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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.

Recent census estimates state that Indiana is growing more slowly than the nation, and that Marion County, Indiana, is growing substantially faster than the rest of the state. Therefore, what does it mean that the central part of the state is thriving, while other parts are failing?

The Rules: Expand by fifty percent; begin on the third day; stage out; the sacrifices; arrive and depart with no plan in between.

With years of experience studying theories of economic growth, wealth distribution, and urban life, Elias Crim talks comprehensively about his adopted home, South Bend, Indiana. He considers localism, distributism, and other concepts which are prominent in his writing for Solidarity Hall, which he founded in 2013.

Since the late 19th century, Arabs from dozens of countries and various religious backgrounds have emigrated to Indiana, starting on Willard Street, now the location of Lucas Oil Stadium.

Our guest, Edward Curtis, is a publicly-engaged scholar of Muslim American, African American, and Arab American history and life, serving as a teacher and scholar at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis.

A valuable source is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmYxlrdr5j4.