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Pop Fest is coming!
Join us for a festival celebrating local artists in downtown Muncie! There will be music performances from Free Joel and Caleb McCoach, stand-up comedy hosted by Ray Toffer, an Arts Market, and a live episode of Pop of Culture. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $10 for students, and includes pizza from Downtown Farmstand as well as one alcoholic drink (with I.D.) from The Guardian Brewing Co.
Get tickets and info at indianapublicradio.org/popfest!
Saturday, October 17, 5-9 p.m. at Cornerstone Center for the Arts
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Antiques Roadshow "Vintage First Finds, Hour 1"
Go back to the beginning for updates on ROADSHOW finds from Season 1, including a pocket watch with fob chain, ca. 1885, a 1942 Donald Duck animation cel, and a New England miniature chest, ca. 1825.
Monday, October 5 at 8 p.m. on Ball State PBS
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Independent Lens "My Omaha"
As Omaha is shaken by protests and a death that becomes a movement flashpoint, filmmaker Nick Beaulieu navigates family conflict, personal reckoning, and the lived realities of racial justice activists. What begins as an investigation into division becomes an intimate exploration of what it takes to stay connected when our deepest beliefs pull us apart.
Monday, October 5 at 10 p.m. on Ball State PBS
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American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
Follow the legacy of filmmaker and playwright Luis Valdez. A founding figure of the Chicano Movement, Valdez is best known for his play Zoot Suit, the Ritchie Valens biopic La Bamba and the theatre company El Teatro Campesino.
Tuesday, October 6 at 9 p.m. on Ball State PBS
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NOVA "Space Wars"
Once purely a realm of scientific wonder, space is now a critical battleground, as global military powers race to weaponize it. Satellites, vital to our daily lives and economies, are vulnerable to attack both from adversaries and the debris that’s filling increasingly crowded orbits. What can we do to protect them when even the smallest objects, travelling at 17,000 miles per hour, can spell doom? What if the first-ever space battle has already happened without anyone knowing?
Wednesday, October 7 at 9 p.m. on Ball State PBS
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Secrets of the Dead “Cleopatra’s Last Temple”
Just below the Mediterranean’s surface, in Alexandria’s harbor, lie the ruins of a mysterious ancient monument. For more than 20 years, French explorer Franck Goddio has been hoping to confirm these remains are a temple belonging to Cleopatra. If true, this discovery could reveal vital new information about Cleopatra’s reign and her connection with the goddess Isis.
Wednesday, October 7 at 10 p.m. on Ball State PBS
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Austin City Limits: Olivia Rodrigo
Multi-platinum singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo showcases her album you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love.
Friday, October 9 at 9 p.m. on Ball State PBS
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Great Musicians of Our Time “Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso Violinist”
“Great Musicians of Our Time” is a six-part documentary series featuring six of the most influential and celebrated classical music artists of the 20th century. Rich in archive footage spanning five decades, each episode is a historically important record of a great artist, mostly in their own words, as they reflect on their careers and dazzle us with concert performances filmed around the world.
Friday, October 9 at 10 p.m. on Ball State PBS
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Pop of Culture
On the latest Pop of Culture, we have a podcast-exclusive extended interview with the band Free Joel, who got their start in Muncie. They're headed straight from a summer set at Lollapalooza to headline our Pop Fest on October 17. We chat about how they got started, how they picked their Lolla set, and where they're taking their sound next. To find out more and get tickets to Pop Fest, go to indianapublicradio.org/popfest
Also in the show: The resurgence of tabletop gaming, local poet Michael Brockley's new book, and Muncie Public Library's Kelly Batchelor tell us how the Maring-Hunt branch is celebrating America's 250th—with a quilt!
Catch up on all episodes here.
Fridays and Saturdays at noon on IPR
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The Songwriters "John Prine, Part 2"
This very special edition features a conversation with Fiona Prine, John Prine's wife and the president of the Hello in There Foundation. Fiona talks about John and his legacy in this episode, which also includes rare performances and a long-unseen interview with John.
Saturday, October 10 at 10:30 p.m. on Ball State PBS
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The Facing Project
A Place Called Home with Award-Winning Author David Ambroz: J.R. Jamison is joined by David Ambroz to discuss his memoir, A Place Called Home, a story about growing up homeless in New York, Ambroz’s subsequent years in foster care, and eventually becoming an attorney with a vision to change the laws that affect children in poverty. Hillary Rodham Clinton praised A Place Called Home “[as a book that will] redouble your efforts to fight the systems of poverty that have plagued America for too long.”
Catch up on all episodes here.
Saturdays at 1 p.m. and Sundays at 7 p.m. on IPR
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The Marlow Murder Club "Episode 6: An Appetite for Murder, Part 2"
A shocking development forces the trio to rethink everything they know.
Sunday, October 11 at 8 p.m. on Ball State PBS
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Marble Hall Murders "Episode 6"
In the final installment of this fiendish puzzle, both Susan Ryeland and Atticus Pünd race to discover the truth.
Sunday, October 11 at 9 p.m. on Ball State PBS
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Trespasses "Episode 4"
A grieving Cushla confides in Gerry and Gina. Tommy is charged with murder and the McGeowns lose their home. Cushla seeks the truth, leading to a shocking climax for the Laverys that unites them. Years later, Cushla encounters Davy again.
Sunday, October 11 at 10 p.m. on Ball State PBS
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