Who Gets What?

Teacher/ motivator Stephen Ritz, founder of The Green Bronx Machine," and director Mu Sun, describe an inspiring film of The Heartland International Film Festival.

The conversation includes background information on the filmmaker, and an especially sincere, motivational, and poignant philosophy about food, children, teachers, and teaching.

Artistic Director Greg Sorvig and Senior Programmer Julia Ricci explain what is ahead starting October 8.

After 8 productive years, Susan Brooks is retiring from representing the Fifth Congressional District of Indiana.

This conversation covers her work in crime reduction, improving the effectiveness of social media in emergencies, national preparedness for pandemics, local preparedness for disasters, improving civility in Congress, and much, much more.

Monica Foster is Executive Director of The Indiana Federal Community Defender for the Southern District of Indiana. She and her colleagues defend more than 90 % of cases in the district.

Does that sound boring? No Way. Just learn about the Santa Claus fraud of John F. Kennedy (alias), the most humane form of execution according to Saudis, the need for "racial reckoning," and even how a culinary workshop affected her life.

Tim Brickley produces, engineers, composes, sings, and conducts in a dozen different contexts, including solo jazz, opening for big name touring groups, and preparing music for film as well as for the local Fonseca Theater.

Listen to Tim here with John and Morton, then pull down some of his work on YouTube. Well worth the time.

Judge Martha Wentworth, the Indiana Tax Court Judge (second person to hold this position) tells us: "I love tax." She loves the ever-changing legal tax structure that directly or indirectly affects every Hoosier family.

Major topics are the case "Town of St. John (1998) that changed property tax administration to market-based valuations, and "Wayfair" (2018 U.S. Supreme Court) that allowed sales tax to be charged on most inter state transactions.

Chris Watts, head of the Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute, talks about his agency and the fiscal challenges caused by COVID.

Designer Elizabeth Mahoney (EMDesign) describes the many meanings of good design, from buildings to computer icons, and she cites some of her favorites.

She also is passionate about protecting our climate, animal welfare and tree preservation.

A potential new state seal rounds out this conversation.

Attorney Robert Wildman spent years representing The Indiana Secondary Market for Education Loans. (Host Morton Marcus served the same organization on the board of directors.) Now his largest client is a developer of commercial real estate, placing him on the borrowers side of the table.

This discussion covers the 2008 economic challenges, and compares those to the challenges today caused by COVID.

Arguably the most experienced and knowledgeable attorney regarding a 40 year history of elections in Marion County, Indiana, Bill Groth explains the major cases that determined how our city council is elected.

He then talks about current litigation regarding voting in the time of COVID, mailed ballot receipt deadlines, signature matching, and methods to speed up tabulations.