The 812
The 812 is a daily show about the basic workings of city government in Bloomington, Indiana. Hosted by Steve Volan, a recently-retired five-term member of Bloomington's City Council, The 812's primary feature is a half-hour interview with elected and appointed officials in city government, as well as with members of boards, commissions and not-for-profits providing services to the city. Produced by Plateia Media.
Podcasting since 2024 • 130 episodes
The 812
Latest Episodes
130 [S2E33]: The Skeptical Township: Rita Barrow, Van Buren Trustee
Van Buren Township, to the city's west-southwest, is the fourth most populous township in Monroe County (about 12,000 people as of the last census). In the first half of our interview, Township Trustee Rita Barrow (pronounced "borrow") lays out...
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Episode 130
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129 [S2E32]: All About the Monroe County History Center
The Monroe County History Center on 6th and Washington is a museum, a library, an event space, and then some. Not every community has such a thing -- it's not part of the Public Library, so it relies entirely on donations and grants, yet it has...
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Episode 129
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128 [S2E31]: Rooting out Invasive Species with Ellen Jacquart of MC-IRIS
Ellen Jacquart is the president of Monroe County Identify and Reduce Invasive Species, or MC-IRIS for short. She leads a surprisingly large group of volunteers who have made it their mission to help pull plants that shouldn't be here because th...
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Episode 128
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127 [S2E30]: An Exchange of Ideas with the Civic Leaders Living-Learning Center at IU
Living-learning centers at IU allow students to take classes in a specialty of their choice in the dorm where they live on-campus. The Civic Leaders Living-Learning Center takes up three floors in one tower of Briscoe Quad. Former ...
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Season 2
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Episode 127
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126 [S2E29]: Joani Stalcup — The Coroner's Tale
Our guest today is the Monroe County Coroner, Joani Stalcup. She tells us all about the job: how it works, what the difference is between a coroner and a medical examiner, and why coroners were ever elected in the first place. She also int...
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Episode 126
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