Profiles

Nov 08 2021 46 ep. 10

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A weekly one hour program, Profiles features new guests each week from a variety of backgrounds, delving into the person behind the persona.

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Sociologist stef shuster

How doctors' relationship to uncertainty affects their interactions with trans patients.

Rock History Professor Glenn Gass

WFIU's Mark Chilla talks to Dr. Glenn Gass about the legacy of The Beatles

Remembering IU Vice President Patrick O'Meara

We remember the late IU Vice President Emeritus Patrick O'Meara, a frequent "Profiles" host, and a key figure in Indiana University's international engagement

Theatre Director Ansley Valentine

Host Ashley Chilla speaks with actor, director, and theatre educator Ansley Valentine about the current state of “Zoom” theatre and the importance of diversity in arts education.

Historian Ivan Kurilla

Ben Eklof speaks with Historian Ivan Kurilla about US-Russian relations, the politics of history, and the importance of political memory.

Photographer Rania Matar

Lebanese-born American Photographer Rania Matar speaks about her life and work with Elliot Reichert, the Eskenazi Museum's first curator of Contemporary Art.

Poet Ross Gay

Kayte Young, host of WFIU's Earth Eats, speaks with Poet Ross Gay about growing the community, "passing the rock," and his latest book-length poem, "Be Holding."

Kelly King

Host Jillian Burley speaks with Kelly King, author of The Gen Z Dictionary, about how that alphabet-ending generation is shaping the world of business today.

Robert Siegel

For WFIU's 70th Anniversary, WFIU News Special Projects Editor Bob Zaltsberg, speaks with Robert Siegel about his 30 years of hosting NPR’s All Things Considered, and the importance of public radio.

Sociologist Jenny Reardon

Carl Pearson speaks with author and sociologist Jenny Reardon about the issues of identity, justice and democracy that are embedded in the history of science.