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A weekly podcast for Truman State University's student-produced newspaper, The Index! We take a deep dive into the biggest story each week and talk about what else you need to know.

The Index


    • Dec 2, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 11m AVG DURATION
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    Season 4, Episode 3: Truman to reorganize departments to account for reduced faculty and student body

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2022 7:04


    In this episode of Dry Ink, Editor-in-Chief Genna Tlustos talks with staff writer Joey Dougherty about department reorganization at Truman. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Season 4, Episode 2: Volleyball earns season's first win

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 6:37


    In this episode of Dry Ink, Editor-in-Chief Genna Tlustos talks with Sports Editor Lillie Morisaki about the volleyball team's first win this season. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Season 4, Episode 1: Truman introduces esports program

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2022 8:47


    In this episode of Dry Ink, Editor-in-Chief Genna Tlustos talks with staff writer Seth Jarvis about the esports program recently started at Truman. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Season 3, Episode 2: Catching up with D.O.M Alumni at Dukum

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 11:53


    In this episode of Dry Ink, follow Features and Opinions Editor Genna and Editor and Chief Rachel Becker as they chat with Truman State University's Delta Omicron Mu fraternity members. The fraternity has been annually reuniting at the DuKum Inn for 40 years. Find out what brought this group together and how they reflect on their time at Truman. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Season 3, Episode 1: Get to Know the Editors

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 12:30


    Time to get to know the editors of The Index in this episode! Editor and Producer of Dry Ink, Trevor Grandin, interviews The Index Editor in Chief Rachel Becker and Managing Editor Anakin Bush. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Season 2, Episode 25: A Reflection with Ryan Pivoney

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021 12:25


    Outgoing Editor-in-Chief Ryan Pivoney joins to reflect on his time at The Index and give us a preview of what he is planning to do after graduation. Read his farewell column here! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Season 2, Episode 24: Truman Facebook Groups Provide a Connection for Students

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 12:48


    Index Features and Opinions Editor Genevieve Tlustos joins to talk about her latest story about how Truman State University students are connecting on the Facebook groups “Overheard at Truman,” “Shit Truman Professors Say,” and “Memes for Typical Truman Teens.” Read the full story here! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Season 2, Episode 23: The Future of Detours Magazine

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2021 9:41


    This week, we have a special report from Detours Editor-in-Chief Anna Mercer about the future of the online, student-produced travel magazine. Read the full story here! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Season 2, Episode 22: Truman Football Team Gearing up for Spring Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 8:21


    Index sports reporter Ethan Hewett joins to talk about the start of the spring football season. Read the full story here! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Season 2, Episode 21: COVID-19 Precautions Next Fall

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 13:50


    Index News Editor Rachel Becker joins to talk about how Truman State University is planning its COVID-19 response for next fall semester. Read the full story here! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Season 2, Episode 20: Complete Family Medicine Now Oversees Health Center, UCS

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 18:03


    Index News Reporter Jenna Manzelli joins to talk about her latest story covering the partnership between Complete Family Medicine and Truman State University's Student Health Center and University Counseling Services. Read the full story here! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Season 2, Episode 19: President Thomas Delivers All University Address

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 9:51


    Index Assistant News Editor Anakin Bush joins to talk about the All University Address delivered by University President Sue Thomas last week. Read the full story here! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Season 2, Episode 18: Career trends amid the pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 13:45


    Index Managing Editor Elisabeth Shirk joins to talk about her latest story covering the current job market trends amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the full story here! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Season 2, Episode 17: COVID-19 Cases Surge at Truman

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 10:31


    Index News Editor Rachel Becker joins to talk about her latest story on the dramatic increase of active COVID-19 cases at Truman State University. Read the full story here! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Season 2, Episode 16: The Men's Basketball Team Returns from Quarantine

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 12:29


    Jeff Horner, men's basketball head coach, joins to talk about the team's experience quarantining for the last two weeks and what four postponed games means for the Bulldogs. Read the full story here! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Season 2, Episode 15: Residence Life Closing Some Campus Living Areas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 10:23


    Assistant News Editor Anakin Bush joins to talk about his latest story on the floor closure of some residence halls and the permanent decommission of Randolph Apartments next year. Read the full story here! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Season 2, Episode 14: Starting the Spring Semester Amid the Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 20:51


    Welcome back Bulldogs! This week, we're talking to Scott Alberts, the president of Faculty Senate and member of the COVID-19 working group, about what students can expect this spring semester in regard to Truman State University's response to the pandemic. Read the full story here! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Season 2, Episode 13: Racist Posters Spark Community Response

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 10:52


    This week, we have a special report from Index News Editor Rachel Becker as she sits down with a key source in her latest story on the "You belong here" campaign in Kirksville. The campaign, along with a multitude of other responses, is in response to racist posters found in town. Read the full story here! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Season 2, Episode 12: Homecoming During the Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 8:59


    Index News Reporter Kennedy Cooper joins to talk about her latest story on how Truman State University adapted its Homecoming celebrations for the pandemic. Read the full story here! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Season 2, Episode 11: The 2020 Election in Adair County

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 8:56


    In this week's episode we're taking a look at how the 2020 election played out in Adair County and the state of Missouri. We also get a special report from KTRM Studios on the state of polling this election cycle. Read the full story here! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Season 2, Episode 10: Planning for the Spring Semester

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 9:00


    Genevieve Tlustos, an Index news reporter, joins to talk about her latest story on the spring semester schedule planning. While a decision has yet to be made, the Executive Leadership Team is considering CDC guidelines and results from a survey sent to students, faculty and staff. Read the full story here! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Season 2, Episode 9: Campus Recreation adapts to the Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 9:18


    Eric Vaughn, director of intramural and recreational sports at the Student Recreation Center, joins to talk about how the campus Rec Center is adapting its offerings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead of traditional team sports, the Rec Center has started offering more single or double participant activities. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Season 2, Episode 8: Contracting COVID-19 at Truman

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 12:26


    Erica Lindsay, The Index features and opinions editor, shares her experience of what it was like to test positive for COVID-19 at Truman State University. In addition to talking about the process she went through, she provides some of her thoughts on what she was feeling at the time. Read Erica's column here! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Season 2, Episode 7: Truman Students March for Breonna Taylor

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 5:39


    In this special episode Index News Editor Rachel Becker provides a report from the field at a march organized by students at Truman State University. The march in support of Breonna Taylor was followed by a candlelight vigil the same night. Read the full story here! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Season 2, Episode 6: The CARES Act Provides Funding for Students

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 9:52


    Index News Writer Genna Tlustos joins to talk about her latest story on the CARES Act and it's economic support for students. In addition to institutional support, the law requires half of the funding go to direct student aid. Read the full story here! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Season 2, Episode 5: COVID-19 Spending Gets Reimbursed

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 10:30


    The Index News Editor Rachel Becker joins to talk about her latest story covering how Truman State University is being reimbursed for money spent on COVID-19 precautions. The University also has a rapid testing machine that was provided for free. Read the full story here! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Season 2, Episode 4: Truman's Theatre Department adapts to COVID-19

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 7:27


    Index News writer Brittany Morrow joins to talk about her latest story covering how Truman State University's theatre department has made adaptions to its two performances this semester. Read the full story here! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Season 2, Episode 3: Scholar Scott McCloud Visits Truman

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 10:24


    Erica Lindsay, Index features and opinions editor, joins to talk about cartoonist and comics theorist Scott McCloud's recent visit to campus. The latest in the Clayton B. Ofstad visiting scholars, McCloud gave a presentation and conducted weekend workshops. Read the full story here! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Season 2, Episode 2: The Sue Ross Arts Center

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2020 11:35


    Index Managing Editor Elisabeth Shirk joins to talk about the opening of the Sue Ross Arts Center in downtown Kirksville. With a familiar exhibit on display, the Kirksville Arts Association has many plans for the new building. Read the full story here! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Season 2, Episode 1: Reopening Residence Halls in the Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2020 11:23


    News Editor Rachel Becker joins to talk about her reporting on the COVID-19 safety guidelines on campus for the fall semester. Read the full story here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Episode 6: Fall semester decision making

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2020 11:30


    University President Sue Thomas and Janet Gooch, vice president for academic affair and provost, join to talk about how the Executive Leadership Team is making a decision regarding the fall semester. While there hasn't been a formal decision made, Thomas said she hopes students are back on campus in the fall. Read the full story here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Episode 5: A Second Stimulus Bill Working Through Congress

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020 9:15


    Staff Reporter Anakin Bush joins to talk about his latest reporting on a second stimulus bill working its way through Congress. This bill would include many students that were not eligible to receive the last one. Read the full story here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Episode 4: The University Budget

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2020 13:51


    Truman State University's vice president for administration, finance and planning joins to talk about the latest related to the University's budget. With a $7.3 million cut, there's a lot to talk about. Read the full story here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Episode 3: Autism Awareness Month in April

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2020 12:47


    Features and opinions writer Siobhan Neely talks about her latest column on how to be an ally during Autism Awareness Month. As an autistic college student, Neely suggests some ways others can increase their understanding of the subject. Read the full column here! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Episode 2: "Bacurau” movie review and cinema in the age of coronavirus

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2020 11:15


    The Index's Movie Reviewer Gordon McPherson joins to talk about his latest review of "Bacurau," which he gave five out of five (Symbolic) Joined Hands. We also talk about what movies to look out for while spending time at home. Read the full review here! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

    Dry Ink Episode 1: Coronavirus and Truman State University

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 11:37


    The Index's News Editor Rachel Becker sits down to talk about her reporting on the COVID-19 virus and how Truman State University has responded to the global pandemic. For more information, follow along at tmn.truman.edu --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theindex/message

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