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Host Joe Crawford talks with Larry Barker, the executive director of the Monroe County Solid Waste Management District, and Steve Volan, the chair of the District's Board of Directors. Barker and Volan talk about the future of trash and recycling, the proposal to build a new transfer station on West Vernal Pike, and the issues with the city of Bloomington's trash collection program, which is losing a million dollars a year.

Host Lisa-Marie Napoli talks to Sheila Evans, Indiana University Health's Community Health Program Manager, and Jacqui Bauer, Sustainability Coordinator for the City of Bloomington. Evans and Bauer discuss the important connection between health and the environment and how other factors such as economics and social issues also tie in. The guests share innovative ideas and resources for making one's home and community healthier for people and the environment.

While the corridor of North America slated to link the Keystone Pipeline from Alberta to Texas may seem massive in size, the impact of linking the average oil-dependent consumer to the trillions of gallons of tarsands petroleum tapped by Keystone will no doubt be much greater. Activist, author, and Louisville resident Sam Avery traveled the length of the proposed pipeline, engaging with the blossoming culture of activism against Keystone and even facing arrest himself in Texas as a result of his public opposition. His research and activism are chronicled in his new book, The Pipeline and the Paradigm, where he also documents testimony by those fearing local impact by the Keystone Pipeline. Interchange host Ryan Dawes discusses Avery's new book, the pros and cons of the pipeline, and the basic human aspirations that impact our environment.

This week on Interchange host Robert Shull interviews local businessman Jeff Lewis. A modern day "renaissance man," Mr. Lewis discusses his variety of skills and interests including barbering, martial arts, stand up comedy, and board game design.

Host Alycin Bektesh is joined by Ron Whitehead and Frank Messina. The two traveling poets and spoken word artists were in town for the final stretch of the "Run of the Roses" tour which culminated in live performances at Russian Recording in Bloomington. Messina and Whitehead speak on their craft, their history and the importance of poetry to the shared human experience.

Co-Hosts Alycin Bektesh and Leigh Bush, producer of WFHB's storytelling program The Porch Swing, speak with IU folklore Professor Jon Kay, the Director of Traditional Arts Indiana about oral history and the art of storytelling. The Bloomington Storytelling Project is hosting a live storytelling event "In the Beginning" this Friday, April 26th, at 8pm at the Bishop Bar in Bloomington.

This week on Interchange, host Trish Kerle has a conversation with political activist and Code Pink co-founder Madea Benjamin. Ms. Benjamin discusses her work as an activist and the rise of drone warfare. Ms. Benjamin also discusses her work as an activist around the world with Global Exchange and Code Pink.

Host Chad Carrothers speaks with local business owner Ed Schwartzman and Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Cara C. Lewis about suicide awareness and prevention. Schwartzman will be a part of a panel discussion this weekend during the "Celebrate Life: Suicide Prevention Film and Theatre Festival" in Bloomington and is the father of Ben Schwartzman, who committed suicide at the age of 19. Dr. Cara C. Lewis is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University, where she runs a mental health clinic and teaches doctoral students about the nature of suicide. Join us as we shine a light into dark places and listen for the radio broadcast debut of music recorded by Ben Schwartzman.

Filmmaker Brigetta Wagner speaks about her production Rosehill, a Bloomington-based feature film going into production in May, that tackles themes of aging, friendship, and small town living. Next, documentary filmmakers Peter Stevenson and Thomas Miller speak about their production One Day in April, chronicling the riders of the Little 500 bike race in Bloomington as they prepare year round for an afternoon of glory.

This week on Interchange, host Emily Jackson interviews the editor of both Nuvo magazine and Living Green magazine, Jim Poyser. Ms. Jackson and Mr. Poyser discuss hope, climate change, and his work as an editor of two different publications at the same time in two separate markets.