Art as Consolation: LuAnne Holladay

Eclipse Theater: Kate Weber

She’s appeared before audiences since she was three years old, when she dashed onstage, unbidden, during a Shakespeare production in Leningrad. Kate Weber arrived in Bloomington from Russia and other outposts, including a 15-year stretch in New York City theater. She, her husband Jeremy Weber, and Konnor Graber have co-founded Eclipse Theater Productions here. Kate is directing a production of “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” at the Constellation Playhouse. The show closes this weekend. [https://wfhb.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_7799_edited.jpg-300x261.avif] Hosts Michael Glab and Tristra Newyear chat with Bloomington’s most fascinating people.

Bloomington Satire: Kirk Woodlawn

Was it just luck that his given name is a mash-up of two Bloomington streets? Woodlawn is becoming this town’s Matt Groening, taking real people — politicians, sports stars, entertainers, and more — and fictionalizing their foibles. He’s the editor-in -chief of the local satiric website, Limestone Ledger, and has been lovingly skewering people, places, and events around these parts since 2023. [https://wfhb.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/img_6385.jpg] Hosts Michael Glab and Tristra Newyear chat with Bloomington’s most fascinating people.

Writers Workshops: Julia Karr

Author Julia Karr has been presenting a series of writers workshops at the Owen County Public Library in Spencer, Indiana. Karr wrote the XVI trilogy, dystopian fantasy novels set around the year 2150. These young adult books portray a world where teenaged girls are told their only worth is as sex objects. One girl attempts to undermine that message. Karr offers exercises, tips, and guidance for both brand new and experienced writers. [https://wfhb.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Julia-Karr-300x300.jpeg] Hosts Michael Glab and Tristra Newyear chat with Bloomington’s most fascinating people.

Science Cafe Founder: Erika Biga Lee

Science isn’t just for scientists. That’s what Erika Biga Lee realized during a scientific conference some 20 years ago. The IU Luddy School senior lecturer on computer technology with interests in journalism and education learned about Cafe Scientifique at the conference and decided to bring the informal, public discussion of scientific matters to Bloomington. Europe’s Cafe Scientifique morphed into the US’s network of Science Cafes in cities from coast to coast. Biga Lee claims Bloomington’s version is the second oldest in the country. [https://wfhb.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/0-3-200x300.jpeg] Hosts Michael Glab and Tristra Newyear chat with Bloomington’s most fascinating people.

Art as Consolation: LuAnne Holladay

Like many creative folks in recent years, LuAnne Holladay felt a need for comfort and relief from the unending stream of disturbing world and national news. She hoped to create a simple, collaborative project that would allow people to create, to breathe. She came up with “Give Your Word,” a crowdsourced, ephemeral accordion book on which people riff and draw on a series of single words. The idea for the book came together during Holladay’s participation in a “9×9” daylong retreat at The Hundredth Hill. This episode aired Thursday, February 19, 2026. [https://wfhb.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot-2026-02-20-at-10.03.09-AM-1024x427.png] Hosts Michael Glab and Tristra Newyear chat with Bloomington’s most fascinating people.