A poem is usually a snapshot, a moment of life preserved in the pages of a book. But what happens when a poem becomes a tool for understanding the changes in the author’s life. Recent IU graduate Harlan has a poem that’s changed with him through a life experience we all face - growing up. 

"I often get very emotional about my jeans"

Explores the similarities between religion and sports. 

Religion and Sports

This piece was part of American Student Radio's "We the People" episode on Jan. 22, 2017.

We the Insured

I spoke with one mother on what it’s like to watch her child left up to the forces of chance in the charter school lottery system.

Fortune - American Student Radio

A piece I did for WFIU's Cafe Indiana about the power of poetry in dementia patients.

The Alzheimer's Poetry Project

A feature project for J460 - Radio Innovation at Indiana University. Also published on American Student Radio.

Skunkspiracy

Produced for MSCH-J 460 Radio Innovation. Meant to be the first stop on a IU spooky audio tour. Also played during American Student Radio's 2017 Halloween special.

IU Haunts Ghost Tour - Stop 1

Kate Kleinle, 19, is a Trinity College student and a member of the anti-abortion movement on campus. She reflects on her experiences with the 8th amendment, being part of an anti-abortion minority among her friends and the meaning of feminism.

Voices of the 8th: Kate Kleinle

Síona Cahill, a chair of Student for Choice and Vice President for Equality and Citizenship with the Union of Students in Ireland. She reflects on her role in counseling fellow students with crisis pregnancies, her own experiences with sex education in Ireland and her role in abortion rights activism.

Voices of the 8th: Síona Cahill

A protest breaks out between the Maynooth University Pro-Choice Society and Irish Center for Bio-Ethical Reform, an anti-abortion organization. Student protesters, Niamh Codd and Jen Keane-Molloy hold a "pro-lies" banner in front of ICBR posters that read "Ireland's next child abuse scandal might not be so easy to cover up." The posters depict graphic images of what ICBR describes as aborted fetuses. The Director of the ICBR, Jean Engela is pictured far left.

8th Protests at Maynooth University

A journalist trying to tell some stories.

Carter Barrett

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