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We think of the foster care system as being about care. Micol Seigel says within the system people do care for each other. But it’s primarily about policing.
Gene Stratton-Porter's home, a Bloomington artist, and Buddhism cultural retreat.
Our staff is off this week, so we will not be accepting responses this evening. You can still get helpful hints and try our bonus trivia challenges!
It’s episode number one thousand . . . and we’re celebrating by going medieval, or mostly anyway, podcast-style, with my guest David McCormick, the executive director of Early Music America and member of the medieval ensemble Alkemie, who’ve also created the music for the video game Pentiment.
Tony Brewer reads "Curators of a Sort," "Snow Days," and "They Always Come Back."
From Frank Sinatra’s version of “Ol’ MacDonald” to Ella Fitzgerald’s version of “The Muffin Man,” we’ll explore some jazzy selections aimed at kids.
Just the right speed to watch the world go by.
Critic Eric Deggans says TV offers him a wide canvas for engaging with culture, and comedian Sara Schaefer decides Twitter isn’t the best place to address sexism in comedy. So she makes video sketches instead.
Two Merry Widows, one from each cast of the IU Opera Theater production, talk about the story and the universal appeal of Franz Lehár's much-loved operetta.
From Prophetstown State Park: model planes, award-winning brandy, and a wolf sanctuary.
Bronislava Volkova reads "Old women are invisible in our spheres," "Another end has come to visit my home," and "The soft pliancy of water."
Ross Gay and I talk about his new book (more delights!), how writing a sentence helps us see how we change, and protecting the sanctity of one’s interiority.
We’ll continue our ongoing celebration of the late Tony Bennett with a look at his lengthy late-career revival. In 1986, he returned to the recording studio after a long hiatus, which led to a string of successes that stretched for 30 more years.
We are kicking off our Fall Fund drive with Ether Game! Tonight is your opportunity to jumpstart our fundraising, as we match all gifts made during the show.
If you’ve spent any time in the early European wing at your local art museum, you might have noticed just how musical religious art can be. This hour on Harmonia, join us for harmonies both heavenly and terrestrial as we imagine the soundscapes of angel concerts in medieval and Renaissance art.
Antonia Matthew reads "My backyard is empty and silent" and "Sonnet in the time of plague."
Part two of Afterglow’s exploration of colorful songs from the Great American Songbook, featuring “Little White Lies,” “That Old Black Magic,” and everything in between.
A painting communicates and connects without words, without sound. Just one sense and your feelings.
Todd Burkhardt is a veteran, and he’s started asking other veterans to do needle felting with him. And drawing. And making masks. This week, what happens when vets do art.
Constellation’s latest is a whodunnit. Years after Sherlock Holmes has – supposedly - died, three men claim to be the real Holmes. Dr Watson has to solve the mystery. In 82 minutes.
An iconic fall hoosier treat, The Stutz Museum in Indy, and a family limestone business.
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Claudio Monteverdi’s long career spanned a period marked by big changes to the Italian musical landscape: transitions between Renaissance and Baroque aesthetics, the rise of the violin family, and the establishment of public opera, to name a few. Join Harmonia on a sonic journey through some of the musical places and spaces he inhabited.
Patsy Rahn reads "A History Lesson," "Into Life," "After All," and "Living As If."
It’s a mixtape! Five songs (okay, stories), by five different producers. Three are about being behind the scenes. One’s about your dad retiring. And an investigation into love.
This week, we explore the colorful spectrum of popular songs, from “Red Sails In The Sunset” to “Deep Purple” and everything in between.
