Brian Brase does a lot:  former high school athletic director, administrator of numerous state-wide athletic competitions, caregiver, president of his neighborhood association, and  Executive Director of Indiana University's Marching Hundred Alumni Council.  

Student borrowers, remember this phone number:   317-715-9007.  This is the source of comprehensive, personal, individual advice about student loans, loans related to career choices, tuition and the net costs of seeking additional education.  We learned this from Bill Wozniak, Vice President of Marketing, INvestEd, the non profit, quasi Indiana state agency charged with managing student loans.  

Who predicted--accurately--the results of elections in November, 2022?  Believe it:  movie maker Michael Moore.  He also did it correctly in 2016.  And no one knows why or how, but everyone knows now that formal polls failed miserably.  Want to learn more.  Listen to our interview with retired pollster Jeff Lewis.  

Eclectic writer, philospher and podcaster, Anne Laker, talks about her work with The Indiana Forest Alliance, restoring a fire house, and watching movies.  (Here is a bonus:  you can read her personal diary on the web.)

Jake Oakman, Executive Director, White River State Park Development Commission, describes workings of the park, its past, its future, and even his personal experiences as Indiana University Student Body President.

Mike Schmuhl, chair of the Indiana Democrat Party, talks about paying for electricity, recruiting candidates, cooperating to manage polling locations, the unfortunate demise of local news, and his experiences with Tim Russert as an intern on Meet The Press.

Jason Hamman, Technical Production Manager of Newfields (The Indianapolis Museum of Art) talks about installing "The Lume," lighting the two annual ourdoor displays (Harvest Nights and Winter Lights), and working with live productions.  

The Hechinger Report presents detailed journalism at no cost through its non-profit model.  Nicole Dobo is a senior editor who describes challenges in rural education, such as attracting teachers and sharing teachers across districts.  

The Report is available at no cost at www.hechingerreport.org.

Filming in Brown County, Indiana, Producer Lisa Hall demonstrates the depth of addiction in her 2021 film, The Addict's Wake, which is becoming instructional for many viewers, such as persons in law enforcement, health insurance, and treatments towards recovery.  

The film won prizes in the 2021 Heartland International Film Festival, including audience choice.  

Many programs designed to supply housing are administered by The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, headed by our guest, J. Jacob Sipe, Executive Director.  The agency is both an administrator and a finance source for programs to directly help low-income persons and to subsidize financing of housing projects.  

Considering the complexity, listeners are encouraged to Google the agency.