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1 min - S03 E33 - We Have Class, Glass, and a Day Pass
This week, we chat with glass artist John Miller. His oversized pop art sculptures inspired by the 100th anniversary of Route 66 are gathered in a new exhibition at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art (now through January 31, 2027). We also speak with Emily Sparks; she and her sister missed the educational adventures of their youth scouting trips—so they created "Adult Scouts" in Indianapolis! And we'll head back to Catholic school with Mary Beth Burns, whose one-woman show "Late Night Catechism" is coming to Ball State's Pruis Hall (September 26).
Plus—we meet our new Assistant Producer and Cohost: KeAnna Mills!
49 min - S03 E32 - We Join the Fan Club
This week, we have a Conversation with enthusiastic comic book writer and editor Christina "Christy" Blanch. We'll talk about comics as an art form, what makes a good comic story, how comic book editing is unique from book editing, and how owning a local store helped her find local talent! We also take a listen back to our celebration of "WAYWO" artists from earlier this year.
37 min - S03 E31 - We Take a Look in Two Books
This week is for book lovers! We chat with Hoosier author Shifa Saltagi Safadi about her new middle grade novel "Sisters Alone." She tells us why she started writing—and why it was important to her to see stories with her experience on bookshelves. We also hear from NPR health and science correspondent Allison Aubrey, whose new book "Your Turn" is a practical guide to the 'third turn' into midlife. And Hannah Bradshaw (President of the Pop of Culture Book Club) joins us with her fall reading list!
49 min - S03 E30 - We Pretend It's Fall
It's the last weekend to visit the pool, so we're diving back into some of our Fall favorites! We'll hear from:
- Michael Pace, Native American educator and storyteller
- Joseph Gross, writer of the Beautiful Thing "Jumping in Leaves"
- Brian Blair, horror craftsman and owner of Pumpkin Pulp in Muncie
- James Brubeck, a creator at the start of his career
... along with a previously unheard live performance of "Zealous" from local musician Anna Owens. Grab your towel and press play—poolside!
49 min - S03 E29 - We Import Blues from Canada
This week, we look well ahead at the 50th James Dean Festival in Fairmount, Indiana (always the last full weekend in September). The president of the James Dean Museum—Christy Pulley Berry—gives us the history of both the museum and the festival. We're also joined by jazz and blues artist Jasmine Colette of Blue Moon Marquee. The duo had to miss last year's Muncie Three Trails Music Series, so she shares a primer before their visit. And we take you Behind the Song with live performances from local musicians Anna Owens and David Joel Weir.
Oh, and it's our Assistant Producer Andrew Montavon's first time hosting!
50 min - S03 E28 - We’re Not Yet "Senior" Podcasters
This week, we look in somewhat unusual places to find art:
- Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis has an artists-in-residence program. We ask the artists (Jessica Dunn, Michael Moskaliuk) and the President of the Crown Hill Foundation how the program came about—and what visitors can expect.
- NPR Senior Editor Steve Drummond and producer Janet Woojong Lee bring us the newly announced Senior Podcast Challenge, looking for stories from you (if you're 65 or older). The best submissions will be featured nationally on NPR!
- WFYI helps introduce us to the cheese sculptors at the Indiana State Fair.
- Michael Prater is the only art education professor at Ball State. We learn how he fell into the arts and what his teaching philosophy for teachers is.
That, and more!
50 min - S03 E27 - We're Lost in the Bayou
This week, as school gets back in session, we're looking at extracurriculars!
Music class is with Louis Michot, longtime fiddle player and lead singer of the Grammy award-winning Lost Bayou Ramblers. He tells us how their band balances Louisiana French tradition with musical innovation. Drama class is with Chelsea Anderson, the new Executive and Artistic Director at Fort Wayne Civic Theatre—who made her way back to the Midwest for the role. And after school... that's at Oakley Brothers' Distillery in Anderson. We meet the brothers (Jerrad and Jason) and get an exclusive tour of their historic building.
49 min - S03 E26 - We Layer on the Flavor
Pop of Culture is back! This week, we head to a commercial kitchen to learn the art of layering flavors with Chef Jason Reynolds. He also talks about how his catering team maintains their culinary creativity while managing hundreds of events each month. Then, just ahead of the 2026 IndyFringe Festival (August 13 - 23), Executive Director Paul Daily explains how they turn dozens of shows around in ten days.
We also meet comic book author—and owner of Aw Yeah comics in Muncie—Christina Blanch, and we'll hear from the remaining artists in this year's Muncie Three Trails Music Festival!
49 min - Pop Bonus Track - Pokey LaFarge
It's a little extra Pop! We sat down with musician Pokey LaFarge ahead of his performance at the Muncie Three Trails Music Series on Saturday, July 25. We asked what keeps him coming back to Muncie, what's different about his latest album, and how music can speak to the moment we're in. He also tells us how the birth of his daughter has changed his career outlook.
Pop of Culture returns August 7! Listen on IPR every Friday and Saturday at 12:00 p.m. ET, or right here in your podcast feed.11 min
About The Scene, from Indiana Public Radio
From the publisher's feed
The Scene is a weekly public radio show produced in Indiana that features music in performance from…
all around the great Hoosier state. Each week, we bring listeners an hour of live music performed in local venues catered by a team of human beings who simply love music.
Our goal is to promote the Indiana music scene by focusing on the music itself. We want to tell the story of the music happening in our own backyards, to be a spark of conversation between fellow music-lovers, and to give listeners a bit of context about new and upcoming artists, sometimes through interviews with the musicians themselves.
The Scene is produced at Indiana Public Radio in collaboration with Ball State's Music & Media Production department and is made possible in part by listeners (just like you!) and the Vice President for Information Technology at Ball State.