This week on our podcast, we enjoy a conversation with Karen White, who has devoted over 28 years of service to South Bend as an elected official.

culture, Jacob Titus, South Bend on PurposeJacob TitusSeptember 7, 2021podcast

Ms. Adeline Screening at Vested Interest

On Sunday, August 22nd, we hosted a screening of Corner Store’s first short film Ms. Adeline. It was a time.

culture, Jacob TitusJacob TitusAugust 31, 2021Event

It Would Not Be A Paradise

This week, we are reading "Paradise on Fire" by Jahnari Pruitt and reflecting on what it might be saying about our life together in South Bend.

culture, Jacob Titus, South Bend on Purpose, John GarryJacob TitusAugust 31, 2021podcast

One Person Is Painting All of Those Murals ft. Alex Ann Allen

This week on the podcast, we enjoy a conversation with Alex Ann Allen, a South Bend-based artist best known for spending the past couple of years painting murals all across the city.

culture, Jacob Titus, South Bend on PurposeJacob TitusAugust 17, 2021podcast

Introducing The Studebaker Talks

On Friday, October 8th, we are gathering inside a former Studebaker factory building to listen to stories about South Bend's people, ingenuity, and progress.

culture, Jacob TitusJacob TitusAugust 13, 2021Event

South Bend Is Experiencing Its Biggest Growth Since the 1950s

The 2020 Census shows South Bend experiencing its biggest population growth since the 1950s. We’re revisiting the More People series to celebrate and make sense of the news.

Joe Molnar, News, more peopleJoe MolnarAugust 12, 2021Story

Those Who Live In Two Places

This week, we are reading "Where We Are" by Gerald Locklin and reflecting on what it might be saying about our life together in South Bend.

culture, Jacob Titus, South Bend on Purpose, John GarryJacob TitusAugust 10, 2021podcast

The Tenets of Being a Bar Owner ft. Joe Mittiga

This week, we enjoy a conversation with Joe Mittiga. Joe is a husband, father, and the second-generation owner of Corby's Irish Pub in the East Bank neighborhood.

culture, Jacob Titus, South Bend on PurposeJacob TitusAugust 3, 2021podcast

When You Have Lived a Long Time Alone

This week on South Bend on Purpose, we are reading a selection from Galway Kinnell’s poem “When You Have Lived a Long Time Alone” and reflecting on what it might be saying about our life together in South Bend.

culture, Jacob Titus, South Bend on Purpose, John GarryJacob TitusJuly 20, 2021podcast

Here and There at the 4-H Fair

When we arrived at the County 4-H fair last Friday evening, the air was thick with a mix of oils—from the deep fryers and the rides’ gears, and the grounds were packed, shoulder to shoulder in some places. Dusk approached, but still, the sky was bright blue.

Samuel Piccolo, cultureSamuel PiccoloJuly 15, 2021Story

This Is Home, Home ft. Antonius Northern

This week, we enjoy a conversation with Antonius Northern, a public servant in the truest sense—whether as an activist, artist, resident, or municipal employee, he has a record of bringing goodness to the city.

culture, Jacob Titus, South Bend on PurposeJacob TitusJuly 13, 2021podcast

The City’s Past and Future Lovers

This week on South Bend on Purpose, we are reading selections from Audre Lorde’s poem “New York City 1970” and reflecting on what it might be saying about our life together in South Bend.

culture, Jacob Titus, South Bend on Purpose, John GarryJacob TitusJuly 6, 2021podcast

The Warmth of the Community ft. Beth Graybill

This week, we enjoy a conversation with Beth Graybill, a resident of South Bend's near-west side historic neighborhood, who is refreshingly thoughtful about her decision to make a life here.

culture, Jacob Titus, South Bend on PurposeJacob TitusJune 29, 2021podcast

To Love What Is Plentiful

This week on South Bend on Purpose, we are reading Alice Walker’s poem “We Alone” and reflecting on what it might be saying about our life together in South Bend.

culture, Jacob Titus, South Bend on Purpose, John GarryJacob TitusJune 22, 2021podcast

A Film to Celebrate Juneteenth in South Bend

Tonight at 9:00 PM, A Juneteenth Celebration will premiere on WNIT Public Television, presented by Dr. Marvin Curtis and the South Bend Symphony Orchestra.

culture, Jacob TitusJacob TitusJune 19, 2021Film

You Have to Be Hopeful, Right? ft. Mayor James Mueller

This week, we enjoy a conversation with Mayor James Mueller about his time leading our City government during the pandemic.

culture, Jacob Titus, South Bend on PurposeJacob TitusJune 15, 2021podcast

A Juneteenth Celebration (Film Trailer)

This Saturday, Marvin Curtis and the South Bend Symphony Orchestra will present a special film on Juneteenth, the first time the company has performed to celebrate the emancipation of enslaved Africans in Galveston, Texas, in 1865.

culture, Jacob TitusJacob TitusJune 14, 2021Film

The City Finds You

This week on South Bend on Purpose, we are trying something new. Our friend John Garry is joining the show to share "prose for the city" with us—shorter episodes that will contain a poetry reading and guided reflections.

culture, Jacob Titus, South Bend on Purpose, John GarryJacob TitusJune 8, 2021podcast

We Want an Explosion of Beauty ft. Pam Blair

This week we welcome Pam Blair to South Bend on Purpose. Pam is a local artist and organizer of the Poetry Den—a community-based safe stage for the spoken word hosted at the Civil Rights Heritage Center.

culture, Jacob Titus, South Bend on PurposeJacob TitusJune 1, 2021podcast