Too Black & The Pendleton 2 Documentary

June 7, 2023

Indianapolis-based poet and spoken word artist Too Black discusses The Pendleton 2: They Stood Up, which he co-directed. The documentary tells the story of the 1985 prison uprising at the Indiana State Reformatory, now the Pendleton Correctional Facility. Prison activists John “Balagoon” Cole and Christopher “Naeem” Trotter, known collectively as the Pendleton 2, were issued de facto life sentences for their role in the uprising.

Dwani Phiri / NB Nakita

May 31, 2023

Dwani Phiri, a Zambian-born Indianapolis-based artist who blends the afrobeat sounds of his homeland with the hip-hop music he grew up with in Indiana. And NB Nakita, a unique electronic music producer and vocalist who grew up in Indianapolis an makes music that reflects her bicultural background, freely mixing language and genre.

Boot Scoot USA / KPop Indiana

May 24, 2023

Boot Scoot USA country music dance party organizers, Kevin Hofmeister and Kyle Nagy, share their journey from rap to country music. And Sarah Acra, who formed KPop Indiana, discusses how she created a community for fans of South Korean popular music here in the Hoosier state.

Michael Kaufmann / Mar Mar Aye

May 17, 2023

Kyle Long speaks with experimental musician, artist manager, and Indianapolis civic leader Michael Kaufmann; and we celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with music from Burmese singer, Mar Mar Aye.

Pianist Lara Downes

May 14, 2023

This week on Cultural Manifesto, an hour of words and music with the classical music pianist, and arts activist Lara Downes.

Morgan Rae Webster/ Finding Etheridge with Hanako Gavia

May 7, 2023

This week on Cultural Manifesto singer/songwriter Morgan Rae Webster and another edition of Finding Etheridge with Mat Davis.

Shana Cleveland and Rebel Music with Rodney Pol Jr.

April 30, 2023

Graham Nash / Augusta Read Thomas

April 21, 2023

This week on Cultural Manifesto I’ll speak with the rock and roll legend Graham Nash

Premium Blend - Virtue

April 12, 2023

This week on Cultural Manifesto I’ll speak with the saxophonist and composer Jared Thompson

Angela Brown

April 7, 2023

This week on Cultural Manifesto, world–renowned soprano vocalist Angela Brown.

Greg Horn

March 30, 2023

Women Pioneers of Indiana Punk, New Wave, and Noise Music

March 23, 2023

This week on Cultural Manifesto we’ll celebrate Women’s History Month by paying tribute to the women pioneers of Indiana punk, new wave, and noise music.