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Ohio State University is fielding hundreds of calls to remove Les Wexner's name from campus buildings, amid growing anger over his ties to convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.A new term, WEXIT, has been coined by groups pushing for removal. Meanwhile, Gov. Mike DeWine defends keeping Wexner's name.Meanwhile, Democratic members of Congress who traveled to New Albany last week to depose Wexner said they found Wexner's denial of knowing about Epstein's criminal conduct hard to believe.In other news, a judge has removed the chairman of the state's second-largest pension for violating his fiduciary duties.We'll talk about what we're learning from the First Energy trial.It's all coming up during this week's Reporter Roundtable.Guests:George Shillcock, reporter, WOSU Public MediaJo Ingles, senior reporter, Ohio Public Radio Statehouse News BureauLaura Bischoff, politics and state government reporter, The Columbus DispatchJake Zuckerman, reporter, Signal OhioIf you have a disability and would like a transcript or other accommodation you can request an alternative format.

Ohio State University is fielding hundreds of calls to remove Les Wexner's name from campus buildings, amid growing anger over his ties to convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.A new term, WEXIT, has been coined by groups pushing for removal. Meanwhile, Gov. Mike DeWine defends keeping Wexner's name.Meanwhile, Democratic members of Congress who traveled to New Albany last week to depose Wexner said they found Wexner's denial of knowing about Epstein's criminal conduct hard to believe.In other news, a judge has removed the chairman of the state's second-largest pension for violating his fiduciary duties.We'll talk about what we're learning from the First Energy trial.It's all coming up during this week's Reporter Roundtable.Guests:George Shillcock, reporter, WOSU Public MediaJo Ingles, senior reporter, Ohio Public Radio Statehouse News BureauLaura Bischoff, politics and state government reporter, The Columbus DispatchJake Zuckerman, reporter, Signal OhioIf you have a disability and would like a transcript or other accommodation you can request an alternative format.

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After a scoreboard update from Brendan King, Coach begins the hour talking with Triton Central’s Head Coach Mark James as his Tigers took down Beech Grove 57-45. We flip it over to North Daviess as they took down White River Valley; we hear from Head Coach Brent Dalrymple as his squad came out victorious. Staying on the High school trail the Quakers of Plainfield took down Franklin Community as we hear from Andy Weaver the HC at Plainfield. We then go to Monroe Central as their HC Brian Klein talks their blowout victory 68-35 over Cowan. Kevin Cherry the HC at Lapel then calls in to talk their senior night win over Madison-Grant 69-47. We continue the busy HS basketball hour with Luers Head Coach Seth Coffing as they took down in-town rival North Side 85-79. Moving over to WKLO’s David Deaton as he had the call of Silver Creek’s 68-50 win over Corydon Central. New Albany took down Bedford North Lawrence 95-61, we hear from Brian Sullivan at WNAS to listen into how that one went down. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeffrey Epstein once lived in New Albany, forging strong personal and financial ties to Ohio billionaire Les Wexner, as well as connections to others in the state.Wexner, named in the Epstein files as a potential “co-conspirator,” is set to be deposed at his home Wednesday by members of Congress. That's in place of testifying in Washington.Meanwhile, several statewide and local politicians, both Republicans and Democrats, have received campaign contributions over the years from Wexner and his wife.Should they keep the money or return it? What's the political calculus?State lawmakers are back at work and are considering a mix of new and unfinished legislation.We're talking about all of it on this week's Reporter Roundtable.Guests:George Shillcock, reporter, WOSU Public MediaJessie Balmert, state government and politics reporter, The Columbus DispatchMorgan Trau, Columbus bureau reporter, NEWS 5 ClevelandIf you have a disability and would like a transcript or other accommodation you can request an alternative format.(Photo: Jay LaPrete / AP)

Jeffrey Epstein once lived in New Albany, forging strong personal and financial ties to Ohio billionaire Les Wexner, as well as connections to others in the state.Wexner, named in the Epstein files as a potential “co-conspirator,” is set to be deposed at his home Wednesday by members of Congress. That's in place of testifying in Washington.Meanwhile, several statewide and local politicians, both Republicans and Democrats, have received campaign contributions over the years from Wexner and his wife.Should they keep the money or return it? What's the political calculus?State lawmakers are back at work and are considering a mix of new and unfinished legislation.We're talking about all of it on this week's Reporter Roundtable.Guests:George Shillcock, reporter, WOSU Public MediaJessie Balmert, state government and politics reporter, The Columbus DispatchMorgan Trau, Columbus bureau reporter, NEWS 5 ClevelandIf you have a disability and would like a transcript or other accommodation you can request an alternative format.(Photo: Jay LaPrete / AP)

Matthew 5:13-20[Jesus said,] “You are the salt of the earth. But if salt has lost its taste, how can it's saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, and is thrown out and trampled underfoot. You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill can not be hid. No one lights a lamp and puts it under a bushel basket, but places it on the lampstand where it gives light to all in the house. Let your light shine before others, therefore, so that they might see your good works and give glory to your father in heaven.“Do not think that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets, for I have not come to abolish, but to fulfill. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter – not one stroke of a letter – will pass from the law until all is accomplished. Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same, will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever does them and teaches them, will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For truly I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” I got to spend a couple of days this week at the annual reunion of the Wabash Pastoral Leadership Program, in Crawfordsville, which is always a real boon for my spirit and sense of call, and reminder of why church work and ministry matters so much in the world, these days – and the impact we can have when we get it right.For those of you who don't know/remember, the Wabash Pastoral Leadership Program is a Lilly Endowment-funded endeavor that gathers small groups of Christian clergy from around Indiana for a two-year program of study, learning, and travel, that connects pastors with each other and with civic leaders from around the state to broaden the scope of what congregations can accomplish in the world, in whatever context they find themselves. For those of you who've been around awhile, you might remember that I was part of the first cohort of the program back in 2009-2010. (I would spend a few days, every other month at Wabash College and take a couple of international trips thanks to the program.)Anyway, the program hosts annual reunions for the pastors who've engaged it over the years, and that's where I was for about 48 hours last week. As part of it all, some of our colleagues shared, with the rest of us, some of the work they've been up to in their various settings and communities.A couple of pastors in New Albany teamed up the past couple of summers to establish a ministry of “cooling stations,” hosted by a handful of churches in their town … places where house-less people and families – rather than hiding in the public library or wading in the creek on the edge of town to keep cool – could find air-conditioned shelter, safety, and water when the temperatures reach 100 degrees or more. This is what kingdom welcome and hospitality looks like – on earth as it is in heaven.Another pastor's congregation does the opposite. Over at West Morris Free Methodist Church on the westside of Indy, they have a very traditional 60,000 square foot building with a sanctuary that seats close to 1,000 people, though they only worship about 40, these days. So, they removed all of their empty wooden pews, filled their space with tents, and house nearly 80-100 house-less people when temperatures are too dangerously cold to sleep outside. What used to look like this: now looks like this: Of course, they feed them and care for them in other ways, too. It's still very obviously a sanctuary, maybe more now than ever before, and this is what the fullness of the kingdom tastes like when we get it right. A friend from my own cohort – Kent Ellet, the Pastor at the Speedway Church of Christ and his congregation – have bought and rehabbed three houses in recent years on Alton Avenue, near their church. They're working on their fourth, as we speak. Once they are ready, they rent these houses at half the cost – or less – to individuals and families who need stable housing and other support, in order to get back on their feet after all manner of struggle, difficulty, bad luck, and whatnot. My friend Kent calls this ministry the “Alton Alternative” and it is a light of grace, sitting high on a lampstand, shining brightly for all in those houses – and their surrounding neighborhood, and now all of us – to see.When Jesus tells the crowds on the hillside in this morning's Gospel that they are the salt of the earth and the light of the world, he was trying to get them to think differently about the kind of light and flavor their faith brings to the world around them. And, I happen to think, he was inviting them to get creative about that for a change … to wonder differently about what kind of difference they might make … to imagine ways their faith was inviting them to be a blessing for the world.“You are the salt of the earth,” he tells them. “But if salt has lost its taste – if you have lost your flavor – what good is that? What are you doing here? What's the point of it all?”“You are the light of the world,” Jesus says. “Like a city on a hill… like a lamp on a stand… like a beacon in the night. Don't cover yourselves up… don't hide under a basket. Let your light shine so others can see what you're up to; so people know what God is doing through you… and for you… and for the sake of others.”Now, I happen to think we have so much to be glad about and plenty to celebrate and even a little to be proud of when it comes to how we do Church here, in this place, especially when I think of the very unique voice Cross of Grace is in our community.No one else is welcoming, advocating for, and hosting events that support our LGBTQ+ friends, family, and neighbors. No one else is preaching and teaching and hosting ministry that supports anti-racism and racial justice the way we do.We have $45,000 to give away from our Building and Outreach Fund grants thanks to our generosity over the course of the last year. (Please spread the word to your favorite non-profit organizations to apply for those grants before the end of March.)And I hope, as we continue to wonder about this building project that's on the horizon we'll get creative about all of this salt and light stuff in ways my Wabash friends have done.And just to get your wheels spinning, you should know I have started a conversation with our schools about a reading program for kids in our area for whom English isn't their primary language. For those of you who know about the HOSTS program that already exists in our elementary schools, imagine that but for immigrant kids who speak Spanish or Haitian Creole. (I just learned we are blessed to have literally hundreds of them in our school district.)Pastor Cogan has ideas about Cross of Grace hosting a summer day camp for kids who can't afford the kinds of camps many of us send our kids to when they're not in school.Maybe we could be a cooling center … or a warming station … or let our parking lot be a safe place for people living in their cars to park for the night.We could certainly host more and bigger special events for places like The Landing.We could host more 12 Step meetings; expand our food pantry operations; you get the idea …All of this is about not getting bored – or becoming boring – or losing our flavor – or letting our light dim – or hiding it under a bushel basket of complacency or apathy or selfishness or comfort or safety or whatever tempts too many Christians to stop doing God's bidding.All of this is about being as inspired as we are unsettled by those words from the prophet Isaiah this morning – words that surely inspired and unsettled Jesus, too… all of that stuff about loosing the bonds of injustice; about letting the oppressed go free; about sharing bread with the hungry; bringing the homeless poor into our house; covering the naked, and all the rest.So let's pray about and plan a future together, full of hope about the ways we can salt the earth and light up the world – with all that Isaiah promised and all that Jesus embodies:hope that our light – that the light of God – will break forth like the dawn;hope that our healing – that the healing of humanity – will spring up quickly;hope that our vindicator will go before us, and the glory of the Lord will have our back;hope that we will call and God will answer;hope that our needs will be satisfied even in parched places;Let's be hopeful – and full of faith – that, as God's people, we will be known and seen and received, like a spring of water for the thirsty, like rebuilt ruins for those in need of refuge, like a firm foundation for those who can't stand on their own; like a repairer of the breach for the broken among us, and like a restorer of streets to live in for a world searching for home.Amen

As high school basketball sectionals conclude, Indiana Sports Talk covers it all and more. Host Coach Bob Lovell is joined by WKLO’s David Deaton to detail North Harrison’s 50-26 win over Salem. Ball State Radio’s Nick Tidrow gives a rundown of the Cardinals win and what’s ahead for them. Kip Wesner of Hoosier Basketball Magazine shares about Pike’s 71-53 win over Plainfield that he got to witness. He then also shares about the sectional results throughout the classes across the state, and how they compared to his pre-season predictions. Floyd Central Girls Basketball Coach Jerry Hickey shares about their 52-28 win over New Albany. To finish this weekend’s show, Network IN’s Updates Anchor Brendan King shares about his upcoming Indiana State game, and Coach Lovell shares about his journey into the Hall of Fame(s). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A bill to force state and local law enforcement to comply with federal immigration efforts passes out of committee. Hoosier students join nationwide walkouts to protest ICE, with the Indiana Department of Education and GOP lawmakers condemning the students. A long-time member of the Indiana GOP leaves his party and will run as an independent candidate for mayor of New Albany. Host Jill Sheridan is joined by Democrat Terri Austin, Republican Mike O'Brien, Oseye Boyd of Mirror Indy, and Ben Thorp of WFYI to debate and discuss this week's top stories.

To kick off the 10 o’clock hour, Pat Boylan gives us the rundown on the Pacers disappointing effort in Detroit against the Pistons. Figuring out the positives in a game like Indiana had is a quagmire because of how much they lost by, but Pat breaks it all down. We switch back over to high school basketball with J.R. Howell of Zionsville. His team got a big win over Park Heritage Saturday evening and he talks about the challenges of playing smaller schools and needing to win those games. Head coach of IU-Kokomo, Erich Echelbarger, checks in to celebrate a win before Clint Swan of Crown Point does the same. An IST legend, Dr. Len Clark, dials up the show to tell the same old story for the Notre Dame men’s basketball team after their third straight loss today. Trent Moorehead of the Hauser Jets talks about his team’s homecoming win in the Hanger Saturday night. To round out the hour, Brian Sullivan of the Clark Floyd Sports Network had New Albany’s win over Scottsburg. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colin and Josh preview three sprint event, two hurdle races and two relays heading into the '26 track season. Will Carroll's Nadia Ford continue her reign as the state's sprint queen? Will HSE's Anissa Lammie ascend to the top of the podium in the 400? Can Washington's Adriana Swanson hold off New Albany's Jada Harper in the 100 hurdles?Want more from Indiana Runner Podcast? Go to www.patreon.com/indianarunner/

L'intelligence artificielle a un appétit vorace, et Meta a décidé d'y répondre avec une énergie qui ne connaît ni intermittence ni demi-mesure : le nucléaire. Pour alimenter ses data centers et ses supercalculateurs, le groupe de Meta vient de conclure trois accords majeurs aux États-Unis, mêlant prolongation de centrales existantes et financement de réacteurs de nouvelle génération. Objectif : sécuriser, sur plusieurs décennies, l'électricité nécessaire à ses ambitions dans l'IA.Premier pilier de cette stratégie, un partenariat avec TerraPower, la société fondée par Bill Gates. Meta va soutenir le développement de huit réacteurs Natrium, capables de monter jusqu'à 2,8 gigawatts de puissance, assortis de 1,2 gigawatt de stockage intégré. Les deux premières unités pourraient fournir 690 mégawatts dès 2032, les six suivantes devant entrer en service d'ici 2035. Ces réacteurs se distinguent par une conception pensée pour la flexibilité : plus sûrs, plus réactifs face aux variations de demande, et plus faciles à intégrer au réseau existant.Deuxième axe, l'alliance avec Oklo, spécialiste des petits réacteurs modulaires. L'entreprise prévoit de bâtir un véritable campus nucléaire dans le comté de Pike, dans l'Ohio. À terme, jusqu'à 1,2 gigawatt pourraient être injectés dans le réseau PJM dès 2030. Mais l'accord le plus spectaculaire concerne trois centrales nucléaires vieillissantes exploitées par Vistra : Perry et Davis-Besse, dans l'Ohio, et Beaver Valley, en Pennsylvanie. Menacées de fermeture, elles bénéficieront d'un contrat d'achat d'électricité sur vingt ans, garantissant 2,1 gigawatts stables, assortis d'extensions de capacité totalisant 433 mégawatts. Une puissance supplémentaire qui profitera à l'ensemble du réseau régional.Toute cette énergie converge vers une cible bien précise : Prometheus, le méga-centre de calcul IA de Meta à New Albany, appelé à fonctionner en continu. Contrairement aux renouvelables, le nucléaire offre un courant constant, indispensable pour entraîner des modèles d'IA à grande échelle. Meta insiste sur un point : l'entreprise finance intégralement ces accords, sans faire peser la charge sur les consommateurs locaux. Mieux, les nouvelles capacités ajoutées pourraient contribuer à stabiliser les prix de l'électricité et créer des milliers d'emplois. Avec cet investissement hors norme, complété par un précédent accord avec Constellation Energy pour prolonger la centrale de Clinton dans l'Illinois, Meta s'impose désormais comme l'un des moteurs privés du renouveau nucléaire américain. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

D. Eric Schansberg is a professor of economics at IU Southeast in New Albany, In, an adjunct scholar for the Indiana Policy Review, and the author of “College 101: What Students and Parents Should Know about Universities.”

Bob Moats and Mike Wiemuth continue their conversation with IU historian Bill Murphy, shifting from football glory to basketball history. This installment dives deep into the Branch McCracken era, revealing why Bill's favorite IU coach isn't who most fans would expect.Branch McCracken: The SheriffBill makes his case for Branch McCracken over Bob Knight, drawing fascinating parallels between the two legendary coaches. Branch coached 24 years (1938-1965, minus three years serving in WWII), finishing first or second in the Big Ten in 12 of those seasons with two national titles. Knight coached 29 years, finishing first or second in 16 seasons with three titles. Bill argues that had NCAA tournament rules been different, Branch might have won in 1960 when IU beat Ohio State by 16 in Bloomington after their last 12-game win streak, while Knight's 1987 title came when IU tied for the Big Ten title with three other teams. Bill recounts meeting Branch as an eighth grader in New Albany, a handshake he didn't want to wash for a week, and describes a six-foot-four presence who earned nicknames like "The Sheriff" and "The Bear" while drinking coffee at every shop on the Bloomington square to keep tabs on his players.The Van Arsdale Twins' Supernatural SymmetryThe conversation turns to Tom and Dick Van Arsdale, whose three-year careers produced jaw-dropping statistical similarities:Separated by just 12 points over 72 games (1,252 to 1,240)Only 10 rebounds apart (729 to 719)Both hit exactly 15 field goals in their career-high game against Notre DameConstantly pranked Branch by wearing mismatched socks after he tried to distinguish them by colorOfficials sometimes let the wrong twin shoot free throws because they couldn't tell them apartMike shares stories from his father, who lived in the SAE house with the twins and John McGlocklin—three of IU's seven all-time NBA All-Stars living in the same room.Chesty Chips and Television HistoryBill reveals how IU became the first university to televise basketball games in 1950 when radio announcer Paul Lennon convinced a Terre Haute potato chip company to sponsor games for $1,500 each. After one broadcast, Chesty Potato Chips went from one shift to three and sold out across the region, causing the price to jump to $5,000 per game the next year.Branch's BoysBill shares his favorite McCracken moments—from officials threatening a technical for every step back to the bench (so players carried him), to another ref getting him to sit down by saying "your fly is open," to Branch's simple philosophy: if he could only win one game all year, it would be against Purdue. That hatred paid off in 1940 when IU swept Purdue but finished second in the Big Ten, yet still received the NCAA tournament invitation over the conference champs.This episode brought to you by the Back Home Network and Homefield Apparel.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We kick off the second hour of the show with a call from up Interstate 69 as David Eha of the Ball State radio network chimes in to report the Cardinals’ tough loss to undefeated Miami of Ohio. Next, Bryon Clouse has his Portage team’s win and his leadership program that he runs. Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files gives the news of the Indiana Pacers falling on the road to the New Orleans Pelicans and why Indiana has struggled over the last few weeks. We bounce back over to high school scores with Floyd Central’s Michael McBride. His team continues to learn how to win close games, and it showed up Saturday night as they beat Bloomington South. Brian Sullivan of the Clark Floyd Sports Network had a close one between Lawrence North and New Albany. On the call for the Breakaway Classic was Greg Rakestraw and he breaks it all down. Jim Ferris from South Knox, Kurt Darling of WMUN and Chris Hawkins of Crispus Attucks also call in. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SUBSCRIBE TO THE PPM PATREON TO HEAR "MUZAK CHAIRS... II" TODAY IN ITS ENTIRETY:patreon.com/ParaPowerMappingSPOILER WARNINGS FOR SEASON I OF THE CHAIR COMPANY:Klonny's egregious, no stone unturned effort to convince his Mom that Tim Robinson's recent, workplace conspira-comedy is a massive cipher that, with the proper decrypting guidance of the true noid savant, reveals the deep political history of Les Wexner's personal fiefdom outside Columbus, Ohio, the bougie Shangri-La slash organized criminal company town of New Albany, and Epstein's pivotal role in its development. Among many other sus Ohio and Wexner parallels.Only music is the "Red Ball Market Global" hold music. Do not sue me, Fisher Robay retail development big boss Jeff Levjman (we know who you are... And more importantly, who you're supposed to represent).°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°Please support the show by subscribing to the Premium Feed here on Patreon. PPM is entirely listener funded, strictly zero sponsorships or ad space, and I would like to keep it that way, guard my independence and autonomy like some precious secret, take them to the grave. I do need to survive and make enough moolah to invest back in the show, though (there's a lot of improvements that I would like to make on the microphone, studio, and fidelity fronts, not to mention get myself outfitted to produce mini-docs and wade into the 'Tube game). At present, approx 650 of you are subscribed to one of the paid membership tiers, allowing me to make sheer subsistence wages. There are an additional 1400 plus who follow the show on Patreon but aren't currently subbed. If even half of you folks who haven't yet pulled the trigger were to be enticed and joined, it would be a huge boost and would not only ease financial burdens for me but would make it a helluva lot easier for me to take some new strides in presenting you with even more polished, professional material week in and out. Food for thought.Thanks so much for tuning in and sharing PPM around, either way. I'm in your debt.

To kick off the final hour, we squeeze in some Pacers talk after their first road win of the year in Chicago against the Bulls with Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files. We go back to high school basketball with Tanner Camp of the Regional Radio Sports Network who had Chesterton’s 73-55 win over South Bend St. Joeseph. Brian Sullivan of WNAS, an Indiana Sports Talk veteran, calls in to chop up New Albany’s blowout win before Josh Thompson of Loogootee talks about his team getting the best of Wood Memorial by 2. Gary Darding Attica high school talks about his team’s loss. Then, Brad Huber and coach Lovell preview the major sports weekend in Indiana to finish the show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've got a classic restaurant news update on this week's Access Louisville podcast.We start things off by talking about Mashup Food Hall, which opened its doors at 750 E. Jefferson St. recently. Part of the $115 million NuLu Yard development from Weyland Ventures, Mashup Food Hall is home to six local vendors, including Dipped & Drizzled and Mable's Southern Kitchen, Barcelona Bistro Bar, 721 Mint It! Herb & Juice Bar, Nexus Bar Bites (formerly Happy Belly Bistro), Wiltshire Pantry Bakery & Café and Cold Stone Bagels.We also talk about a couple of recent closures around town, including Fizz District in Crescent Hill and OutCast Fish & Oyster Bar in New Albany. We also hear about a new location for Maya Bagel Express, a New York-style bagel restaurant, which opened at 2513 Preston Highway on the edge of Germantown. The more than 3,000-square-foot space was previously occupied by a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant that closed in August.Following a break, LBF Senior Reporter Joel Stinnett gives us a break down on the state of Downtown office space. CBRE's November Downtown Louisville SkyView report shows there is more than 1.8 million square feet of vacant space inside Downtown towers, representing a 40.2% direct vacancy rate, up from 35% one year ago.After that, Reporter Olivia Estright tells us about Actors Theatre's plan to bring back its classic, "A Christmas Carol" this year. And Reporter Michael L. Jones tells us about the newly renovated Portland Branch of the Louisville Free Public Library. Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. You can follow it on popular podcast services including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

The Context of White Supremacy hosts the weekly Compensatory Call-In 11/29/25. We encourage non-white listeners to dial in with their codified concepts, new terms, observations, research findings, workplace problems or triumphs, and/or suggestions on how best to Replace White Supremacy With Justice ASAP. This weekly broadcast examines current events from across the globe to learn what's happening in all areas of people activity. We cultivate Counter-Racist Media Literacy by scrutinizing journalists' word choices and using logic to deconstruct what is reported as "news." We'll use these sessions to hone our use of terms as tools to reveal truth, neutralize Racists/White people. #ANTIBLACKNESS In the midst of alleged "thanksgiving" cheer, The C.O.W.S. will recognize the passing of Jamil Abdullah al-Amin and Viola Ford Fletcher. Mr. al-Amin, formerly known as H. Rap Brown, was 82-years-old and a vocal spokesperson against and Victim of the System of White Supremacy during the so-called Civil Rights Movement. Mr. al-Amin is often depicted wearing sunglasses and a leather jacket while announcing that "Violence is as American as cherry (pumpkin) pie." Fletcher was 111-years-old and is credited with being the last living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Oklahoma Terrorist attack. Also, professional golfer and (professional) Racist Suspect "Fuzzy" Zoeller reportedly died this week at the age of 74. Many reports of his death mention that Zoeller was "haunted" and "tarnished" by his Racist Joke directed at a very young (21!!) Tiger Woods. The then-45-year-old Indiana golfer begrudgingly celebrated Woods' 1997 triumph at the Master's Tournament but cautioned the "little boy" not to serve fried chicken and collard greens at the Masters Champions Dinner

A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. Important Links We Belong Here campaign page We Belong Here Partner organizations: Asian Law Caucus |Asian Refugees United | Hmong Innovating Politics | Hmong Family Association of Lansing | Rising Voices Transcript Nina Phillips: Hello and welcome. You are tuning into APEX Express, a weekly radio show uplifting the voices and stories of Asian Americans. I'm your host Nina Phillips, and tonight we are doing something a little different. Earlier this month on Monday, November 3rd, communities of Hmong and Nepali speaking, Bhutanese Americans, fellow immigrants and allies, gathered together at a virtual [00:01:00] community event called We Belong Here. The goal: to shed light on the continued detainment and deportation of immigrant communities in the United States and the specific challenges faced by Bhutanese, Hmong, and Southeast Asian folks.  Tika Basnet: When, uh, my husband got detained on April 8, I took one week after to reach out Aisa and she told me, Hey Tika, come forward, you know, your story is powerful. People need to know your story.  Nina Phillips: That was the voice of Tika Basnet. Her husband, Mohan Karki is a Nepali speaking Bhutanese refugee from Ohio who has spent months in ICE detention, trapped in legal limbo. Tika has been working tirelessly to bring her husband home and shared her story with us at We Belong Here. Tonight, we are bringing you a recording of this virtual community gathering. You'll hear more from Tika about the Free Mohan Karki campaign and from Ann Vue, [00:02:00] the spouse of Lue Yang, a Hmong community leader from Michigan, who is also currently detained and facing deportation. Ann is leading the movement to Bring Lue Home, and we'll be sharing more later about how you can get involved as well and support both of these campaigns. You will also hear from state representatives of Michigan and Ohio, the music and spoken word performance of Asian Refugees United, and community tools and resources that a vital in helping to keep our immigrant loved ones safe. The host of this community event was Miko Lee, APEX producer, and a voice that you might be familiar with. Alrighty, without further ado, here's Miko. Miko Lee: We belong here. What we recognize right now is there's almost. 60,000 people being held in detention right now, immigrants that are being held in detention. It is a pandemic that is happening in our country that's impacting all of our people, and we need [00:03:00] to be able to take action. Tonight we're talking very specifically, not with this 60,000 people that are in detention now, but just two of those stories, so that you can get a sense of what is happening in the Bhutanese and Hmong communities and what's happening right now, and to talk about those particular stories and some actions you can take. First I wanna recognize that right now we are on native lands, so all of us except our original indigenous people, are from other places and I'd invite you to go into the chat and find your native land. I am speaking with you from the unceded Ohlone land, and I wanna honor these ancestors, these elders that have provided for us and provided this beautiful land for us to be on. So I invite you to share into the chat your name, your pronoun, and also what indigenous land you are living on right now in this Native American Heritage Month. Thank you so much to all of you that have joined [00:04:00] us. We are really seeing the impact of this administration on all of our peoples, and particularly tonight in terms of the Hmong and Nepali speaking, Bhutanese communities. These are communities that have been impacted, specifically refugee communities that have been impacted in incredible detrimental ways by this administration. And tonight what we really wanna do is talk to you about what is going on in our communities. We wanted to make sure we translated so that we have as much access into our communities as possible because we wanna be as inclusive of our world as we can. We Belong Here is focusing on the fact that all of us belong here. We belong in this land, and we are telling these stories tonight in the context of these sets of people particularly that have so many similarities in terms of Hmong folks who worked with our US government and worked with our US military during the Vietnam War and then came [00:05:00] here as refugees and stayed in this country to the Nepali speaking Bhutanese folks, who left their country from ethnic cleansing and then went into refugee camps and now took refuge in the United States. So these are all stories that are impactful and powerful, and it's really what it means to be American. we have come from different places. We see these attacks on our people. right now I would like to bring to the fore two empowering women, refugees themselves. Hailing from places as different as Somalia and Southeast Asia, and they're gonna talk about some of the detention and deportations that are happening right now. First I'd like to focus on Rep Mai Xiong, who's from Michigan's 13th District. I hand it over to the representative.  Rep. Mai Xiong: Good evening everyone. I'm state representative,  Mai Xiong, and it is a pleasure to meet all of you virtually. I'm coming to you from Warren, Macomb County, Michigan, and I represent the 13th [00:06:00] house of district, uh, the communities of Warren Roseville and St. Claire Shores. I've lived here in Michigan for over 20 years now. I came to the United States at a very young age, was born in a refugee camp and came here when I was three years old. So I grew up in Ohio. And then I moved to Michigan to attend college. Never thought that I would ever be serving in the State House. I previously served as a county commissioner here in Macomb. And, uh, last year when President Trump got elected, I had very quiet fears that as a naturalized citizen, that even I did not feel safe given the, um. The failure in our immigration system. So we have seen that play out, uh, with this administration, with the, attempts to get rid of birthright citizenship de-naturalization. And, you hear the rhetoric from officials about, deporting the worst of the worst criminal, illegal aliens. And we [00:07:00] know, as Miko mentioned in, in her introduction, that, refugees came here through a legal pathway. The Hmong in particular served alongside America during the Vietnam War and were persecuted from Laos. So my parents fled Laos. And so growing up I didn't have, uh, citizenship. Um, and so we have seen, uh, in this administration that refugees are now caught up in this, immigration effort to get rid of people who came here through legal pathways Lue is a father. He is a community leader. Uh, he is a well-respected member of our community as all of these individuals are. And at some point our system failed them and we are working extremely hard, to get their stories out. But what I have found with many of these families is that they are, uh, afraid to come forward. They are ashamed. There is a stigma involved and, uh, culturally, as many of you may [00:08:00] know, if you are of Asian American descent, and a fear of, uh, retaliation. And as the only Hmong American elected here in Michigan, I'm grateful that I have, uh, the ability to.  have those connections and to be such a visible, uh, member of my community that many of these individuals. Felt comfortable enough to reach out to me. But the reality is back in July we didn't know anything other than, the number of people who were detained. And that was through a firsthand account from loved ones who you know, were accompanying their loved one and got detained. And so it was literally like trying to find missing people and then getting the word out to let them know that, hey, there's actually, there's help out there. The volunteer attorneys, the nonprofits, the Immigration Rights Center, uh, here in Michigan, I mean, everybody has been doing a phenomenal job because I think the majority, the vast majority of Americans understand that, um, these [00:09:00] individuals that are being taken out of our communities are not a, a threat to society. They are members of our community. They've lived here for decades. They have jobs, they have children. And when you when you take an individual out of our community, it actually does more harm then it does to make any one of us safe. So that's the message that I have been sharing with others, uh, not only in having a connection and being a refugee just like these individuals, but advocating for them and making it clear that these are our neighbors, these are our children's classmates, parents, and it doesn't make any one of us feel safer. One of the things I am. Upset about that I continue to talk about is that we're not actually in a immigration crisis. We share here in Michigan, we share an international border with Canada, and we have never had an issue with border security. The [00:10:00] problem is the policies that have been put in place, that these individuals have been caught up in our immigration system for decades, and it is extremely hard for them to obtain citizenship or to even know what their rights are. And so we really need, in addition to advocating for these families, we need immigration reform. Throwing money at a problem is not going to solve the problem. If anything, we have are, we are in an economic crisis. Miko Lee: Thank you so much for joining. Um, I'd love to turn the baton over to another one of our powerful women representatives, Rep. Munira Abdullah from Ohio's Ninth District. Rep Abdullah. We pass it over to you. Thank you so much.  Rep. Munira Abdullahi: Uh, thank you for having me and also Rep Mai Xiong, it is really great to see you. I'm grateful to have been able to see you go from Commissioner to State Rep, doing amazing things on social media as well. I'm very, a big fan. Uh, my name is Munira Abdullahi. I represent District Nine in Ohio, which is in the Columbus area. Northland, [00:11:00] uh, Manette Park. Uh, a little bit of New Albany in Westerville city schools. Um, I'm also a refugee. My family fled Somalia and Civil War, and I was born in refugee camp in Kenya. And then we came to the United States when I was about two, three years old, uh, and ended up moving to Ohio when I was like four. First moved to Utah, salt Lake City, Utah, and then to Ohio when I was about five years old. And so I certainly understand the fear of being an immigrant in a new country and, um, struggling to belong and figure out where are your place is. And, and also just adjusting to a whole new society, um, with the language barriers and, and all of the the barriers are in the way. And then that fear of, your immigration status. You know, before my parents were, you know, passed their, their, uh, citizenship test, right. It was very scary. Um, and I know many families who feel the same way right now, especially with this new administration. Um, with the OCE raids that are happening that are really disrupting our communities and our [00:12:00] families. Um, we have a, a, a cons, a constituent of mine, um, who is now, uh, in prison. We have, uh, have a couple actually. One is Leonardo Faso, and then I know one we're gonna talk about soon is Mohan Karki, who is his family, I believe, is on this call. Uh, and he was taken by ICE. And he's, uh, you know, the, the breadwinner and the, the caregiver of his family. And so it's really important not to forget that a lot of these people who are being taken by ICE are like the breadwinners and, and, and the caretakers of these families. And now the family's left with a hole, uh, in their, in their home. And so, we really need to remember to take care of these families. I know there's gonna be a GoFundMe that that will be shared. Um, but finding these families and supporting them. Um, in any way that we can monetary, you know, checking on them, giving, you know, helping them with food. Now we have SNAP benefits are being cut for many, many, many Americans. We are struggling as is, but immigrants in particular are struggling a lot, lot more, um, with these raids and, and with the uncertainties. But one thing I wanna remind everyone is that, you know, through community we [00:13:00] find strength. And so that, um, understanding, you know, where our communities are, where people are suffering and finding our place and helping with that, right? Whether that might, might be, uh, maybe we have the financial capabilities to, to support, maybe we can cook for someone. Um, maybe we can advocate where, where we have the ability to advocate. Whatever we can do, we have a responsibility to do it. Um, and there are successes. I know in Ohio it's a little different where we can't really advocate anything on the state level because it's like they, we just make things worse. We're in a very rough, super minority, the Democrats and super minority, and we have bills in the State House we're trying to fight against that are trying to make it worse, where we're trying to get rid of Republicans in the State House are trying to get rid of like a sanctuary cities, um, and penalize cities that don't engage, uh, or don't cooperate with ICE. Um, we have currently a bill, which actually this is, this might be more of a, on a positive note, is we had a bill house bill one. That sought to ban immigrants, certain immigrants from owning land in certain areas. [00:14:00] But because of community engagement, because of advocacy, because of collaboration with community advocacy groups, that Bill was effectively paused. Like, as of now, it's paused because people came and advocated. They spoke to their representatives, they testified, they called, they protested, um, they had press conferences. They brought so much attention to the bill, and it just became so. Obvious that people don't want this bill. And that pressure really got to the majority in the State House. And that bill has been paused, right? It was created to keep Chinese Americans from buying land specifically. Um, and that list can change, by the way. It's an, it's a, a rotating list. The Secretary of State can add whatever countries that they want to, that list, so it's very harmful. But the Asian American community came together alongside with us representatives in the State House and, and effectively like paused that bill. So there's there are positive things we could, we could achieve as a community when we fight together and communicate and stand with one another regardless of our nationality. We're all struggling here. We're [00:15:00] all in the same place. We're all, uh, in need of one another. And that's why I was reminding people was like, when we are in need of one another. And when one person is struggling, we should all be feeling that.  Miko Lee: Thank you  Rep Munira. Thank you so much for joining us. And yes, we are all part of a collective community that needs to be working together. And Rep Munira talked about Mohan Karki and next we're gonna see a short video performance that was created by Asian refugees United, uh, Maxine Hong Kingston said, “in a time of destruction, create something”. So we're gonna watch this video that was created. Uh, it's a shortcut of a performance by Asian Refugees United. Nina Phillips: Hello, it's APEX Express host Nina Phillips here chiming in with a couple words on this performance. It's a very music and spoken word forward piece, so you should get a good sense of the production through just the audio. The youth performers from Asian Refugees United do a wonderful job of embodying the story of Mohan Karki and his family through music and [00:16:00] movement and dance as well. Very evocative. If you'd like to see this short video clip in full, with the visuals, please visit the website of Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality. That's accre.org/our-voices/webelonghere.  Enjoy the show. ARU Performer: Mohan Karki, I was detained by an ICE officer to be deported to a country that I never been to. A country. That I don't belong to [00:17:00] a country I wasn't born to, that I don't speak the language of. When they moved me to a detention center in Michigan, I called my wife Tika. They're taking me, I told her my voice was calm, but inside I was breaking into a million pieces. It felt like a goodbye, not just to her, but to the life we built together to the dreams that we planted seeds for. I was just 17 years old when I decided who I was before I could even speak up for myself. I stand here as a victim of an unjust system that never gave me a chance.[00:18:00]  I am a man with purpose. I worked hard. I drove trucks. I supported my family, and I loved my wife Tika, and waited for the day that I would finally meet our baby. [Speaks in Nepali] How do I tell my daughter that leaving her was never my choice? Now I wait for the news. Now would completely change everything. Will they send me back to Bhutan? Will I be deported like the ones before me? No one talks about what happens to us [00:19:00] once we're gone. We vanish. Into silence. Where do I belong?  You belong here. They belong here. We belong here. [Singing in Nepali] [Speaks in Nepali] What type of future do we wanna build? A future where we can all belong? A future where we can coexist, [00:20:00] coexist in nature. And coexist with each other. A future where another Mohan Karki does not have to fear of being displaced all over again. A future where Mohan Karki does not have to be separated from his new born baby girl. A place where people like Mohan Carkey can have home, a future and community, a future with family, a future and harmony. A future to heal. A future to grow. Above all, a future to belong. I hope the future is more generous to all of us. [Singing in [00:21:00] Nepali] Miko Lee: Can you all give it up in the chat for those performers. Nawal was our interpreter at the very beginning of this, and to show the power of how art can transform things at that performance, the ACLU was there. And actually because of that, we were able to find a pro bono lawyer to be able to help with one of, uh, Mohans Habeas Corpuses cases and just that's an example of Asian refugees United, that was their work before all of these detentions were going on. It was youth empowerment and storytelling, but they had to pivot, given the shape of our world. I wanna transition us to our panel of speakers of powerful. Again, powerful women. [00:22:00] Um, Ann Vue who is the spouse of Lue Yang, Tika Bassett, who is the spouse of Mohan Karki and Aisa Villarosa, who has been our brilliant, dedicated lawyer from Asian Law Caucus working on this. So we're not gonna go over and tell the entire stories of each of these people and what happened to them. And if you want that, you can listen to the radio show that we did on APEX Express. Tika, I wanted to start with you and just hear from you, what is your response after watching that video about your husband? Tika Basnet: Yeah, it is really beautiful story. Um, thank you ARU for, um, representing my husband story. Um, it just make, make me cry and I was crying while watching the video and it remind me what happened. Since seven month ago. And, um, yeah. Hi, my name is Tika Basnet. I'm from Ohio and I've been fighting for my husband deportation and detention since seven month ago. Without the community and without all the [00:23:00] support that I got from organization, I don't think it is possible that my husband will still be here. And the reason that this is possible is because I reach out to them without getting fear, without getting afraid of what will happen if I speak outside. So, um, yeah, um, it is really difficult. What is going on right now. Sometime I don't wanna speak because of the current policy. Uh, it make me feel, even though I'm US citizen, um, sometime I feel like if I speak something against the policy, I, they will might, they might gonna take my citizenship away. And then, um, I realized that, if I speak then it'll help me. Right now, um, ICE is not letting my husband come home, even though it is been seven month and our attorney try everything in a possible way. Uh, the ICE is not letting my husband come out. I dunno how long it'll take. I don't know. don't wanna, yeah. Thank you.  Miko Lee: No, you can speak more. Tika. Do you wanna add?  Tika Basnet: Yeah, um, especially I wanna thank you [00:24:00] ARU and Aisa and Miko. Everything is happening right now is because of them, because I reached out to them. If I did not, I feel like my husband is story will be one of those Bhutanese people that disappear. I don't know what happened to them. I hope, uh, the reason that I'm fighting for my husband case is because he deserve fear. Uh, he has a family member here. He has a community that loves him. He was supporting his parent, he was supporting us. We don't have a country. Um, this is our country and we belong here. Thank you.  Miko Lee: You. Thank you, Tika. I wanna bring Ann Vue up to speak about your husband, Lue Yang and his case and what's going on with his case. Very complicated case. What is going on with his case right now?  Ann Vue: So first of all,  Thank you guys so much for. Giving Tika and I this space just to share our stories of families who are fighting every day, um, just to stay together. So [00:25:00] currently with Lue's case right now we are, we just got his, um, stay of removal approved the emergency stay of removal approved. I might, um, have the right lingo for that, but, uh, so as of October 22nd our Michigan governor's, pardon was issued for Lue. So we were so grateful for that. I know our, our Michigan lawmakers are working around the clock uh, Michigan DHS team to bring him back to Michigan, uh, where we have a petition currently filed for his release while his case, uh, is ongoing. Miko Lee: Thanks Ann. And I just wanna point out that there's in, even though these communities are distinct and these two men are distinct, beautiful individuals, there are so many commonalities between the two. Um, both born in refugee camps, both in one case, the Bhutanese, the Nepali speaking Bhutanese, folks having escaped ethnic cleansing to then go to a. Uh, [00:26:00] refugee camp to then come to the US and in another families who worked with the American government in the Secret War in Vietnam, who then again became refugees and came to the US. Two young men who when they were young, like very young, um, with their peers, were involved in incidents that had, uh, really bad legal advice. That did not help them in the process. And that is why even though they're amazing contributing members in our current society, they have this past old, almost like childhood record that is impacting them. And both of them are impacted by statelessness because. Even though they're being deported, they're being deported to a place of which it is not their home. They might not speak that language. They might not have connections with that. Their home is here in America. Um, that is why we say use the terminology we belong here. Um, before we go a little bit more into personal stories [00:27:00] I saw from Asian Law Caucus, I wonder if you can give a little bit of an overview about the broader, legal actions that are taking place around these kidnappings.  Aisa Villarosa: Yeah, thanks Miko. And just huge love to Ann and Tika. Reiterating that these are two refugee communities bonded through not just this frustrating, heartbreaking experience, um, but also this, this solidarity that's building. To share Miko, about the broader legal ramifications, and there was a question in the chat about what's the big deal about a stay of removal? So just for starters, the system that Mohan and Lue got pulled into can be lightning quick with removing folks. Part of this is because Mohan, Lue, so many folks in refugee communities all across the country years and years ago, perhaps when they were teenagers, just like Mohan and Lue, uh, there might have been some sort of, run in with law enforcement. Oftentimes racial profiling [00:28:00] can be involved, especially with the over-policing, right in our country, decades later, after living peacefully in their communities. Oftentimes decades after an immigration judge said to Mohan, said to Lue, you are not a safety risk. You are not a threat to the community. You've done your time. You can come home. Uh, maybe some folks had some ICE check-ins that they would come to every year. Um, and then with this administration, this unprecedented attack on immigrant and refugee rights, that is when we started to see for the very first time as folks have mentioned, these broad deportations, uh, to countries that previously were not accepting refugees primarily because that is the same country of their ancestral persecution. Um, in some cases they have zero connection to the country. Um, and in cases like the Bhutanese refugees, they're actually [00:29:00] expelled from Bhutan when they're removed. Again, all this is happening for the very first time. There are some serious legal questions with due process. Even if immigration court does run on a similar track as a lot of our other court systems, there's still a duty of fairness and often that duty is completely neglected.  Nina Phillips: You are tuned into Apex Express on 94.1 KPFA, 89.3 KPFB in Berkeley, 88.1 KFCF in Fresno and online@kpfa.org. Coming up is Klezmer Dances II by The Daniel Pelton Collective.  [00:30:00] [00:31:00] [00:32:00] That was  Klezmer Dances II by The Daniel Pelton Collective. You are tuned into APEX Express [00:33:00] on 94.1 KPFA. Now back to Miko and her conversation with Tika Basnet and Ann Vue. Two incredibly strong women who are leading campaigns to bring home their respective spouses from ICE detention, and Aisa Villarosa with the Asian Law Caucus. Miko Lee: I would love to speak to a little bit more of the uplifting power of these women that are being highlighted right now. And I'm wondering both for Ann and Tika, if you could talk a little bit about your sense of resilience. because both of your spouses were, even though when they were youth, there were systems impacted in our Asian American communities. There's some shame that's associated with that. And so some people have been really hesitant to speak out. Can you talk a little bit about what encouraged you to speak out on behalf of your husband and how that has made a difference for you in the community? And I'm gonna start with Ann first.  Ann Vue: So I would say, um. In the [00:34:00] beginning when Lue was first detained on July 15th. I was scared. I am the first generation born American, uh, um, right here in Michigan. And even myself, I was so scared to say anything to anyone. I remember getting that call from Lue and it just felt so unreal. Quickly playing back to 2008, uh, which would be the third time that the embassy, Laos and Thailand both rejected Lue's entry and how his immigration officer was like, don't wait, start your life. And then fast forwarding it to what had happened, I was scared and, um. Lue and I are both, uh, Hmong community leaders as well. And Lue, of course, um, being president of the Hmong Family Association, him and I decided we're gonna keep a little quiet at first, and I started getting [00:35:00] calls from our Hmong community members. Uh, in concern to them receiving a letter, which is all dated for the same time at the same place that is not usual, where people would normally go see their immigration officer. And immediately that weekend I went to go visit him and I, it was explaining to him that I have received nine calls and I don't know what to do in immediately he. I think that the urgency around his people created that fear and immediately he was like, Hey, we've gotta start talking. You've gotta call you. You have to start making calls. Because he was detained on the 15th. On the 15th, which was Tuesday, and these letters were mailed to the community on that Friday. And immediately him and I started talking more and more and he said, “we have a 50-50 chance. If you don't fight for me and the others, then. We get sent back, you're gonna regret that for the rest of your life or [00:36:00] you fight for us. And as long as you fought all the way till the end, whatever happens, we can live with that”. And immediately, I remember speaking to, uh, attorney Nancy, and I've been mentioning to her that I wanna call, I wanna call Rep Mai. And I wanted to call Commissioner Carolyn Wright and she was like, well make the call and I'm glad that she didn't wait. And she just said, Hey, you know what? She just started talking and immediately Rep Mai called and that's how it kind of started this whole journey. So I am so thankful that I did. I did voice it out because I myself, even as a community leader, I felt hopeless. I felt like as loud as I am, everyone that I, for the first time had no voice. It became, became lonely. I became scared. Because they've got a, you know, we have a family, right, that we're raising together with small children. So I'm glad that we did, uh, [00:37:00] share our story and I'm glad that it is out. And, and that it, it opened the key to many other Southeast Asian families to do the same as well too.  Miko Lee: Thank you so much, Anna. And I remember you saying that even Lue was speaking with folks in Spanish to get their stories and share them out as well. Ann Vue: He had to learn it! And you know, I will say that with this whole detention thing, it doesn't just detain our person. It detains our whole family. We're all a part of this, you know? And so, you know, Lue had to learn how to count so he can give the numbers 'cause he was doing it with his hand motions. Because it's a hard system, it's a very complex system to navigate, which is how people go disappearing. And so for him to be able to reach out. Give me phone numbers to these families, regardless. Love beyond borders, right? And I was able to reach out to these families so that that way they know where their person was and [00:38:00] help them get set up so they can, so their families can call them. Miko Lee: Thank you so much for doing that. And you and your husband, both as organizers and continuing to be organizers even when locked up. Tika, I wanna turn it to you and ask about the courage it took to speak up and what keeps you going.  Tika Basnet: Yes. So when, uh, my husband got detained on April 8, I took one week after to reach out Aisa and she told me, Hey Tika, come forward. You know, your story is powerful. People need to know your story. And I told first thing to Aisa is our community is very just mental. They doesn't understand. And I've been looking at the video where our Bhutanese people get detained and deported and on common section, the first thing that I noticed was people are commenting, oh, these people are criminal. They are, maybe they, um, kill someone or they rape someone, you know, without. Understanding the people's story. And I, I [00:39:00] was thinking the same, whatever, if I come forward, will they gonna understand my story? Will they gonna talk to me? Will they gonna ask me personally, what is going on? And I actually same as Ann, I, um, I. Was scared to come out. I did not come out in two within two, two months, you know, when, uh, I tried to deport my husband on my due date that I was about to give birth, um, BIA, uh, grant, day of removal, you know, in two month I was crying alone. I was messaging Aisa and I was telling all my pain. And then when they stop my husband deport his son and that day, um. Aisa and ARU, everybody encouraged me. Like, you know, you need to come forward. People need to know your story. And then that day I decide, and I also remember that, um, within one minute after I gave birth, I was messaging, uh, ARU team I think his name [00:40:00] is Pravin or something. I was messaging him, Hey, I'm ready to give, uh, interview. I'm ready to give uh, a story. And that day I decide like I wanna come forward. I don't care what society is thinking, I'm the one that going through and people need to know my story. And, uh, I think, uh, and also I look at my daughter, you know, I don't want, um, her to think that I did not fight for her dad. You know, I want her to think like her mom is, is strong enough to fight and looking at her. That gave me so much power and yeah. And now like give, getting a lot of support, a lot of love is give me like, you know, I, I feel like, um, I wouldn't, uh, get all the support if I was scared and did not, uh, talk about my story. So now like receiving a lot of love from everywhere and that give me couraged to continue and talk about my husband's deportation.  Miko Lee: Thank you, Tika. And I wanna recognize that we're running late, but we're gonna get through it if those of you could stay with us a little bit [00:41:00] longer. My one more question to both Ann and Tika is what message do you have for people that are experiencing this right now? Because this, as we said, 60,000 people are detained right now. Your spouses, we, as we have said, it's not just you with your, the children, the grandparents, all the other people. What advice do you have for other folks that are going through this and do you have a message for those folks? Ann Vue: I would say, um, for anyone who is going through what Tika and I and the many are going through that, um, make sure you document everything, get your loved ones Alien Number because you want to track it as you go. Build your circle. Know that you are not alone. Uh, reach out. I'm still learning as I go too. And it's unfortunate that we as family, like have to become attorneys overnight and learn to as well. But make sure that you guys, that you know that you're not alone you know that [00:42:00] we're not fighting the system. We're fighting a system that. Hopes, uh, that we get tired of fighting it. And the moment that you speak up, they can't disappear your loved one quietly. And I am a very big, um, firm believer. There's this scripture that has always carried Lue and I and, uh, I, I can't stress on it enough. And especially to all of those, to all of our, everybody that's on tonight. And beyond that, uh, there's a scripture. It's a Proverbs, right? 3:27-28 that says, “Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is your power to act”. And so thank you to those who continues to act when action is really within your reach and. We belong here, our families belong here. And compassion delayed is really compassion denied. And so don't fight alone 'cause that's what they are hoping that we will fight alone, [00:43:00] but we're together in this.  Miko Lee: Beautiful, thanks. And Tika, what about you? What advice do you have for other people that are experiencing this with family members?  Tika Basnet: So, yeah, um, I'm encouraging everyone like we experiencing this deportation for the first time or. Come forward. You never know. You know how many support you will get. Looking at Ann and my story that if we did not reach out to the community, I don't think our husband will be here at the moment. So you are the one who going through the pain and, uh, sharing your pain will make you at least a relief and you never know. Your husband Deportes and will stop. You will get like support from, from community. So ICE is not deporting only your husband or your like wife or someone, they are deporting your dream, your hope. So when they try to deport my husband, they were deporting my husband, uh, my [00:44:00] daughter future, the future that we talk about. So I am telling everyone that come forward. Story, your story, and you'll get lot of love. You'll get lot of support. And if I did not talk before, I don't think my husband will be here. He'll be one of the person that disappear long time ago. So yeah, please come forward and see your story. And the last thing is, I wanna say we belong here. This is our home and our future is here.  Miko Lee: Thank you so much, Tika. Um, Aisa, I wanna turn it over to you. Ann was saying suddenly we have to become lawyers and, and so can you talk about, and even like with Lue's case, it was suddenly he got pardoned at the last minute when he was on a deportation plane, and then it was like, oh, that should fix everything, but it doesn't, so can you talk a little bit about some of the legal ramifications that people should know about? Aisa Villarosa: Sure. And just to say, Mohan, Lue, Tika, Ann, I mean, y'all have lived [00:45:00] several movies in, in just the span of months the amount of stress, both you yourselves as the lead advocate, your families. Uh, so, so for folks watching this is literally Mohan and Lue getting like pulled off planes because of the shared advocacy here, uh, which starts with the decision to speak out. Um, and for folks in the room who aren't sure whether they want to share their story, you know, we're not saying, oh, go to the press so much of it. Involves just opening your heart to a trusted person. Um, many of those people are here in this room uh, my organization, Asian Law Caucus. Uh, in a minute we'll share some links for some of our resources. Uh, the wonderful folks at ARU, there's such a full crew, and if you're part of a community, especially the many, many, too many refugee communities being targeted. You are not alone. So in terms of what the legal battle [00:46:00] looks like, another thing to remember is that for any case, there's usually a, a wave of folks that's needed, uh, for Lue, for Mohan. That's multiple states sometimes because in the immigration world, for example, you could have a very, very old final order of removal. So this is essentially the order that is put forward by an immigration judge. That technically allows a lot of these awful deportations and disappearances to take place. The battle to fight that can be multi-state, uh, multi-issue. So you're talking to a criminal defense attorney, you're talking to an immigrant rights attorney. Uh, but going back to that trust, just talk to someone who both you can trust and someone who has a good lay of the land because these cases are incredibly complex. Folks I work with, sometimes they're physically driving to a law office. Someone named Emily is on the call. You know, we drove to a law office. Turns [00:47:00] out the record we were looking for was, was too old. The, that previous attorney didn't have the record on file. There are so many practical challenges you don't anticipate. So the sooner you do that math and just open your story up, um, to, to a loved one, to a trusted one. And in a little bit we're, we'll share more links for what that process looks like.  Miko Lee: So we're gonna move into that call to action. We're running a bit over time, so if you could hang with us for a couple more minutes. Um, we want to one, thank all of our amazing guests so far and then move to our call to action. What can you do? A bunch of people are throwing things into the chat. We're gonna start with Rising Voices. Oh, I guess we're gonna start with OPAWL and Sonya is gonna share about OPAWL's work and the call to action there. Sonya (OPAWL): Hi everyone. My name is Sonya Kapur. I live in Columbus, Ohio, and I'm a member of OPAWL Building AAPI Feminist leadership. I'd like to share a little bit about our efforts to support Mohans Campaign for Freedom and encourage you to donate to [00:48:00] Mohans GoFundMe to cover his legal fees, and the link to the GoFundMe will be in the chat. With the funds raised so far, Tika and Mohan were able to hire a seasoned attorney to review Mohans court documents and work on his case. So your donations will allow Mohan to continue working with his legal team as we fight to bring him home. So even five or $10 will help us get closer to reuniting Mohan with his family and community here in Ohio. A really fun piece of this is that a local, Columbus based illustrator and OPA member Erin Siao, has also created a beautiful art fundraiser to help raise more funds from Mohans release campaign. So when you donate to Mohans GoFundMe between now and November 15th, you receive a complimentary five by seven art print of your choice. Families belong together on the right or on the left. To receive a print, you just email Erin and her. Email address will also be in the [00:49:00] chat, a screenshot of your donation confirmation along with your name and address. You can also send a direct message of the screenshot to her Instagram account, so please consider uplifting our art fundraiser on social media. Encourage others to donate to the GoFundMe and share Mohans story with your family and friends.  Miko Lee: Thanks, Sonya and Opal, and we'll turn it over to Emily at Rising Voices. Emily (Rising Voices): Hi, thank you. Um, rising Voices is one of the, uh, many members helping bring Lue Yang home. Just wanna share that. We do have a online petition going that directs you to email the ice field office in Detroit, pressuring them to bring him home. Um, there's also a number to call with a script provided. So nothing has to be reinvented. We please, please encourage you to share this out, and you do not have to be from Michigan to make a call or email every single email. And, all counts. And we also do have a GoFundMe for [00:50:00] him and his family. As we all know legal file, legal fees pile up, so anything counts. Thank you so much everyone.  Miko Lee:  Thanks Emily. Now we're gonna pass it over to Nawal talking about this event which is connected to disappeared in America.  Nawal Rai: Hi everyone. I'm Nawal here again and yeah, so We Belong Here. Uh, today's event was part of the Disappeared in America Weekend of Action, which is a national mobilization action to protect immigrants, uh, expose corporate complicity and honor the lives lost in detention and across America more than 150 towns and cities held.  Um. Weekend of Collective action this weekend on November 1st and second, standing in solidarity with immigrants families, uh, from holding freedom vigils outside of ICE facilities to via de Los Mortis gathering, honoring life's lost in detentions to ice out of Home Depot actions. Calling out corporate complicity this weekend was a resounding nation nationwide call for compassion, dignity, and [00:51:00] democracy, and demanding justice and due process for all. The National Action was organized by the Coalition of Partners, including National Day Labor Organizing Network, Detention Watch Network, the Worker Circle, public ci, uh, citizen, and many allied organization across the country. Thank you all. Thank you for joining us today.  Miko Lee: Thank you to everyone for showing up today. We thank all of our speakers, all of our many partner organizations. As we were saying, it takes many of us working together collectively. Even though we said there's 60,000 people detained. There are so many more than that. We know that immigrants contribute and refugees contribute immensely to the American experience, and we want everyone to know that we belong here. All of us belong here. This is our home.  Thank you so much for joining us all. We appreciate all of you, the interpreters, the translators, the folks behind the scene who helped to make this event happen. Um, shout out to Cheryl Truong [00:52:00] and Nina Phillips for really doing all the tech behind this. And to all of you for showing up tonight, we need each and every one of you to participate to show that you are part of the beloved community, that you are part of believing that America can be a place filled with beloved love instead of hatred. Um, so I would love you all to just all together. Shout out. We belong here. 1, 2, 3.  Event Attendees: We belong here. We belong here.  We belong here.  Miko Lee: Have a great night, and thank you all for joining us. Nina Phillips: This was a recording of a virtual community gathering that took place earlier this month on Monday, November 3rd. It was made [00:53:00] possible by We Belong Here, a coalition of immigrant rights organizations, Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality, Asian Refugees United, Asian Law Caucus, Hmong Family Association Lansing, Hmong Innovative Politics, OPAWL and Rising Voices.  As I mentioned earlier, you can watch the phenomenal video performance from Asian Refugees United on the website of Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality.  That's aacre.org/our-voices/webelonghere  There's also up-to-date information on how best you can support both the Free Mohan Karki and Bring Lu Home campaigns. We thank all of you listeners out there. Keep resisting, keep organizing. Your voices are important. Let's keep immigrant families together.  To close out. Here's a little more from the video performance. [00:54:00] [00:55:00] [00:56:00] [00:57:00]  Nina Phillips: For show notes, please check out our website, kpfa.org/program/APEX-express.  APEX Express is a collective of activists that include Ama Keane-Lee, Anuj Vaidya, Cheryl Truong, Jalena Keane-Lee, Miko Lee, Nina Phillips, Preeti Mangala Shekar, and Swati Rayasam. Tonight's show was produced by me, Nina Phillips. Get some rest, y'all. Good night. The post APEX Express – November 27, 2025 – We Belong Here: Bhutanese & HMoob Americans in the Struggle Against Statelessness appeared first on KPFA.

We cover several interesting happenings around town this week on the Access Louisville podcast — including a nearly $36 million development that's under way in the Portland neighborhood. LBF Senior Reporter Joel Stinnett was on hand earlier this week for the ground breaking of Liminal, located at 1416-1426 Lytle Street.  Antecedent Development and its partners are working on the project, which aims to transform historic warehouses into 138 apartments and 20,000 square feet of commercial space. The development joins other major investments in Portland, pushing total revitalization efforts beyond $100 million.We discuss the distinctive look and feel of the project and its potential impact on the neighborhood. After that we talk about plans from Louisville-based Texas Roadhouse Inc. to replace its very first Louisville store, near Outer Loop, with an updated and more modern space nearby.Reporter Olivia Estright is on the show as well to talk about a couple stories that she has been working on this week, including the closure of two restaurants in New Albany, Indiana. The owner was trying out a plan for dual concepts in a space on State Street, but it didn't take, she explains. Estright also discusses the relocation of Mahonia, a plant shop that's moved from NuLu to St. Matthews. A big road construction project in NuLu was one of the reasons for the moves, she explained.After a break, Reporter Stephen P. Schmidt jumps on to chat about the United Soccer League, of which Louisville City FC is a part. As we've reported before the USL is launching a new top tier Division I, which will have a system of relegation and promotion. Soccer fans in the US have bemoaned the lack of such a system in Major League Soccer, so the new league is drawing plenty of interest. Schmidt recently penned a story in which he offers his take on what the league will look like when it launches in 2028. And that story is getting some traction with soccer fans nationally. Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. You can follow it on popular podcast services including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

This is a podcast from our Monday evening service at Abundant Life Family Church in Dodge City, Kansas. Join us to listen to guest speaker Dr. Michael Jacobs of New Albany, Indiana.

This is a podcast from our Sunday evening service at Abundant Life Family Church in Dodge City, Kansas. Join us to listen to guest speaker Dr. Michael Jacobs of New Albany, Indiana.

This is a podcast from our Sunday evening service at Abundant Life Family Church in Dodge City, Kansas. Join us to listen to guest speaker Dr. Michael Jacobs of New Albany, Indiana.

This is a podcast from our Sunday morning service at Abundant Life Family Church in Dodge City, Kansas. Join us to listen to guest speaker Dr. Michael Jacobs of New Albany, Indiana.

Welcome to the Culbertson Mansion of New Albany, Indiana. Once a showpiece of wealth and elegance, it now carries a far darker reputation. Behind its ornate walls linger whispers of tragedy, restless spirits, and things that stir when the lights go out. So grab your coffee and settle in because the Culbertson Mansion has stories that refuse to rest.

It's This Week in Bourbon for October 24th 2025. Sazerac is investing more than $38 million to expand its bottling and production, 2025 Craft Spirits Data Project results are in, and it's not surprising, and Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Special Release Tanyard Hill Rye.Show Notes: Jefferson's Bourbon launches "Tradition in the Breaking" campaign with actor Taylor Kitsch to highlight its unconventional approach Sazerac is investing over $38 million to expand its bottling and production capacity in New Albany, Indiana, to meet demand for spirits like Fireball Wholesalers criticize California's new spirits DtC shipping bill, which allows out-of-state craft distillers to ship to the state under a temporary 1-year permit New data from the ACSA shows a second consecutive year of decline for the craft spirits market, with drops in sales volume, value, and employment New Riff and Chattanooga Whiskey debut The Confluence Project, a collaboration featuring two unique Straight Wheat Whiskeys from a single shared mashbill High n' Wicked releases Warlander Blended Straight Whiskey, a 99-proof blend of Kentucky Straight Rye and Bourbon re-barreled for deeper integration Jack Daniel's unveils Single Barrel Special Release Tanyard Hill Rye, a Barrel Proof Tennessee Rye ranging up to 148.8 proof Support this podcast on Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A measles outbreak in New Albany has health officials working to educate and contain further spread.

A measles outbreak in New Albany has health officials working to educate and contain further spread.

Our chapel speaker today is Matt Read, Senior Pastor of Jersey Church in New Albany, Ohio. Pastor Read looks at the account of Abraham in Genesis 17, and teaches that entering into covenant with God requires a step of faith and walking in obedience to Him.

Access Louisville Live: Our next live podcast is 4 p.m. Oct. 29. Join us as we talk money and college sports with University of Louisville A.D. Josh Heird and University of Kentucky Deputy A.D. Marc Hill. Details and registration here.We've got a roundup of recent restaurant news on this week's Access Louisville podcast. We start with Ramen House's relocation. Reporter Michael L. Jones details how the popular eatery moved from its original spot in MidCity Mall to a new, larger location at 204 South Spring Street, previously home to Gary's on Spring. The move was prompted by the expiration of the Ramen House's lease and the owner's desire for a long-term arrangement, which was complicated by the MidCity Mall's potential sale. The owner, Jonathan Ham, took on the role of general contractor for the new space, facing numerous challenges including a flooded basement, the need to replace major appliances, and even a break-in that resulted in stolen tools. Despite these setbacks, the new location offers expanded kitchen space, a parking lot, and plans for a cocktail menu once the liquor license is secured, Jones said.After that, we chat about By Golly's Bar & Grill, an Ohio-based pub-style restaurant chain, in Clarksville, Indiana, which opened at the site of a former Hooters. Jones explains that By Golly's is using the Louisville area as a launchpad for regional expansionWe also highlighted the growth of Parlor, a successful local pizza chain, which recently moved its New Albany, Indiana location to a more visible spot on West Market Street.In other pizza news, we note that Louisville Pizza King recently opened a third location on West Oak Street. Late in the show we discuss a new season of “Wrestlers,” a show that previously aired on Netflix and showcased Louisville's Ohio Valley Wrestling organization.And lastly Jones shares a story about Groundhog Archeology, in which Patrick Donley, a local artist, discovered valuable historical artifacts beneath his Germantown studio after a groundhog unearthed china and bottles dating back to the post-Civil War era.Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. It's available on popular podcast services including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

After his talk at the Union County Heritage Museum, Felder joins us from New Albany, Mississippi today and tells us about all the great stuff you can see in the museum's William Faulkner Literary Garden, and of course, answers all your horticulture questions. Let's get dirty!Email Felder anytime at FelderRushing.Blog and listen Friday mornings at 9 and Saturday mornings at 10 to The Gestalt Gardener on MPB Think Radio. In the meantime, in Felder's words, "get out and get dirty."If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider contributing to MPB: https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kenzie dives into a confusing, gut-wrenching story out of New Albany, Indiana in this week's Kenzie's Krimes. Chicago’s best morning radio show now has a podcast! Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and remember that the conversation always lives on the Q101 Facebook page. Brian & Kenzie are live every morning from 6a-10a on Q101. Subscribe to our channel HERE: https://www.youtube.com/@Q101 Like Q101 on Facebook HERE: https://www.facebook.com/q101chicago Follow Q101 on Twitter HERE: https://twitter.com/Q101Chicago Follow Q101 on Instagram HERE: https://www.instagram.com/q101chicago/?hl=en Follow Q101 on TikTok HERE: https://www.tiktok.com/@q101chicago?lang=enSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Five former Ohio State wrestlers—who say they were victims of the late Dr. Richard Strauss—authored a letter in early February 2020, urging Ohio's Inspector General to investigate Les and Abigail Wexner. In their five-page appeal, they request two investigations: first, into Abigail Wexner's alleged role in Jeffrey Epstein's assault of Maria Farmer at the Wexners' New Albany estate; and second, into any relationship between Epstein, the Wexner family, and Ohio State University. The wrestlers specifically cite Abigail's position as vice chair of OSU's Board of Trustees and question why the university continues its ties with the Wexners amid such serious allegationsThe letter further emphasizes parallels between how Ohio State ignored complaints against Strauss and its handling of Epstein-related allegations. The wrestlers assert that the university has repeatedly turned a blind eye to sexual abuse and “offers only the pretense of caring,” especially given Epstein's significant contributions—including to the Wexner Football Facility—and his donor relationship with OSU. They argue that to properly address the abuse legacy and protect current and future students, the university must sever any inappropriate ties with "pedophiles and sex traffickers and those who enabled them, including both Abigail and Leslie Wexner."to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/former-ohio-state-wrestlers-call-investigation-university-s-ties-jeffrey-n1134071Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Biker Gang Hit for Being Out BadToday on Black Dragon Biker TV, we're digging into a story out of New Albany, Indiana that takes “out bad” politics to a disturbing level. Henry Bachmann, a local business owner, has been arrested on two charges of complicity to commit murder in connection with a May shooting. Warrants were executed at several of his businesses, and prosecutors allege he tried to have a man killed simply because he left his motorcycle club out bad.This raises a serious question for the entire biker community: Why are some people taking club politics to the extreme?At its core, the biker set is supposed to be about brotherhood, freedom, and the open road. But cases like this show how quickly things can spiral when loyalty turns into obsession, and respect turns into retaliation.We'll Break Down: The arrest of Henry Bachmann and details of the alleged hit-for-hire plot The meaning of being put “out bad” in MC culture⚖️ Why some members lose all perspective when patch politics turn personal How incidents like this damage the reputation of clubs everywhereJoin Black Dragon, Lavish T. Williams, and Logic as we talk about why some in the MC world lose sight of the culture's true roots — and how the community can move past destructive nonsense like this. Catch the show on: Black Dragon Biker TV – /blackdragonbikertv Lavish T. Williams – /@lavishtwilliams Keep It Logical – /keepitlogicalSponsor the channel by signing up for our channel memberships. 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Thank you! We at Black Dragon Biker TV are dedicated to bringing you the latest news, updates, and analysis from the world of bikers and motorcycle clubs. Our content is created for news reporting, commentary, and discussion purposes. Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material for criticism, reporting, education, and research. No copyright infringement is intended. Information presented may include rumors, speculation, or opinions and should not be taken as fact. Viewers are encouraged to conduct their own research before forming conclusions.   FAIR USE NOTICE This video may contain copyrighted material; the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available for the purposes of criticism, comment, review and news reporting which constitute the fair use of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. 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A busy night comes to its final hour with John Kershner with a Hamilton Heights victory over Tippecanoe Valley 35-19. Kurt Darling then called in after calling an Adams Central Jets win in week three. Finally, it was a Brownstown beatdown over New Albany with Brian Sullivan left in shock over the sheer dominance displayed by B-Town.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A plan to tear down Liberty Hall in Downtown Louisville, also known as the Oddfellows Building, in order to build a new pickleball facility is attracting the ire of preservationists.We talk about the plans and the response on this week's Access Louisville podcast. LBF Senior Reporter Joel Stinnett is on the show to share details of a press conference he attended on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Steve Wiser, of the Louisville Historical League, said during the press conference that he was shocked by the plan for pickleball courts, calling it 'a joke."Louisville Business First broke the news recently that the Omni Louisville Hotel is planning to build a $12 million pickleball-focused entertainment venue on the property, according to a permit filed with Louisville Metro Planning and Design. The 14,000-square-foot venue would feature four indoor pickleball courts, four outdoor pickleball courts, an indoor restaurant and bar, outdoor yard-game areas and flexible event and gathering spaces, according to the filing. The Oddfellows building is one of two downtown structures we chat about on the show. Reporter Olivia Estright is also on the show to talk about the recent acquisition of the 800 Tower apartments. The residential building, at 800 S. Fourth St., was purchased by FNMA for just over $20 million, according to a deed filed in June, following foreclosure proceedings against the previous owners.  We also chat about listening sessions for the proposed revamp of the Belvedere in Downtown Louisville; and a site in Downtown Jeffersonville, Indiana where the mayor wants a grocery store to be built. We also discuss a new tavern that's heading into space in New Albany. And at the very end of the show, I mention a report that Isaacs & Isaacs has a new CEO. That gets us talking about our favorite TV lawyer commercials. Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. It's available on popular podcast services including Apple Podcasts and Spotify (which are linked above.) You can also listen in the player above.

New Albany High School broadcast star Lydia Cosper and WaterStep founder Mark Hogg dropped by to tell the amazing story of water purification saving lives around the world. Lydia and Mark have organized a special 5k on September 20th at Lynn Family Stadium to raise money for more WaterStep projects.Full details in the WHAS interview with Terry MeinersWaterStep is an NGO based in Kentucky, USA, that focuses on sustainable solutions to the world's WASH crisis. Since 1995, WaterStep has evolved from a small service organization to a global leader in safe water solutions and innovation.WaterStep has developed simple tools, patented technology, and effective training to empower people and communities to solve their own water and sanitation needs. We provide expert solutions for places where infrastructure is fragile and execution challenges are particularly difficult, especially in slums, rural villages, and in communities responding to natural and manmade disasters. WaterStep combines safe water and disinfectant technology, and health and hygiene education because safe water in a dirty cup is no longer safe, and dirty hands spread disease.Our technology offers scalable safe water and disinfectant access during disasters because no one should have to worry about whether their water is safe during an emergency. No other safe water NGO in the world does what we do.

Epstein victims name names. Attorney Brad Koffel catches us up on the latest Epstein news.

A building in the heart of Downtown Louisville could be up for a revamp, which we chat about on this week's Access Louisville podcast.LBF Senior Reporter Joel Stinnett is on the show to share his latest reporting on the  Kentucky Home Life Building at 239 S. 5th Street. He notes that the Mississippi-based Thrash Group — plus an unnamed local partner — are planning to convert the building into a mixed-use development with residential units, a hotel and first floor retail, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the project. There are some legal hurdles to clear first, however.The Thrash Group has submitted an application to Mayor Craig Greenberg's Downtown Louisville Building Conversion Program to help fund the project, Louisville Metro Government Press Secretary Kevin Trager confirmed. The project is one of four finalists still being considered for funds.Though ornate, the building has not been with out its difficulties.Earlier this year, police converged on the vacant 20-story structure, which is across the street from Louisville Metro Hall, after intruders allegedly cut a gas line while trying to steal copper wire, as WDRB News reported. WDRB is Business First's newsgathering partner. Officials told WDRB that the inside of the building is covered with trash, debris, glass, scraps of copper and various discarded tools strewn everywhere. That's just the top of the show. We also discuss a building in the Highlands that formerly housed Bakersfield and Hopcat, which Stinnett reported is on the market. That gets us into a talk about restaurant turnover in the Highlands.Additionally, Reporter Olivia Estright is on the show to talk about a potential new Aldi location in Southern Indiana and the potential sale of a golf course in New Albany. We also chat about the latest with the Monon South Trail, a vote to unionize at the BlueOval plant in Glendale, Kentucky, a looming shutdown of I-65 next year for road work and the news that VSimple is moving to Louisville. Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. It's available on popular podcast services including Apple Podcasts and Spotify (which are linked above.) You can also listen in the player above.

Live audience recording! In this episode, we're recording in front of a live audience at Graceland Church in New Albany, Indiana. As the church's small groups prepare to begin the 8 Money Milestones program, Art shares five non-financial factors that can help jumpstart the journey. Plus, he answers money questions from the audience. Enjoy!Resources: 8 Money MilestonesAsk a Money Question!

Inside INdiana Business Radio for the morning of July 21, 2025. Visit Indy hosts executives from 20 major brands during WNBA All-Star weekend to boost future investment. IU Health names Dr. Michelle Susana as president of its Adult Academic Health Center. Also: Evansville seeks developers for Mesker Amphitheater, Walmart partners with Vincennes University for workforce training, a civil engineering firm expands in New Albany, and the Indiana Supreme Court advances a second disciplinary case against Attorney General Todd Rokita. Get the latest business news from throughout the state at InsideINdianaBusiness.com.

Inside INdiana Business Radio for the afternoon of July 18, 2025. Gainbridge Fieldhouse is going green for this weekend's WNBA All-Star Game. A civil engineering firm in southern Indiana is expanding with a new location in New Albany. Plus, WFYI is facing financial troubles due to recently approved funding cuts by Congress. Get the latest business news from throughout the state at InsideINdianaBusiness.com.

This week, we are happy to announce a new project from the personal study of Dr. John Snyder. This study originated from a desperation within John's own heart. It deals with the life of a person whom God trusts with leadership in his kingdom. Titled Studies for Christ's Under-Shepherds, this 11-week study is a series of talks by Dr. Snyder to a group of ministers local to New Albany, Mississippi. This group has met together for several years to read, study, and pray together. John asked the men if he could take several weeks to focus on this topic, and they were eager to be a part. As of Friday, July 18, 2025, this study will be available to everyone for free. While it was taught with the pastor in mind, its application reaches much further. We believe that deacons, Sunday school teachers, parents, and anyone with the opportunity to disciple a young believer will benefit from this study. At the end of this podcast, we have attached the first several moments of session one to give you a sense of what the full study will be like. One notable difference between this study and others is its interactive nature. After each teaching session, the men who were attending had an opportunity to ask John questions. For a limited time, we want you to have a similar chance. While you are going through the study, you will be given opportunities to submit your questions to John. John may not be able to answer every question, but we will choose some we believe to be of the widest benefit and answer them in a future podcast episode. Show Notes: mediagratiae.org/studies-for-undershepherds Want to listen to The Whole Counsel on the go? Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast app: https://www.mediagratiae.org/podcasts You can get The Whole Counsel a day early on the Media Gratiae App: https://subsplash.com/mediagratiae/app

Inside INdiana Business Radio for the morning of July 9, 2025. A Louisville-based company has announced plans to relocate operations to New Albany, brining hundreds of jobs along with it. Plus, Indiana Public Broadcasting News is set to be dismantled, and we hear from former Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch about the challenges in her new role with the Deaconess Foundation. Get the latest business news from throughout the state at InsideINdianaBusiness.com.

We take a trip to the Hoosier State on this week's Access Louisville podcast.Our discussion revolves around some of the economic goings on in Clark and Floyd counties. LBF recently took a deep dive into trends in the area for a section we called Southern Indiana spotlight.To start, we chat about new home development, which has taken off despite higher interest rates affecting housing affordability New single-family home inventory grew by 8.8% between April 2024 and April 2025 in Clark, Floyd and Harrison counties, Glenn Hockersmith, a Realtor and broker with Schuler Bauer Real Estate, told LBF in a recent report. Despite the increased supply in the area, the average number of days on the market for these homes plummeted 12.9% during the same period. River Ridge Commerce Center, a 6,000-acre commercial and industrial park in Jeffersonville that produced an estimated $3.04 billion in economic output in 2024, has a lot to do with that growth. But we also discuss how the various school systems in the region play a role. On the show, we also talk a restaurant boom in New Albany, including something new heading into the former Toast on Market space. We chat about the backstory on Hidden Hill Nursery & Sculpture Garden, which recently hit the market. We discuss a new recreational trail in Borden, Indiana, which is supposed to eventually connect to Mitchell, Indiana (and even up to Indianapolis at some point.) And we go over the plans for Origin Park, which we recently toured. Access Louisville, sponsored by Baird, is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. It's available on popular podcast services including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Step into the world of intentional business spaces as Amanda Dare welcomes Brigid, founder of The Root coworking space in New Albany, Indiana. What began as a simple workspace has blossomed into something far more meaningful – a community hub, business incubator, and support system for entrepreneurs across Southern Indiana.Brigid shares her fascinating journey from college basketball player to business owner, revealing how she and her father (a former dentist) transformed a historic 1859 building into a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem. Their mission? "To show the business world what love looks like" by creating a space where people can connect, collaborate, and grow.The conversation explores the delicate balance of being "the vase that holds the flowers" – creating containers for others to flourish while building your own vision. You'll hear how The Root's vendor network functions as a concierge service for business owners, connecting them with everything from legal help to marketing support without leaving the building.Amanda and Brigid also discuss the power of women-owned business communities, particularly in small towns like New Albany, and how these networks create opportunities for everyone involved. They share practical wisdom about funding models (including rent-to-own arrangements), designing spaces that inspire creativity, and the importance of flexible membership options that accommodate different working styles.Whether you're an entrepreneur seeking community, a business owner looking to expand your network, or simply curious about the transformative power of intentional spaces, this conversation offers valuable insights on creating environments where people and businesses can put down roots and thrive.Send us a textSupport the showSend us a text Gusto - All Your HR and Payroll NeedsShop The Woman-Owned Wallet WebsiteWoman-Owned Brands all on WOW Directory!Find Grants Fast with SKIPFaire - List Your Business for WholesaleCreative Cash Flow StudioDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

This episode was originally published on The Murder Sheet's main feed on June 6, 2025.The Cheat Sheet is The Murder Sheet's segment breaking down weekly news and updates in some of the murder cases we cover. In this episode, we'll talk about cases from Washignton, Indiana, Florida, and Georgia.Puck News on the recent artificial intelligence cases: https://puck.news/what-happens-when-ai-gets-sued-and-loses/?utm_campaign=The+Daily+Courant+-+SUBSCRIBERS+%285%2F28%2F25%29&utm_content=The+Daily+Courant+-+SUBSCRIBERS+%285%2F28%2F25%29&utm_medium=email_action&utm_source=customer.io&utm_term=f6c60606bf3de0bb0bUSA Today on the suicide of Sewell Setzer III: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/10/23/sewell-setzer-iii/75814524007/Pre-order our book on Delphi here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/shadow-of-the-bridge-the-delphi-murders-and-the-dark-side-of-the-american-heartland-aine-cain/21866881?ean=9781639369232Or here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Shadow-of-the-Bridge/Aine-Cain/9781639369232Or here: https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Bridge-Murders-American-Heartland/dp/1639369236Join our Patreon here! https://www.patreon.com/c/murdersheetSupport The Murder Sheet by buying a t-shirt here: https://www.murdersheetshop.com/Send tips to murdersheet@gmail.com.The Murder Sheet is a production of Mystery Sheet LLC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's all things art today on the Blue Dot. FIrst, HC Arts Board President Amanda Ramos provides us with an update on Harrison County Arts and more specifically, their upcoming fundraiser on Saturday, June 7th. After that we talk to Carrie Johns, “Southern Indiana's Muralist.” If you live in Corydon or frequent downtown New Albany, you have definitely seen her beautiful work. She gives us some insights on why murals are so important for communities. THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Harrison County Arts - Third Annual Sustainable Fashion ShowCarrie Johns Art on Instagram

The temporary closure of The Dirty Bird restaurant — which has struggled to obtain a liquor license — tops this week's Access Louisville podcast.The Audubon neighborhood restaurant has garnered attention in part because of the suggestive names on its menu — the appetizers are referred to as "foreplay" and the fish sandwich is called "the hooker," for instance.Fred Pizzonia, the property owner and manager of The Dirty Bird, told LBF Restaurant Reporter Michael L. Jones that a state ABC representative has complained about the names and he believes it to be a factor in the liquor license issue. We discuss that with Jones on this week's episode. Jones also tells us about a new restaurant in New Albany with a well known local name — Falls City Kitchen. It's owned by Neace Ventures, the same company that owns Falls City Beer and a few other local food and beverage brands. We also hear from Reporter Stephen P. Schmidt about the latest with this year's Kentucky Bourbon Festival in Bardstown, Kentucky. The festival is adding new experiences, as it takes inspiration from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas as well as the PGA Championship and the Kentucky Derby. Full details on that here.We also hear from our sponsors at Baird this week. LBF President and Publisher Lisa Benson is on the show with an interview with Mark Nickel, who is president and chief investment officer at Baird Trust to talk about numerous topics, including what's known as "The Great Wealth Transfer." Access Louisville, sponsored by Baird, is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. It's available on popular podcast services including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.