Who Gets What?

Having served on the Indianapolis Public Schools Board between 2012 to 2016, subsequently serving as teacher and consultant, and now running for the IPS Board of Commissioners, Dr. Gayle Cosby has a unique and broad perspective with changes involving geography of board districts, the rise of charter schools, the application of vouchers, the costs of running for school boards, and the influence of specific organizations, many knowns as PACs, to influence who wins and what policies are approved.  

Dr. McCray is a clinical psychologist with extensive experience in counseling individuals and considering elements of public policy.  She believes she can bring these experiences to positive public policy when she becomes a United States Senator.  

In his successive second interview with us, Mike Hannigan describes the functions of The Federal Home Loan Bank system.  (Mike was a board member of The Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis.  He also served in many trade association leadership positions.)

Mike Hannigan understands both the needs and processes to originate and conclude major development projects, all taking many months and years from start to finish, some more than a decade.  This is the task of converting land to its highest and best use.  Some residential. Some commercial or industrial.  In any case, look at any project, any at all, and "you will see an effort that was opposed by some, perhaps by many, at the start."  (Specific local projects are mentioned.)

Neil Huddleston describes running for the school board of Brownsburg, Indiana.  He’s  followed controversies, such as critical race theory, as well as transportation of students and how to deal with rapid population growth. Hear for yourself the trials and tribulations of a novice non-politician in a fractured local election.

Courtney Johnson, with spouse and two children, still finds time to direct a powerful youth center ( "Y & E," which stands for "Young and Established"), to serve as a professional life coach, manage a food bank, maintain a marketing company, work as director of community and resources for The Evansville Housing Authority, and he is at-large member of The Evansville City Council.  Whew!!

Inappropriate use of statistics, a prominent element in politics, is considered, criticized, and evaluated, in this conversation between the moderators of Who Gets What.

Public schools serve all residents.  Vouchers do not.  They do not serve populations in small towns having only one school, itself barely supported.  Vouchers tend to subsize wealthy persons who can afford private school tuitions.  Perhaps as much as 90 % of voucher subsidizes go to schools having support from a single religion.  These are just a few of the powerful points in this discussion.

Since 1992, Senior Home Companions has provided personal caregivers for the memory challenged and infirm.  More recently, it has built Story Cottages, fully-staffed facilities for as few as 8 resident guests.  Its leader is David Morgan who tells us about planning for the later years and, of course:  Aging In Place.  

Drum Major Larry Lafferty compellingly describes his experiences starting with the 1968 Indiana Marching Hundred, The Rose Bowl Year.  Now a retired school administrator from Bedford, IN., Larry reflects on Indiana sports history and movies in which his band made appearances.  Meanwhile, podcast host Morton reveals that his son was a high school drum major. 

The Big Car Collaborative, a nonprofit art and design organization, utilizes tools of culture and creativity to build community and social cohesion — helping connect people as a way to boost quality of life.  Its co-founder* and Executive Director, Jim Walker, covers many topics, such as use of color in housing, reducing the housing burden on artists, the park-like project on The Circle, and its primary facility, Tube Factory Artspace.

*With his wife, Shauta Marsh, Director of Programs and Exhibitions.  

Dedicated, energetic, non partisan Julia Vaughn has been working to improve Indiana's democratic systems, to foster transparency and to extend voting rights to all eligible Indiana citizens, talks about recent actual and proposed restrictions on voter eligibility.  

In her view, Indiana does not have an election security problem.  Instead, it has a voter participation problem.  In 2022, Indiana was 50th in vother turnout.

John Ketzenberger, Director of Government Relations, The Nature Conservancy (Indiana Chapter), reminds us of its many projects, as well as the opportunities to share and to understand nature in Indiana.  John thanks Morton for "cranking me up on a Friday morning," after Morton wonders why so many different environmental organizations exist.  

Local mass transportation, a new soccer stadium and the new judicial center are just a few of the topics in this exchange with Greg Ballard, 48th Mayor of Indianapolis. 

This rambling dicussion between two economists, our host Morton Marcus, and our guest Bruce Jaffee, covers money in athletics, history disappearing, news as entertainment, regulating business, and the compelling need to teach critical thinking--the ability to ask questions, to see the difference between fact and fiction.  For over four decades, Bruce was a teacher, an observer, an author of impact studies, and a faculty representative to the NCAA.  

Habitat for Humanity's State Director, Gina Leckron, talks about both the need for housing, especially starter homes, as well as means for Habitat's many chapters to attract donors.  One method is to utilize The Attainable Home Ownership Indiana Income Tax Credit, created this year by The Indiana General Assembly.  

Tuck Langland has produced major works of art throughout the world.  Here we consider/debate ideas about creativity in general, creating art on computers, the proper and improper application of artificial intelligence to copy or to enhance new works of art, and production by 3-d printing.  Tuck asks "can artificial intelligence create new ideas?"  Then he states:  "I do not think a machine can create a world."

Jim Brainard may be the most expererienced urban planner in Indiana, possibly the nation, having served as Mayor of Carmel since 1996.  In this conversation, he challenges assumptions about "weak mayors" by comparing Indiana's institutional system to those of other states.  The long-term costs of urban sprawl are considered, as well as the absurd system of government jurisdictions competing with each other by offering economic incentives to large companies.  

Jill's House serves up to 33 guests in Bloomington.  Angela Hays has many tasks under the title Community Development Consultant.  She talks about the nature of dementia, finanicial considersations and the broad national need for additional services.  

This walk through a six-decade legal and civic career starts with the racial issues of 1968, moves to work on veterans affairs in Washington, a legal career representing utilities and other corporations, and his recent project, a photo-essay exhibition about the lives of soldiers who returned from Vietnam.  The exhibition opens at the end of May at the Railroad Depot in Union City.  

Jennifer Pearl is President of The Bloomington Economic Development Corporation which serves Monroe County,  She states that "economic development is providing conditions for prosperity."

Twice-chapter-president Roy Hedeen describes the nature, history and functions of service clubs, in this case, Kiwanis.  Roy also served as a professional representative of Kiwanis International.  Societal changes are considered.  

Here we are fortunate to learn about emergence of a new non profit.  Mental health care professional Antoniett Nelson opens Seasoned Transitional Living on June 1, planning to help dozens of young people this year and in to the future.  

Joy's House is a central Indiana leader fostering both professional and volunteer caregiving, and in understanding this element of our aging population.  Tina McIntosh started down this road 25 years ago when she created Joy's House, an adult day care facility in Broad Ripple.  As a result of this commitment, she was selected as USAToday's Woman of The Year, Indiana.  [https://www.usatoday.com/storytelling/grid/women-of-the-year-2023/]

Tina supports caregiving in many ways, including a weekly radio show (WIBC 93.1 FM, Sundays, 10 a.m., and 1310 AM Saturdays, 8 a.m.),, and she is a board member of a national caregiving organization.  VisitCaregiverWay.com is one of her favored sources.  General information is available at Joyshouse.org.

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Brian Sullivan teaches radio and television at New Albany High School, the owner of WNAS, the student-run, 24-hour station.  (88.1 in the New Albany/Louisville area; also WNAS.org)  

In possibly the clearest explanation we have heard, endocrinologist Hunter Heath explains diabetes.  He also states that diabetes was understood by The Greeks.  They measured the amnount of sugar in urine.  Advances in both monitoring and treatment have improved treatment dramatically.  

For almost 20 years, Julia Vaughn has led Common Cause, Indiana, by advocating for legislative ethics, monitoring lobbying, and more fair legislative and congressional districting.  Common Cause was founded by John Gardner in 1970, a Republican who held a cabinet position in the Democratic administration of Lyndon Johnson.  Since then, bi partisanship has been powerful in the organization.  

Having seved as both an Indiana legislator and, later, as a lobbyist for private companies, Marc Carmichael talks about educating legislators who cannot have knowledge about every issue.  Three categories:  lobbyists for one firm or industry; contract lobbyists who work for dozens of different organizations and issues; public interest lobbyists who advocate social reforms such as redistricting legislative districts, voting rights, and public health.

Will Higgins, humorist, author, journalist, talks about last suppers, catered food for journalists at executions, the delayed burial of Indiana poet James Whitcomb Riley, and Indiana's last hanging after which a journalist ate the deceased's final meal.  With apologies, may we say:  you will be dying to hear this podcast.  

Among compelling points in this interview is "the politicalization of medicine is a horrible thing," and, in public health "personal responsibility does not work."  Our guest is former Indiana State Health Commissioner Dr. Richard Feldman who also is a frequent columnist in The Indianapolis Business Journal as well as author of books, including his most recent:  "What Our Patients Have Taught Us . . . "

This is a quick and comprehensible description of mediation.  Our guest, John Krauss, teaches and practices mediation.  John has been a leader of government with both the mayor of Indianapolis and the governor of Indiana.  He is an attorney who teaches at the law school in Indianapolis.  

In this wonderful exchange we learn the history of the barber poll, as well as the rigorous training reauired before starting work.  Nora Barber Shop's Kelly White tells us this compelling story.  

"We recyle what society does not want, both people and products," says our guest, Gregg Keesling, founder and president of RecyleForce.  "ABC:  Any Job; Better Job; Career" is the operating philosophy of this effort.  

The name of a museum tells it all:   "Children of Auschwitz Nazi Deadly Labs Experiments Survivors."  Our guest. Dr. Alex Kor, is one of those survivors.  His memories are vivid, powerful, and important.  

The museum is located in Terre Haute, having been started by Alex' Mother, Eva Kor.

Appraising assets of The American Songbook Foundation, Colts owner Jim Irsay, royalty in London, and hundreds of others, is the occupation of our guest, J. Scott Keller.  Morton Marcus, our moderator/economist, asks about the utility of doing this work.  We also learn about the brand new Randy Corson Antique Museum of Fire Equipment opening in Indianapolis.

In this second interview with Gene Tempel, founding dean of The Indiana University Lilly School of Philanthropy, we hear about the role of boards, electing/naming directors, refreshing boards, private foundations, diversifying support, seizure of foundation funds by state legislatures, the large number of community foundations in our state, and other issues.  

This marvelous interview starts with Clare Longendyke's performance of Debussy's piano prelude "La danse de Puck/Puck's Dance and ends with Amy Williams's "Frieda" from Books 2 of Piano Portraits (2019–20).  In between we learn about memorization, dynamics of performing,  emerging composers, and George Gershwin.  Clare performs Wednesday, January 31, at The Palladium in Carmel, Indiana. 

The engineer/broadcast meteorologist, Bob Werner, describes his experiences in South Bend, first designing energy-saving rennovations in large buildings such as The Joyce Athletic Complex, then learning meteorology and becoming certified to broadcast.  

Although Trish Whitcomb has assisted in more than 100 political campaigns, this is her first as a candidate; she is running for The Indiana House of Representatives.  We plan additional conversations as her effort evolves.  

Sam Carpenter became head of the Hoosier Environmental Council in October, 2022, having previously served  17 years as head of Global Gifts.  This wide-ranging discussion includes the importance of wetlands, advocating for change, and his personal all-electric life.

Locating, honoring, restoring and protecting important sites in Indiana's African-American history is one task of Indiana Landmarks.  Journalist, historian, newspaper editor, Eunice Trotter, is director of the organization's Black Heritage Preservation Program.  This conversation includes references to many historical sites.  For example, Indianapolis' Douglas Park was the only park blacks could experience.  A Church in Marion for use by Quakers was designed by a black architect and now could be demolished.  These are just two of many important references.  

During the current run of The Yuletide Celebration, we hear from Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Pops and Presentations Coordinator, Matthew Creek.  Planning, staging, handling crises, working with talent with both contracts and hospitality all are part of Matthew's world.  At the time of this broadcast, tickets are available for Yuletide at Indianapolissymphony.org, offering performances through December 23.  

To describe Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp as "The Hoosier Gardener" is both appropriate yet understated because she has been a newspaper reporter covering, among other things, education, a photographer, an editor of state gardening periodicals in four other states, and a professional writer in several contexts.   https://hoosiergardener.com is the place to find her work.  

The father-son team, Cavan and Russell Cameron, have produced a vehicle gaining attention world wide, starting in Las Vegas and next in Indianapolis, Poland, and Australia, as well as through an instagram account having almost 100,000 followers.  They have taken a 1973 Pontiac Firebird to a ranking as one of the top picks in the 2023 SEMA show in Los Angeles.   On Instagram look for horizon_motorsports_llc, for photographs and more.  

The rare incidence of creating a new foundation is discussed with Dora Anim, the first president and chief executive officer.  The initial goal of this new, $100 million institution, is to make Jefferson County one of the healthiest counties in the world.  

Why teach music to a student of engineering?  What is Ludomusicology?  "All humans are musical."  What do dissonance and Taylor Swift have in common?  How does a science student learn counting and frequencies by studying and appreciating music? These are a few of the topics considered by David Chapman, Associate Professor of Music, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.  

The forthcoming documentary, Kennedy, (November 18, 2023, The History Channel) is described in this conversation.  This is Ashton's third documentary.  Ashton has composed or assisted composing many film scores.  He also produced "We Shall Not Die Now" with stories about Holocaust survivors.  It was released in 2019.  A documentary about Secret Service agent and administrator Clint Hill, "Agent Number 9," will be released and distributed in 2024.

Yes, in broad brush, with the massive number of news stories, court actions, and servicer changes, the only answer to the question "What is the state of student loans?" is:   confusion.

However, individuals may eliminate most personal confusion, and they can learn about financing possibilities in the future, as well as specific information about costs of education, by contacting Indiana's unique non profit called INvestED.  The phone number is 317-715-9007.

Our spokes person is Bill Wozniak.

Attorney Greg Silver is an attorney who has been active in more groups than can be listed, such as The Sierra Club, The Nora Community Council, The Falls of the Ohio, Indianapolis Greenways, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, and more.  He covers many suggestions for more environmentally friendly practices.  

Trish Whitcomb, daughter of an Indiana governor, is running for the Indiana House of Representatives in district 69, southern Indiana, near Salem.  She describes her long history as a political and civic consultant including her experiences assisting U.S. Senator Birch Bayh, and her role as a child of a governor.  She will actively campaign immediately following this year's municipal elections.  

Morton and John interview friend Russ Sipes, who, in light of contemporary events, tells us about an early military experience in which he was loading supplies to support the Yom Kippur war.  Then Russ provides a compelling history of asbestos and the relevent litigation in which he has been involved.  Civil justice (access to courts) and protection of workers also have been prominent in his career.  

Through a history with names such as Cub Foods, Meijer, McKay, SuperValu, Jewel, Walmart, Costco, Target and Sams, grocery business leader Rusty McKay traces his family's involvement from 1880 in Ft. Wayne to the rise of destination stores and the large warehouse stores of today.

His volunteer commitment to Fairbanks Hospital also is explained.   

Doug VanSlambrook is Senior Design-Build Manager of The Walsh Group which has recently completed the Madison (Indiana)-Milton (Kentucky) Bridge over The Ohio River, and he has started work on two major projects (8 years or more) in Cincinnati, The Western Hills Viaduct Replacement and The Brent Street Bridge rennovation.  (Listeners may Google these projects.) The Interstate projects in Louisville are his as well. 

This conversation is about Doug's personal involvement with bridge construction, the history, techniques, styles and social implications of projects.  

Performer, singer, sound design expert, lighting design expert, and, after twelve years at The Palladium, Lisa Posson now is Director of Production.

The Palladium is an astoundingly fine and effective venue in which support staff are artists as well as technicians.  This charming and compelling interview tells all about it.

Special Olympian John Wheeler, champion in soft ball, track and field, and especially basketball, tells us how to overcome obstacles and to reach personal goals.  John is an author, student of basketball, and a motivational presence.  His two books are availabe on Amazon.  Two days prior to this interview, he started writing his third book.  

Lynne Sladky is a photo journalist with the world's largest supplier of news content, The Associated Press.  She lives and works in Miami, covering everything from Mar a Lago Club to Lionel Messi.

This conversation considers modern digital photography compared to portable laboratories of the past, the changing businesses of newspapers, instantly transmitting photographs to AP clients, as well as the history of Lynne's 1992 Pulitzer Prize.  

In Indianapolis, our guest, Jill Santoriello, produced a preliminary version of her musical "A Tale of Two Cities."  In 2008, the show opened on Broadway.  Jill's most recent effort is "It Happened in Key West," which will open in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in January, having already opened in London.  

This conversation describes the 25-year labor to compose her first show, and how she moved forward from high school as a largely self-educated musician.  

Note:  John Guy has the first autograph Jill ever signed.  

This conversation is a wonderful survey of local musicians, national stars, and, in general, the life of an accomplished musician, cellist Marjorie Hanna.  Elton John and Michael Jackson, plus Indiana musicians such as Al Cobine and Dick Dennis, to name just a few, all have important cameos in this delightful exchange.  

Indianapolis-based Sagamore Institute, sometimes described as a "think tank," includes Alan Dowd as head of its Center for America's Purpose.  Many of Alan's clear and effective writings can be found at http://alanwdowd.com/Articles.aspx.    One theme of our conversation asks "Is America the greatest country in the world?"

Rachel Blakeman, director of a Purdue-based community research institute in Ft. Wayne, IN.  talks about the economy, public health, and infrastruture of Indiana's second city.  Home ownership and transportation are among the many topics discussed.  

Jerry King is chair of "Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence," which works to reduce gun violence.  Reducing ability to acquire guns, and to reduce access to guns inside homes, are among the activities of this organization.  

Broadway Across America, a national, privately-owned company, manages broadway touring shows in 48 American cities.  For Indianapolis, and Salt Lake, the group sales manager is Chris Schneider, who describes differences between cities both in culture and marketing.  An example of differences is Book of Mormon, which performs five to ten minutes longer in Salt Lake than elsewhere because "laugh times" are longer there.  Some towns support lesser-known plays and shows, while others require well-known traditional presentations.  

We came across The Rhythm Discover Center just a few years ago.  It was located in a lower level location near the corner of Illinois and Washington Streets.  Our guest, Joshua Simonds, is executive director of the sponsoring organization, The Percussive Arts Society, with more than 5000 members world wide.

This conversation considers the nature of percussion, names of outstanding contemporary players, hearing protection, and the annual convention in Indianapolis.   

John Shertzer leads The Medal of Honor Foundation which is closely associated with The Congressal Medal of Honor Society.  Since The Civil War 3,530 medals have been awarded.  Sixty five holders survive and provide personalized educational opportunities throughout the country, including at the Medal of Honor Museum on The Yorktown in Charleston, S.C.  An important topic discussed here is patriotism.  Our guest also has been active in Kiwanis, Key Clubs, and The Society of Professional Journalists.  

In less than a decade, 1st Maker Space has created powerful tools to educate.  They have been adopted in five states and serve more than 100,000 students every year.  Our guest, company founder Kim Brand, describes both the the educatinal theories and practices that engender creativity in students.  

Andrea Howe edits The Princeton Daily Clarion which was founded in 1846.  She attends civic meetings, writes news stories, organizes the personals column, advises about crossword puzzles, and enjoys the comics page.  Princeton is the county seat of Gibson county and is located about 25 minutes north of Evansville.

Shelbyville-based Lee Marks, photography dealer and consultant, describes her work representing photographers.  She is a founding member and past president of the Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD). While maintaining a broad inventory of photography and working with many private collectors, LMFA has increasingly focused on representing the work of a select group of contemporary photographers. Their work has been acquired by major collectors such as Sir Elton John, corporations such as Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, and museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Houston Museum of Fine Arts, TX; Art Institute of Chicago; and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Social Psychologist Sara Konrath* discusses the personal happiness that arises through the act of giving.  She also considers how to teach empathy.  An old line is "It is better to give than to receive," which plays out at a practical level in this discussion.    

*Sara Konrath is a social psychologist and Associate Professor who directs the Interdisciplinary Program on Empathy and Altruism Research (iPEARlab.org) at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

The new book by Sheila Suess Kennedy and Morton Marcus, "From Property to Partner:  Women's Progress and Political Resistance," describes the trajectory of women's emancipation over the last century.  Both commentary about history and extensive statistical data are provided in their 80-page review.  

John C. DePrez Jr. , former publisher of The Shelbyville News, and now editor of The Indiana Economic Digest, talks about the history and prospects for potentially successful modern journalism.  

Morton Marcus discusses the recently-released Indiana Univerisity Strategic Plan.  He considers priorities he would reduce or eliminate, such as collaborating with others towards economic development, and goals he would include or emphasize, such as teaching teachers.  John then questions the value, in general, of strategic plans, which, he believes, do not produce tangible results.  

According to Gene Tempel, who is Founding Dean Emeritus, Professor Of Philanthropic Studies, IU Lilly Family School of Philantropy, more than $400 billion per year supports projects and causes, and, he believes, this is democracy in action, because individuals who find themselves unable to modify public policy and national budgets can express their views by giving personal money to favored ideas.  Other topics here are the relationships between giving and receiving, naming rights, and tax policy.  

Jody Peacock is Chief Executive Officer of Ports of Indiana.  He is responsible for three major ports:  one, Burns Harbor, in Northwest Indiana, and two on the Ohio River, Jeffersonville and Mount Vernon.  In this discussion, Jody describes the immense influence of these locations.  They are among the best ways to ship anything in to and out of The Midwest.  

Andy Kirby and Shawn Fulton tell us about The ARC of Indiana which was established in 1956 by parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities to build a better and more accepting world for their children.  Among its purposes is to promote "supported decision making," a powerful modification in the concept of guardianship.  

While serving as an Indiana legislator in the 1960s, Ned Lamkin was part of a group that created unified government in central Indiana.  This was the consolidation of numerous units of government into a larger organization.  At the time, Ned also advocated for mini government under the hypothesis that small units should have powers such as implementing parking regulations.  The topic is relevant today when county government appears inadequate to the general needs of the region.  

What do   primogeniture, seats in churches and classrooms, the alphabet, gender, chance, merit, personal height, and first-come/first-served     have in common?  The answer, according to Morton Marcus in this unique lecture, is each is used to allocate authority, position, and scarce resources.  

Every state, and many territories and tribal governments, have publicly-funded entities to protect our residents from sexual violence.  Ours is headed by Beth White, who works to increase sensitivity to these problems.  Among her many points is "we never, repeat never, blame the victim," and even the word "victim" is being replaced with the word "survivor."

Shawn Curtis teaches a fascinating and appropriate combination of subjects at an Indiana high school, and each of his subjects is being debated in legislatures and governors' offices.  Those subjects are history, economics, and home economics such as personal finance.   By mentioning personal challenges with some of his teachers, he demonstrates how to keep students interested.

What is the relationship between the study of cullinary science and history?  John Cooney, teacher of history at IVY Tech Community College, answers that question and others.

Optometrist Dr. Diana Fisher explains how she opened a new service in Carmel, Indiana, called Rejuvenate, Eye and Face Medspa, which arose from modern technologies that provide treatment for both dry eye and various issues of the skin.  We also learn about the evolution of her career from providing intense hospital nursing care, to optometry, to lasik and cataract care, to her new business.  

Complicated.  Confused?  Ask an expert, because every company, every plan, is different.  Dave Pearson is an expert, having served clients, and represented various companies, since 2009.  This discussion considers eligibility, differences between direct Medicare and Advantage Plans offered by private companies, and differences among plans.  What is covered?  Only one way to find out:  read the description of benefits of your plan.  

Our resident pollster and scholar, Jeff Lewis, returns for a wide-ranging talk about opinion polling and surveys.  Why polls, we ask?  "Because news organizations need the resulting headlines," says Jeff, while also citing the weaknesses inherent in small samples.  (Jeff worked more than 20 years as head of a polling organization.)

Whatever you wanted to know about concrete, about those big trucks, about tunnels, about on sight manufactured concrete for highways, and more, is contained in this delightful conversation with Joe Sanders.  

Having community action experience in South Bend, Indiana, Elias Crim now sees a national perspective from a home on Capitol Hill.  He is a communications and fund raising expert now beginning work on berhalf of Lawndale Christian Development Corporation in Chicgo which, among other projects, wants to build 1,000 new homes.  

Conveniently timed with the start of the 2023 session of The Indiana General Assembly, this podcast, with former Hartford City Mayor Joseph Castelo, covers diverse issues, such as highway placement, pollution, public health, police services, trash collection, and much more.  

At the end, stay tuned for an outstanding piano duo with our guest, Tim Stephenson, a doctoral candidate in piano at Indiana University, development officer with The Indianapolis Symphony orchestra, teacher, and performing pianist.  Here we learn about composition, imagination, sweaty hands, and his March recitals in Bloomington.

After years creating new programs at Indiana University in Indianapolis, Scott Evenbeck became Founding President of Guttman College in New York City.  

In this conversation Scott describes an innovation that has increased graduation rates:  the requirement to attend "bridge" programs that acclimate new students to college life.   He also talks about Boy Scouts in Indianapolis and the joy of living in New York City.  

The Chief Financial Officer of The Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township, Barry Gardner, is our guest.  Since he also served as an athletic director, we learn about supervising resources, designing a health insurance plan, and suspending a previously-approved property tax.  

Endocrinologist Hunter Heath explores both the details and the generalities of medical science.  The conversation starts with the role of calcium in many processes including the presence of kidney stones.  Then he talks about molecular medicine which, it seems, soon may provide a cure for Sickle Cell Anemia, and other diseases.  A relatively new drug from this category of research has placed Dr. Heath's colon cancer in remission, an impossibility just a few years ago.  Dr. Heath is a private pilot, an emerging guitar player, and a long-term supporter of The Fathers and Families Resource Center.  

Brian Brase does a lot:  former high school athletic director, administrator of numerous state-wide athletic competitions, caregiver, president of his neighborhood association, and  Executive Director of Indiana University's Marching Hundred Alumni Council.  

Student borrowers, remember this phone number:   317-715-9007.  This is the source of comprehensive, personal, individual advice about student loans, loans related to career choices, tuition and the net costs of seeking additional education.  We learned this from Bill Wozniak, Vice President of Marketing, INvestEd, the non profit, quasi Indiana state agency charged with managing student loans.  

Who predicted--accurately--the results of elections in November, 2022?  Believe it:  movie maker Michael Moore.  He also did it correctly in 2016.  And no one knows why or how, but everyone knows now that formal polls failed miserably.  Want to learn more.  Listen to our interview with retired pollster Jeff Lewis.  

Eclectic writer, philospher and podcaster, Anne Laker, talks about her work with The Indiana Forest Alliance, restoring a fire house, and watching movies.  (Here is a bonus:  you can read her personal diary on the web.)

Jake Oakman, Executive Director, White River State Park Development Commission, describes workings of the park, its past, its future, and even his personal experiences as Indiana University Student Body President.

Mike Schmuhl, chair of the Indiana Democrat Party, talks about paying for electricity, recruiting candidates, cooperating to manage polling locations, the unfortunate demise of local news, and his experiences with Tim Russert as an intern on Meet The Press.

Jason Hamman, Technical Production Manager of Newfields (The Indianapolis Museum of Art) talks about installing "The Lume," lighting the two annual ourdoor displays (Harvest Nights and Winter Lights), and working with live productions.  

The Hechinger Report presents detailed journalism at no cost through its non-profit model.  Nicole Dobo is a senior editor who describes challenges in rural education, such as attracting teachers and sharing teachers across districts.  

The Report is available at no cost at www.hechingerreport.org.

Filming in Brown County, Indiana, Producer Lisa Hall demonstrates the depth of addiction in her 2021 film, The Addict's Wake, which is becoming instructional for many viewers, such as persons in law enforcement, health insurance, and treatments towards recovery.  

The film won prizes in the 2021 Heartland International Film Festival, including audience choice.  

Many programs designed to supply housing are administered by The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, headed by our guest, J. Jacob Sipe, Executive Director.  The agency is both an administrator and a finance source for programs to directly help low-income persons and to subsidize financing of housing projects.  

Considering the complexity, listeners are encouraged to Google the agency.