About Community Connection, from Indiana Public Radio
Community Connection was an Indiana Public Radio original program that told the story of nonprofit organizations in our listening area of East Indiana. Each month, we focused on one organization and what its volunteers and staff are doing to make East Central Indiana a better place to live and work. We’re here to tell their story: what impact they have on our community, how they do what they do, and how you can help.
This podcast has come to an end, but you can listen to more at IndianaPublicRadio.org (https://indianapublicradio.org)!
26 Sept 2026
Facing Relationship-Based Violence: A Rural Kansas Initiative [New]
J.R. Jamison is joined by Drs. Ziwei Qi and Lori E. Kniffin, editors of Facing Relationship-Based Violence, to discuss their book’s collection of nineteen first-person stories from people in rural Kansas whose lives have been impacted by the harm that occurs when relationships have been shaped by fear and control instead of love and trust, and the three explore how survivor stories serve as a resource to increase awareness and encourage conversations.
Chapters
[00:00] Introduction.
[01:07] Interview with Dr. Ziwei Qi and Dr. Lori Kniffin.
[03:53] Why this form of storytelling was the chosen vehicle for understanding.
[09:07] Learning from the process of collecting people's stories.
[11:27] Misconceptions about relationship-based violence.
[14:55] "From Betrayal to Becoming" - an anonymous story.
[21:39] "Not That Simple" - Cia's story.
[27:19] "You Can’t Get Rid of Glitter" - an anonymous story.
[31:56] "A Glimmer of Jana" - Christie Brungardt's story.
[42:50] Interview with psychologist Dr. Sherry Hamby.
[44:52] Recent understandings of connecting with the natural world and psychology.
[48:21] Learning from and moving forward from relationship based violence.
Original air date: Sep. 26, 2026
29 Aug 2026
Cleanup on Aisle Five [New]
J.R. Jamison is joined by journalist Ann Larson to discuss her new book, Cleanup on Aisle Five, a deep dive informed by her time behind the register that examines supermarkets and how they operate from the inside out with low-wage workers stocking shelves, to the customers who roam the aisles at night, to the communities these stores serve and the larger capitalist forces and corporate interests at play that control how we shop for food.
Chapters
[00:00] Introduction.
[01:26] Interview with Ann Larson.
[05:58] Surprising aspects of every day grocery store work.
[13:14] The grocery store as a reflection of class relations in America.
[23:27] The history and context of grocery stores and franchising.
[31:47] Grocery stores are only one part of a larger food supply and poverty system.
[40:29] The links between education and financial stability.
[46:52] Learning from the experience of working in a grocery store and living through people's stories.
Original air date: Aug. 29, 2026
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