Wide Awake & Listening

Ian Nicolini serves as the Vice President of Indianapolis Economic Development for the Indy Chamber where he oversees Develop Indy, an economic development organization dedicated to growing Marion County businesses, attracting new business investment, and implementing the Mayor's vision for economic development. What questions do you have about how Indianapolis will recover from the economic hit we are taking due to the Coronavirus Pandemic we are in?

I am incredibly excited to talk to Cole Varga and Sara Hindi from Exodus Refugee about the present and future of Immigration. The most important event in 2020 to affect immigration policy will be the presidential election in November. The election results will tell us whether America will see another four years of Donald Trump's policies or whether immigration policies will move in a new direction. Knowing that, what will the future of immigration look like? That's the question I have for our guests Sara Hindi and Cole Varga from Exodus Refugee Immigration.

We live in a world where media and journalism are no longer the gatekeepers to information and the news. Whether it be social media algorithms or the new and diverse landscape of sources to the information, we are living in a new age of journalism. With this new reality, the business models that existed have been challenged, and as they struggle to adapt, it has weakened professional journalism. Through this pandemic, we are seeing journalists working twice as hard to bring us vital information while being furloughed and losing their jobs. What will the future of journalism and media look like? That's the question I have for our guests Adam Wren, Michael Rubino, and Ebony Chappel.

The Future Of Education Episode 2 of Wide Awake & Listening. I was incredibly excited to talk to Andrea Hunley and Mr. Kinetik about the present and future of education. Education is one of the most powerful things in life. It allows us to find the meaning behind everything and helps improve lives in a massive way and I'm ready to learn from these amazing guests.

Wide Awake and Listening is a weekly show where we take a deep dive into topics that make an impact on our community. Ep 1: Prosecutor Ryan Mears talks about his efforts to bring reform to the criminal justice system, and how he is attempting to change how people view prosecutors in general. Follow Ryan - @RyanMearsIndy and MCPrsecutors Follow Brandon - @BrandonxxEvans Follow DJ MetroGnome @DJMetrognome Thanks for LIstening!