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This week, we’re exploring the sounds of our musical bird friends. Hold on to your cats and open your windows as we listen to music inspired by the cuckoo, a bird whose simple call has been recognized as the onset of spring and summer from the medieval period onwards. This summery bird’s unusual behaviors are also the subject of songs about human relationships.
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Two ICE detainees have died at Miami Correctional since February — Lorth Sim, 59, on Feb. 16 and Tuan Van Bui, 55, on April 1
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WTIU’s Major Taylor: Champion of the Race has been nominated for a National News & Documentary Emmy Award, highlighting the power of local storytelling on a national stage.
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Sometimes, the things we love the most (or feel compelled to do) are not exactly practical.
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For more than 48 years Mike Carmichael has been adding coats to what is now the World's Largest Ball of Paint. 29,807 coats later and the Ball is a monstrosity that weighs more than 11,000 pounds.
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Overlooking the Ohio River at Aurora, Veraestau was built as the home of a member of the state's first Supreme Court and a founder of Franklin College.
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What does it mean to move from using AI tools to managing AI agents, and how do we keep our voice, judgment, and purpose at the center?
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Michael Redmer©/Adobe StockCould you tell a coral snake from the similar looking, but non-poisonous scarlet king snake? You can look at the slight variations in pattern and see which one is poisonous. This type of coloring is classified as aposematic. A pattern is aposematic if it serves as a warning sign to the organism's predators that they should stay away or else. Learn more on this Moment of Science.
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On this show, we highlight the vocal jazz trio that helped revolutionize jazz singing in the late 1950s.
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We spend an inordinate amount of money, effort, and time securing a daily cup of coffee. The caffeine effect is a little less than 5 hours for an 8 oz. serving.
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We're taking 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.
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In the 1940s a young jazz singer with a four-octave range and bebop chops burst onto the big-band scene with Earl Hines and Billy Eckstine before going on to establish herself as a solo star.
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Besides the commissioners, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and the ACLU will need to approve an extension. -
Two members of Utica Fire & Rescue, including its chief, are suing a former staffer over statements he made online. -
The Muslim Philanthropy Initiative was linked with Hayat Yolu before the federal government designated it a "sham charity." -
This year, the Granfalloon festival focuses on Kurt Vonnegut's 1973 novel Slapstick or Lonesome No More, a satirical work exploring themes of loneliness, connection, absurdism and comedy. -
The Marion County prosecutor alleges Thomas Kleinhelter made false statements during a 2024 state police interview tied to a broader spending probe. -
According to a 2023 report from IU’s Public Policy Institute, a high number of crashes causing an injury occurred near or around campus. -
Indiana enrollment dropped 11% in one year. -
Presidential endorsements extended to more challengers to GOP senators; as well as House redistricting supporters -
Former Ball State University employee Suzanne Swierc has settled her lawsuit against the Muncie school for firing her over a social media post about Charlie Kirk’s death. -
Christopher Morley once said ‘April prepares her green traffic light and the world thinks GO.'
