About this podcast
Remember when Wednesdays meant there was a fresh alt-weekly newspaper in the newspaper box on the corner?
In it you found faces you recognized — of your friends and maybe even yourself. Mirror Indy’s new arts and culture newsletter is an ode to that magic, which is why it will hit your mailbox every Wednesday at noon. You can read or listen to it!
Learn more at mirrorindy.org/newsletters/playlist/
Episodes
The newest 20 of 120 episodes
- A Bad Bunny-inspired party · 10 minDear Play Listers, Unless you flew to Puerto Rico for Bad Bunny’s “No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí” 30-concert residency, you probably experienced really bad FOMO all of 2025. Perhaps…
- 🎃Your Halloween plans in here · 7 min · Season 3 Episode 49Dear Play Listers, Halloween is a holiday with a lot of range. Some people celebrate with fake blood and guts, others by sipping hot apple cider. There’s those who might try…
- Our week in wigs, comic strips and FLAVA! · 7 min · Season 3 Episode 40Dear Play Listers, Where should we start? Today we have a story about a gifted wig maker, an interview with “FLAVA FRESH !” creator and curator D. Del Reverda-Jennings, a look…
- Time to get witchy · 5 min · Season 3 Episode 39Hello Play Listers, There’s no way around it. We’re in October and we must shift our attention to all things ghosts, pumpkins and witches. This week we made you a list of…
- Mariachi quality time. Plus, 50 things to do in October. · 4 min · Season 3 Episode 38Dear Play Listers, It was the late 1990s when mariachi Enrique Blanco first visited Indianapolis. Javier Amezcua, the owner of the famous Mexican restaurant El Sol de Tala, who…
- Setting the stage for justice: Indy Jazz Fest, sci-fi classes and Circle City Classic · 14 min · Season 3 Episode 37Hello Play Listers, It’s that time of the year — as we dip into sweater weather and get more introspective, our minds crave more stimulation. We seek out conversations and ask…
- It’s Hispanic Heritage Month and yo hablo español: Festivals, events and big art happenings. · 12 min · Season 3 Episode 36Dear Play Listers, Hispanic Heritage Month, where we celebrate the contributions of Latinos to the history and culture of the United States, kicked off on Sept. 15. One way to…
- Your guide to fall theater 🎭 Plus: Southside sight seeing · 11 min · Season 3 Episode 35How’s it going Play Listers, Because of all those years kicking off the school year in September, I’m hardwired to start things this month. Whether that be ordering a 2027…
- 36 things to do in September · 3 minDear Play Listers, In September, we’ll be saying goodbye (some of us unwillingly) to summer and ushering in autumn. To kick off the month, I made you a “things to do” list and…
- Polkas, pies and another dead mural · 10 min · Season 3 Episode 33Dear Play Listers, Do you know what “La Chona” is? My 8-month-old son danced to it for the first time with me last Saturday at the Polkas Norteñas Fest at the Indiana State…
- Your guide to Chreece hip-hop festival. Plus, how the flooding has affected the arts. · 6 min · Season 3 Episode 32Hello Play Listers, It’s been a week. We’re thinking of everyone affected by floodwaters. If you missed Mirror Indy’s reporting on the historic flooding of local neighborhoods…
- How to dip into IndyFringe - plus, a new poem, Gen Con wrap-up and local park news · 8 minDear Play Listers, Today we have a back-to-school poem written by teacher/poet David Strange. You might know David from the open mic series Listen, Please, which happens every…
- Indiana State Fair edition. Plus, Are you Gene Simmons’ child? · 7 min · Season 3 Episode 30Dear Play Listers, The Indiana State Fair kicks off Friday. Are you even ready? I made a quick primer so that you don’t get caught crying helplessly over corn on the cob. First…
- 40 Things to do in August · 7 min · Season 3 Episode 29Hang on tight to the very last pool days of the summer. Soon, kids and teachers will be back to school and the city pools will close even though it’ll still be hot outside…
- Sounds, billions of dollars and wrestling · 27 min · Season 3 Episode 28Dear Play Listers, Close your eyes and listen. Can you hear that? That’s lawnmowers and kids giggling while splashing water. There’s construction somewhere — everywhere — and…
- Teen horror and dancing · 14 min · Season 3 Episode 27Dear Play Listers, July is scorching us. Stay cool with the news we have for you today. We have drive-in movie recs, a video game shop to check out and documentaries you can…
- Rib tips for living better · 20 min · Season 3 Episode 26Dear Play Lister, You are invited to the cookout. This is an episode you don’t want to miss. We have: A new Potluck Party video featuring barbecue magic.Baroque music goodness…
- Remembering the hottest party ever · 14 min · Season 3 Episode 25This edition of Play List is a big lunch. Reporter Mesgana Waiss has been covering Mirror Indy’s arts and culture beat for over a year now. In that time she has written about…
- Your guide to a dreamy staycation · 6 min · Season 3 Episode 24Dear Play Listers, Just from eavesdropping in the Mirror Indy newsroom I know people around me are going to the Caribbean, the Grand Canyon and New York City. But not all of us…
- Eat this newsletter! (Fries, bistec, bolognese, kasari) · 4 minDear Play Listers, It’s lunch time, and as I type this, I’m dreaming of the feta fries from Yazsh, the ones recommended by Byron and April Elliott in their illustrated near east…
