Raymond Hammond is editor of The New York Quarterly, and, of course, a poet himself.  

We talk about instagram poetry, advertising in poetry magazines, snobbery, the movie "Dead Poet Society" ("It tought me how to teach poetry."), and the  mailing list he would like to own (The New York Post mailing list, having people who need poetry.)

Raymond moved to Indianapolis in January.  (An important previous experience was as a law enforcement office at The Statue of Liberty.)

Like Seinfeld, we talk about nothing, and everything:   mafia, credit cards, Title IX, la crosse, geese, punctuality, guns, and, well, you know.  

A balanced view of housing, bike paths, "Sundown Towns," driving priveleges for immigrants, taxes, even box stores, is covered effectively by this interview with Allan Kauffman, who, on leaving the mayor's office, now serves on the school board.  

Transcribed personal oral history may be found at https://goshen.guide/2020/01/15/allan-kauffman-oral-history/

Chelsea Whittington, owner of C Whitt PR of Gary, Indiana, finds herself representing organizsations she knows and loves, such as a weight loss organization, Gary government and schools, Indiana University of N.W. Indiana, and, at one time, The Peace Corps.  She also teaches communication skills with this admonition:  "Don't Be Shy."

What do The Flintstones, Nyota Uhara, Methodist Hospital, IUPUI, teaching non profit management, and The Heartland International Film Festival, have in common?

The answer is our guest, Michael Ault

Ruth Ann Marcus, epidemiologist with The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,, talks about disease detectives, racial elements in public health, HIV prevention, really bad cider, and anthroplogy.  

His book, "My Two Centuries in Africa," is available on Amazon, and soon will be promoted in towns across America as Carl again embarks on a trip.  (The resulting new book might be called "Man in a Van.")  

Scholar, writer, broadcaster, collector Kyle Long talks extensively about the formidable heritage of Indiana music.  

Kyle is host of "Cultural Manifesto" which can be heard Wednesdays at 8 p.m. and Saturdays at 6 p.m. on public radio stations such as WFYI.  

Here we learn about the structure of the water and sewer utiity Citizens Energy (organized as a charitable trust) from the manager of corporate communications, Dan Considine, and more from Mike Miller, manager of the almost 15-year project to improve water quality of White River.