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Profiles

English, Society/Show business/Gossip, 1 season, 46 episodes
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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.
11/8/20210
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Rock History Professor Glenn Gass

WFIU's Mark Chilla talks to Dr. Glenn Gass about the legacy of The Beatles
4/25/20210
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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
4/4/20210
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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.
1/24/20210
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Historian Ivan Kurilla

Ben Eklof speaks with Historian Ivan Kurilla about US-Russian relations, the politics of history, and the importance of political memory.
1/3/20210
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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.
12/27/20200
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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."
12/20/20200
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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.
12/13/20200
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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.
12/6/20200
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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.
11/29/20200
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Historian Mark Roseman

Host Aaron Cain speaks with author and historian Mark Roseman about rescue and resistance during the Holocaust, and how to understand people in the past through exploring the uncertainty of their present.
11/22/20200
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Philosopher and Cognitive Scientist Elizabeth Schechter

Philosopher and Cognitive Scientist Elizabeth Schechter, author of "Self-Consciousness and 'Split' Brains," speaks with host Aaron Cain about issues of identity, self-knowledge, and what it means to be conscious.
11/15/20200
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Filmmaker Isabel Sandoval

Host Janae Cummings speaks with filmmaker Isabel Sandoval about the challenges she's faced, and why she wants to leave her mark on the film industry.
11/8/20200
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Political Scientist Steven W. Webster

Host Steve Sanders talks about public opinion and polarization with Political Scientist Steven W. Webster, author of "American Rage: How Anger Shapes our Politics."
11/1/20200
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Author and Historian John Wukovits

Host Aaron Cain speaks with historian John Wukovits, author of dozens of books about World War II, including the untold stories of 35 chaplains from the University of Notre Dame.
10/25/20200
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Environmental Journalist Angelina Davydova

Suzannah Evans Comfort speaks with Russian environmental journalist Angelina Davydova about how people in her home country view climate change, and how the rest of the world should view her home country.
10/18/20200
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Cultural Historian Harvey G. Cohen

David Brent Johnson speaks with Cultural Historian Harvey G. Cohen, author of Duke Ellington’s America, about how music and cinema are good for more than just entertainment.
10/11/20200
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Digital Artist Jawshing Arthur Liou

Elliot Reichert speaks with digital artist Jawshing Arthur Liou about creating otherworldly experiences that are grounded in reality, and about how making art also involves finding it.
10/4/20200
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Musicologist Peter Burkholder

Host Aaron Cain speaks with musicologist Peter Burkholder about how the many kinds of musical borrowing can deepen the meaning of music.
9/20/20200
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Alice Greenwald

Host Aaron Cain speaks with with Alice Greenwald, President and CEO of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, about responsibility to history, and the morality of memory.
9/13/20200
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Professor And Associate Dean For Diversity And Inclusion Vivian Halloran

This week on Profiles, Steve Sanders speaks with Indiana University's Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, Vivian Halloran, about tradition, inclusion, and the importance of stepping outside of your cultural comfort zone.
9/6/20200
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American Studies Professor Rasul Mowatt

Janae Cummings speaks with with Rasul Mowatt about the struggle for social equality, and about what one anyone can learn about that struggle by watching the Wire.
8/31/20200
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Philosopher And Historian Of Science Ann Barwich

Philosopher and historian of science Ann Barwich speaks with host Aaron Cain about her book, "Smellosophy: What the Nose Tells the Mind," and about how it takes many minds to answer the question: what exactly is smell?
8/23/20200
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Medical Sociologist Elaine Hernandez

Host Aaron Cain speaks with Medical Sociologist Elaine Hernandez about inequalities in healthcare, and about finding a way to work together in a crisis.
8/16/20200
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Author Susan Southard

Host Aaron Cain speaks with Susan Southard, author of "Nagasaki: Life After Nuclear War," about how remembering the past can prevent catastrophes in the present.
8/9/20200
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Author Tim O'Brien

Host Aaron Cain speaks with Tim O’Brien, author of "The Things they Carried," about why he returned to writing for his two young sons, and created "Dad’s Maybe Book."
8/2/20200
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Fritz Breithaupt And The Dark Sides of Empathy

Fritz Breithaupt, director of the IU Experimental Humanities Laboratory, talks about what classical music concerts, Stockholm syndrome, Nietzsche, Schindler's List, and helicopter parents can teach us about the dark sides of empathy.
7/12/20200
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Journalist Carol Giacomo

Elaine Monaghan of the IU Media School speaks with Carol Giacomo, a veteran journalist and foreign correspondent who’s also a member of the New York Times editorial board.
7/5/20200
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Filmmaker Ash Mayfair

Janae Cummings speaks with writer/director Ash Mayfair, creator of the critically-acclaimed film, "The Third Wife."
6/28/20200
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Journalist and Author Sam Quinones

On this episode of Profiles, we feature two conversations about the history, and the consequences of the opioid crisis in America.
6/21/20200
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Bicentennial Special

In celebration of IU's Bicentennial, Patrick O’Meara hosts a discussion with members of the faculty and staff who have been instrumental in crafting many aspects of this year’s commemoration.
4/26/20200
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Architect James Timberlake

Kelly Wilson, Director of IU's J. Irwin Miller Architecture, speaks with Architect James Timberlake, Co-founder of the innovative and award-winning firm KieranTimberlake.
4/12/20200
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Former IU First Lady Pat Ryan

Moya Andrews speaks with Pat Ryan, about her time as First Lady of Indiana University, and what it was like to be a student at a school where your husband is president.
1/19/20200
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Author and Journalist Mark Stryker

David Brent Johnson speaks with author and journalist Mark Stryker, about Jazz and cultural legacy in Detroit, and about what every art critic needs to know.
1/12/20200
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Musician and Composer Ken Winokur

Host Aaron Cain speaks with musician and composer Ken Winokur about his many musical projects, and how playing a frying pan in the Paris subway led him to create a different kind of orchestra.
12/22/20190
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Poet Terrance Hayes

Indiana Poet Laureate Adrian Matejka speaks with acclaimed poet Terrance Hayes, author of the recent collection, "American Sonnets for my Past and Future Assassin.”
11/17/20190
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Author And Journalist Héctor Tobar

Host Aaron Cain speaks with with Héctor Tobar about his work as a journalist, novelist, and teacher, and about how a new generation of Latino writers are changing American literature.
10/27/20190
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Trinity College President Dame Hilary Boulding

Patrick O’Meara speaks with Hilary Boulding, president of Trinity College at the University of Oxford, and the first international recipient of the Indiana University Bicentennial Medal.
10/20/20190
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Perry Metz

Moya Andrews speaks with Perry Metz, who recently retired after serving as WFIU and WTIU’s general manager for 16 years.
10/6/20190
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Composer And Conductor Dominick DiOrio

Host Aaron Cain speaks with conductor and composer Dominick DiOrio about how directing and writing for choirs inspires him, and about what motivates him as a composer.
9/15/20190
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Anthropologist Eduardo Brondizio

Host Aaron Cain speaks with IU anthropologist Eduardo Brondizio about the history of the Amazonian rainforest, and the global and regional effects of accelerating deforestation.
9/1/20190
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David Ossman And Phil Proctor Of The Firesign Theatre

Host Aaron Cain speaks with David Ossman and Phil Proctor of The Firesign Theatre, about redefining everything you know about comedy for more than 50 years.
8/25/20190
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Astronomer Caty Pilachowski

A conversation with Astronomer Caty Pilachowski, about diversity in the sciences, the future of telescopes, and the beginning of everything.
8/11/20190
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Indiana Supreme Court Justice Geoffrey G. Slaughter

U Law Professor Steve Sanders speaks with Indiana Supreme Court Justice Geoffrey G. Slaughter, about recent cases the court has heard, and what goes into making a ruling.
7/14/20190
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Composer Larry Groupé and Filmmaker Rod Lurie

Rod Lurie joined Larry Groupé spoke with host Aaron Cain in the WFIU studios
6/16/20190
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Entomologist Gene Robinson

Entomologist and IU Patten Lecturer Gene Robinson speaks with host Aaron Cain about genomics, nature vs. nurture, and improving the social lives of humans by taking a very close look at honey bees.
6/9/20190