The 812 Show

The 812 is a public-affairs interview podcast about local government and community in Bloomington/Monroe County, IN. Listen on any platform.

Its host, Steve Volan, is a 20-yr former Bloomington city councilor, 30-yr radio host, urbanist, and Shoupista.

11/14/2025

🎙Podcast episode 227 is now available at the812show.org or on any podcast platform.

Art is a catalyst for community engagement. We've had a few guests who've spoken to that idea. Today is another feast of Extra Innings -- extensions of interviews with past guests that we've never made available before. Listen to our discussions with Holly Warren and Miah Michaelsen.

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11/11/2025

🎙Podcast episode 226 is now available at the812show.org or on any podcast platform.

Lately we’ve been diving into our hoard of Extra Innings interviews with prior guests. Today, two new never-before-heard clips with guests from nonprofit entities between Kirkwood and Sixth Streets whose names begin with “Monroe County.”

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11/07/2025

🎙Podcast episode 225 is now available at the812show.org or on any podcast platform.

Charlotte Zietlow passed away Wednesday at the age of 91. She was a pillar of the community who will be greatly missed. This is an encore presentation of our interview with her, recorded in January 2024.

Third image photo credit: Jeff Richardson.

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11/04/2025

🎙Podcast episode 225 is now available at the812show.org or on any podcast platform.

Catch two PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED Extra Innings segments on The 812 today!

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10/31/2025

🎙Podcast episode 224 is now available at the812show.org or on any podcast platform.

Our guest in an extended episode today is Randy Lloyd, who was Bloomington’s first director of economic development from 1996 to 2001. We talk with him about the history of the city's B-Line Trail, Switchyard Park, and the events and decisions that led to their creation.

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10/30/2025

Our next episode is 50% longer than usual. Check it out tomorrow at the812show.org!

10/28/2025

🎙Podcast episode 223 is now available at the812show.org or on any podcast platform. EPISODE LINK IN THE COMMENT.

Nick Minaudo is a lawyer for the Bloomington branch of Indiana Legal Services, a statewide nonprofit. We talk about how they’re funded, how to apply for their services, and how they’re like public defenders for civil cases.

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10/23/2025

🎙Podcast episode 222 is now available at the812show.org or on any podcast platform. EPISODE LINK IN THE COMMENT.

Last year the Bloomington city administration and council merged the Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety, Traffic, and Parking Commissions into a single Transportation Commission. It started meeting this past June. Steve Volan was appointed and subsequently elected as Chair. To interview him, we asked our recent guest, Shefar Rafiul, host of the government.exe podcast on WFHB's Youth Radio, to be our guest host. He agreed, and we're all enthusiastic about the result.

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10/21/2025

Enjoy a great encore presentation today. Back with a new episode on Thursday, 10/23/25!

10/16/2025

🎙Podcast episode 221 is now available at the812show.org or on any podcast platform. EPISODE LINK IN THE COMMENT.

Our guest is Melanie Vehslage, the Prevention Coordinator for the Youth Services Bureau of Monroe County

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10/15/2025

Remembering the H-T of yore, with Andy Ruff. Full Episode link in comment.

10/14/2025

🎙Podcast episode 220 is now available at the812show.org or on any podcast platform. EPISODE LINK IN THE COMMENT.

Stacee Williams is the director of Student Legal Services at IU Bloomington. SLS has seen and litigated it all when it comes to issues between tenants and landlords. It’s an eye-opening chat for any tenant in a town dominated by rentals

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