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.

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131 [S2E34]: In Extra Innings: A Sampler of Bonus Interviews with Guests of The 812

October 23, 2024 • Steve Volan / Plateia Media • Season 2 • Episode 131

Today we're releasing portions of never-before-aired overtime interviews with recent guests. Anything we've recorded after the main interview for that episode we've been setting aside as "Extra Innings" segments, which can run anywhere from 7 minutes to as long as half an hour. Here now are a few samples.

Extra Innings with Haskell Smith and George Hegeman of the Tree Commission (original episode), talking about the emerald ash borer in Bloomington
A portion of the Extra Innings with Lesley Davis, chair of the city's Council for Community Accessibility (original episode), about her new job as the VP for North American Partnerships at Access Able, a British company
Sara Laughlin, a volunteer and board member at Teachers' Warehouse (original episode), on her former role as director of the Monroe County Public Library, and her oversight of the process that led to the new Southwest branch
Isak Asare, city councilmember, commandeering the helm (original episodes here and here) to grill The812 host and former city councilmember Steve Volan on his 20-year career

Full-length Extra Innings segments will soon be available to patrons of the show on our website.

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