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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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MCCSC Superintendent Markay Winston said her focus this year is on keeping students safe and helping them grow academically.
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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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A well-respected lawyer was almost run out of Salem, Indiana for a Fourth of July address advocating for a property tax increase to support public education.
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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 our playlist from this week's show
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Morgan Library, MS M.905 I, fol. 186r.We’re celebrating the Internet’s fascination with amusing manuscript illuminations with a “Listening to Art” episode devoted to weird medieval animals. From cats with uncomfortably human faces to jousting snails, we’ll explore music from the times, places, and pages of their creation. On our featured release, violinist Cristina Prats Costa shares delights of the seventeenth-century Mediterranean.
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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! -
According to a press release from the Monroe County Health Department, since May 1, eight cases have been reported in Monroe County. -
In a letter sent Tuesday to congressional leaders, the coalition asks lawmakers to reject efforts to postpone a federal definition of hemp approved in late 2025. -
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Parents, patients and disability advocates say Indiana’s Medicaid renewal process has left many eligible families struggling to navigate paperwork requests, meet deadlines and maintain essential health coverage. -
Bloomington balances “the needs of our unhoused neighbors with public safety” -
Final tally falls short of earlier projections but more than usual -
Indiana officials say competency restoration cases have hit a breaking point, filling psychiatric beds and leaving little room for other patients.
