Kevin Weaver, who has submitted films to The Heartland International Film Festival, describes his Bloomington-based production company which creates documentaries as well as business and nonprofit oriented films.  

He and Morton discuss the value of films centered on individuals compared to potential films that could or should highlight institutions.

As a result of personal challenges, Kevin imagines presenting songs and stories about invitro fertilization.  

Archivist Stephen Lane shares the significance of his sixth floor special collection that emphasizes the history of Indianapolis.

Along the way, we discover that Stephen was a Peace Corps volunteer in Paraguay at the end of the last decade, while John was a PCV in neighboring Bolivia 1966-1968.  Then, a flood opened of references to Indiana-international connections.

DO   INDIANA  OFFROAD ("D.IN.O) is the management company behind almost a score of off road races each year, each attracting as many as 200 competitors.  

Brian Holzheusen is the leader of D.IN.O.  His company plans, obtains permits, registers competitors, and keeps timing records.  

Will Higgins, columnist, tennis star, and historian, talks about Indiana's "squeamish" approach to history, a deceased pimp, walking tours, and journalism in general, in this wide-ranging conversation.

Unfortunately, he did not have time to talk about his other project, The Society of Presidential Urine Collectors.  

Diversion lanes, sub contractors, planning,, pavements and lane marks all are part of this conversation with Scott Manning, Deputy Chief of Staff, Indiana Department of Transportation.

You can connect too:  try www.INDOT4U.com.  (24-7, answering any questions, but not how to get along with your passengers.)

Becky and Cory Fisher produce films, including corporate messages, documentaries, and even complete sound and videos for the annual Haunted House of The Indianapolis Children's Museum.

In this conversation, they describe filming, the wide availability of professional production talent in Indianapolis, and their joy of this work.  

Long-time, now-retired, strategic planner and economic development expert Thayr Richey talks about planning.

John suggests strategic plans are ineffective.  Morton says some are effective.  Thayr says "it depends," but many bite off more than they can chew.  

Morton and John converse with Tia Link, star of the Heartland International Film Festival short, "Rosie's Rescue."

Tia was a practicing lawyer before attending acting school in New York City.  Here she considers the casting process, differences between film and stage, and a new project just starting in development.  Like many emerging actors, she has another job, which will be to teach law at the McKinney school of law in Indianapolis.

Terry Marsh wrote and directed "Rosie's Rescue," an official selection of the Heartland International Shorts Film Festival.  It is a poignant story of crisis and redemption.

Among many subjects is a comparison between television production and filmmaking.

Clayton Taylor served decades as Vice President of Production at WFYI Public Media where more than 50 local productions garnered national distribution.

He was a reporter, news editor, television news producer, creator of new investigative reporting shows, and he coordinated creation of a wide variety of public television documentaries.