For Evansville

Hear Logan's talk on the value of art and beauty in a flourishing city, recorded at the January 2022 Imagine Evansville event in downtown Evansville.

We'll be back to our regular podcast episodes in a few weeks to talk about our city's needs and dreams highlighted in our upcoming State of E Report!

It feels good to volunteer, but sometimes, the things we do to help have unintended consequences. In this episode, we sit down with Gina Gibson, CEO of the Evansville Christian Life Center, and Catherine King, CharityTracker Manager to talk about the idea of toxic charity - what is it, and how do we find ways to give our neighbors a hand up, not a handout? Together we explore what makes helping meaningful and life-giving for both the volunteer and the recipient. 

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Explore the work at The Evansville Christian Life Center

Is your church or non-profit interested in joining the CharityTracker network? Get more info here.  

Plants in space, vertical farming and growing produce in your house Keurig-style seems straight out of a science fiction novel. But it’s actually straight out of Evansville. Today’s guest, Scott Massey, is the co-founder and CEO of GroPod. Using his understanding of technology and agriculture, GroPod wants to give people the tools and knowledge to empower everyone to grow pure produce in their home or neighborhood. This potentially world-changing technology is being developed right here in Evansville.

“It’s not just that we are in Evansville, it’s thanks to Evansville that we are here,” said Scott. “We couldn’t have seriously done this without the existence of this city.”

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Follow what GroPod is up to!

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Questions or comments for Scott or our team? Shoot us an email at [email protected]

In a time where our country seems more focused on our differences, we want to share a story of how an Evangelical leader and a political leader (specifically, the openly gay mayor of Portland, Oregon) realized they could do a lot of good together. In our interview with Kevin Palau, he talks about how despite their differences, both communities had to learn that you don’t have to sacrifice what you believe in to participate in common goals for the good of the city.

Show Notes

Read the full story in Kevin's book, Unlikely: Setting Aside Our Differences to Live Out the Gospel

The phrase "Preschool to Prison Pipeline" sounds pretty alarming. Fortunately, we have a lot of great organizations and individuals, like our guest Joann Hunter, walking alongside kids to disrupt the systemic problems that cause a pipeline like this to happen. But it doesn't end there. You can also help disrupt the pipeline by getting involved, or as Joann puts it, just showing up. Love disrupts everything.

In this episode we hear Joann's story about how it took a village to raise her, and how that inspires her to serve her community and be that caring adult for others. You'll leave this conversation feeling inspired to just show up for others and disrupt the pipeline in your circles of influence.   

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Despite being torn down 9 years ago, Roberts Stadium is still talked about as Evansville's beloved arena. But if you loved Roberts Stadium, does that mean you have to hate the Ford Center? In this episode, we talk about why people still love talking about Roberts Stadium, constructive criticism vs. complaining, and a healthy way to think about our city as it changes and grows.

We'd love to hear from you! Send us a message at [email protected] 

You read the title correctly - this week our guest, Ubi Ntewo talks about not only why we should discuss politics, religion, and other hard topics with people, but why it’s necessary.

Ubi himself covers some pretty hard pills to swallow in this conversation like why you shouldn’t actually “agree to disagree” and that pastors should be unified in their theology.

If you’re part of Evansville’s faith community, check out the Prism & Light Experience this May at lockunited.org/prism-light

Take a quiz with us! In this Episode, we test our Evansville knowledge by taking Evansville Living Magazine's "How well do you know Evansville?" quiz. We were surprised at Evansville's contribution to the world! After the quiz, we wrap up by discussing why it's actually important to know things about our city. Spoiler alert - you can't love what you don't know.

Let us know how you did, or any other comments at [email protected]

“Our ceiling is their floor.”

Theophilus Akai hails from Ghana, West Africa, and after living in multiple states in the U.S., he settled in Evansville - and loves it! Theo has a passion for music and creating spaces for people, especially kids, to learn and grow. His thoughtful commentary on exposing kids to all sorts of opportunities, not just music, inspired us to dream of ways we can invest in the younger generations to help them be for Evansville.

We have to add - we’re a bit starstruck with Theo at the moment, as you’ll hear his guitar work behind UG SKywalkin representing Indiana on NBC’s American Song Contest! The first episode airs March 21 at 8/7c - check it out and cheer on Indiana with us!

Listen to our interview with Theo on your favorite podcast platform.

Show notes:

American Song Contest

Theo’s Website

Are you a musician hiding in your bedroom? Do you have a skill or job that you’d like to provide an opportunity to teach people about? We’d love to talk with you. Connect with us at [email protected]

If you were riding on an elevator with someone and they asked you to describe Evansville, what would you say in that one minute?

The For Evansville team kicks off season 2 by discussing what makes Evansville unique, why it’s important to highlight problems, and looking forward to this upcoming season.

Show Notes

The Grippos Episode 

Randy Hobson’s interview 

State of E Report 

Share your Evansville elevator pitch with us! Email us at [email protected]