Inner States | By Alex Chambers - November 20, 2024
Kayte’s cat Rita had been missing for months when Kayte started to hear about sightings in a nearby neighborhood. She went over there with a pillowcase. It didn’t go well. The election results that November didn’t help.
Ether Game | By Chris Burrus - November 19, 2024
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Harmonia | By Travis Whaley - November 18, 2024
This hour on Harmonia, we explore the madrigals of Monteverdi from his earliest collections in the 1590s to his innovative “Madrigals of War and Love” – over 40 years of madrigals! Along the way we will experience the extremes of human emotions, from the heights of joy to the depths of despair.
The Poets Weave | By Romayne Rubinas Dorsey - November 17, 2024
Barb Schwegman reads "Aunt Mary Rupe," "My Grandmother's Hands," "Meeting in the Garden," and "Night Walking."
Afterglow | By Mark Chilla - November 15, 2024
Joni Mitchell was named the 2023 recipient of the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. This week, we’ll pay tribute to Mitchell, by hearing her songs performed by jazz singers like Tierney Sutton, Dianne Reeves, and many more.
PorchLight | By Tom Roznowski - November 15, 2024
A look at the nature of performance, and its effect on performer and audience alike.
Night Lights | By David Johnson - November 14, 2024
Drummer Roy Haynes' career reads like a roll-call of jazz history. Hear him with Lester Young, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, and others.
Inner States | By Alex Chambers - November 13, 2024
When Kayte’s cat Rita escaped at the Kroger, it wasn’t the first time she’d left. In Chapter 2 of The Third Time Rita Left, we hear how she came to Kayte’s house, and left, and then snuck back in, almost in disguise.
Arts & Culture | By Aaron Cain - November 12, 2024
"I'm not telling a story. I'm showing a story. And that's the difference between writing a novel and writing an opera libretto."
Ether Game | By Chris Burrus - November 12, 2024
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Harmonia | By Travis Whaley - November 11, 2024
This hour on Harmonia, we take a journey across Europe to explore the many types of dances that inspired music from the 16th to 18th centuries. Along the way, we’ll hear stately pavanes, lilting allemandes, and playful polonaises.
The Poets Weave | By Romayne Rubinas Dorsey - November 10, 2024
Joe Di Prisco reads "The Satrap Will See You Now," "Being at Home in You," "Poem in which no one appears to show up for his party," and "Poem in which he shares what he learned today at the spa."
Afterglow | By Mark Chilla - November 8, 2024
Afterglow continues its look at some less familiar singers this week, by exploring the work of male crooners David Allyn, Rocky Cole, and Deno Kannes.
PorchLight | By Tom Roznowski - November 8, 2024
Live performance has always been primary to the presentation of classical music. Reassuring to know that will never change.
Inner States | By Alex Chambers - November 6, 2024
It's the day after a momentous election. We want to hear from you.
Inner States | By Alex Chambers - November 6, 2024
For months after Rita escaped, Kayte didn’t lose hope. There were other problems in the world, but things were looking up. The U.S. was about to elect its first female president. But as she kept looking for Rita, all of that would change.
Ether Game | By Chris Burrus - November 5, 2024
We will not play Ether Game tonight while WFIU brings you live updates on state and national election results. Please Join us again next Tuesday at 8pm!
Night Lights | By David Johnson - November 5, 2024
A Quincy Jones tribute and remembrance.
Night Lights | By David Johnson - November 4, 2024
Mel Powell was still a teenager when he joined one of America’s most popular big bands on the cusp of World War II, launching a brief but notable jazz career as a pianist, composer and arranger, before going on to devote most of his life to classical music.
Harmonia | By Chelsey Belt - November 4, 2024
We’re celebrating the harvest season. From pumpkins and cool breezes to the more spiritual aspects of remembrance and mortality, we’ve got bushels of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century tunes to put you in an autumn mood.
The Poets Weave | By Romayne Rubinas Dorsey - November 3, 2024
Colleen Wells reads "Reframing," "Group," "Out of Chaos Comes Art," "A Dose of Today," and "Borderline Personality Disorder.”
Afterglow | By Mark Chilla - November 1, 2024
We’re continuing our exploration of some less-familiar jazz voices this week, with a close look at some female jazz and pop vocalists from the late 1950s, like Jane Harvey, Peggy King, Honi Gordon and more.
PorchLight | By Tom Roznowski - November 1, 2024
Watch kids run. Spontaneous. They don't care how far. They don't care how fast.
Inner States | By Alex Chambers - October 30, 2024
If it’s hard to imagine getting elected as a Democrat in rural Indiana, you’ll understand why so few people try. This election cycle, though, some are. We look into what they hope to accomplish, and how they're trying to do it.
Ether Game | By Chris Burrus - October 29, 2024
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Night Lights | By David Johnson - October 29, 2024
Night Lights in the key of screeeech: stalking monsters, roadweary Draculas, and the true tale of the jazz-loving New Orleans Mysterious Axman are all part of this week's Halloween celebration.
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