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The 812 - a local civics podcast

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Public-affairs interview podcast about local government and community in Bloomington/Monroe County, IN. Host Steve Volan is a 20-yr former Bloomington city councilor, 30-yr radio host, urbanist, and Shoupista. The812show.org https://linktr.ee/the812show

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The 812 - a local civics podcast @the812show.bsky.social · 9d

Get to know The 812 podcast in 30 seconds! Over 215 30-minuute interview episodes - civics with civility - are available at the812show.org and on podcast platforms. Based in Bloomington, Indiana.
#BloomingtonIndiana #HoosierSky #civildiscourse #civics #localgovernment #indiana #IUBloomington

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221 [S4E15]: Melanie Vehslage and the Youth Services Bureau – The 812

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The 812 - a local civics podcast @the812show.bsky.social · 4h

🎙Podcast episode 221 is now available at the812show.org or on any podcast platform. Our guest is Melanie Vehslage, the Prevention Coordinator for the Youth Services Bureau of Monroe County. #HoosierSky #HoosierTwitter #Indiana #BloomingtonIndiana

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The 812 - a local civics podcast @the812show.bsky.social · 2d

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220 [S4E14]: Defending Tenants with Stacee Williams of Student Legal Services at IU – The 812

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The 812 - a local civics podcast @the812show.bsky.social · 2d

🎙Podcast episode 220 is now available at the812show.org. Stacee Williams is the director of Student Legal Services at IU Bloomington. SLS has seen and litigated it all when it comes to issues between tenants and landlords. LINK IN COMMENT. #HoosierSky #IUBloomington #Indiana #BloomingtonIndiana

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The 812 - a local civics podcast @the812show.bsky.social · 7d

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219 [S4E13]: Protecting Local Waters: Maggie Sullivan of the Friends of Lake Monroe – The 812

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The 812 - a local civics podcast @the812show.bsky.social · 7d

🎙Podcast episode 219 is now available at the812show.org or on any podcast platform. Lake Week at The 812 continues with Maggie Sullivan, the Watershed Coordinator for the Friends of Lake Monroe. #HoosierSky #HoosierTwitter #Indiana #BloomingtonIndiana

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The 812 - a local civics podcast @the812show.bsky.social · 9d

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218 [S4E12]: Lake Lemon Conservancy District Manager Adam Casey – The 812

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The 812 - a local civics podcast @the812show.bsky.social · 9d

🎙Podcast episode 218 is now available at the812show.org or on any podcast platform. Today we talk about the Lake Lemon Conservancy District with its manager, Adam Casey. Lots to unpack about this beloved now-recreational site. #HoosierSky #HoosierTwitter #Indiana #BloomingtonIndiana

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The 812 - a local civics podcast @the812show.bsky.social · 14d

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217 [S4E11]: The Community Kitchen Tackles Food Insecurity: Vicki Pierce and Kyla Cox Deckard – The 812

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The 812 - a local civics podcast @the812show.bsky.social · 14d

🎙Podcast episode 217 is now available at the812show.org or on any podcast platform. EPISODE LINK IN THE COMMENT. We hear from Vicki Pierce and Kyla Cox Deckard of Community Kitchen of Monroe County, Indiana. #HoosierSky #HoosierTwitter #Indiana #BloomingtonIndiana

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The 812 - a local civics podcast @the812show.bsky.social · 16d

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216 [S4E10]: Elizabeth Conley of BridgeUSA at IU, on Constructive Political Dialogue – The 812

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The 812 - a local civics podcast @the812show.bsky.social · 16d

🎙Podcast episode 216 is now available at the812show.org or on any podcast platform. Elizabeth Conley is president of BridgeUSA at IU, supporting “a thriving US democracy ... [and] respectful, productive dialogue.”
#HoosierSky #HoosierTwitter #Indiana #BloomingtonIndiana #IUBloomington

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The 812 - a local civics podcast @the812show.bsky.social · 21d

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215 [S4E09]: Mark Figg on the Cooling Bloomington Rental Market – The 812

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The 812 - a local civics podcast @the812show.bsky.social · 21d

🎙Podcast episode 215 is now available at the812show.org or on any podcast platform. Bloomington, IN property developer and manager, Mark Figg, on the latest data on number of units in the city, occupancy rates and how both are affecting rents.
#HoosierSky #Indiana #BloomingtonIndiana #Housing

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The 812 - a local civics podcast @the812show.bsky.social · 23d

🎙Podcast episode 214 is now available at the812show.org or on any podcast platform.

We discuss the state of the local housing market in our college town with realtor guest Tracee Lutes, of Remax/Acclaimed Properties of Bloomington, Indiana. #HoosierSky #HoosierTwitter #Indiana #BloomingtonIndiana

The 812 - a local civics podcast @the812show.bsky.social · 28d

🎙 Podcast episode 213 is now available at the812show.org or on any podcast platform.
Our guest today, Susan Hingle, chairs the Monroe County, IN Women's Commission, Susan Hingle.
#HoosierSky #HoosierTwitter #Indiana #BloomingtonIndiana

The 812 - a local civics podcast @the812show.bsky.social · 28d

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The 812 - a local civics podcast @the812show.bsky.social · Sep 16

🎙 Podcast episode 212 is now available at the812show.org or on any podcast platform. It’s another round of questions for Anna Killion-Hansen about the City of Bloomington, IN Housing & Neighborhood Development, which she directs.

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The 812 - a local civics podcast @the812show.bsky.social · Sep 15

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111 [S2E14]: The Pipsqueakery: A Rescue and Sanctuary for Domestic and Wild Animals – The 812

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The 812 - a local civics podcast @the812show.bsky.social · Sep 15

A clip from Episode 111 of The 812 podcast. Cutie 🐇 Clooney visited from The Pipsqueakery with Amy Clark and Katie Lo! Full episode linked in the comment.

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The 812 - a local civics podcast @the812show.bsky.social · Sep 11

Podcast episode 211 is now available at the812show.org or on any podcast platform. Caleb Hoagland and Dan Caldwell run the Bloomington (Indiana) Severe Winter Emergency Shelter (B-SWERS), and recently received a local 2025 Human Rights Award. #HoosierSky #HoosierTwitter #Indiana #BloomingtonIndiana

The 812 - a local civics podcast @the812show.bsky.social · Sep 9

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The 812 - a local civics podcast @the812show.bsky.social · Sep 9

🎙 Podcast episode 210 is now available at the812show.org or on any podcast platform. Our guest today is Danielle Benedek, co-founder of the Riley Physician’s Medical Child Abuse Clinic. For her work, the Bloomington, IN Commission on the Status of Women named Benedek the 2025 Woman of the Year.

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The 812 - a local civics podcast @the812show.bsky.social · Sep 4

Podcast episode 209 is now available at the812show.org or on any podcast platform. Our guest today, Eddy Riou, is the executive director of SCCAP (“skap”), the South Central Community Action Program, which is based in Bloomington. #HoosierSky #HoosierTwitter #Indiana #BloomingtonIndiana