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Forward Motion celebrates 10 years of musical exploration

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Béla Fleck on Bill Monroe, Zakir Hussain, and his return to bluegrass

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La Vida Arcana mixes Latin punk with magic and mysticism

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Rudresh Mahanthappa brings the Hero Trio to Indianapolis

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Las Cafeteras bring Day of the Dead celebration to Indiana

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Indianapolis Siblings TJ and Teresa Reynolds on their joint album Lineage

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Sitar icon Niladri Kumar on Zakir Hussain, the Zitar, and his work in Bollywood music

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William Shatner on his Indiana connection and work in public radio

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Latin music pioneers of Northwest Indiana

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Clave Caribe - 20 Years of Latin Music in Lafayette

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Jazz Fest preview with Sheila E and Nikki Glaspie

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“I Will Laugh More Than I Cry” - Comedian Claressa Patton on comedy and healing

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Colin Blunstone on One Year, the Zombies documentary, and Duncan Browne

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Secretly Canadian at 30 - How a Bloomington DIY label became a global force in independent music

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Oreo Jones on this year's Chreece

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Rob Dixon discusses Naptown Soul

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Live from Winchester, Indiana's Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival

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Celebrating two of Northwest Indiana's most acclaimed contemporary musician

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Herbie Hancock on Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard and his upcoming date in Indianapolis

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Becky Archibald discusses her new album, Tango for Disobedient Beasts

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Exploring the history of Winchester, Indiana’s Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival

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Steve Wariner discusses his roots in the Indianapolis music scene and his work in visual art

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Monika Herzig's Transparent uses jazz to confront transphobia

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Valerie Phelps and Kenny Phelps on the Making of Project 7

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Remembering Indiana's Tom Hensley - keyboard virtuoso and musical adventurer

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Composer Jordan Munson discusses new collaboration with Dance Kaleidoscope

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Michael Cleveland on Bill Monroe, Billy Strings, and returning to the Indiana Fiddlers' Gathering

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Pride Month - LGBTQ+ activist Mary Byrne looks back on her work promoting women’s music in Indiana

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Marion, Indiana's Lizz Vega on playing harp, songwriting and livestreaming

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How Indianapolis Songwriter Bruz Fletcher Became a Pioneer of LGBTQ+ Music

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Indianapolis musician Naomi Pulver is building an audience for her finely crafted pop songs

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Harp innovator Edmar Castañeda merges jazz and Colombian tradition

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Rusty Redenbacher on Mudkids, Nasty Slim, and battling Eminem

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Asian American musicians are shaping Indiana's Sound - celebrating AANHPI Heritage Month

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Jermaine from the South on rapping in Creole, playing oud, and making psychedelic hip-hop beats

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Indianapolis musician, writer and rapper Foosie on his debut album, All-American Ghetto

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The secret history of Radio Free Naptown

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Software, the feminist synth-rock band that broke barriers for women and LGBTQ+ musicians in Indianapolis

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Born in Indianapolis to immigrant parents, Trigger Alpert recorded with America’s top musicians

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Jazz legend Steve Allee reacts to hearing lost tapes

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Western wear designer Jerry Lee Atwood discusses his solo exhibition, Cowboy Couture

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How Indianapolis’ Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell influenced Bob Dylan’s music

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DJ Metrognome and J. Moore celebrate 20 years of Take That Tuesday

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Celebrating the women pioneers of Indiana punk, noise, new wave and alternative music

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40 Indiana guitar pioneers every Hoosier should know: South Bend, Indiana’s Willie Woods

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Composer and instrument builder Rob Funkhouser discusses Respiratory Cycle

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Indiana’s Will Geer fought fascism with art and toured the U.S. with folksinger Woodie Guthrie

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40 Indiana guitarists every Hoosier should know: Gary, Indiana’s Donald Kinsey

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Cesar Maldonado on the roots of Mariachi Herencia de México

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Wayne Newton on his early work in country music

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The Indiana pioneers of Puerto Rican music

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Discovering Sun Ra’s Indiana connections

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Scholar and broadcaster Nia I’man Smith discusses Sonic Blacknuss Radio

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Exploring Gil Scott-Heron’s work with the Princeton, Indiana producer Robert Hosea Williams

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Surina Gangwani is bringing Sofar Sounds back to Indianapolis

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Martin University founder Boniface Hardin fought for equality in classrooms and communities

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Neko Case discusses her new album, Spotify, and the influence of Umm Kulthum

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Jazz bassist and beatmaker Brandon Meeks reflects on his roots in Indiana

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Beatmaker Scott Matelic on the evolution of his soulful, psychedelic hip-hop sound

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Remembering Indiana musicians who died in 2025

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Justin Bland looks back on the history of Made Man Improv

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Standout moments and releases by Indiana musicians in 2025

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Ricky Skaggs discusses Christmas music, The Grand Ole Opry and the legacy of Bill Monroe

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40 Indiana guitarists every Hoosier should know: Evansville, Indiana’s Jackie Clark

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ARCHIVE: A Tribute to Vivian Carter

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Indiana composer Landon Caldwell on his explorations in experimental sound

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Celebrating National Native American Heritage Month

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Juan Díes of Sones de México Ensemble reflects on his Indiana roots

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FEATURE: Felix Contreras, host of NPR's Alt Latino

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John Green on his new book, public media, and his Indianapolis roots

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FEATURE: Cherish Love portrays Sister Rosetta Tharpe in 'Marie & Rosetta.'

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Exploring PASIC - The Percussive Arts Society International Convention

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FEATURE: Herman 'Butch' Slaughter

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Celebrating Sister Rosetta Tharpe with the cast of IRT’s “Marie and Rosetta”

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Bernie Sanders and AOC in Terre Haute for the Eugene V. Debs Awards Ceremony

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“Mr. Science” Brad Garton on his roots in Indiana punk and his work in computer music

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Ailsa Chang on the importance of supporting public media

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Breaking Through: revisiting the post-punk legacy of Bloomington’s Sally’s Dream

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Lee Fields comes to Indianapolis

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Journalist Jude Noel says “Indy is next”

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Aida Cuevas looks back on 50 years of singing to Mexico

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Jazz meets Samba featuring Magary Lord, Juliana Ribeiro, Márcio Pereira, and Indianapolis’ Lasana Kazembe

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Cabaret Latino celebrates the songs of the Americas

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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with Hobart, Indiana’s Omar Apollo

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Asher White on Gary, Indiana, Judee Sill, and her new album, 8 Tips for Full Catastrophe Living

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Pahua explores Latin American folklore through electronic beats

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Gonzalo Rubalcaba on Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, Benny Moré and Nat King Cole

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The Byrds’ Roger McGuinn reflects on early Chicago folk music roots

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Brandee Younger on playing Alice Coltrane’s harp and the historic Indiana harpist Myrtle Hart

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The Indiana roots of Durand Jones and the Indications

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The Afro-Caribbean sound of Oltanie / Rodney Stepp

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4200Kory explores family and growing up on the Eastside on Cobra Son

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Comedian Lucas Waterfill premieres new play at Indy Fringe

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Joosi Got Bars discusses Chreece, PLUSH, and growing up in Naptown

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Everything, Now! looks back on 20 years of creating psychedelic indie rock in Indiana

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Wife Patrol explores decline and desolation in Indianapolis on “NOPLACE”

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Vocalion Records’ historic 1928 Indianapolis sessions

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The top 10 most valuable Indiana LPs and singles

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The experimental Naptown hip-hop group 81355 returns with “Bad Dogs”

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Joel Frederiksen on fusing the songs of Leonard Cohen with music of the French Renaissance