nutrition, and she discusses the health benefits of spring water--in particular, sulfur. She describes why she gathers drinking water from the spring. She is also a member of the Gary Food Council and talks about their plans to improve the spring. Part of the Spring at Small Farms Oral History Project. See the full exhibit here: https://iusbarchives.omeka.net/exhibits/show/spring-at-small-farms/home

785. Interview with Will Stewart, Birmingham, Alabama (05:09)

Date:
2020-09-18
Main contributors:
Will Stewart
Summary:
Will Stewart (Birmingham, Alabama) Originally from Alabama, Will Stewart spent many years living in Nashville as a songwriter, front man, and lead guitarist. When he returned to Birmingham, he released his full-length solo debut, County Seat, in 2017. “Caught somewhere between the worlds of country and electrified rock,” as a songwriter he tried to turn the landscape of his home state into music. Co-produced with Les Nuby (who also engineered and mixed the album) and recorded in a series of live takes, County Seat nods to a number of songwriters who sing about the beauty of their homeland without glossing over its imperfections. There are electrified moments influenced by Neil Young, guitar arpeggios influenced by R.E.M., some Dylan-style aesthetics, as well as the modern-day take on folk by Hiss Golden Messenger. Steward intended his first full-length release as a solo artist to be a rallying cry from a Son of the South who, having returned home after a long trip, looks at his birthplace with renewed eyes.  Interviewed by Holly Hobbs, 09/18/2020.

786. Interview with Willi Carlisle, Izard County, Arkansas (05:42)

Date:
2020-09-04
Main contributors:
Willi Carlisle
Summary:
Willi Carlisle (Izard County, Arkansas) Willi Carlisle is a folksinger and writer from the Ozark hills. He performs internationally at places like the Kennedy Center and the Ozark Folk Center and has spent many years living in an intentional community near Fox, Arkansas. With years of collecting folklore and playing/calling square dances, Willi is a multi-faceted writer, performer and instrumentalist. He plays banjo, accordion, fiddle and guitar, and has toured extensively and performed with Dom Flemons, Mary Gauthier, Los Texmaniacs, Cory Branan, Carson McHone, and more. Willi prefers to perform songs for the oldest reasons: love, heartache, and joy. His albums, Too Nice to Mean Much and To Tell You the Truth have garnered critical success. Interviewed by Holly Hobbs, 09/04/2020.

787. Interview with Willie Wells, West Columbia, South Carolina (06:16)

Date:
2020-10-14
Main contributors:
Willie Wells
Summary:
Willie Wells (West Columbia, South Carolina) Willie Wells, the son of the late Bill Wells, has always been on the music scene. Since the early ‘70s, Willie has played drums and sung lead and harmony vocals. Willie and another musician friend organized a country music group called CHOYCE that ran for more than twenty years. With early country music and bluegrass influences from his father, Willie continued to develop and expand his musical direction toward recording studio production. In the past ten to twelve years, Willie has shifted more toward continuing the bluegrass legacy of his father. Being inspired by his father to play guitar and to be at the helm of the “Blue Ridge Mtn. Grass” band (BRMG) that his father started some forty years ago, Willie is keeping his father’s wishes to preserve bluegrass music in South Carolina. Today, the band is a mix of traditional and contemporary bluegrass with some new arrangements of old songs as well as a mix of original songs. Willie Wells & The Blue Ridge Mtn. Grass first album title, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, continues to promote bluegrass music throughout the area. Willie is also the owner of Bill’s Music Shop & Picking’ Parlor in West Columbia, South Carolina. Interviewed by Holly Hobbs, 10/14/2020.

788. Disc Pong (10:04)

Date:
2020-04-24
Main contributors:
Wilson, Chad, Mayfield, Conner
Summary:

789. 2020 IUPUI Center for Translating Research Into Practice Campus Keynote featuring Dr. Sacoby Wilson (1:06:30)

Date:
2021-04-30
Main contributors:
Wilson, Sacoby
Summary:
DISCLAIMER : THIS EVENT OCCURRED BEFORE THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN, MASK MADATES, SOCIAL DISTANCING, AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS! IUPUI Center for TRIP Campus Keynote Address featuring Dr. Sacoby Wilson from the Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the University of Maryland, College Park School of Public Health. Campus Keynote Address "The Role of Community-Engaged Research and Practice in Addressing Environmental (In) Justice in the 21st Century" Friday, February 21, 2020 12 noon - 1:00 pm (EST) IUPUI University Library Lilly Auditorium

791. Finding Gratitude -- On Topic with Counseling and Counseling Psychology Professor Joel Wong (18:47)

Date:
2020-04-10
Main contributors:
Wong, Joel, Smith, Kenny, Miles, Emily
Summary:
We talked with Dr. Joel Wong about taking pleasure in the simple things in these troubling times. He talks about working with your children and creating an appropriate atmosphere within their new daily routines, the benefits of a simple walk, keeping in touch with people and something called gratitude journaling.

792. Discussing the Presidential Debates with Dr. Gerald Wright (16:03)

Date:
2020-09-23
Main contributors:
Wright, Gerald, Miles, Emily, Smith, Kenny
Summary:
Before Election Day the American public will have four opportunities to hear the top of the Republican and Democrat tickets meet in debates. President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are scheduled for three debates. Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris will meet in one vice presidential event. We talked with Dr. Gerald Wright, a professor in the Indiana University political science department, about the upcoming debates, how they might be different, and what homestretch campaigning during coronavirus-public health conditions might look like.

793. Interview with Yvette Landry, Breaux Bridge, Louisiana (05:50)

Date:
2020-09-11
Main contributors:
Yvette Landry
Summary:
Yvette Landry (Breaux Bridge, Louisiana) Grammy-nominated musician, author, educator and interpreter Yvette Landry grew up in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, deeply influenced by her Cajun culture and upbringing. After earning a master’s degree in education and developing a successful teaching career, she began performing widely, playing a variety of instruments in several Cajun bands as well as fronting her own, the Yvette Landry Band. Her debut award-winning album, Should Have Known, was released in 2010. The album was named by New Orleans’ Offbeat Magazine as Best Country/Folk Album of that year, while Landry herself received an award for Best Country/Folk Artist. She has served as a cultural ambassador on behalf of the Library of Congress to perform at the Festival of Traditional American Music and has performed at both the Library of Congress and the Kennedy Center. She is also a private homeschool teacher and teaches bass, guitar, accordion, and vocal lessons to students. Interviewed by Holly Hobbs, 09/11/2020.

794. Interview with Zachariah Julian, Albuquerque, New Mexico (05:55)

Date:
2020-09-15
Main contributors:
Zachariah Julian
Summary:
Zachariah Julian (Albuquerque, New Mexico) Zachariah Julian (Jicarilla) has produced the We Are the Seeds stage since its inception. He curates programs that are diverse, balanced, interesting, and entertaining. A musician and performer, he is knowledgeable in production and stage management. He has lived on the Apache Nation for nineteen years and has been playing piano for over 20 years. Zachariah started composing when he was sixteen and attended University of New Mexico majoring in Music Theory and Composition. He has just released a CD called These Marked Trees. Interviewed by Raquel Paraíso, 09/15/2020.

795. Interview with Zion Charity, Surry County, Virginia (05:57)

Date:
2020-10-02
Main contributors:
Zion Charity
Summary:
Zion Charity (Surry County, Virginia) Zion S. Charity is a bass guitarist and native of Surry County, Virginia. Inspired by his uncle, bassist Alvin Parker, Zion picked up the instrument and later studied with jazz and gospel musicians Alvin “Web” Wilson and Randolph “Randy” Ellis. In college, Zion studied with James Holden, Jr., Harold Houghton, Sr., and Mark Johnson. Zion has toured internationally and performed alongside artist such as Earl Bynum, Cora Armstrong, and DeeDee Bridgewater. As a recording artist, Zion plays bass for artists worldwide, as well as produces his own solo work. He has performed with many groups in the Virginia area, including the Carl Waterford Band and the KGExperience (Detroit, Michigan), and served as music director for Damon Little (Baltimore , Maryland). As an educator, he is the CEO of Zionite Bass University, a privately-run bass guitar school for students of all ages. Beyond music, Zion is involved in community service both locally and nationally. Interviewed by Tamar Sella, 10/02/2020.