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Raymond Hammond is editor of The New York Quarterly, and, of course, a poet himself.   We talk about instagram poetry, advertising in poetry magazines, snobbery, the movie "Dead Poet Society" ("It tought me how to teach poetry."), and the  mailing list he would like to own (The New York Post mailing list, having people who need poetry.) Raymond moved to Indianapolis in January.  (An important previous experience was as a law enforcement office at The Statue of Liberty.)

Like Seinfeld, we talk about nothing, and everything:   mafia, credit cards, Title IX, la crosse, geese, punctuality, guns, and, well, you know.  

A balanced view of housing, bike paths, "Sundown Towns," driving priveleges for immigrants, taxes, even box stores, is covered effectively by this interview with Allan Kauffman, who, on leaving the mayor's office, now serves on the school board.   Transcribed personal oral history may be found at https://goshen.guide/2020/01/15/allan-kauffman-oral-history/

Chelsea Whittington, owner of C Whitt PR of Gary, Indiana, finds herself representing organizsations she knows and loves, such as a weight loss organization, Gary government and schools, Indiana University of N.W. Indiana, and, at one time, The Peace Corps.  She also teaches communication skills with this admonition:  "Don't Be Shy."

What do The Flintstones, Nyota Uhara, Methodist Hospital, IUPUI, teaching non profit management, and The Heartland International Film Festival, have in common? The answer is our guest, Michael Ault

Ruth Ann Marcus, epidemiologist with The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,, talks about disease detectives, racial elements in public health, HIV prevention, really bad cider, and anthroplogy.  

Carl Henn III has visited and worked in 29 of Africa's 54 countries resulting in opinions about travel, national images, public health, trust in science and more.   His book, "My Two Centuries in Africa," is available on Amazon, and soon will be promoted in towns across America as Carl again embarks on a trip.  (The resulting new book might be called "Man in a Van.")  

Scholar, writer, broadcaster, collector Kyle Long talks extensively about the formidable heritage of Indiana music.   Kyle is host of "Cultural Manifesto" which can be heard Wednesdays at 8 p.m. and Saturdays at 6 p.m. on public radio stations such as WFYI.  

Here we learn about the structure of the water and sewer utiity Citizens Energy (organized as a charitable trust) from the manager of corporate communications, Dan Considine, and more from Mike Miller, manager of the almost 15-year project to improve water quality of White River.  

Mike Miller and Dan Considine of Citizens Energy discuss the very big, the huge tunnels being built 250 feet below the streets of Indianapolis.   What is the purpose? To reduce waste entering White River.  

How a small state board changes appropriations is one of many topics throughly considered by Michael Claytor, former candidate for Indiana State Auditor.  He also comments about parties and candidacies stating "I will never vote for someone older than I."  (Then Morton suggests that members of poltical parties fear younger persons--in the other party.) 

Eric White, recent president of North Willow Farms neighborhood association, discusses details of this significant volunteer task.   "I loved every minute," he said.  

Sam Rogowski.  His title says it all:  Disabled Veteran Outreach Program Specialist, with The Indiana Department of Workforce Development. Morton and John had no idea that this superb service exists.      

John describes an automobile tour of The Southeast.  Morton then talks about population trends in counties surrounding Terre Haute.

From this podcast we learn:  (1) individuals or groups may not, cannot, demean people they know personally; (2) a bad action by the other side might be just a mistake; (3)  parties must accept inability to get everything they want; (4) corporations can accomodate and accept environmental goals over long periods, but not in the next few months.   To prove these points, mediator Bill Beranek cites real example from Indiana.    

Harold "Tuck" Langland tells us that a slave finished and mounted Lady Liberty on top of the U.S. Capitol, that Lincoln in Washington was prepared by perhaps more than 30 Italian stone cutters, and that he is proud that none of his public works has been vandalized.   Teacher, writer, singer, cook, Tuck has hundreds of works around the nation.  

Beth White is president and CEO of The Indiana Coalition To End Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking.  This powerful conversation considers the challenge and the solutions, as well as the difficult effort to find balance.

Instead of providing only money, The Bail Project acts to insure that people return to court by assisting them in personal matters such as housing, transportation and mental illness. This revelation (at least to us) was provided in this conversation with David Gaspar, director of operations, nation wide, for The Bail Project. Also discussed is the incidences in which a person on bail commits another heinous crime.

Janitor, sound designer, lighting designer, actor, director, producer, and all around leader, Michael Lasley, Executive Artistic Director of our Civic Theatre, joins us in a wide-ranging stimulating conversation, starting with why people act, and ending with life at home.  

A qualified "Great American Song," must be durable and playable in multiple styles, usually in contexts in which the song is important, the performing artist second, a common circumstance between 1900 and 1960, possibly not so much now when the artist and electronics seem to dominate. This is one hypothesis from Chris Lewis, Executive Director of Carmel, Indiana's, Great American Songbook Foundation. For many of us, this conversation is a wonderful walk down memory lane.