No Limits

A show about food rescue programs with guests: John Williamson, Executive Dir. Food Rescue; Lindsey Hill, past President Indiana School Nutrition Association and Director of Nutrition Services for South Madison Schools; Nora Spitsnogle, Director of Programs Second Helpings--Marion County caring agency partner; Niki Henson, Principal New Augusta South Elementary School--Pike Twp. pilot school for Food Rescue.

LIVE from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Guests include historian Donald Davidson and announcer Paul Page.

This show dovetails with the Side Effects stories on foster care. Our first confirmed guest is Tina Cloer of The Children's Bureau. Another guest from the Department of Child Services is TBA.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and today we will focus on the mental health of Indiana's youth. Guests will be IYI's VP of Advancement Glenn Augustine and Maddie Zielinski, who runs the Youth Move program for Mental Health America-Indiana.

Next Indiana Campfires, an Indiana Humanities program that pairs literature and nature to help Hoosiers explore Indiana's wild places and spark conversations about conservation and stewardship. Our guests are Leah Nahmias, Director of Programs and Community Engagement, Indiana Humanities; and Cliff Chapman, Executive Director, Central Indiana Land Trust.

Tuesday is Primary Day in Indiana, and the Hoosier vote once again gains weight on the political process. Our guests will be Kip Tew, former chairman of the Indiana Democratic Party; Bob Garton, former long-time Republican leader of the Indiana Senate (by phone); and CNN's (and former Evansville Courier & Press Statehouse Bureau Chief) Eric Bradner.

A final visit to WFYI's news project, by Ryan Delany, Intersections. Our guests will be Ryan himself, before he leaves for the wilds of Alaska; Breanca Merritt from SPEA's Public Policy Institute. She co-wrote the report Troy Riggs presented last fall. Eric Saunders, who grew up near East 42th & Post Road and The Meadows (both now focus areas). He is presently the outreach and engagement coordinator for Big Brothers/Big Sisters; and Jay Height (on the phone), pastor at the Shepherd Community Center in the Near Eastside focus area, which has launched the Shalom Project.

Susannah Koerber and Dale Ogden of the Indiana State Museum join us to talk about the launch of the ISM's landmark state bicentennial exhibit, Indiana in 200 Objects. This is one of the biggest museum-produced shows, with more than 12 curators working on it. The 200 objects are fascinating!

No Limits tackles the controversial topic of women's reproductive rights in Indiana in the wake of the Governor signing stringent abortion restrictions into law. Our current guest is Jane Henegar of the Indiana ACLU, which has filed suit against several state and local agencies on behalf of other agencies over the law.

Host John Krull talks with Dr. Henry Leck, founder and artistic director of the Indianapolis Children's Choir, sits in with John. Dr. Leck is about to retire from the ICC after 30 years and untold adventures leading thousands of metro-area children in song.

Discussion of the "Caring for the Caregiver" conference, presented by Applegate Elder Law and it's affiliate "The Voice of Aging." In-studio will be Carol Applegate. The day-long conference (April 28) will address the unique and on-going challenges that come with caring for a disabled or aging loved one.

We look at the upcoming "Before I Die" festival a first of it's kind event, modeled after similar events in the UK. Guests: Dr. Lucia Wocial. She's one of the leaders behind bringing this event to Indianapolis and a nurse ethicist.; and Jennifer Vines, Project Manager-"Before I Die" Festival.

A preview the 36th Annual Book and Author Luncheon benefiting Christamore House. The Christamore House Guild has provided nearly $2 million in need-based scholarships for promising students who have given their time and talent to the community center. Our in-studio guest is Paige Button, event co-chair, and by phone, featured author Nina Sadowsky, author of "Just Fall," and producer/executive producer on several films, including "House of Sand and Fog" and "The Wedding Planner."

A look at IUPUI's Annual Research Day, Friday April 8, 2016. Jon Hamilton, NPR Science Correspondent will be the keynote speaker at the event, and joins us from Washington to take part in the conversation. Our in-studio guest will be Simon Atkinson, the interim Vice Chancellor for Research at IUPUI.

Looking ahead to the upcoming Indiana Artisan Marketplace, "a showcase of Indiana's best art and food." Our host for this live show is the imminently well-qualified Jill Ditmire. Joining the show as guests are: Eric Freeman, director of Indiana Artisan, Anita Hopper, art Artisan, owner of ReFind Originals, and Jayne Hoadley, food Artisan, owner of J. Evelyn Confections.

John Krull interviews two Indiana Supreme Court Justices, Chief Justice Loretta Rush and Justice Brent Dickson, who will end his illustrious career on the bench by hearing oral arguments in the ORIGINAL Supreme Court chambers in Corydon next month (as part of the state's bicentennial celebrations). This is a fascinating conversation with two people at the forefront of law in Indiana.

Defamation issues continue to make headlines across Indiana. In anticipation of an an interfaith community lecture being hosted by the Jewish Community Relations Council and Christian Theological Seminary, we open the conversation. Our guest are Rabbi David Fox Sandmel, Director of Interfaith Affairs for the Anti-Defamation League, who will be in Indianapolis to present the lecture next Thursday; Rob Saler, executive director of the Christian Theological Seminary Center for Pastoral Excellence; and Rima Khan-Shahid, executive director of the Muslim Alliance of Indiana.

The 2016 legislative session is over and bills are being signed. What do journalists who covered the 2016 General Assembly gavel to gavel see as the end results and works in progress. Guests: Zach Osowski of the Evansville Courier & Press; Shaina Cavazos, Chalkbeat Indiana.

Indianapolis Public Library's ConnectED initiative in which a number of school districts are partnering with the Library to improve digital learning among students. Guests: Jackie Nytes, Library CEO, and Dr. Shawn Smith, Superintendence of MSD Lawrence Township.

In March of 2015, Scott County made headlines with a major spike in HIV diagnoses relative to needle sharing. What's the status one year later? Guests: Jake Harper WFYI/Side Effect; Kelly McEvers (NPR); Dr. Carrie Ann Lawrence PhD Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention, Indiana School of Public Health-Bloomington, Project Director, Project Cultivate.