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"Noon Edition" surveys topics of local and regional interest, in a lively but civil conversation with scholars, government leaders, and listeners. The live 60-minute program covers everything from winter gardening to the relationship between race and prison policy. Primary Format : Unknown Also Listed as: City : Bloomington State/Province : IN Country : USA Country : NA User Tags: User Votes: RSS Feed Website People found this Podcast Searching for: View this Podcast on a Google Map. Add to iTunes Text Only listing of WFIU: Noon Edition Podcasts Trumix.com listings available of WFIU: Noon Edition Podcasts Click Here to Update the directory of this podcasts programs.

Trumix.com listings available of WFIU: Noon Edition Podcasts Build your own playlists with this podcast. Indiana and the Brain Drain (Noon Edition) This week on Noon Edition we'll discuss the economic landscape in Indiana and the affects of the brain drain on our region. Joining us in the studio will be School of Public and Environmental Affairs Professor Mark Akers as well as Deputy Director of the Indiana Business Research Center Carol Rogers. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Through the Looking Glass, Universities and Their Images (Noon Edition) This week on "Noon Edition" we'll explore the ways universities craft and manage their images. Joining us will be Indiana State University Vice President for Enrollment Management John Beacon, DePauw University Media Relations Director Ken Owen, and Indiana University Senior Associate Director of Public Affairs Angela Tharp. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Arts in Your Community (Noon Edition) This week on Noon Edition we'll discuss the role of the arts in the broad WFIU listening community. Joining us in the studio will be Performance Director for the Bloomington Area Arts Council Mark Tichida, Executive Director for the Columbus Area Arts Council Warren Baumgart, and Executive Director of Arts Illiana John Robeson. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Diversity of Faith (Noon Edition) This week on Noon Edition we'll discuss religious diversity in South Central Indiana. Joining us in the studio will be Founding Member of the Monroe County Religious Leaders Byron Bangert, Rabbi Mira Wasserman, Director of the Tibetan Cultural Center Arjia Rinpoche and faculty member of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures Zaineb Istrabadi. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website WFIU and HD Radio This week on Noon Edition we'll look at HD Radio and WFIU's second programming channel. Joining us in the studio will be WFIU's Station Manager Chirstina Kuzmych, Engineer John Shelton, and Operation's Director Cary Boyce. They'll answer questions about WFIU's new second channel, how it works, and the programs that are available through this new technology. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Underage Drinking in College Towns This week on Noon Edition we'll be discussing underage drinking on college campuses. Joining us in the studio will be Indiana University Dean of Students Richard McKaig, President of the CARES board Jennifer Staab, and Indiana University Police Department Operations Captain Keith Cash. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Indiana's Past and Present Role in the Olympics This week on Noon Edition WFIU welcomes 1992 Olympic Gold Medal-winning diver Mark Lenzi, retired IU Diving Coach Hobie Billingsly, and retired IU Track Coach Sam Bell. They'll share their experiences with the Olympics and answer your questions. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Autumn Gardening in Indiana This week on "Noon Edition" we'll have our annual fall gardening show. Here to answer your gardening questions will be retired co-owner of May's Green House Helen May and co-owner of Bloomington Valley Nursery Seth Inman. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Managing Indiana's Forests This week on Noon Edition we'll discuss the stewardship of Indiana's woodlands. Joining us in the Studio will be Senior Policy Director for the Hoosier Environmental Council Tim Maloney, State Forester for the Department of Natural Resources John Seifert, as well as economist and co-founder of GreenFire Consulting Dr. Christine Glaser. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Alternate Forms of Education This week on Noon Edition we will discuss alternate forms of education. Our guests will include New Tech High Principal Alan Veach, Developer of the Project School Daniel Baron, and Representative for LEARN homeschooling group Mike Beston. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Flood Relief Effort This week on Noon Edition we'll speak with representatives of various organizations involved in the flood relief effort. Our guests will include Executive Director of the Monroe County Red Cross Sue Gulley and Monroe County Emergency Management Coordinator John Hooker. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Library Services for Children The school year is over, and families are looking for new activities to fill the days. Some are heading to the local library. This week on "Noon Edition," we'll speak with Monroe County Public Library children's services manager Joshua Wolf, assistant manager Lisa Champelli and Elletsville children's librarian Stephanie Holman. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Veterans' Affairs This week on "Noon Edition," we'll discuss the concerns and challenges facing today's Hoosier veterans. Monroe County Veterans Service officer Larry Catt and his predecessor, John Tilford, will join us in the studio. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Lee Hamilton and the Center on Congress This week on "Noon Edition," former Indiana Ninth District Representative Lee Hamilton will join us in the studio. Since leaving office, Hamilton has been a co-chair with the Iraq Study Group and serves as director of Indiana University's Center on Congress. In the second half, I-U political science professor Ted Carmines will answer questions about the Center on Congress. Carmines is the center's research director. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mother Hubbard's Cupboard and the Salvation Army This week on "Noon Edition," leaders from two area charities will be in the studio to talk about how the downturn in the economy has affected their missions. In the first half of the program, volunteers from Mother Hubbard's Cupboard will join us. In the second half, Peter Iverson and Captain Elmer Gamble from the Salvation Army will discuss future changes to the local chapter. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Foreclosures and the Housing Market This week on "Noon Edition," we'll discuss how the mortgage foreclosure crisis has impacted Indiana. Joining us in the studio are Bloomington Housing and Neighborhood Development official Marilyn Patterson, Marcy Wenzler of Indiana Legal Services and Jerry Hays, President of the Indiana Mortgage Bankers Association. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website National Cover the Uninsured Week This week on "Noon Edition," we'll observe "National Cover the Uninsured Week." In the first part of the program, we'll talk with Indiana Family and Social Services Administration Secretary Mitch Roob about the Healthy Indiana plan. The 4-month-old program offers low-cost health insurance to a limited number of low-income Hoosiers. In the second half of the show, Dr. Rob Stone will join us in the studio to talk about the 47 million Americans going without health insurance, and what he think ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Michael McRobbie This week on "Noon Edition" Indiana University President Michael McRobbie will be our guest in the studio. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Bloomington Hospital Ambulance Service As Bloomington grows, emergency service providers must adapt to those changes. This week on "Noon Edition," Bloomington Hospital Ambulance Service director David DeGroote, Bloomington Fire Chief Roger Kerr and Bloomington Police Chief Mike Diekhoff will be in the studio to discuss this. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Recycling This week on "Noon Edition," we'll discuss recycling and environmental conservation just in time for Earth Day with Scott Morgan from the Monroe County Solid Waste Management District. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Teen Sex Research This week on "Noon Edition," we'll be joined in the studio by Jennifer Staab, Healthy Schools Coordinator for the Monroe County Community School Corporation, and Indiana University applied health science researcher Catherine Sherwood-Laughlin. They'll be talking about the research they've done on teen sexuality. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Spring Gardening This week on "Noon Edition," it's time for our annual spring gardening show. Gardening expert Helen Mays will join us in the studio to answer your questions. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Legislative Session 2008 Wrap-Up This week on "Noon Edition," we'll review the 2008 session of the Indiana state legislature with two members of the Indiana General Assembly, State Representative Milo Smith and State Senator Vi Simpson. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Animal Care and Control This week on "Noon Edition," Bloomington Animal Shelter director Laurie Ringquist and Bartholomew County Humane Society director Jane Irwin will discuss pet overpopulation in southern Indiana and answer your questions about animals. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Gretchen Clearwater This week on "Noon Edition," we'll welcome Gretchen Clearwater. She's campaigning to become the first woman to hold the 9th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Comcast versus Big Ten Network This week on "Noon Edition," we'll discuss the ongoing stand-off between Comcast cable and the Big Ten Network with two Indiana University telecommunications faculty members. State Representative and visiting lecturer Matt Pierce and Professor David Waterman join us in the studio. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website New Wings at Middle Way House This week on "Noon Edition," we discuss the New Wings initiative at Middle Way House with three of its officials, chairperson Laurie Burns McRobbie, director Toby Strout and project development coordinator Cindy Brubaker. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Diversity Around the Community In honor of Black History month, this week on "Noon Edition," we explore the state of minority communities at Indiana University, the city of Bloomington and beyond. With us in the studio are Edwin Marshall, IU Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Multicultural Affairs, and Beverly Calender-Anderson, Bloomington's Safe and Civil Cities director. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Partners This week on "Noon Edition," we welcome Suzanne Merriman, Norm Overly and Sandra Tokarski. They run "Partners," an arts program designed specifically for people in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease and related forms of dementia. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Monroe County Public Library This week on "Noon Edition," we welcome Monroe County Public Library Interim Director Sara Laughlin. She'll be bringing along representatives of the library's board and staff to talk about what's happening at MCPL, and to answer your questions. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Redevelopment in Columbus Residents and visitors to Columbus are noticing major changes to some of the city's well-known landmarks. This week on "Noon Edition", Columbus Redevelopment Commission executive director Ed Curtin and City Council at-large member George Dutro discuss what's going on in downtown Columbus and why it's important to the community. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Preserving History in Monroe County This week on "Noon Edition," we'll examine the importance of preserving history in Monroe County and what the community is doing to help. Guests include Danielle McClelland, executive director of the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, and Jill Lesh, managing director of the Monroe County History Center. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Indiana Youth Institute This week on "Noon Edition," we welcome Indiana Youth Institute President and CEO Bill Stanczykiewicz. He'll discuss the possible ramifications of tax reform on Indiana students, as well as consequences for the state's high rate of out-of-wedlock births. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website John Breen This week on "Noon Edition," Bloomington computer programmer John Breen joins us in the studio to discuss his novel uses of the Internet to fight hunger and poverty worldwide. Breen founded The Hunger Site in 1999, and this year started his newest web-based charity, FreeRice.com. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Year in Review 2007 This Friday Terre Haute "Tribune-Star" editor Max Jones, Columbus "Republic" editor John Harmon join Bloomington "Herald-Times" editor Bob Zaltsberg and WFIU's Will Murphy for a look at the major stories of 2007, and a look ahead to 2008. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Legislative Preview his week on "Noon Edition," we look ahead to the upcoming legislative session in Indiana. We'll be joined in the studio by State Representative Milo Smith and State Senator Vi Simpson. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Math Teacher Shortage This week on "Noon Edition," we discuss the shortage of math teachers in Indiana and how this is affecting students around the state. Joining us in the studio are Professor Kent Orr from the Indiana University Department of Mathematics, Professor Diana Lambdin from the IU School of Education and Kira Gartell, a student in the Transition to Teaching program. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Feisal al-Istrabadi This week on "Noon Edition," we welcome Feisal al-Istrabadi. He was the Iraqi ambassador to the United Nations from 2004 until this year. Istrabadi is now a visiting professor at the Indiana University School of Law, the School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website IU Sustainability This week on "Noon Edition," we'll talk with geophysics professor Michael Hamburger and deputy vice president for administration Paul Sullivan. They are the co-chairs of Indiana University's Sustainability Task Force and will discuss ways to integrate sustainable practices into everyday life at IU and around the world. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Remembering the Needy during the Holidays This week on "Noon Edition," we'll talk with officials from Hoosier Hills Food Bank, United Way of Monroe County and Shalom Community Center about how you can help the less fortunate during the holiday season. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Author Luis Alberto Urrea This week on "Noon Edition," we welcome author Luis Alberto Urrea. Urrea was a finalist for a 2005 Pulitzer Prize and is a member of the Latino Literature Hall of Fame. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website IU Trustees What direction is IU headed in over the coming decades? This week on "Noon Edition," we welcome Indiana University Trustees Patrick Shoulders and Sue Talbot and student trustee A.D. King. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Municipal Elections This week on "Noon Edition," we discuss local elections with journalists from around the WFIU listening area. John Harmon from "The Columbus Republic" and Mark Bennett from the Terre Haute "Tribune-Star" join Herald-Times editor Bob Zaltsberg for a look at the local issues. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr. Greg Sipes This week on "Noon Edition," we welcome clinical psychologist Dr. Greg Sipes, senior partner and founder of Indiana Health Group. Sipes is the author of several books and articles on parenting and leadership. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Breast Cancer Awareness This week on "Noon Edition," we'll discuss breast cancer health with local experts Dr. Monet Bowling and oncology-certified registered nurse Janice Ross in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Back to School As K-12 students settle into the new school year, we discuss issues in education this week on "Noon Edition" with two area superintendents. Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation superintendent John Quick and Monroe County Community School Corporation superintendent Jim Harvey. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Bloomington Mayoral Debate This week on "Noon Edition," Bloomington mayoral candidates Mark Kruzan and David Sabbagh debate the issues as the election nears. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Hospitals in Indiana This week on "Noon Edition," Former Columbus Regional Hospital CEO Doug Leonard is in the studio. Leonard now heads the Indiana Hospital and Health Association. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A New Year at IU A new school year is underway, bringing with it a host of opportunities and challenges. This week on "Noon Edition" our guests include Indiana University Dean of Students and Vice President for Student Affairs Richard McKaig and Vice Provost for Enrollment Management Roger Thompson. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Fall Gardening This week on "Noon Edition," we discuss fall gardening and the problems recent hot, dry weather might cause your green spaces. Master gardener Helen May will field your comments and questions. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Safety on Campus As students return to campus, and first-year students adjust to college life, safety on campus becomes more of a concern. This week on "Noon Edition," we speak with representatives from IU's Sexual Assault Crisis Service, Middle Way House, and the Office for Women's Affairs. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Disability Service Organizations This week on "Noon Edition," directors of local organizations serving people with disabilities discuss career opportunities and support programs for disabled citizens in the area. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Economist David Audretsch This week on "Noon Edition," Indiana University economist David Audretsch discusses how Indiana can develop successful businesses in a global economy, using innovation to combat outsourcing. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Safety on Campus As students return to campus, and first-year students adjust to college life, safety on campus becomes more of a concern. This week on "Noon Edition," we speak with representatives from IU's Sexual Assault Crisis Service, Middle Way House, and the Office for Women's Affairs. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Disability Service Organizations This week on "Noon Edition," directors of local organizations serving people with disabilities discuss career opportunities and support programs for disabled citizens in the area. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Economist David Audretsch This week on "Noon Edition," Indiana University economist David Audretsch discusses how Indiana can develop successful businesses in a global economy, using innovation to combat outsourcing. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Karen Hanson Karen Hanson will begin her job as provost of Indiana University Bloomington and IU executive vice president on August 1. This week on "Noon Edition," we speak with Hanson about her new position and plans for the university. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr. Suellen Reed This week on "Noon Edition," Dr. Suellen Reed is in the studio. Reed is the Indiana Superintendent of Public Education and will talk about issues facing Indiana students and Indiana school disctricts in the coming year. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Alumni Association Ten years ago, the Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Alumni Association was founded at Indiana University. This week on "Noon Edition," we speak with officials from support services on how things have changed for GLBT students. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Bloomington Area Arts Council This week on "Noon Edition," board members from the Bloomington Area Arts Council talk about BAAC's mission, grants, and the Community School of the Arts. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter This week on "Noon Edition," we welcome Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter. Carter will discuss unclaimed property, rising gas prices, and other issues facing his office and the state. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Electronic Health Records Denny Morrison from the Center for Behavioral Health and Dr. Todd Rowland from Bloomington Hospital discuss changes in electronic health records and how federal and state initiatives can affect those systems. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Ivy Tech Community College President Tom Snyder Last April, Tom Snyder was confirmed as the Ivy Tech Community College president. This week on "Noon Edition," he joins Ivy Tech Bloomington Chancellor John Whikehart to discuss changes and challenges for Ivy Tech in the coming months. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Jill Taylor Ten years ago, Dr. Jill Taylor suffered a stroke that left her in a vegetative state. Today, she’s a neuroanatomy professor at Indiana University’s School of Medicine and a recent recipient of the 2007 Indianapolis Life Celebrating Life award. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Memorial Day In recognition of Memorial Day, Herald-Times editor Bob Zaltsberg and "Noon Edition" co-host Mary Catherine Carmichael welcome Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Extine with the Indiana National Guard Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Class of 2007 This week on "Noon Edition," Herald-Times editor Bob Zaltsberg and co-host Mary Catherine Carmichael talk with three local high school students graduating this spring. For a perspective on how the world looks to those just beginning their adult lives, join us for "Noon Edition." Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Michael McRobbie On July 1, Michael McRobbie takes over as president of Indiana University, and on this week's "Noon Edition" he took questions from WFIU listeners. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website U.S. Attorney Susan Brooks U.S Attorney Susan Brooks, whose jurisdiction covers southern Indiana, is our “Noon Edition” guest this week. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Financial Shift Experts predict by the year 2015, 66 billion dollars will be transferred between generations. That includes $1.5 billion in Monroe County alone. What are the implications of this change for philanthropic endeavors? This week on "Noon Edition," Herald-Times editor Bob Zaltsberg and co-host Mary Catherine Carmichael talk with local and regional experts about the ramifications of this massive financial shift. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Green Burial erald-Times editor Bob Zaltsberg and co-host Mary Catherine Carmichael talk with Mark Harris, a former Los Angeles Times syndicated columnist, about the environmental impacts of the typical American funeral. Harris says there are alternatives that have a less adverse effect on the earth. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Recycling Recycling is the topic of this week’s "Noon Edition." Join Herald-Times editor Bob Zaltsberg for a conversation with Melissa Kriegerfox, director of Monroe County’s recycling and reuse office. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Indiana General Assembly This week on "Noon Edition," Herald-Times editor Bob Zaltsberg and co-host Mary Catherine Carmichael talk with state lawmakers about the 2007 legislative session. The General Assembly is set to adjourn April 29th, and the budget, property tax policy, and other issues have yet to be decided. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Baron Hill On "Noon Edition" this week our guest will be Indiana Ninth District Representative Baron Hill. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Semi-Annual Gardening Show Spring has sprung! That means it’s time for the "Noon Edition" semi-annual gardening show. Dig up your perennial gardening questions and join master gardener Mary Catherine Carmichael and Helen May of Mays Greenhouse. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website James Loewen This week on "Noon Edition," Herald-Times editor Bob Zaltsberg and co-host Mary Catherine Carmichael welcome James Loewen, who’s written widely on issues of racism, history, and civil rights. He’s visiting Bloomington this week, speaking about the racial make-up of communities, and the legacy of sundown towns. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Ron Walker BEDC Our guest on "Noon Edition" this week is Ron Walker, the new director of the Bloomington Economic Development Corporation. The former director of economic development for the City of Bloomington talks with Herald-Times editor Bob Zaltsberg and co-host Mary Catherine Carmichael. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Juvenile Justice Facility Monroe County Judge David Welch joins Herald-Times editor Bob Zaltsberg and "Noon Edition" co-host Mary Catherine Carmichael this week for a discussion of the prospects for a juvenile justice facility in Monroe County. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Working Poor This week on "Noon Edition" Herald Times editor Bob Zaltsberg and co-host Mary Catherine Carmichael discuss the challenges of working families trying to make ends meet. Our guests include representatives from Monroe County United Ministries, the Indiana Coalition on Housing and Homeless Issues, and the South-Central Community Action Program. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Gerardo Gonzales This week "Noon Edition" welcomes Indiana University Dean of Education Gerardo Gonzalez. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website HOPE Foundation This week on "Noon Edition," our guest will be Alan Blankstein, the founder and president of the Bloomington-based HOPE Foundation, a group dedicated to improving school cultures and advancing student performance. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Open Phones This week on "Noon Edition," you pick the topic. We open the phone lines to listeners to offer their comments and questions. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Education Policy This week "Noon Edition" hosts Bob Zaltsberg and Mary Catherine Carmichael talk with Doctors Jonathan Plucker and Terry Spradlin about public education policies in Indiana. Plucker and Spradlin serve with Indiana University's Center for Evaluation and Education Policy. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website High School Reform This week a delegation from Monroe County schools visited "New Tech" high schools in California. Superintendent Jim Harvey and high school principals Mark Fletcher and Jeff Henderson will report on their findings on this week’s "Noon Edition." Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A New Sheriff in Town Hosts Bob Zaltsberg and Mary Catherine Carmichael welcome to the microphone incoming Monroe County Sheriff Jim Kennedy. He’s already changed the dress code in the Sheriff's Office; what other changes are in the works? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Lakeman City Repair This week “Noon Edition” hosts Bob Zaltsberg and Mary Catherine Carmichael welcome Mark Lakeman to the microphone. Lakeman works with the City Repair Project in Portland, Oregon, and will speak in Bloomington about innovative neighborhood development. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sycamore Land Trust This week on "Noon Edition" we speak with Christian Freitag, the executive director of the Sycamore Land Trust, about land conservation in south central Indiana. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Year in Review This week on "Noon Edition," reporters from the Herald-Times, WFIU, and WTIU take a look back at the top news stories of 2006. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Legislative Forecast This week on "Noon Edition" our guests include three legislators from our listening area: State Representatives Peggy Welch and Eric Koch, and State Senator Vi Simpson. Join Herald-Times editor Bob Zaltsberg and co-host Mary Catherine Carmichael for a look at some of the issues coming up in the 2007 legislative session. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Cape III This week on "Noon Edition" Herald-Times editor Bob Zaltsberg speaks with guests about a program that works with families on early childhood education. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Volunteers in Medicine This week on "Noon Edition" Herald-Times editor Bob Zaltsberg and co-host Mary Catherine Carmichael visit with representatives from Volunteers in Medicine, a group working to expand health care coverage to low- and middle-income residents in Monroe and Owen counties. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A View from Abroad This week "Noon Edition" welcomes to the WFIU studios a trio of radio journalists from Ukraine, who are spending the week in Indiana as part of a broader cultural exchange. It’s an occasion to share views on how the media covers the news in the US and overseas. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Philanthropy This week on "Noon Edition" we get into the holiday spirit with a program on philanthropy. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Teaching Our Children This week on "Noon Edition" our guests include Shelley Sallee, Director of Youth/Camp Activities for the Monroe County YMCA. We’ll be discussing the challenges and opportunities of raising the next generation. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Election Handicapping Host Bob Zaltsberg and guests analyze the 2006 election season in South Central Indiana. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Election Analysis The 2006 election is just a few days away. This week on "Noon Edition," Indiana University Political Science Professor Marjorie Hershey joins Herald-Times editor Bob Zaltsberg and co-host Mary Catherine Carmichael for a last-minute look at some of the more interesting campaigns and issues. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Fall Gardening This week on "Noon Edition" we discuss fall gardening. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Recruiting for IU This year Indiana University’s Bloomington campus had a record-setting incoming class. This week on "Noon Edition" we visit with Vice Provost for Enrollment Management Roger Thompson, who was hired in July to promote the IU Bloomington campus nationally and around the world. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Leadership Bloomington This week on "Noon Edition" we look at an organization that works to develop community leadership. Herald-Times editor Bob Zaltsberg and co-host Mary Catherine Carmichael talk with three fellow alumni of "Leadership Bloomington" about the effect of the eight month program on their lives. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Healthcare in Bloomington This week on "Noon Edition" we discuss healthcare issues in Bloomington. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website RAISE This week on "Noon Edition" we’ll sit down with representatives of RAISE, a volunteer group of Indiana University peer educators involved with issues of campus sexual assault, relationship violence, and gendered communication. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Homeland Security As we approach the five-year anniversary of 9/11, Herald-Times editor Bob Zaltsberg and co-host Mary Catherine Carmichael welcome J. Eric Dietz, the executive director for the Indiana Department of Homeland Security. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Kindred Spirits Guest Alice Miller joins Herald-Times editor Bob Zaltsberg and co-host Mary Catherine Carmichael to discuss an upcoming conference at IU dealing with the relationships and bonds between humans and non-human animals. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Michael McRobbie As students return to school this week, "Noon Edition" welcomes I-U Bloomington Interim Provost Michael McRobbie. Join Herald-Times editor Bob Zaltsberg and co-host Mary Catherine Carmichael for a discussion of local campus issues and the efforts to expand the university's efforts abroad. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Miss Indiana Our guest on this week's "Noon Edition" is Miss IU and Miss Indiana, Betsy Uschkrat. Join Herald-Times editor Bob Zaltsberg and co-host Mary Catherine Carmichael for an hour of conversation with the woman who will represent the state in the Miss America competition next January. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Indiana Tourism Lynn Lucas from the Columbus Area Visitors Center is our guest on "Noon Edition" this week, talking about the role of tourism in the regional economy, and the efforts of state and local leaders to expand that sector of the economy. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Superintendent of Monroe County Community Schools, Jim Harvey On this week's "Noon Edition," Herald-Times editor Bob Zaltsberg and co-host Mary Catherine Carmichael welcome the new superintendent of Monroe County Community Schools, Jim Harvey. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Postpartum Depression This week on "Noon Edition" we feature Georg'ann Catalona of Bloomington AreaBirth Services and Donna Cutshall, a registered nurse at Bloomington Hospital. They'll join Herald Times editor Bob Zaltsberg for a discussion of the myths and realities of postpartum depression. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Monroe County United Ministries (MCUM) This week on "Noon Edition" we'll examine the strain on social services in Monroe County, and the challenges faced by one agency-Monroe County United Ministries--in meeting the needs of low income residents. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Ukranian Exchange Last year on "Noon Edition" we featured Ukrainian print journalists who traveled to Bloomington as part of an exchange program. This week Herald-Times editor Bob Zaltsberg welcomes three representatives from "Radio Mix," a commercial "AC" station in Dnipropetrovsk. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Social Networks A recent study indicates an increasing number of Americans feel they have no close friends. This week on "Noon Edition" our guests are Indiana University Professor Stanley Wasserman and Bernice Pescosolido, and we'll be discussing the apparent breakdown in social networks. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website PCB Contamination This week on "Noon Edition," Host Bob Zaltsberg and co-host Mary Catherine Carmichael talk with Monroe County resident and PCB activist Mike Baker. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website International Admissions This week on "Noon Edition," Chris Foley, Director of International Admissions for the Bloomington campus talks about issues facing international students in the university admissions process. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Communities United Is the middle class in need of an advocacy group? This week on "Noon Edition," we'll talk with Andrew Libby, the executive director of "Communities United," a new non-profit that has set up an office in Bloomington. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website AIDS Herald-Times editor Bob Zaltsberg speaks with guest William Yarber, senior research fellow at IU's Kinsey Institute about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). (originally aired 9 June 2006) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Community Our guest this week is award-winning author and Indiana University Professor Scott Russell Sanders. He joins Herald-Times editor Bob Zaltsberg and co-host Mary Catherine Carmichael for a discussion about the importance of "community." (originally aired 2 June 2006) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Class of 2006 This week on "Noon Edition," Herald-Times editor Bob Zaltsberg and co-host Mary Catherine Carmichael talk with students graduating from area high schools. (originally aired 26 May 2006) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Women in Politics Herald-Times editor Bob Zaltsberg interviews Bloomington City Clerk Regina Moore, who has long sought to increase the number of women holding public office. (originally aired 19 May 2006) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mental Health CEO of The Bloomington based Center for Behavioral Health Denny Morrison joins Bob Zaltsberg and Mary Catherine Carmichael to discuss mental health issues. (originally aired 12 May 2006) Listen | Listen in