Senator Andrea Hunley shares her love for Indianapolis, highlighting the city’s creativity, placemaking, and community connections while breaking down misconceptions about downtown and celebrating its vibrant identity.Learn more about Senator Hunley: https://andreahunley.com/The People's Perspectives on Indy is a series of short interviews with people around the city about their perspectives on Indianapolis. Support the showSubscribe to the newsletter.Leave a review.Check out our website.Connect with us on Instagram.Connect with PatrickInstagramLinkedInTikTokProduced and hosted by: Patrick ArmstrongFilmed by: Mike Lee Productions + Apicem Studios

In this episode of The Open Door, Laura Alvarado, CEO of the Indiana Blind Children’s Foundation, drops by the studio to discuss empowering students with vision impairments, the foundation’s evolving programs, and how the community can step up to support their mission.Learn more about the Indiana Blind Children's Foundation: https://indianabcf.org/The Open Door is a series where once a month we literally open the studio door and invite folks from the community to sit down with us and talk about whatever is on their hearts. To learn more go to https://bit.ly/opendoor2024.Shout out to Life in Indy for sponsoring this initiative! Life in Indy is your comprehensive guide to the Indianapolis region. This site gives you a full virtual tour experience, so you can explore our community and discover where in Indy is the best place for your new home. Learn more at https://www.lifeinindy.com/Support the showSubscribe to the newsletter.Leave a review.Check out our website.Connect with us on Instagram.Connect with PatrickInstagramLinkedInTikTokProduced and hosted by: Patrick ArmstrongFilmed and edited by: Ziad Hefni / Apicem StudiosEngineered and mixed by: Popular RaptureMusic by: Mandog

On this week’s episode of Conversation Piece, Elise Shrock shares how radical curiosity, recovery, and community-centered leadership have shaped her life and work as an advocate, political strategist, and truth-teller fighting to foster a political culture in Indianapolis that is rooted in service and accountability.Learn more about Elise: https://www.eliseshrock.com/Connect with Elise on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eliseshrockShout out to Frida's Flowers for sponsoring the show! Elevate your next event (or your living room) with some of Madeline's incredible work: fridasflowersindy.com/This week’s Give Em Their Flowers shout out: United Food and Commercial Workers Local 700Shout out to Ash & Elm Cider for sponsoring this episode. Based on Indy’s east side, Ash & Elm have been making cider with real, regionally sourced ingredients for the past decade. And while they celebrate cider all year, they turn it all the way up at their annual Fall Festival, Autumntidings, happening this year on October 18th. Grab your ticket, grab a cider, and discover why so many people love Ash & Elm. Rooted in tradition, crafted for today. Learn more at https://ashandelmcider.com/.Support the showSubscribe to the newsletter.Leave a review.Check out our website.Connect with us on Instagram.Connect with PatrickInstagramLinkedInTikTokProduced and hosted by: Patrick ArmstrongFilmed and edited by: Mike Lee ProductionsEngineered and mixed by: Popular RaptureMusic by: Mandog

On this episode of The Open Door, Michael Zarick, creator of Third Space Indy, shares how riding the bus, podcasting on the street, and embracing serendipity has helped him build community, connect to his Lebanese roots, and fall in love with Indianapolis.Connect with Michael + Third Space Indy: https://thirdspaceindy.com/The Open Door is a series where once a month we literally open the studio door and invite folks from the community to sit down with us and talk about whatever is on their hearts. To learn more go to https://bit.ly/opendoor2024.Shout out to Life in Indy for sponsoring this initiative! Life in Indy is your comprehensive guide to the Indianapolis region. This site gives you a full virtual tour experience, so you can explore our community and discover where in Indy is the best place for your new home. Learn more at https://www.lifeinindy.com/Support the showSubscribe to the newsletter.Leave a review.Check out our website.Connect with us on Instagram.Connect with PatrickInstagramLinkedInTikTokProduced and hosted by: Patrick ArmstrongFilmed and edited by: Mike Lee ProductionsEngineered and mixed by: Popular RaptureMusic by: Mandog

On this episode of The Open Door, creative and pop culture critic Chris Aragon drops by the studio to explore how film, TV, and music offer both an escape and a mirror to our reality, while diving into the year’s standout media and the growing indie film scene in Indianapolis.Connect with Chris on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_chrisaragonConnect with Chris on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/zUun0:00 – Welcome & The Open Door Series1:01 – Meet Chris Aragon2:24 – Pop Culture as Escapism3:07 – Best TV of the Year4:05 – Best Films of the Year5:18 – Why Escapism Matters7:34 – Mixing Politics & Pop Culture8:55 – Early Pop Culture Influences10:04 – The Film That Changed Everything12:04 – Pop Culture Preparing Us for Reality12:29 – Building a Film Scene in Indy14:37 – How to Support ChrisThe Open Door is a series where once a month we literally open the studio door and invite folks from the community to sit down with us and talk about whatever is on their hearts. To learn more go to https://bit.ly/opendoor2024.Shout out to Life in Indy for sponsoring this initiative! Life in Indy is your comprehensive guide to the Indianapolis region. This site gives you a full virtual tour experience, so you can explore our community and discover where in Indy is the best place for your new home. Learn more at https://www.lifeinindy.com/Support the showSubscribe to the newsletter.Leave a review.Check out our website.Connect with us on Instagram.Connect with PatrickInstagramLinkedInTikTokProduced and hosted by: Patrick ArmstrongFilmed and edited by: Mike Lee ProductionsEngineered and mixed by: Popular RaptureMusic by: Mandog