NPR News and Information, Classical Music and Jazz Serving Southern and Central Indiana (including Bloomington, Columbus, Terre Haute, Kokomo, and Indianapolis)
Join us from 6-7 p.m. on Friday, April 10, in the Franklin Hall commons for a performance by Latin jazz and funk ensemble Tortilla Jackson! The event will be hosted by @wfiu's David Brent Johnson. Learn more about the performance on our event calendar: https://t.co/UWom0ieW2B
The Third Time Rita Left: a tale of a lost cat, coming to WFIU's Inner States this Sunday, 7/23 at 12 PM.
Or, listen on all podcast platforms beginning Saturday, 7/29. 🐾🐾🐾
To commemorate the passing of American pop legend Tony Bennett, @wfiuafterglow is revisiting an older episode this week that explores some of Bennett's earliest recordings, back when he was still basically an unknown:
https://t.co/xgWV54GhQV
Diana Hong practiced for 13 years to become a professional golfer. But at the last minute, she became a stand-up comedian instead. This week on Inner States, stories about people who almost achieve their dreams, and then hook left. @dhongcomedy@wfiu https://t.co/tqCtFrov1Q
This week, a postcard from the Tomato Products Company in Paoli, Indiana, where we discuss alternative economics, grief, and the magical realism of the place. With @PatiTBasile among many others! @wfiu https://t.co/GxfHstEQjI
Oil, gas, boom, again! Ava Tomasula y Garcia explains how Indiana was key to global industrialization! Inspired by her article in @belt_magazine on this week's ep from @wfiu https://t.co/mm90VoiVj0
NPR has lost one of its singular and most recognizable voices. Longtime National Desk Correspondent Wade Goodwyn died Thursday of cancer. He was 63. https://t.co/lJX3QzJIxi
Farewell to the "The Girl from Ipanema"
Astrud Gilberto 1940 - June 5, 2023
Listen back to this @wfiuafterglow special about her life and career from 2015, for her 75th birthday.
https://t.co/nP6aQH7aHL
As Republicans enter the presidential race left and right (but mostly right), it seemed time to return to this great conversation with @Em_AguilarPhD about the importance of local politics. There's only one murder. https://t.co/DS5TEmfBqO
Summer officially is still three weeks away, but several public pools and interactive fountains in Bloomington are open, including all city-operated locations! 🏊
Find details on where to swim here:
https://t.co/GJ4sNSDdem
Leon says, “One of the things that [BLEMF] has been trying to do is explore different ways of thinking about early music, not as a kind of cultural bubble that is centered in Europe, but Europe as a place that was actually a kind of crossroads of many other kind of connections.”
Harmonia Early Music Producer Luann Johnson speaks with BLEMF vice president Javier Leon, and board member Tomas Lozano about this year’s theme: "Arabia, Iberia, and Latin America."
https://t.co/eEf7PvM295
Join us this Wednesday at the Bloomington Early Music Festival to celebrate Harmonia's 1,000th episode! This free reception takes place at the FAR Center at 6:30pm. Learn more and see the entire BLEMF schedule here: https://t.co/vC7iaLBMJx
Harmonia hits a huge milestone this month! This early music show has been on the radio for over 30 years now. Check out our blog for a look at the show's host Angela Mariani, who has been here since the beginning! 🎶
https://t.co/T8BiSumwfg