• The Role of The Federal Home Loan Bank
    Sep 25 2024

    In his successive second interview with us, Mike Hannigan describes the functions of The Federal Home Loan Bank system. (Mike was a board member of The Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis. He also served in many trade association leadership positions.)

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    28 mins
  • Developing Projects in Modern Life
    Sep 20 2024

    Mike Hannigan understands both the needs and processes to originate and conclude major development projects, all taking many months and years from start to finish, some more than a decade. This is the task of converting land to its highest and best use. Some residential. Some commercial or industrial. In any case, look at any project, any at all, and "you will see an effort that was opposed by some, perhaps by many, at the start." (Specific local projects are mentioned.)

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    28 mins
  • Running for the Brownsburg School District
    Sep 13 2024

    Neil Huddleston describes running for the school board of Brownsburg, Indiana. He’s followed controversies, such as critical race theory, as well as transportation of students and how to deal with rapid population growth. Hear for yourself the trials and tribulations of a novice non-politician in a fractured local election.

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    31 mins
  • Young & Established in Evansville, with director Courtney Johnson
    Sep 5 2024

    Courtney Johnson, with spouse and two children, still finds time to direct a powerful youth center ( "Y & E," which stands for "Young and Established"), to serve as a professional life coach, manage a food bank, maintain a marketing company, work as director of community and resources for The Evansville Housing Authority, and he is at-large member of The Evansville City Council. Whew!!

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    26 mins
  • Statistics, Correlations, Politics, and Data--Mystics Use Statistics
    Aug 24 2024

    Inappropriate use of statistics, a prominent element in politics, is considered, criticized, and evaluated, in this conversation between the moderators of Who Gets What.

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    28 mins
  • School Vouchers, Their Effects on Public Education
    Aug 16 2024

    Public schools serve all residents. Vouchers do not. They do not serve populations in small towns having only one school, itself barely supported. Vouchers tend to subsize wealthy persons who can afford private school tuitions. Perhaps as much as 90 % of voucher subsidizes go to schools having support from a single religion. These are just a few of the powerful points in this discussion.

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    28 mins
  • Aging in Place with Senior Home Companions
    Aug 10 2024

    Since 1992, Senior Home Companions has provided personal caregivers for the memory challenged and infirm. More recently, it has built Story Cottages, fully-staffed facilities for as few as 8 resident guests. Its leader is David Morgan who tells us about planning for the later years and, of course: Aging In Place.

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    28 mins
  • An Indiana Drum Major (and a lot of sports history)
    Aug 3 2024

    Drum Major Larry Lafferty compellingly describes his experiences starting with the 1968 Indiana Marching Hundred, The Rose Bowl Year. Now a retired school administrator from Bedford, IN., Larry reflects on Indiana sports history and movies in which his band made appearances. Meanwhile, podcast host Morton reveals that his son was a high school drum major.

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    23 mins