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99.1 FM WQRT-LP is a non-commercial, experimental on-air home for contemporary art, music, and community. Licensed by the FCC with a reach of most of the city of Indianapolis, Indiana (500,000+ people), WQRT is owned and managed by Big Car Collaborative — a nonprofit arts organization and cross-discipline collective of artists. With the help of volunteers, we broadcast from Listen Hear — our sound-art space and audio studio in the Garfield Park neighborhood.
Episodes

Wednesday Apr 27, 2022
Social Alchemy Symposium 2022: Richard McCoy, Kathryn Armstrong, Kent Schuette
Wednesday Apr 27, 2022
Wednesday Apr 27, 2022
The Social Alchemy Symposium is a participatory gathering April 10-13 in New Harmony, a town twice the site of utopian experiments. Conversations — led by more than 20 authors, artists, designers, and philosophers from around the world — will look at the role of utopian thinking: yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Attendees are welcome to join any parts of the free symposium in person, online, or both. Organized by Big Car Collaborative and the University of Southern Indiana. And made possible by Indiana Humanities, the Efroymson Family Fund, and New America.

Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Social Alchemy Symposium 2022: DeAmon Harges and Brian Payne
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
The Social Alchemy Symposium is a participatory gathering April 10-13 in New Harmony, a town twice the site of utopian experiments. Conversations — led by more than 20 authors, artists, designers, and philosophers from around the world — will look at the role of utopian thinking: yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Attendees are welcome to join any parts of the free symposium in person, online, or both. Organized by Big Car Collaborative and the University of Southern Indiana. And made possible by Indiana Humanities, the Efroymson Family Fund, and New America.

Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
The Social Alchemy Symposium is a participatory gathering April 10-13 in New Harmony, a town twice the site of utopian experiments. Conversations — led by more than 20 authors, artists, designers, and philosophers from around the world — will look at the role of utopian thinking: yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Attendees are welcome to join any parts of the free symposium in person, online, or both. Organized by Big Car Collaborative and the University of Southern Indiana. And made possible by Indiana Humanities, the Efroymson Family Fund, and New America.

Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Social Alchemy Symposium 2022: Susan Neville, Matthew Grahm, Kevin McKelvey
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
The Social Alchemy Symposium is a participatory gathering April 10-13 in New Harmony, a town twice the site of utopian experiments. Conversations — led by more than 20 authors, artists, designers, and philosophers from around the world — will look at the role of utopian thinking: yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Attendees are welcome to join any parts of the free symposium in person, online, or both. Organized by Big Car Collaborative and the University of Southern Indiana. And made possible by Indiana Humanities, the Efroymson Family Fund, and New America.

Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Social Alchemy Symposium 2022 - Maurice Broaddus
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
The Social Alchemy Symposium is a participatory gathering April 10-13 in New Harmony, a town twice the site of utopian experiments. Conversations — led by more than 20 authors, artists, designers, and philosophers from around the world — will look at the role of utopian thinking: yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Attendees are welcome to join any parts of the free symposium in person, online, or both. Organized by Big Car Collaborative and the University of Southern Indiana. And made possible by Indiana Humanities, the Efroymson Family Fund, and New America.

Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Create Hear- Stuart Hyatt
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Produced by artists and curators from Big Car Collaborative — the nonprofit arts organization behind WQRT — Create Hear is your place to listen to conversations with people making intriguing, innovative, and impactful things happen on the cultural front in Indianapolis, across Indiana, and beyond. Find out more and access additional episodes at wqrt.org.

Friday Mar 11, 2022
Create Hear: Jenny Delfuego
Friday Mar 11, 2022
Friday Mar 11, 2022
Produced by artists and curators from Big Car Collaborative — the nonprofit arts organization behind WQRT — Create Hear is your place to listen to conversations with people making intriguing, innovative, and impactful things happen on the cultural front in Indianapolis, across Indiana, and beyond. Find out more and access additional episodes at wqrt.org.

Friday Mar 04, 2022
Create Hear: Kelvin Burzon
Friday Mar 04, 2022
Friday Mar 04, 2022
Produced by artists and curators from Big Car Collaborative — the nonprofit arts organization behind WQRT — Create Hear is your place to listen to conversations with people making intriguing, innovative, and impactful things happen on the cultural front in Indianapolis, across Indiana, and beyond. Find out more and access additional episodes at wqrt.org.

Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Create Hear: Indy Movement Arts
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Produced by artists and curators from Big Car Collaborative — the nonprofit arts organization behind WQRT — Create Hear is your place to listen to conversations with people making intriguing, innovative, and impactful things happen on the cultural front in Indianapolis, across Indiana, and beyond. Find out more and access additional episodes at wqrt.org.

Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Create Hear:John Green and Sarah Urist Green
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Produced by artists and curators from Big Car Collaborative, Create Hear is your place to listen to conversations with people making intriguing, innovative, and impactful things happen on the cultural front in Indianapolis, across Indiana, and beyond. In this episode, Jim Walker interviews John Green and Sarah Urist Green — married collaborators based in Indianapolis who both released books during the pandemic.
Sarah’s book, You Are an Artist: Assignments to Spark Creation, is connected to her work on The Art Assignment show on PBS Digital. This popular series started with artists sharing assignments for others to try and moved into shows about art history and travel. Sarah’s book came out from Penguin in 2020. More at www.theartassignment.com
John’s latest book, The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet, came out in 2021 — also from Penguin. It is the print version of his podcast series by the same name. John is known for his novels and vlogs. More at www.johngreenbooks.com