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Cultural Manifesto

Cultural Manifesto

Written by: WFYI Public Media
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Each week on Cultural Manifesto, Kyle Long reveals stories and sounds from the creative frontlines of the past and present. Through music, archives and artist interviews, discover how creators shape meaning with sound, in Indianapolis and well beyond. Tune in each week to this WFYI Public Media show for discoveries that will delight your ears and expand your understanding of our shared world.2024 WFYI Public Media Music
Episodes
  • Michael Cleveland on Bill Monroe, Billy Strings, and returning to the Indiana Fiddlers' Gathering

    Michael Cleveland on Bill Monroe, Billy Strings, and returning to the Indiana Fiddlers' Gathering
    Jun 17 2026
    Michael Cleveland is one of Indiana’s greatest living musicians and one of the most celebrated fiddlers in the history of bluegrass. Kyle Long speaks with Cleveland about his remarkable career and his lifelong connection to the Indiana Fiddlers’ Gathering.
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    26 mins
  • Pride Month - LGBTQ+ activist Mary Byrne looks back on her work promoting women’s music in Indiana

    Pride Month - LGBTQ+ activist Mary Byrne looks back on her work promoting women’s music in Indiana
    Jun 11 2026
    Celebrate Pride by looking back at Kyle Long’s 2021 conversation with LGBTQ+ activist Mary Byrne. A key figure in Indiana’s gay rights movement, Byrne also played an important but lesser-known role in the state’s music history as a promoter and curator of women’s music. She owned and operated Labyris, a feminist and lesbian bar near downtown Indianapolis that became a vital gathering place for music and community.
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    21 mins
  • Marion, Indiana's Lizz Vega on playing harp, songwriting and livestreaming

    Marion, Indiana's Lizz Vega on playing harp, songwriting and livestreaming
    Jun 10 2026
    Before she found an audience as a musician, Lizz Vega built a following online live-streaming video games. Today, the self-taught musician and songwriter still streams live, but her broadcasts now feature performances on harp, guitar and vocals. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Vega currently lives in Marion, Indiana. Cultural Manifesto’s Kyle Long spoke with Vega to learn more about her work in music.
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    25 mins
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