In our Season Four Finale, we break down the surprising, inspiring and unexpected delights that came out of Indiana in 2025 proving, once again, that you should never dismiss the Hoosier State. We touch upon Indiana University Football, the Heisman Trophy Winner, and Democracy! Joined by our guest and sound editor, Michael Miltenberger, we share our favorite things that impacted not only Indiana but, just maybe, the entire nation.

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There simply was not enough time for Colleen and Janice to ask Dr. Justin Garcia everything they wanted to know about sex! But this conversation was a good start. We cover the history and impact of the Kinsey Institute, sex research, sex in relationships, dating apps, sex education and a whole lot more.

****This episode contains content that may not be suitable for all listeners. Parental discretion is advised.****

Dr. Justin R. Garcia Dr. Justin R. Garcia is an evolutionary biologist and international authority on the science of sex and relationship. He is Executive Director & Senior Scientist at the KinseyInstitute, and Ruth Halls Professor of Gender Studies at Indiana University, where he is also Founding Co-Director of Human Sexuality and Health at the IU School of Medicine.

Dr. Garcia is the Chief Scientific Advisor to Match.com, where he provides expertise to the annual Singles in America study. Dr. Garcia has consulted with a variety of industry partners and his research has been featured widely in the press. His research focuses on people’s romantic and sexual lives throughout the life course, especially on integrative biopsychosocial models of variation in courtship, intimacy, and sexual behavior. His forthcoming book is The Intimate Animal: The Science of Sex, Fidelity, and Why We Live for Love.

• 13:28 Dr. Garcia Introduction
• 14:40 History and Mission
• 21:00 Sex in Politics and Pop Culture
• 28:30 Sex in Relationships
• 33:09 Dating Apps
• 43:34 Dick Picks
• 50:15 Sex Education

For more information about the Kinsey Institute:https://kinseyinstitute.org/

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Kurt Vonnegut, one of the greatest American writers of all time, was a Hoosier! Colleen and Janice go deep into discussing the life and work of Vonnegut with special guest, Chris Lafave, curator for the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library.

Guest: Chris Lafave is the curator for the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library, located in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Chris has been studying and speaking about Kurt Vonnegut for over a decade, and has spoken at book festivals, schools and prisons about Kurt's life story and his influence on American culture and our world. Mr. Lafave has always been proud to represent an organization dedicated to maintaining the ideals and memory of a man novelist Jay McInerney once described as "a satirist with a heart, a moralist with a whoopee cushion."

14:09 Interview starts
15:15 Vonnegut history in Indiana
20:20 Education and early career
28:40 Vonnegut and social media
30:00 Vonnegut Museum and Library
39:22 First Amendment Advocacy

Hosts: Colleen Brennan and Janice V. Rodriguez
Co-Producers: Colleen Brennan, Janice V. Rodriguez, Michael Miltenberger
Theme Music: Michael Miltenberger
Sound Editing: Michael Miltenberger

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