Real Life Revised, Episode 8, celebrating Mother's Day and Mental Health Awareness Month, recorded May 10, 2026 at Indiana Humanities with the support of the Butler University MFA in Creative Writing, Booth magazine, and WQRT. Join us for future shows on the second Sunday of each month. More: https://www.instagram.com/reallife_revised

Lee Alig and Steve Mannheimer interview Judd Lord, Senior Director of Industrial Design at Delta Faucet Company in Indianapolis. As an international force in product design and branding, Delta is constantly improving the human experience at home.

Real Life, Revised is a reading series of stories, poems & other truths featuring Indiana writers and produced by Sam Ferrante and John Strauss, with the support of Indiana Humanities, the Butler University MFA Program in Creative Writing, Booth magazine and WQRT. For show times and to join us for open mic opportunities, check us out on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/reallife_revised.

        00:07 - Open - Sam Ferrante

Lee Alig and Steve Mannheimer sit down with architect Jonathan Hess, executive principal of Browning Day. As Indiana’s 2025 AIA Gold Medal winner, Hess reflects on his 40-year career and what it means to live up to his oath to “make no ugly.”

Hold onto your fedoras: On the next episode of Radio Free Book Club, Ken Honeywell, Alex Mattingly, Steve Woods, and Carol Divish head back to 1932 to tag along with P.I. Hicks McTaggart on his search for a missing cheese heiress in Thomas Pynchon’s 2025 novel Shadow Ticket. Spoilers abound.

Real Life, Revised - A reading series of "stories, poems & other truths" featuring Indiana writers and produced by Sam Ferrante and John Strauss, with the support of Indiana Humanities, the Butler University MFA Program in Creative Writing; Booth, a journal; and WQRT Radio, part of the Garfield Park Creative Community from Big Car Collaborative.

This show was recorded March 8, 2026. Our next live event, featuring invited readers and open-mic opportunities, is April 12 at 4 p.m. at Indiana Humanities, 1500 N. Delaware St. in Indianapolis.

00:00 - Open - Sam Ferrante

THE LIBRARIANS | guest: Mary Ann Laker | air date 3/7/26 | FLICK FIX | WQRT

Lee Alig and Steve Mannheimer interview Brian McCutcheon, owner of Ignition Arts in Indianapolis. They discuss innovative fabrication for the arts and industry, and pursuing partnerships with emerging artists around the world.

Binx Bolling is on a search—and Susan Neville, Dan Barden, Anne Laker, and Ken Honeywell join him as they discuss The Moviegoer, Walker Percy’s National Book Award-winning debut novel from 1961, at the February 2026 meeting of Radio Free Book Club. 

00:00: Sam Ferrante, opening.