No Limits

Knowing when to keep something and when to let go of it can be just as hard for cities as it is for people. Today on No Limits, a preview of the new WFYI documentary "The Past in The Present," the story of historic preservation in Indianapolis. David Baker of the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission joins Bill Brown, Commission President, to talk about how the city's views on its architectural and cultural history have changed.

How is it that everyday stresses can come to crack the best of personalities, yet others sail through troubled waters with the calm of a swan? Different cultures have different answers, and just in time for the holidays, No Limits features those behind the locally-produced documentary Finding Hygge. Guests Rocky Walls, Producer/Director; Braden Worrell, Associate Director; Grant Michael, Associate Producer tell us what the Danes know about contentment.

Today No Limits partners once again with Side Effects Public Media for conversation on an issue on the rise in many Indiana counties: syringe exchange programs. Are the programs good for overall public health, or do they promote drug use? Is the answer somewhere in between? Today our guests are Side Effects reporter/producer Sarah Fentem; Dr. Carrie Lawrence of the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention; Chris Abert of Indiana Recovery Alliance; and Stephenie Grimes of the Madison County Health Department.

Tuesday, November 28, 2017 is now known as "Giving Tuesday," a day to make charitable contributions in the wake of the spending excesses of Black Friday weekend. Today on No Limits, learn how giving has changed for Americans, what that means to agencies that depend on those funds, and how to teach children to be good givers. Our guests are Dr. Amir Pasic, Dean of the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IU; Dr. Mark Ottoni-Wilhelm, also of the Lilly School; and Penny Lee, Chief Fundraising Officer for United Way of Central Indiana.

"Eat Drink Indiana Radio's" Jolene Ketzenberger is back in the studio with host John Krull, and she's bringing along Chef Steve Oakley of Oakley's Bistro. Chef Steve is also the winner of "Beat Bobby Flay!" Did someone say shrimp corn dog? Share you food questions and memories as you psyche yourself up for Thanksgiving!

Calls for quality leadership are nothing new in Indianapolis and around the state, but one organization has made cultivating those skills its mission for decades. Today on No Limits, we check in with the Center for Leadership Development at its 40th anniversary. CLD president Dennis Bland and CLD alum Kelvin Wade discuss the successes and struggles of the mission of fostering the advancement of minority youth in Central Indiana.

Today on No Limits our guest is Jane Mayer, longtime staff writer for The New Yorker, whose recent piece on Vice President Mike Pence as a potential president garnered attention from both sides of the aisle, both coasts of the country, and of course, here in his home state of Indiana.

Today on No Limits, the trend of adaptive reuse in Indianapolis. What are the best ways to not only mix the new with the old, but to repurpose longtime structures into new uses? How do developers and users work to hit the buttons that make projects inclusive instead of restrictive? Recently the Riley Area Development Corporation reopened one of Indy's oldest industrial buildings to micromanufacturing, called North Mass. Our guests will be RADC Executive Director Eric Strickland and Amy Minnick Peterson, the owner of the home decor shop Decorate on Massachusetts Avenue.

No Limits, previews the Spirit and Place event on 11/8/2017 called "Speaking Truth to Power." What speech is protected and just how protected is it? Our guests are Jane Henegar, Executive Director ACLU-IN; and Tatjana Byrd, spoken word artist and activist.

Indianapolis continues to lose teens to gun violence and into the prison system for committing violent crimes. No Limits looks at the causes and potential solutions to preventing these heartbreaking losses. Our guests in this important discussion are Derris Ross, founder of The Ross Foundation and a community organizer with IndyCAN; Tony Lamont, from the Youth Media Institute; and Major Lorenzo Lewis, Director of Youth Programs for IMPD.

No Limits delves into the correlation between mass incarceration and its affects on the health of children with reporting from the team at Side Effects Public Media. Our guests will be Shoshanna Spector, Executive Director of IndyCAN; Rachel Halleck, Senior Director of Behavioral Health Services at Volunteers of America; Angela Tomlin, Phd, Associate Professor at IU School of Medicine, and Montez Williams, a young ex-offender directly impacted by these stresses.

At a time when international conflicts and international politics grab headlines, sometimes it might be prudent to look back through history. Today on No Limits, host John Krull is joined by IU McKinney Law student Puruda Kothari and Richard Shevitz of the Cohen and Malad law firm to discuss the upcoming symposium, "Holocaust and Remembrance: Social Justice in Today's World." Where do crimes against humanity begin and, more importantly, how can they be prevented?

The face of American farming is changing, and as a longtime agricultural state, Indiana shows this very clearly. On this episode of No Limits, a preview of the new documentary film premiering in Indianapolis this week, Farmers for America, and a look at those who are becoming food providers. Our guests for the discussion are filmmaker Graham Meriwether; Sherri Dugger, journalist, small farmer and representative for the Indiana Farmers Union; and Tyler Gough, the Indy Urban Acres ( of Indy Parks) farm manager.

2017 marks the 500th anniversary of The Reformation, which changed Christianity and its culture forever. Following up on a new Pew Research report, we talk faith - and good works - with our guests: Father Rick Ginther, current pastor at Our Lady of Lourdes, Indianapolis;Rev. Nathan Wilson, communications director for the Christian Theological Seminary; and returning guest Robert Saler, the executive director of CTS's Center for Pastoral Excellence.

The differences between urban and rural life in Indiana aren't just cultural, they're also economic and educational. They can also be very wide. In this episode, No Limits is joined by Indiana University McKinney Law and State Govt Fellows Kinjal Dave and Christina Fisher. They've taken a deep dive on state government's role in bridging the urban/rural divide and will share what it could mean to Indiana's future.

From an entrepreneurial pitch competition to networking to the always-anticipated keynote speech, the events of the annual Indiana Conference for Women draws attendees from around the Midwest. On this episode of No Limits, conference co-founders Billie Dragoo and Deborah Collins Stephens talk about what's new for the popular event this year, the diversity of guest speakers, and yes, Diane Keaton.

Ten days after the mass shooting of Las Vegas concert goers by gunman Stephen Paddock, investigators are still trying to determine his motivation. Meanwhile the intricacies of gun control and the over-arching question of gun access in America are again hot topics of conversation. Today on No Limits, join our conversation with Indiana legislator Jim Lucas, R - Seymour; Indiana University Professor Jody Madeira of the Maurer School of Law; and Pierre Atlas, professor of political science at Marian University.

In America, we would never consider a 9- or 10-year-old a "head of household," but it' not unrealistic in Swaziland where HIV/AIDS claims many adults and children are left to raise themselves. In this edition of No Limits, find out how you can help as we connect with Indianapolis-based Saving Orphans through Healthcare and Outreach (SOHO). The work that starts here may enlighten and surprise you. Our guests are SOHO Founder and CEO Cynthia Prime; internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman; and Dr. Dawn Batson, who is piloting an intervention program with steel drums in Indianapolis.

You may have heard of a RE-enactment, but what about a PRE-enactment? This weekend a live theater event called PreEnactIndy will take place over three city blocks on the Indianapolis near Northside. The collaborative production will envision what the performance area along 16th Street could be like one day. Today on No Limits, our guests are Joanna Taft, executive director of the Harrison Center for the Arts & producer of PreEnactIndy; Bonnie Mill, artistic director at the The Sapphire Theatre Co. & director of PreEnactIndy; and Ron Lovett, a neighbor in the Monon 16 neighborhood.

In the 21st century, libraries work harder than ever to stay relevant to their communities, and the Indianapolis Public Library is no exception. Today on No Limits we'll learn more about the Library's new Center for Black Literature and Culture as well as how the Central Library's 100th anniversary will be celebrated. Our guests are Mike Williams, Central Library Manager and a 35 year Indy Library employee; Nichelle Hayes, Special Collections Librarian who's overseeing the establishment of the Center for Black Literature and Culture; and Pat Payne, member of The Indianapolis Public Library Board of Trustees.