401. Interview with Sissy Brown, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (05:29)

Date:
2020-09-28
Main contributors:
Sissy Brown
Summary:
Sissy Brown (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) Oklahoma singer-songwriter and guitarist Sissy Brown has maintained a grueling touring schedule for many years. Originally from between Wichita Falls and Waurika, Oklahoma, the independent country singer grew up in a very rural area before relocating to urban centers in her adult life. She first settled in Spokane, Washington, where she played with rockabilly bands, then moved to Los Angeles, where she played at famed venues like the Viper Room. She also spent time living in Austin and Kansas City, but she chose to return home to Oklahoma in the late 2010s and refocus, beginning to spend less time on the road and more time alone, writing and slowing down. From a family of musicians, including a great-uncle who played with Jimmie Rodgers and Lefty Frizzell, Sissy Brown is a born artist who also collects and sells vintage western wear. Interviewed by Holly Hobbs, 09/28/2020.

402. 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.

403. 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.

404. 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.

405. 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.

406. Interview with Hong Wang, Las Vegas, Nevada (06:05)

Date:
2020-10-22
Main contributors:
Hong Wang
Summary:
Hong Wang (Las Vegas, Nevada) Hong Wang is an internationally touring multi-instrumentalist. He graduated from Nanjing Normal University’s Music Department, where he mainly studied the erhu (two-string bowed instrument) and composition. He studied oboe at Nanjing Arts Academy, and after graduation, he taught songwriting and oboe at the music department for about five years. Later, he changed his career to music editor at Jiangsu Province Institute of Arts. Hong has been living in the United States since the early 1990s. He has composed several pieces for the Chinese ensembles and contemporary mixed bands, earning him a number of awards. He has recorded for several recording companies, including Sony Classical, Sega, TDK, Sound World, and Water Baby Records. He is also a zhonghu soloist for the album Monk's Moods, which was nominated for a Grammy Award. Hong has performed extensively at many international festivals and with several renowned musicians. As a leading contemporary musician, he has played several concerts in the San Francisco Bay Area, such as Thundering Across the Sky; A Musical Dialogue with Dancing Lions; New Music Concert with the Citywinds; and Three Sound, an experimental music series by composer Carl Stone, sheng master Wu Wei, matouqin master Li Bo, and bass clarinetist and composer Gene Coleman. Interviewed by Raquel Paraíso, 10/22/2020.

407. Bowl Hewing with Keith Ruble (05:00)

Date:
2020-03-19
Main contributors:
Jon Kay
Summary:
In the 1970s, Keith Ruble learned bowl hewing from legendary bowl maker Bill Day, while the two were demonstrating at the Indiana State Fair’s Pioneer Village. More than forty years later, Keith continues the craft, using an adze to chop out vessels in a variety of shapes, including traditional rectangles, ovals, animals, and even the state of Indiana. This version of the documentary does not have narration. This video follows Keith through the creative process: cutting out blanks, chopping out the container, and finishing a bowl.

408. Making a Bowl Adze with Dave Voges (01:58)

Date:
2020-03-16
Main contributors:
Jon Kay
Summary:
A bowl adze is a special and hard to find tool used to hew or chop bowls. Machinist and blacksmith Dave Voges began making these special adzes when his friend Keith Ruble asked him if he could help him design better tool. Based on Keith’s bowl-hewing knowledge and Dave’s skill, the two designed what many consider one of the best bowl adzes available. Bowl hewers across Indiana prize these special tools. When the elder blacksmith learned that Jon Kay from Indiana University was going to video him making his tools, he decided to have some fun and affix a plaque from his alma mater and IU rival university, Purdue, on his power hammer. Sadly, Dave passed away before this project could be completed. I had intended to interview him about the making process, but it was not to be. Kay dedicate this video to the memory of David Flesher Voges (1940-2017) of Terre Haute, Indiana.

409. The Rail Splitters of Brown County: Alan and Porter Richards (02:34)

Date:
2020-03-16
Main contributors:
Jon Kay
Summary:
Generations of Alan Richards’ family has lived in Brown County, where log houses and split-rail fences have remained part of the landscape. Once his grandchildren were old enough, he recruited them to help him split rails at the local Antique Tractor and Gas Engine Show in Nashville. This video was shot of Alan and his grandson Porter splitting rails at an Arts in the Parks event at TC Steele State Historic Site. From straight grain red and black oak trees, Alan starts to split the log with an ax; once the log cracks, Porter uses a set of wooden wedges and splitting maul to cleanly split the length of the log. They repeat this until the log is split into quarters. They can spend all day transforming a pile of logs into a length of fence.

412. Introduction to Text Mining for Social Scientists (1:51:00)

Date:
2020-02-14
Main contributors:
Helge-Johannes Marahrens
Summary:
Textual data are central to the social sciences. However, they often require several pre-processing steps before they can be utilized for statistical analyses. This workshop introduces a range of Python tools to clean, organize, and analyze textual data. It is intended for researchers who are new to working with textual data, but are familiar with Python or have completed the Introduction to Python workshop. Computers with Python pre-loaded are available in the SSRC on a first-come, first-served basis.

413. 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.

414. 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.

415. FULLNESS: Next (1:28:00)

Date:
2020-03-13
Main contributors:
Kieran, Stephen, Timberlake, James
Summary:
James Timberlake’s lecture, FULLNESS: Next, explores how FULLNESS: The Art of the Whole might be interpreted through unbuilt work, future work, and current research – revealing the art, science, and beauty of architecture in data, fact, and logic, and in the seams of program, life, work, and production.

416. Discussing Remote Learning and Instruction with Ben Motz (21:36)

Date:
2020-07-16
Main contributors:
Motz, Ben, Smith, Kenny, Miles, Emily
Summary:
When campuses went virtual in the spring it was a scramble for students and faculty. Ben Motz, director of the eLearning Research and Practice Lab at Indiana University's Pervasive Technology Institute began studying that transition. He discusses some of the findings of that work here for those preparing for another unique semester this fall. “Mega-Study of COVID-19 Impact in Higher Education” involves multiple campuses and faculty and students. In our conversation he is sharing some of the early findings, including the four key recommendations for instructors based on the mixed-methods research. It is important, Motz notes, that faculty remain aware of the potential burdens students may face while designing their fall courses.

417. Growing Things at Home, with Kaylie Scherer (11:57)

Date:
2020-05-11
Main contributors:
Scherer, Kaylie, Miles, Emily, Smith, Kenny
Summary:
With more time at home and uncertainty in grocery stores, many of us are planning and planting gardens. In this episode, Hilltop Garden manager Kaylie Scherer talks with host Emily Miles about how to get started at home or in a community plot.

418. Discussing Anxiety and Depression -- Brandon Muncy: Counseling and Psychological Services (09:52)

Date:
2020-04-09
Main contributors:
Muncy, Brandy, Miles, Emily, Smith, Kenny
Summary:
Emily Miles speaks with Brandy Muncy about coping with anxiety and depression in a social isolation context we're encountering during the Covid-19 pandemic. Brandon Muncy is a counselor at Counseling and Psychological Services, serving the mental health needs of students at Indiana University's Health Center.

419. Discussing Indiana's Economy with Economist Kyle Anderson (15:36)

Date:
2020-06-09
Main contributors:
Anderson, Kyle, Smith, Kenny, Miles, Emily
Summary:
Kyle Anderson, an economist at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business at IUPUI, joins us to discuss the end of May's jobless claims, the recession, general recovery prospects and more.

420. Inside IU East Sports - Red Wolves 10th Anniversary (29:11)

Date:
2020-09-29
Summary:
Celebrating the 10 year anniversary of being the Red Wolves. A brief history of campus life and culture when the IU East mascot was the Pioneers and the reason we changed to the Red Wolves and the introduction of Rufus, the Red Wolf. Being interviewed is the Director of Campus Life Rebekah Hester and NSM faculty member Neil Sabine.

421. Mascot Unveiling (08:49)

Date:
2020-09-17
Summary:
The unveiling of IU East's mascot of the Red Wolves. Previous mascot was the Pioneers.

423. Disc Pong (10:04)

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

424. Domestic Violence in the Pandemic, with Psychologist and Professor Zoë Peterson (16:43)

Date:
2020-05-21
Main contributors:
Peterson, Zoë, Miles, Emily, Smith, Kenny
Summary:
Zoë Peterson is a professor in the Counseling Psychology Program and the director of the Sexual Assault Research Initiative at the Kinsey Institute. Emily Miles talks with Peterson about the reports of increasing domestic violence, and much more. She talks about the subtle early signs, steps a victim can take and much more. If you need help, you can contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1−800−799−7233 or visit www.thehotline.org.

425. Human Resource Management Professor Elizabeth Malatestinic (14:55)

Date:
2020-04-20
Main contributors:
Malatestinic, Elizabeth, Miles, Emily, Smith, Kenny
Summary:
We talked with Elizabeth Malatestinic, who teaches human resource management in the Kelley School of Business at IUPUI. She discusses best practices for managing employees in a stay-at-home and essential business environment. Listen to hear her advice for both employers and employees. #INThisTogether

426. New College Grads Entering the Job Market (11:37)

Date:
2020-06-01
Main contributors:
Lovejoy, Joe, Miles, Emily, Smith, Kenny
Summary:
The class of 2020 is entering a job market they likely didn't expect. In this episode, Emily Miles talks with Walter Center for Career Achievement director Joe Lovejoy about how recent graduates can pivot and find meaningful work.

427. 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.

428. Computer and Network Security with Andrew Korty, Indiana University's CISO (15:24)

Date:
2020-04-29
Main contributors:
Korty, Andrew, Smith, Kenny, Miles, Emily
Summary:
Chief information security officer Andrew Korty talks with us about how you can keep yourself, and your work-from-home data safe at a time when phishing and ransomware attacks are on the rise as we work through the Covid-19 pandemic. He talks about managing your data, backing it all up and the security of video chats. What to do, what to look for and where to turn are just some of the topics we discuss here.

429. Dating in the Time of Coronavirus, with Social Psychologist Amanda Gesselman (14:42)

Date:
2020-05-27
Main contributors:
Gesselman, Amanda, Miles, Emily, Smith, Kenny
Summary:
How has your dating life or relationship changed in the past few months? In this episode, social psychologist Amanda Gesselman explores how your experiences might align with participants in ongoing research from the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction. Gesselman also provides some tips for keeping your relationship strong under pandemic conditions.

430. Covid-19 Testing at Indiana University, with Dr. Aaron Carroll (29:58)

Date:
2020-08-21
Main contributors:
Carroll, Aaron, Miles, Emily, Smith, Kenny
Summary:
Indiana University's Covid-19 testing labs are now online at Bloomington and the IUPUI campuses. Dr. Aaron Carroll, of the IU Medical School and director of Surveillance and Mitigation at IU, says it's another step toward the university's ultimate plan of ubiquitous testing.

431. Reopening Updates with IUPUI Epidemiologist Tom Duszynski (14:09)

Date:
2020-05-07
Main contributors:
Duszynski, Tom, Smith, Kenny, Miles, Emily
Summary:
Tom Duszynski is an epidemiologist, and the epidemiology education director of the Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI in Indianapolis. He tells us about what scientists have learned about Covid-19 in the last few weeks, talks about how we're doing bending the curve of confirmed cases, how states will re-open and much more. #INThisTogether

432. Talking the Health of Not-for-Profits with Kirsten Grønbjerg (17:57)

Date:
2020-08-28
Main contributors:
Grønbjerg, Kristen, Miles, Emily, Smith, Kenny
Summary:
Dr. Kirsten Grønbjerg, of the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs joins us to talk about an important sector of the economy. Grønbjerg is the director of the Indiana Nonprofits Project, which has just released an important study on the health of that part of the economy. She says not-for-profits have been hit by a triple whammy and talks about the biggest needs not-for-profits are facing right now.

433. Talking Museums with Eskenazi Museum of Art's David Brenneman (17:41)

Date:
2020-07-30
Main contributors:
Brenneman, David, Miles, Emily, Smith, Kenny
Summary:
Dr. David Brenneman joins the program to talk about the upcoming re-opening of Indiana University's famed Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, how the museum industry is fairing in the economic crunch and what you might expect to see the next time you visit your favorite galleries.

434. 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.

435. Predicting the Future of the Economy, with Dr. Kyle Anderson (22:10)

Date:
2020-11-16
Main contributors:
Anderson, Kyle, Miles, Emily, Smith, Kenny
Summary:
Our economic recovery will likely be gradual, and spikes in coronavirus cases could directly impact those improvements going forward. That's part of the new economic forecast from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business scholars. Their new report suggests we still may experience some difficulties in the workforce, despite continued, if slower, improvements into 2021. Dr. Kyle Anderson, of the Kelley School of Business, said he feels optimistic about Indiana's position compared to many other states in that recovery. Listen to our conversation to find out why.

436. Talking About the Return of Sports with Dr. Lauren Smith (12:37)

Date:
2020-09-14
Main contributors:
Smith, Lauren, Miles, Emily, Smith, Kenny
Summary:
After an abrupt end to organized sports in the early spring we endured several months without some of our favorite pastimes. Amidst everything else, it was one more sad loss of normalcy. But then, suddenly in September, we found a different kind of historic moment, a very exciting bit of history in a sports context. We talked with Dr. Lauren Smith, a professor of sports media in The Media School at Indiana University-Bloomington about sports, fandom and the sporting world bringing more attention to social justice issues.

437. Talking the Emergency Meal Project, Food Banks and Distribution with Carl Ipsen (17:31)

Date:
2020-05-18
Main contributors:
Ipsen, Carl, Smith, Kenny, Miles, Emily
Summary:
We talked with Carl Ipsen, who is the director of the IU Food Institute. He helped spearhead the Emergency Meal Project on the IU campus, which is feeding dozens of people each day. We talked about the research the Food Institute does, sustainable foods and much more.

438. Talking About Indiana's Economy with Economist Kyle Anderson (15:15)

Date:
2020-08-19
Main contributors:
Anderson, Kyle, Smith, Kenny, Miles, Emily
Summary:
Kyle Anderson, an economist at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business at IUPUI, joins us to discuss the state's economic condition as we make our way through August. He talks about the prospects for recovery, sectors hardest hit, evictions, personal advice and more.

439. Quick Hit -- Indiana's Mail-In Ballot Process (04:25)

Date:
2020-10-05
Main contributors:
Baggetta, Matthew, Miles, Emily, Smith, Kenny
Summary:
Dr. Matthew Baggetta, from the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University -- Bloomington, talks about the mail-in ballot process, and Indiana's acceptable reasons for voting by mail. MAIL IN ABSENTEE BALLOTS: A federal appeals court has now reinstated Indiana's Election Day deadline to receive the mail-in ballots. Your absentee ballots must once again be received by noon on NOVEMBER 3rd to be counted. ABSENTEE IN-PERSON VOTING (or early voting): Tuesday, October 6th through Monday, November 2nd. ELECTION DAY, Tuesday, November 3rd. ABSENTEE IN-PERSON VOTING (or early voting): Tuesday, October 6th through Monday, November 2nd. ELECTION DAY, Tuesday, November 3rd.

440. Quick Hit -- What You Can Expect at the Polls on Election Day (03:41)

Date:
2020-10-05
Main contributors:
Baggetta, Matthew, Miles, Emily, Smith, Kenny
Summary:
Dr. Matthew Baggetta from the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs describes election day for us. Polls in Indiana close at 6 p.m. on November, 3rd, so get there before then, and stay in line, he says. The lines might seem longer because of social distancing, he says, but stay in line. He also talks about what voters will need to bring to the polls with them on Election Day.

441. Quick Hit -- Personal Finance Suggestions (04:28)

Date:
2020-10-05
Main contributors:
Anderson, Kyle, Miles, Emily, Smith, Kenny
Summary:
Kyle Anderson, an economist at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business at Indianapolis, talks about the cycle that an economic downturn can create for those pushed out of the workforce. He talks about growth sectors of the economy and personal and business advice.

442. Quick Hit -- Requesting a Mail-In Ballot in Indiana (04:28)

Date:
2020-09-14
Main contributors:
Baggetta, Matthew, Miles, Emily, Smith, Kenny
Summary:
Indiana has mail-in voting, but it comes with a specific set of requirements. Dr. Matthew Bagetta, a professor in the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs details the process in this quick hit.

445. Discussing Protests in a Pandemic (25:42)

Date:
2020-06-11
Main contributors:
Kilgo, Danielle, Smith, Kenny, Miles, Emily
Summary:
Dr. Danielle Kilgo studies the intersections of race, gender and ability issues in visual, digital and social media communication and has written extensively about protest movements, both historic and contemporary. She says Covid-19 helps make the protests we're seeing nationally and around the world a big reason why the movement in this moment is a different one.

446. Tom Duszynski, Epidemiologist at IUPUI, Talks Covid-19 (16:14)

Date:
2020-04-14
Main contributors:
Duzynski, Tom, Smith, Kenny, Miles, Emily
Summary:
We talked with Tom Duzynski who is the Epidemiology Education Director at the Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI in Indianapolis, Indiana. He discussed hints that our stay at home practices and quarantine practices are working, how long it might be until we can start returning to more normal activities, what experts are continually learning about covid-19 and more.

447. Family Travel During the Covid Holidays (19:38)

Date:
2020-11-09
Main contributors:
Dearth, Shandy, Miles, Emily, Smith, Kenny
Summary:
Planning the traditional holiday trip to see family? Give this a listen. We talked with Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI's Shandy Dearth about what might be safe, and what might dangerous, for our loved ones.

448. Discussing Remote Teaching with the Director of CITL (20:09)

Date:
2020-11-30
Main contributors:
Siering, Greg, Miles, Emily, Smith, Kenny
Summary:
Dr. Greg Siering is the director for the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning at Indiana University - Bloomington and he joins us to talk about emerging best practices in teaching remote and hybrid classes, building community with students in a virtual setting and the services that CITL provides to faculty.

449. Discussing the Many Elements of the Food Supply Chain (19:51)

Date:
2020-04-22
Main contributors:
Ellett, Jodee, Smith, Kenny, Miles, Emily
Summary:
Sustainable Food Systems Science's Jodee Ellett works with the Indiana Food Council Network and local food councils throughout the state. She explains what's going on in the food supply chain, how farmers may fare this year, and the growing trend toward community gardening and more.

450. Discussing the Performing Arts with Linda Pisano (24:17)

Date:
2020-05-13
Main contributors:
Pisano, Linda, Smith, Kenny, Miles, Emily
Summary:
Linda Pisano is the Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance department's chairperson, and a professor of costume design. She talked with us about how the shutdown is impacting the performing arts, classroom instruction and the people that create all of those wonderful shows. She gives us tips on where you can find some great productions online, and how we can all support the arts going forward.

451. 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.

452. On the Ballot: Live with Julian NoiseCat and Ben Geman (1:01:00)

Date:
2020-10-01
Main contributors:
NoiseCat, Julian, Geman, Ben, Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
With early voting opening around the U.S. and Election Day just about a month away, we want to dive into the races and issues to watch this season. In the first episode of our pre-election series, we go live with policy expert Julian Brave NoiseCat and energy/politics reporter Ben Geman to discuss what this year's elections could mean for climate, resilience, and environmental justice.

453. On the Ballot: environmental health advocate Catherine Flowers (23:51)

Date:
2020-10-29
Main contributors:
Flowers, Catherine Coleman , McCabe, Janet, Miles, Emily
Summary:
Where strong Alabama activist roots meet inadequate wastewater infrastructure, you find the work of Catherine Coleman Flowers. What began as a fight for improved environmental health in Lowndes County has stretched to connect those fighting for environmental justice across the nation with necessary resources. In this episode, Catherine talks with host Janet McCabe about the pervasive issue of wastewater, how it intersects with climate change, and what it's going to take to solve these problems. Check out her new book, Waste: One Woman's Fight Against America's Dirty Secret

454. A future for Las Vegas (1:07:23)

Date:
2020-03-23
Main contributors:
Milly, Chris, Lehmann, Steffen, Cosgrove, Sondra, Miles, Emily, Shanahan, James
Summary:
Positioned in the driest desert in the United States, Las Vegas is one of the nation's fastest-warming cities. In our second episode, we look past the current urban landscape to the potential of a redesigned city. In this series: Sondra Cosgrove, College of Southern Nevada history professor and League of Women Voters NV president Chris Milly, USGS research hydrologist Steffen Lehmann, UNLV School of Architecture director

455. Arctic change through the eyes of mushers (28:36)

Date:
2020-04-24
Main contributors:
Shoenberger, Elisa, Fresco, Nancy, Ivanov, Petr, Miles, Emily, Shanahan, James
Summary:
On the long list of lives changed by Arctic warming are sled dogs. This episode, we're featuring a story by Elisa Shoenberger that dives into how the sport of mushing is changing along with the climate. We also dip into our vault to take another look at the 2019 Arctic fire season, from Alaska to Siberia, from fire ecology to the politics of air quality. 2:00 - Sled dog feature by Elisa Shoenberger 10:15 - Nancy Fresco 15:00 - Petr Ivanov

456. Air Check: before and after the storm (13:27)

Date:
2020-11-18
Main contributors:
Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
Jacob and Emily talk through the record-breaking catastrophic hurricanes Eta and Iota, which hit Central America only two weeks apart. We zero in on the why and the what now that could lead to a more resilient future. Resources: ‘The Ixil helping the Ixil’: Indigenous people in Guatemala lead their own Hurricane Eta response Storm Eta damage pushes small, indigenous farmers in Central America into hunger Humanitarian emergency in Central America

457. Earth Day Live (1:00:00)

Date:
2020-04-24
Main contributors:
Capshew, James, Ketterson, Ellen, McCabe, Janet, Jay, Stephen, Shanahan, James, Saenz, Enrique, Miles, Emily
Summary:
On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we went live on Facebook to reflect on historical Earth Days and discuss present issues in environmental health and climate communications. 6:45 - James Capshew and Ellen Ketterson 25:45 - Janet McCabe and Stephen Jay 39:30 - Jim Shanahan and Enrique Saenz

458. Air Check: midnight rules and air quality (08:17)

Date:
2020-12-09
Main contributors:
Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
In this week's Air Check, Janet explains how and why the EPA is hurrying to finalize rules before a shift in administration.

459. Prison Ecology: the law and beyond (44:23)

Date:
2020-09-18
Main contributors:
Bradshaw, Elizabeth, Bernd, Candice, Carpenter, Taylor, Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
This episode, we're taking a deeper look at environmental injustices in an around prisons. How are they sited, what do they emit, and what does all of this mean for people locked inside? We start with the history of the St. Louis and Central Michigan correctional facilities with Dr. Elizabeth Bradshaw, move through trends with Candice Bernd and legal arguments with Taylor Carpenter, and start the discussion around what can be done to improve conditions. America's Toxic Prisons: https://earthisland.org/journal/americas-toxic-prisons/ Taylor's legal note: https://mckinneylaw.iu.edu/ihlr/pdf/vol17p229.pdf

460. Spiritual Ecology: live with Mitch Hescox (44:37)

Date:
2020-12-03
Main contributors:
Hescox, Mitch, Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
In this series, we ask, how can spiritual connection with our environment help us enter into right and restorative relationship with the earth, including human and nonhuman inhabitants? By talking with folks from different faith traditions, we investigate what spiritual connection is and how it happens, the composition of the environment, and the potential for spiritual connection to meaningfully affect the destructive human systems responsible for climate change. In this episode, the Rev. Mitch Hescox discusses his work with the Evangelical Environmental Network, understandings of creation care, and so much more.

461. 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.

462. As central banks address climate (22:31)

Date:
2020-02-24
Main contributors:
Saphir, Ann, Miles, Emily, Shanahan, James
Summary:
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco hosted in late 2019 the Fed's first conference focused on climate change. There, researchers presented on topics ranging from the effects of climate change on the global workforce to the interaction between pollution and interest rate. But the day kicked off with one series of questions: why this and why now? In this episode, with the help of Reuters reporter Ann Saphir, we examine central banking's climate risks and the Fed's engagement with those issues.

463. The EPA at 50 (56:30)

Date:
2020-11-25
Main contributors:
McCabe, Janet, McCarthy, Gina, Barnes, Jim, Freeman, Jody, Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
In this bonus episode, we share just a little bit of The EPA at 50, an online event sponsored by the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the Integrated Program in the Environment here at IU. It featured host Janet McCabe, Gina McCarthy, Jim Barnes, and Jody Freeman. The program is edited for time, but you can find the full recording on the O’Neill School Youtube channel. Also, coming up on December 2, we have a Facebook live show on the topic of spiritual ecology. This one is at 10 a.m. ET, and you can RSVP by going to our Facebook page.

464. Spiritual Ecology: Rabbi Sandy Sasso (31:54)

Date:
2020-12-18
Main contributors:
Sasso, Rabbi Sandy , Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
"You're not all that is." In this episode of our spiritual ecology series, Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso shares stories and wisdom connecting our spiritual existence with our physical environment. More about Rabbi Sasso: https://jwa.org/rabbis/narrators/sasso-sandy

465. Air Check: Wolves, Apple, and derechos (21:33)

Date:
2020-10-21
Main contributors:
Miles, Emily, Shanahan, James
Summary:
In this week's Air Check, we talk about a couple of ballot propositions (Nevada energy and Colorado wolves), why Apple isn't packaging charging adapters with the iPhone 12, and the derecho that swept through Iowa.

467. Ghosts and thunderstorms (16:36)

Date:
2020-05-12
Main contributors:
Mwareya, Ray, Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
A year after Intense Tropical Cyclone Idai made landfall in southern Africa, communities in Zimbabwe continue to feel the storm's effects. For many, the trauma is physical, emotional, and spiritual, necessitating mental health care that has become increasingly inaccessible since the country's economic crash. In this bonus episode, we talk with freelance journalist Ray Mwareya, who grew up in hard-hit Chimanimani and wrote a feature story on the subject.

468. Understanding corporate climate denial (24:37)

Date:
2020-05-22
Main contributors:
Freese, Barbara, Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
In the finale of our first season, we talk with environmental attorney Barbara Freese about her new book Industrial Strength Denial and learn about the mechanisms behind corporate climate change denial.

469. The political power of winter sports (28:24)

Date:
2020-01-06
Main contributors:
Schendler, Auden, Hershkowitz, Allen, Miles, Emily, Shanahan, James
Summary:
As cities viable for hosting the Winter Olympics dwindle, ski resorts face shorter seasons, and climbers work with less predictable terrain, the winter sports industry acts as a key site influencing climate policy. 2:00 - Auden Schendler of Aspen Skiing Company and Protect Our Winters 14:15 - Allen Hershkowitz of Sport and Sustainability International (SandSI)

470. On the Ballot: wildlife ecologist Merav Ben-David (26:44)

Date:
2020-10-19
Main contributors:
Ben-David, Merav, McCabe, Janet, Miles, Emily
Summary:
Merav Ben-David is a wildlife ecologist at the University of Wyoming. Her specialty? The effects of global environmental change on animals and their ecosystems. Her next move? A run for the U.S. Senate. In this episode, host Janet McCabe talks with Dr. Ben-David about what it means for a climate scientist to run for office in a state whose economy has long relied on coal.

471. Air Check: Senate races of the Southeast (18:48)

Date:
2020-10-14
Main contributors:
Bruggers, James, Miles, Emily, Shanahan, James
Summary:
In this week's Air Check, special guest James Bruggers talks with us about U.S. Senate races in Kentucky, South Carolina, Alabama, and Georgia.

472. Air Check: local and wasted food (14:10)

Date:
2020-10-30
Main contributors:
Miles, Emily, Shanahan, James
Summary:
Access to fresh, affordable produce varies widely across the U.S., with some of us enjoying yards with soil safe for gardening and others miles from a grocery store. But one thing remains consistent: every tomato, chickpea, and grain of rice carries with it a full lifecycle of environmental impacts. In this Air Check, we talk about food from seed to landfill (or compost) and where we can look to improve the ways we engage with agriculture on micro and macro levels.

473. Air Check: Supreme Court and Midwestern Drought (12:31)

Date:
2020-09-22
Main contributors:
Miles, Emily, Shanahan, James
Summary:
In our first Air Check (a short, weekly conversation on current events), we talk through the environmental implications of a changing supreme court, how long Bloomington has been without significant rain, and other weather events with climate change signatures.

474. The Way of Imagination with Scott Russell Sanders (36:58)

Date:
2020-08-14
Main contributors:
McCabe, Janet, Sanders, Scott Russell, Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
In this bonus episode, Janet McCabe talks with Scott Russell Sanders, who Kathleen Dean Moore described as "an honest man in a time of lies, a wise man in a time of foolishness, a healer in a time of wounds, and a beautiful writer in a time of ugly rants." He taught English at Indiana University and is the celebrated author of more than 20 books including a collection of essays called The Way of Imagination. We talk with him about that most difficult subject of solving our environmental challenges, about his most recent book, and about the wisdom he's accumulated over the years. If you want to reach out with feedback on an episode or with an idea or a pitch, you can send an email to itcpod@indiana.edu. You can also follow us on social media. Our handle is @thisclimatepod. And last but not least, you can leave us a review! It not only helps us, but it helps other listeners find us, and everybody appreciates that.

475. Introduction to APIs for Social Scientists (1:31:25)

Date:
2020-01-31
Main contributors:
Johannes-Marahrens, Helge
Summary:
In recent years, social scientists have increased their efforts to access new datasets from the web or from large databases. An easy way to access such data are Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). This workshop introduces techniques for working with APIs in Python to retrieve data from sources such as Wikipedia or The New York Times. It is intended for researchers who are new to working with APIs, but are familiar with Python or have completed the Introduction to Python workshop. In this workshop, we will retrieve data from the ProPublica Congress API. If you plan to follow along the code scripts, please take a few minutes to request a personal API key before the workshop: https://www.propublica.org/datastore/api/propublica-congress-api. Computers with Python 3 and libraries (requests, json, pandas, matplotlib, bs4, wikipedia) pre-loaded are available in the SSRC on a first-come, first-served basis. This workshop is the second in a three-part series, followed by “Introduction to Text Mining for Social Scientists” (February 14, 2020).

479. 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.

480. 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.

487. On Air with IER: Episode 51 (19:48)

Date:
2020-02-03
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth, Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: Indiana's youth climate leaders call for change in state's first Youth Climate Action Day, and we hear from opponents and proponents of a bill making its way through the Indiana legislature that seeks to slow down the retirement of coal-fired power plants.

488. Focal Impulse Theory: Musical Expression, Meter, and the Body (51:20)

Date:
2020-09-01
Main contributors:
John Paul Ito
Summary:
The collection includes three kinds of material. There are original audio recordings of specific passages that demonstrate the ways of performing them discussed in Focal Impulse Theory. (There is also one brief excerpt from a commercial recording that is not widely available.) There are original video recordings; some have content similar to the audio recordings, and some demonstrate general ways of performing discussed in the text.