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 • 216 episodes
The 812
Latest Episodes
214 [S4E08]: The State of the Housing Market with Real Estate Broker Tracee Lutes
The affordability of housing in Bloomington, or rather, its increasing unaffordability, has been an issue for more than a decade. Indiana University has grown its enrollment without growing even its first-year-student housing stock, per a recen...
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Season 4
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Episode 214
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33:43
213 [S4E07]: Susan Hingle and the Monroe County Women's Commission
Although we hope to have a representative from the City Commission on the Status of Women, we're talking today about the separate, seven-member Monroe County Women's Commission. Where the city commission has a budget to throw events like the an...
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Season 4
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Episode 213
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30:59
212 [S4E06]: Anna Killion-Hanson on Housing, Redevelopment and Habiltability
It's another round of questions for Anna Killion-Hanson about the city Housing & Neighborhood Development, which she directs. She tackles questions like what's happening now in the Hopewell development where the hospital used to be, good ad...
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Season 4
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Episode 212
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36:32
211 [S4E05]: Caleb Hoagland and Dan Caldwell from the Severe Winter Emergency Shelter
Our topic today is emergency winter sheltering, the last resort for Bloomingtonians with no place to call home when it is most dangerous outside. For years there was a coordinated effort among local churches called the Interfaith Winter Shelter...
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Season 4
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Episode 211
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35:56
210 [S4E04]: Danielle Benedek and the Medical Child Abuse Clinic
Our guest today is a Nurse Practitioner who specializes in OBGYN, and works for IU Health as the Regional Director for Advance Practice Providers. But Danielle Benedek is also a co-founder of the Riley Physician's Medical Child Abuse Clinic, ho...
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Season 4
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Episode 210
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30:45
