PLAY LIST
Remember when Wednesdays meant there was a fresh alt-weekly newspaper in the newspaper box on the corner?
In it you found faces you recognized — of your friends and maybe even yourself. Mirror Indy’s new arts and culture newsletter is an ode to that magic, which is why it will hit your mailbox every Wednesday at noon. You can read or listen to it!
Learn more at mirrorindy.org/newsletters/playlist/
Episodes
83 episodes
28 days to do 44 things
你好! (Nǐ Hǎo) Play Listers,January dragged on per usual. I’m exhausted with the winter’s frigid temperatures and skies the color of spoiled milk. I can almost taste spring. According to Punxsutawney Phil, we have only six more weeks of w...
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Wherever you are this week, find something new
Friends, I know I don’t have to tell you, but this cold is brutal. As I write this, the space heater at my feet just shut off — reminding me (again) that it’s on the same circuit as the space heater that was running in the bedroom. ...
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Coping with color and whimsy this winter
Dearest PlayListers,I don’t know about you, but writer Emily Worrell and I were just talking about how bummed out we feel. Winter — even when it’s not all that cold — makes it ha...
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4:04
When you’d rather stay home
Dearest PlayListers,Last Friday night, I stayed home to work on a jigsaw puzzle. Don’t get me wrong, puzzles are the best. But here I am, writing this newsletter, telling you to get out and experience the world.So, in honor of t...
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5:32
Shopping that doesn’t kill Mother Earth or your wallet
When I pitched the idea to write about thrift and vintage stores in Indianapolis, I didn’t think it would take s...
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6:04
A feast for your eyes
Dearest PlayListers,As the final days of 2025 slip through our sugar-coated fingers, many of us are looking back — perhaps a bit astounded by all that we’ve lived through. A lot of life can happen in 365 days. And all that li...
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5:15
The collective experience never gets old
Dearest PlayListers,IU beat Ohio State in the Big Ten championship on Saturday at Lucas Oil. Now, before you take me for a football fan, let me clarify: I am simply in love with one. My football fan is an IU alum. His name is Aaron. And ...
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🧊 Ice ice baby
What’s up PlayListers, I hope your Thanksgiving weekend was splendid. Mine started off rough. It took my family and me six hours to drive to Indy from Michigan during the snowstorm. Nothing like a whiteout on I-69 in a small compact...
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The sweet pitter patter of puppy feet
Fellow PlayListers, hello! I’m Jenny Walton — not to be confused with your regular host Jennifer Delgadillo. I’m in your inbox because I’m constantly asking friends how I can help, and Delgadillo took me up on it. So, here we are. ...
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America (América)
Greetings PlayListers,Last Saturday, I went to the Los Tigres del Norte concert at Clowes Hall. The regional Mexican band that started in the late ‘60s has a large following with the Mexican and Latin American diaspora. It wa...
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6:35
Pull out your chic winter accessories
What’s up PlayListers, I’m writing our beloved arts & culture newsletter this week while Jennifer Delgadillo is out. Are you enjoying the snow? I’m not! I’m kinda upset because it’s been on my to-do list to buy some ...
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6:06
Put your sweater on and do these November things
Dear Play Listers,Do you feel the year rolling in on you? Because I do.As I type these words, meat departments everywhere are placing turkey bulk orders. “The Nutcracker’s” mouse army is practicing their ballet steps. Families acr...
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6:14
48 things to do in November
Legendary boxer Muhammad Ali once said, "Don't count the days; make the days count,” so we found 48 things to make...
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Episode 41
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5:53
Only 9 more sleeps until 🎃🍬🍫👻
Whats up Play Listers,Do you have your costume ready? I normally just wear my witch hat and make sure to cackle loud when kids come by trick-or-treating. But this year, work bought me a lion costume
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Episode 40
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4:36
Pumpkin for your thoughts
Dear Play ListersToday is the last day of Hispanic or Latine Heritage Month. To observe the occasion, arts & culture reporter Mesgana Waiss spent some time with artist Leyda Melgar, learning about how she uses color pencils, her arti...
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Episode 39
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4:58
Hoosier Chop Suey, Afrofuturism and Pierogi
Dear Play Listers,When you hear the word “Hoosier,” what comes to mind? The Indy 500? John Mellencamp suckin’ on chili dogs? Larry Bird eating a pork tenderloin?Cole Porter saying “ope”?M...
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Episode 38
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5:15
Art money. Free speech. #SoberOctober
Wise Play Listers,Today’s newsletter includes:How to give your opinion on our city’s arts and culture budget.An interview with two Latino leaders who helped with the X Pan American Games in 1987.45 things to...
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Episode 37
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Hola amigo
Whats up Play Listers,We are in the midst of what is officially called “National Hispanic Heritage Month.” Some people prefer to call it Latino or Latine Heritage Month because it welcomes more people. The word “H...
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Episode 36
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5:05
Poetry, art and beans
Plus: What everyone at Mirror Indy is doing.Esteemed Play Listers,I return to you from a week away in New Orleans with happy news.But first, I want to thank arts & culture reporter Mesgana Waiss for holding down ...
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Episode 35
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6:30
A cure to your doomscrolling
What’s up PlayListers, Today I’m writing the coolest arts and culture newsletter in all the land in the absence of my amazing editor Jennifer Delgadillo. Am I the only person who has had to send way too many birthday wis...
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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5:19
🖼️Your fall guide to art shows
Hello,Last week, we asked you what our readers/listeners should be called and these are some of the responses that came in. PlayListenersSpudsListenersListersPlayListersPL bbs...
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Season 2
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Episode 33
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8:11
Indy fall arts (part 1): music, things to do and theater
Plus: a BUTTER podcast and making new friends. Hi, I need help coming up with a name for Play List readers and listeners. We’ve been doing this newsletter for over a year now, and I think saying hello ...
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Episode 33
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8:06
Special: “BUTTER was spread” a conversation with Gary Gee and FITZ ahead of BUTTER Fine Art Fair
Artists Gary Gee, a mixed-media ceramicist, and FITZ, a cartoonist and illustrator, basically live in their studios. Both the artists’ work is inspired by their love for comic books. You might have seen their artworks in museums, pu...
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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