Who Gets What?
306 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★ - 7 ratingsDistribution of goodies in our society is determined by families, firms, and governments. Attempts to change how rewards and punishments, benefits and costs, are spread through the population cause conflict. The hosts are an economist, Morton Marcus, and a financial advisor, John Guy. Expect whimsy.
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What is Public Health
April 24, 2020 00:13 - 28 minutes - 29.9 MBDr. Stephen Jay, a founder of the I.U. Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, answers the question: What is public health? Do autocrats utilize public health to win elections? Do domestic violence, suicide by guns, coughing in church, or arthritis, constitute public health problems? Do they infect like a virus. Answers are here. A movie suggestion appears at the end.
Emergence of a Movie Expert
April 16, 2020 13:20 - 28 minutes - 29.8 MBJulia Ricci is senior programmer of The Heartland International Film Festival, processing more than 4,000 submissions each year, with the help of over 100 volunteer screeners. She also loves films, starting before age 8, when even Disney films seemed scary, but "Singin' in the Rain" and "The Sound of Music" were wonderful. She headed towards the professional side by helping to produce award winning films at Ball State University. Look for her at www.cinemacrossroads.wordpress.com.
Skill, or Luck
April 09, 2020 22:23 - 29 minutes - 35 MBWho is right: Seneca, Ken Jennings, Newton, Guy, Marcus, or Brand? Just a little philosophy here about random events, plus a few practical points about starting a new business.
A Walk on The Knobstone
April 02, 2020 15:24 - 26 minutes - 29.6 MBIndiana's Knobstone Trail starts near Salem, Indiana, and moves northeast to Martinsville, about 160 miles. The southern portion is rugged, largely for back packers. More northern portions are suitable for day walkers. We learn this from Randy Pflueger, who learned to enjoy the trail while hiking with his Boy Scout son.
The Architect in Indianapolis
March 20, 2020 04:30 - 29 minutes - 33.1 MBThe expansion north, followed by emphasis on downtown, and subsequent developments, are the subjects of this interview with James Lingenfelter whose professional objective is to improve Indianapolis.
Habitat for Humanity in Indianapolis
March 13, 2020 04:30 - 29 minutes - 31.8 MBGina Leckron, State Director for Habitat for Humanity in Indiana, explains owner commitments ("sweat equity"), her love of construction, and how Habitat builds almost 275 homes a year, some for disaster recovery, using resources of almost 75,000 volunteers.
Animation in Indianapolis
March 06, 2020 01:14 - 26 minutes - 29.3 MBAn animation studio exists in Indianapolis. (John and Morton did not believe it.) Tropical Squirrels Productions is managed by Producer/Animator Jarrod Moschner. It produces motion graphics, kinetic text, cartoons and presentations, with this business philosophy: "Plan Hard; Work Smart; Play Often."
The Census in Indiana
February 29, 2020 14:49 - 28 minutes - 30.1 MBDetails about the 2020 census in Indiana and requirements to respond.
Dee Thornton, Candidate for Congress
February 15, 2020 05:30 - 29 minutes - 31.2 MBDee Thornton, running for Congress in Indiana's Fifth District, speaks charmingly about her life and goals. Having run in 2018, and having garnered more votes than any previous Democrat candidate, she is experienced, optimistic and seriously committed to both listening and to understanding.
The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer
February 07, 2020 00:42 - 25 minutes - 24.9 MBFormer Peace Corps Volunteer Gabriella Guy (Costa Rica) describes how skills learned apply to her role as a social worker in elementary schools. (Yes. She is a granddaughter.)
Indiana Forest Management
January 31, 2020 15:59 - 29 minutes - 35.9 MBJeff Stant, head of The Indiana Forest Alliance, talks about potentially terrible effects of "The Houston South Vegetation Management and Restoration Project," which "will add pollution to Lake Monroe and kill many animals including endangered species. He also talks about forest management in cities, and in other parts of the state.
Programming The Heartland International Film Festival
January 25, 2020 21:21 - 30 minutes - 36.7 MBGreg Sorvig leads film programming and artistic vision for this 28-year-old festival in Indianapolis. Greg and staff, with help from dozens of volunteers, view more than 3,000 films a year for both feature-film and shorts festivals. His original motivations appear to have come from several professional and volunteer positions, but what he remembers most--with obvious sentiment and nostalgia--is his time with Disneyland.
Carbon Reduction in a Small World
January 19, 2020 15:35 - 22 minutes - 25.9 MBExecutive Coach Daniel Poynter explains--clearly--carbon neutrality for a better world. His company, Applied Ideals, teaches executives and entrepreneurs the philosophical and scientific importance of reducing carbon emissions while simultaneously increasing productivity and profits.
Kim Hood Talks About Eugene Debs
January 11, 2020 15:50 - 28 minutes - 28 MBhttps://www.wfyi.org/programs/debs is a reference to a fine documentary film about Eugene Debs, the "socialist" from Terre Haute. The film's producer, Kim Hood, here talks about the film, social issues, her experiences as both wife of one political leader and mother of another emerging leader, teaching, and fleecing of senior citizens, while Morton comments appropriately about parents who do not invest in their children.
Residential Real Estate in Indianapolis
January 05, 2020 14:59 - 29 minutes - 28.3 MBWith more than 40 years on the job, real estate professional Patty Morton talks about "this unbelievable market," how up to 48 photographs accompany each listing, how "energy flow" in the home interior set up affects buyers, the affordable tax environment of central Indiana, and the power of marketing under phrases such as "Talk to Tucker" or company names such as Berkshire Hathaway which always is associated with famous investor Warren Buffett.
Public Broadcasting in Indiana
December 21, 2019 14:50 - 31 minutes - 26.2 MBWhat do you hear or see from Indiana Public Broadcasting? Who decides? The answer is: Matt Shafer Powell, Chief Content Officer of WFYI public radio and television. Here we learn about the consortium of nine stations which has 14 reporters and several proprietary shows such as "All In" with news, interviews and commentary. And, of course, Matt talks about the many challenges of making content decisions. (Plus this secret: Matt's son is a stand-up performer.)
Musician, Manager, Environmentalist
December 16, 2019 03:02 - 29 minutes - 29.4 MBWhile serving food to the homeless at ReCraft, John met violinist-turned-entrepreneur Bethany Daugherty who describes the environmental importance of recycling used craft materials. A musician since age 5, Bethany, now 29, has played in orchestras all over central Indiana, but physical pain caused her to look for new opportunities in the world of waste.
Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Hot Line
December 09, 2019 11:36 - 31 minutes - 32.9 MBStarting with volunteer work in hospice, our guest, Mike Dunn, has been counseling individuals with loss and stress. Now he directs more than 30 volunteers and staff who respond 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to crisis line calls. In this role, he has learned how to listen, to teach, and to manage. In this conversation he describes how volunteers are trained, two indications of pending suicide, and the rewards of this work.
Polling in 2019
December 02, 2019 12:01 - 22 minutes - 21.8 MBJeff Lewis, with over 30 years as a professional opinion pollster, speaks about the practical uses of opinion polling in the current election cycle.
Free Speech at Indiana University?
November 22, 2019 22:23 - 20 minutes - 19.3 MBMorton defends the right of a professor to say whatever he wants, no matter how obnoxious, in the context of private opinions. A tweet is not a classroom, and a teacher should not be disciplined within the classroom for opinions expressed elsewhere.
Animal Care in Indianapolis
November 18, 2019 00:12 - 31 minutes - 26.8 MBOpening with the sounds of a kennel, this revealing conversation with Katie Kennepohl describes the operations and philosophies of Indianapolis Animal Care Services, of which she is Deputy Director. Here we discuss books, movies, adoptions, volunteers, the Parvo virus and a fact that surprised John and Morton: more than 90% of the agency's pets are adopted.
New Leader of Indianapolis Public Broadcasting
November 15, 2019 12:14 - 30 minutes - 25.4 MBAfter 28 years as a public broadcasting leader, Greg Petrowich joined WFYI Radio and Television in Indianapolis as President and CEO. Greg was broadcasting from his bedroom before the word "teen" was associated with his name. In this conversation we consider the emergence of non-profit journalism nation wide as well as possible weaknesses in local business coverage and one-sided biographical documentaries.
Construction and Society
November 07, 2019 05:00 - 31 minutes - 32.2 MBWith a big smile--and a heart that extends to childhood hunger, Leukemia, and other societal needs--Dennis Southerland talks about construction planning and execution, taxes, encouraging African-American high school students to learn the lucrative profession of surveying, and even the annual football battle between Wabash and DePauw. Dennis is senior vice president of Cripe, an architecural and design firm in Indianapolis.
Emerging Hoosier Filmmaker
October 31, 2019 09:50 - 33 minutes - 33 MBComposer, writer, critic, filmmaker, 19-year-old Ashton Gleckman is our guest today. Mr. Gleckman's powerful and sensitive film, "We Shall Not Die Now," won the 2019 Heartland International Film Festival Audience Choice Award, Indiana Spotlight. The film has compelling interviews with Holocaust survivors.
Student Loans
October 20, 2019 14:57 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBDO NOT LISTEN to this Podcast Unless you sincerely listen, for details, relationships in families, cost of education, income driven repayment, and how shopping at Aldis compares to seeking student financial aid. Our guest is William Wozniak, Vice President of In Vest Ed. Believe us, please. This conversation provide practical ideas for borrowers. It is worth your time, and your effort.
The Actors' Lives
October 16, 2019 14:30 - 25 minutes - 22.4 MBDelil Baran and Dylan Grunn join us spontaneously while visiting Indianapolis for the world premier of their movie, "Whelm." Arriving with their producer/ director/ writer Skyler Lawson (our immediately preceding interview), they chose to share about their craft, "living in the present," dealing with a persistently unknown future, and about their personal lives and studies.
Hoosier Filmmaker
October 15, 2019 13:34 - 32 minutes - 32.2 MBSkyler Lawson released his first feature-length film, Whelm, at The Heartland International Film Festival. In this compelling interview, he talks about raising money, motivating cast and crew, the charm of a movie set in 1933 in his home town, Wabash, Indiana, and his goals for future productions. Listeners will want to tune in to the next published interview with two of his actor/colleagues.
A Personal Memory of 911
September 11, 2019 04:30 - 33 minutes - 27.9 MBPerhaps John Bloom may be called a second responder, one of thousands of Americans and hundreds of Hoosiers who voluntarily went to New York City to counsel persons suffering losses during 9-11. John spent ten days there. He carries memories and feelings to this day.
Our Sporting City with Ryan Vaughn
September 03, 2019 04:30 - 29 minutes - 24.1 MBRyan Vaughn heads The Indiana Sports Corporation that provides services throughout the state, including "Exchange," a web site on which sports directors and others exchange information and locate resources. Another service, "Sports Indiana," is an association of community sports agencies in many cities and towns, all interested in creating sporting opportunities locally. In Indianapolis, the corporation bids on major events, then manages those events.
Red Line Transportation in Indianapolis
August 27, 2019 04:30 - 28 minutes - 24.5 MBIndianapolis will inaugurate new service transportation in September, starting with a north/south route called the Red Line. Bryan Luellen, Vice President of Public Affairs of IndyGo, tells all. Parking, route selection, future routes, accessibility and more, are part of this timely conversation.
Our Magical President, Steve Spence
August 20, 2019 04:30 - 30 minutes - 22.9 MBSteve Spence of Indianapolis is president of The Society of American Magicians. He also is a professional mediador, and active member of Kiwanis International. The craft of magic as well as required skills and business issues are covered in this podcast.
This Symphony Stage Belongs to Him
August 12, 2019 19:43 - 29 minutes - 26 MBKit Williams directs preparation and management of the stage. He is the manager who makes sure that directors of sound, light, and trucks to carry their equipment, are in the right place at the right time. And here we learn about computer mice (mouses?) that direct robot lights and robot cameras, all from an invisible trailer behind the action. The emergence of modern speakers that do not splash sound, but direct it, and the marvelous technology of roll up video screens are described he...
Fireworks with Phillip Ramsey
August 06, 2019 17:43 - 31 minutes - 26.6 MBPhillip and his son operate Ramsey Pyrotechics in Frankfort, Indiana. He started voluntarily shooting shows, but then he learned that The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra wanted safe fireworks displays for The Fourth of July. From there, word of mouth led the company to produce more than 70 shows a year. This conversation includes details of firework shell construction and launching.
A Small World of The Graphic Designer
July 30, 2019 13:22 - 28 minutes - 24 MBDiane Richards is an Indianapolis graphic designer whose early work was for Walt Disney. She and her colleagues designed signs utilized in all the parks, including Tokyo and Paris. Diane describes how projects start and how concepts evolve from draft, to model, to final installation. Diane also has designed signs around Indianapolis
Music in Bloom, with pianist Clare Longendyke
July 23, 2019 10:08 - 31 minutes - 26.5 MBArtistic director, fund raiser and stellar professional pianist Clare Longendyke talks about the Music in Bloom festival, inaugurated this May in Bloomington, In., and in nearby Brown County State Park. The conversation includes her ideas and impressions of modern music, much including emerging technologies, as well as her love and admiration of living composers. Clare will be an important contributor, hopefully all in central Indiana, for years to come. Listen to her work as this pod...
Your Mortgage with Bill Clouse
July 16, 2019 16:22 - 30 minutes - 24.8 MBBill Clouse has been processing mortgages more than three decades. He knows how borrowers qualify, how credit scores apply (even The Karma Score), background of The Big Short (a movie about the recession of 2007-2009), as well as how to deal with one of our hosts, Morton Marcus. This recording opens with sounds of a haunted house. Bill knows how to remove the fear.
The Filmmaker, with Angelo Pizzo
July 09, 2019 17:42 - 30 minutes - 22.4 MBAngelo Pizzo (Hoosiers, and Rudy), raised two blocks from The Indiana University Basketball Arena, loves sports, films, and creativity. He is working on three projects. The first is about the Maynard (Iowa) girls championship basketball team of 1957. Another is a coming of age romance set in The Civil War. The last is about fire horses in 19th century New York City, all trained to overcome their aversion to fire. The conversation includes writing for the stage, for film, and for r...
Public Health with Stephen Jay
July 03, 2019 16:00 - 28 minutes - 28.3 MBThe enduring topic of vaccinations is covered in this conversation, and a new program is presented. The new program is an effort by The State of Indiana to provide counseling to pregnant women. This program is proven to have reduced infant mortality. (And Indiana is 7th among the states in infant mortality.)
German Culture in Indiana, With Giles Hoyt
June 26, 2019 04:30 - 28 minutes - 23.2 MBScholar, Dean, founder of The Indiana German Heritage Society, a facilitator of The Indianapolis-Cologne Sister City Committee, and teacher, Giles Hoyt knows the history and culture as well as anyone. Here we learn about The Athenaeum, fine bakeries in Indianapolis, as well as about the skill of teaching and differences among students at different campuses.
Small Towns, Small Counties in Indiana: Their Future?
June 19, 2019 04:30 - 30 minutes - 25.4 MBHaving served as a judge, mayor, county historian and teacher of government and political science, Joe Castelo has observed directly, personally, painfully, the slow demise of rural, small town Indiana. Here we learn about departure of young people, the absence of state support for beneficial highway routes, slow internet speeds, the powerful role of "community spirit," and disappearance of locally-owned banks and newspapers.
Magnetic Business
June 12, 2019 04:30 - 28 minutes - 24 MBThis conversation with Ed Richardson, President & CEO of Thomas & Skinner, Inc., is a detailed discussion about management of a business, in this case, a manufacturer of ALNICO magnets. The magnets are used in satellites, missiles, aircraft, and even watt meters in homes. Subjects are skilled and unskilled labor, Indiana's business environment, hiring and creating U.S. citizens, tariffs, and dealing with a static market.
The Hoosier Environment with Jesse Kharbanda
June 04, 2019 22:06 - 25 minutes - 19.9 MBWith thirty six years of advocacy, The Hoosier Environmental Council has protected our state's most valuable asset, the place where we live. Led by our guest, The Council has worked to protect rural areas from animal factory pollution, inventoried and proposed methods to limit the dangers of coal ash dumps (Indiana has more than any other state), worked for more protected land and for sustainable energy.
Save Our Forests with Jeff Stant
May 29, 2019 04:30 - 26 minutes - 22.7 MBWith pending termination of a national forestry act, The Indiana Forest Alliance is advocating protection and reforestation. Trees, it says, begin to solve the problem of climate change because they remove offending particles from the air. Urban forestry both lowers temperatures and raises home values. And a program of classified forests, areas of 10 acres or more, privately held, pay taxes on only $13 of assessed value, as opposed to more than $3,000 for unprotected private land, i...
The Piano--with Joel Harrison
May 22, 2019 04:30 - 31 minutes - 26.6 MBListen to the end, where you will hear a piano solo by Emmet Cohen, the 2019 American Pianists Award Winner. For this, we thank our guest, Joel Harrison, President, CEO and Artistic Director, from whom we learn about The Jazz Competition, The Classical Competition, and his personal history managing the association since 2001. Joel has a big job: organizing, raising funds, managing money, and playing that Steinway Grand sitting comfortably in his home.
Bayh, Lugar, Polling, Opinions, with Jeff Lewis
May 15, 2019 04:30 - 26 minutes - 22.2 MBExperienced opinion-gatherer Jeff Lewis talks about two Indiana statesmen, Senators Bayh and Lugar, both having recently passed away. Among topics are challenges facing polling organizations, how salience affects responses, whether the census (and, by extension, polling organizations) will find utility by using the internet, and dysfunction in present-day Washington, D.C.
The Lumber Business of Indiana
May 02, 2019 04:30 - 28 minutes - 23.9 MBRay Moistner is Executive Director of The Indiana Hardwood Lumbermens Association which represents wood from start to finish: planting, extracting, replacing, cutting, shipping, protecting and manufacturing into finish products. Much here that John and Morton did not know: that Indiana, for example, replaces 2.3 trees for every tree removed, that we are not deforesting like Brazil, that out-of-state marauders stole Indiana timber until Ray's association lobbied to make such thefts a felo...
Data For You, Stats America
May 02, 2019 00:03 - 29 minutes - 23.6 MBCarol Rogers helps to manage Stats America, used by more than 1 million persons a year to quickly find practical data for decision making. In Indianapolis, even up-to-the-minute pot hole data is available. Data, of course, provides information, but not always answers. Why, for example, is Indiana in the top three states attracting incoming college freshman, but most of them leave us. This conversation also includes information about the 2020 Census.
Glen Kwok and The Violin Competition
April 24, 2019 17:47 - 27 minutes - 25.7 MBOur guest, Glen Kwok, CEO of The International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, is a world leader in developing and promoting the finest emerging violinists. In this stimulating interview he talks about careers of violinists, modern violins which duplicate the sounds and effectiveness of those made by the old masters, as well as the unique phenomenon that the Indianapolis competition, scheduled every four years, is the best in the world, though not always seen as such by the home town.
Preserve, Protect, Defend (Historic Properties)
April 18, 2019 04:30 - 27 minutes - 23.6 MBJames Glass has spent most of his life studying and protecting historic buildings. As one of the first staff members of The Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission, and as a doctoral student whose thesis topic was the history of one of the first preservation acts of Congress, James knows his stuff. Naturally, Morton challenges assumptions about the value of old properties, a common element in our series of conversations.
The Copper Fence
April 11, 2019 04:30 - 31 minutes - 26.9 MBTom Akins was principal timpanist of The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra from 1965 to 1991. He wrote a history of the ISO called "Crecsendo" (1930-2005) and "Behind The Copper Fence" about the dynamics of an orchestra, playing his instrument, working with other musicians, tuning, and even the ISO softball team. He told us how a person with only two arms and two legs manages four drums in a concert, especially in a concerto for timpani.