Episodes
Friday Aug 30, 2019
Dreams Come True
Friday Aug 30, 2019
Friday Aug 30, 2019
In this snippet from an earlier Lou Harry's Cultural Update podcast, actress / multi-hyphenate Paige Scott brings down the house with her special take on a rock classic.
Paige's performance is too precious to leave buried in a time-sensitive podcast, so we made this 'mini-podcast' to give it a viral life of its own. We owe it to history to do so.
Tuesday Aug 13, 2019
Lou Harry's Cultural Update August - September 2019
Tuesday Aug 13, 2019
Tuesday Aug 13, 2019
Lou Harry and his guests Tom Battista and Paige Scott offer recommendations for cultural events taking place in Central Indiana mid-August to mid-September 2019. Recorded live in the Oxford Room above the Aristocrat Pub in Indianapolis, August 11, 2019 as part of the Lou Harry Gets Real show. This Cultural Update contains a hilarious musical bonus performed by Ms. Scott.
Tuesday Jun 11, 2019
Lou Harry's Cultural Update June - July 2019
Tuesday Jun 11, 2019
Tuesday Jun 11, 2019
Lou Harry offers recommendations for cultural events taking place in Central Indiana June - July 2019. Recorded live in the Oxford Room above the Aristocrat Pub in Indianapolis, June 9, 2019 as part of the Lou Harry Gets Real Bloomsday show.
Friday May 03, 2019
Fuel for Thought
Friday May 03, 2019
Friday May 03, 2019
Lou welcomes former Indianapolis mayor Greg Ballard and singer-songwriter Cam Melton. Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra executive / improv artist Beth Outland co-hosts.
In this episode Mayor Ballard and Lou discuss the human and economic costs that arise from the United States' dependence on oil. Ballard explores this topic in great depth in his new book Less Oil or More Caskets (IU Press).
Singer-songwriter (and bio scientist) Cam Melton offers live performances of three original songs from his excellent EP, Southern Sessions.
In this episode you'll learn:
- What Mayor Ballard thinks of Mayor Pete Buttigieg.
- Why domestic oil production does nothing to solve the economic, environmental and human costs associated with a petroluem-based economy.
- Whether electric vehicles (EVs) are the answer to solving our dependence on oil.
- Why politicians (on both sides of the aisle) are not motivated to solve the world's energy problems.
- Whether Greg Ballard plans to enter politics again.
And, as always, there's a punny segment.
Recorded before a live audience, April 14, 2019, in the Oxford Room above the Aristocrat Pub in Indianapolis.
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
Lou Harry's Cultural Update April - May 2019
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
Lou Harry and guests offer recommendations for cultural events taking place in Central Indiana mid-April to mid-May 2019. Recorded live in the Oxford Room above the Aristocrat Pub in Indy, April 14, 2019, as part of Lou Harry Gets Real Episode 8.
Wednesday Mar 27, 2019
What about a building moves you?
Wednesday Mar 27, 2019
Wednesday Mar 27, 2019
What About a Building Moves You? features Richard McCoy, Director of Landmark Columbus, an organization dedicated to caring for the design heritage of the architectural Mecca known as Columbus, Indiana. Sarah Grain (accompanied by Doug Sauter) is this episode's musical guest. ComedySportz' improv comic Frankie Bolda jumps in as Lou's sidekick.
In this episode Lou and his guests discuss place and space. What roles do architecture, art, design and nature play in shaping our lives?
Episode 7 was recorded in March 2019 before a live audience in the cozy Oxford Room, above the Aristocrat Pub in Indianapolis.
Lou Harry Gets Real is a mix of insightful conversation, improv comedy and music, featuring award-winning journalist, author, playwright, and comedian Lou Harry.
Lou Harry Gets Real is sponsored by the Oxford Room of the Aristocrat Pub. Choose the Oxford Room to host your next rehearsal dinner, corporate gathering, wake or game night. For more information: The Oxford Room
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Sarah Grain & the Billions of Stars
Tuesday Mar 12, 2019
Lou Harry's Cultural Update mid-March to mid-April 2019
Tuesday Mar 12, 2019
Tuesday Mar 12, 2019
Lou Harry and guests offer recommendations for cultural events taking place in Central Indiana mid-March to mid-April 2019. Recorded live in the Oxford Room, March 10, 2019, as part of Lou Harry Gets Real Episode 7.
Saturday Feb 16, 2019
Science Fiction & Fact
Saturday Feb 16, 2019
Saturday Feb 16, 2019
Lou Harry Gets Real is a mix of insightful conversation, improv comedy and music, featuring award-winning journalist, author, playwright, and comedian Lou Harry.
This episode, Science Fiction & Fact, features acclaimed Middle Reader / Young Adult science fiction novelist Kat Falls, comic improv artist / Indianapolis Children's Museum interpreter Mookie Harris and Indy music legend Tim Brickley.
This show was recorded February 2019 before a live audience at the cozy Oxford Room, above the Aristocrat Pub in Indianapolis.
Lou Harry Gets Real is sponsored by the Oxford Room of the Aristocrat Pub. Choose the Oxford Room to host your next rehearsal dinner, corporate gathering, wake or game night. For more information: The Oxford Room
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Tuesday Feb 12, 2019
Lou Harry's Cultural Update Feb - March 2019
Tuesday Feb 12, 2019
Tuesday Feb 12, 2019
Lou Harry offers recommendations for cultural events taking place in Central Indiana mid-February to mid-March 2019. Recorded live in the Oxford Room, February 10, 2019, as part of Lou Harry Gets Real Episode 6.
Sunday Jan 27, 2019
Reimaging & Rebuilding
Sunday Jan 27, 2019
Sunday Jan 27, 2019
Lou Harry Gets Real is a mix of insightful conversation, improv comedy and music, featuring award-winning journalist, author, playwright, and comedian Lou Harry.
This episode, Reimaging & Rebuilding, features community leader Brian Payne, president and CEO of the Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF), comic actor Daniel A. Martin and singer-songwriter Meghan Cristeen Martin.
This show was recorded in January 2019 before a live audience at the cozy Oxford Room, above the Aristocrat Pub in Indianapolis.