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Thirteen American colonies unite in rebellion, win an eight-year war to secure their independence, and establish a new form of government that would inspire democratic movements at home and around the globe. What begins as a political clash between colonists and the British government grows into a bloody struggle that will engage more than two dozen nations and forever change the world.
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The ritual pushed at least two pledges to the point that their muscles began to disintegrate – a condition called Rhabdomyolysis, which can be fatal.
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Gene Stratton-Porter's conservation legacy lives on through a new generation of women leading today's environmental movement. Meet some of the acclaimed authors, scientists, historians, and advocates featured in the upcoming WTIU/PBS documentary Gene Stratton-Porter: Music of the Wild and discover how they are carrying her vision into the future.
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How can AI and immersive media serve human experience and help designers build more humane spaces?
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Fireflies and monarch butterflies can't easily camouflage themselves from predators. How do they stay safe?
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Although Lew Wallace put Crawfordsville on the map with Ben-Hur, most books written in the city's literary heyday are now found only in antiquarian bookstores.
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Danny WilliamWe’re saying goodbye to Nice Work this week. For our last show, hosts Tyler Lake and Alex Chambers talk about some of their favorite moments, look back at stories and interviews and reflect on what they hoped the show would accomplish.
In case you missed it!
June Christy's 1954 album "Something Cool" was a landmark in the "Cool School" of vocal jazz.
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Browse the playlist from this week's show
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British Museum manuscript 31,922.While incarcerated at Fleet Prison, English composer William Cornysh wrote a long poem, "A Treatise between Information and Truth," which drew upon many musical metaphors to explain how and why he was falsely imprisoned. This week on Harmonia, we’ll explore the life and music of William Cornysh II, 500 years after his death.
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In 1957 tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins was at the peak of his first great period, playing with a confident, swinging, and radical abandon both as a leader and with Max Roach and Miles Davis.
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This week, we explore the early artistry of the great Tony Bennett, listening to excerpts from the LPs he recorded for Columbia Records in the 1950s and early 1960s. Bennett passed away on July 21, 2023 at age 96. -
Learn why railroads sometimes need to heat up with a fire in today's A Moment of Science! -
Learn more about the benefits of studying Latin when learning a new language with today's A Moment of Science! -
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The Rural Placemaking Studio is helping small towns pursue projects. -
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The IU Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism said it will use the money to “train educators, journalists and public officials to recognize antisemitic rhetoric” and create scholarship that can be used to inform public policy. -
Indiana communities received the first gas tax reimbursement last week. -
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education is revising the Outcome-Based Performance Funding formula for higher education institutions.
