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This week on Cultural Manifesto, listen to an hour of words and music from the Bloomington-based guitarist TJ. Jones. He’s worked with several of the most legendary bands/artists in Indiana music - including Ebony Rhythm Funk Campaign, Screaming Gypsy Bandits, Caroline Peyton, and the IU Soul Review. Jones continues to make music in Bloomington today - both as a solo artist and with his band, The Dynamics.

This week on Echoes of Indiana Avenue listen to the first episode of our two-part series exploring the complete recordings of Guitar Pete Franklin – a legendary Naptown blues musician. Franklin was born in Indianapolis in 1928. His style was influenced by the early Naptown blues duo of Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell - but Franklin developed his own unique sound. On this edition, hear Franklin’s early recordings with blues greats including Sunnlyand Slim and Tampa Red.

Celebrate Women’s History Month by learning about the women pioneers of Hoosier music, including Vivian Carter, Dena El Saffar, Mary Byrne, Priscilla Mclean, Margaret Hills and Anna Mae Winburn.

Union workers ended their two-week strike at Sysco's Indianapolis distribution hub on Monday. Local 135 said in a Facebook post more than 90 percent of the workers voted to ratify a new contract with the company.

Local health officials across Indiana can no longer impose emergency rules stricter than the states after Republicans overrode the governors veto. Local legislative bodies county commissioners or city councils will have to enact those restrictions instead.

Gov. Eric Holcomb opted not to reimpose any COVID-19 restrictions Thursday as he extended the state's public health emergency for another month.

The state is set to lose $63 million in tobacco payments next year after an arbitration panel determined it had not worked hard enough to collect funds from cigarette companies that weren't part of the original deal. The ruling - issued last month by a three-judge panel - will reduce Indiana's payment from $131 million to $68 million.

How do environmental emission quotas work and how do they affect communities around the state? One member of our audience was curious.

The Civic Health Index measures how "engaged" citizens are in their communities. Today on All IN we find out where Hoosiers are civically engaged, and where we have room to improve.

Today we catch up on news surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, then talk to a group of health experts about the omicron variant, testing shortages, updated CDC guidance and more.