{"store":{"baseInfo":{"podcastTitle":"WMUN","slug":"woofboomwmun","podcastDescription":"The Talk of Muncie","podcastLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/15726300/WMUN3k_ze2r7h.jpg","podcastShareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/15726300/WMUN3k_ze2r7h_1200x628.jpg?s=6582075512d643cebc9b48ec675a7e12&e=jpg","podcastUrl":"https://www.wmunmuncie.com","podcastCanSearched":true,"feedUrl":"https://www.wmunmuncie.com/feed.xml","theme":"playlist2","podcastDeepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-h7fe6-eff6dc?from=usersite","removePodbeanBranding":"no","brandingLogo":null,"timeZone":{"timeZoneId":16,"gmtAdjustment":"GMT-05:00","useDaylightTime":1,"value":-5,"text":"(GMT-05:00) Indiana (East)","daylightStartTime":"Second Sunday Of March +2 Hours","daylightEndTime":"First Sunday Of November +2 Hours","timezone":"America/Indiana/Indianapolis"},"podcastDownloads":null,"totalEpisodes":2619,"showComments":true,"iOSAppDownloadLink":null,"customizeCssUrl":null,"androidAppDownloadLink":null,"showPostShare":true,"showLike":true,"author":"WMUN","enableEngagementStats":true,"shareEmbedLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pbblog-h7fe6-eff6dc-playlist","language":"en","sensitivitySessionExpireTime":3600,"podcastApps":[{"name":"Apple Podcasts","link":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/wmun/id6445419233","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/apple-podcast.png","title":null},{"name":"Podbean App","link":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-h7fe6-eff6dc?from=usersite","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/podbean-app.png","title":null},{"name":"Spotify","link":"https://open.spotify.com/show/7IsBfECQpOP05dDgeHsbUX","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/spotify.png","title":null},{"name":"Amazon Music","link":"https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/5ea5c935-3aa4-4a45-8f00-3c23113ab58b","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/AmazonMusic.png","title":null},{"name":"TuneIn + Alexa","link":"https://tunein.com/podcasts/News--Politics-Podcasts/WMUN-p3090619/","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/tunein.png","title":null},{"name":"iHeartRadio","link":"https://iheart.com/podcast/107276227","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/iHeartRadio.png","title":null},{"name":"PlayerFM","link":"https://player.fm/series/3437217","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/PlayerFM.png","title":null},{"name":"BoomPlay","link":"https://www.boomplaymusic.com/podcasts/50337","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/BoomPlay.png","title":null}],"components":{"base":[{"id":"MainStyle","val":"light"},{"id":"Font","val":"Roboto"},{"id":"SecondaryFont","val":"Roboto"},{"id":"PlayerColor","val":"#9417FF"},{"id":"PlayerStyle","val":"player2"},{"id":"PlayerWave","val":"show"},{"id":"Favicon","val":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/nfcr86/wmun.png"},{"id":"CookiesNotice","val":"hide"},{"id":"CookiesNoticeContent","val":"

Cookies Notice

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies.

"}],"home-header":[{"id":"HomeHeaderTextColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"BackgroundImage","val":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/a6me56/wmun-studio.jpg"},{"id":"BackgroundImageForMobile","val":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/j7xwcf/wmun-studios.jpg"}],"page-header":[{"id":"PageHeaderTextColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"SecondaryPageBackgroundImage","val":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gf3qk6/thetalk.jpg"},{"id":"SecondaryPageBackgroundImageForMobile","val":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/j7xwcf/wmun-studios.jpg"}],"episode-list":[{"id":"EpisodeListType","val":"list"},{"id":"EpisodesPerPage","val":10},{"id":"EpisodeStats","val":"show"}],"navigation":[{"id":"NavigationFontColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"NavigationBackgroundColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"NavigationSearch","val":"show"},{"id":"NavigationLinks","val":[{"id":"Home","type":"Link","value":"/","text":"Home","subitems":[]},{"id":"94d3d623-7f89-62a0-b363-173bed28a59a","type":"Link","value":"/p/shows/","text":"Shows","subitems":[{"id":"2bc8cee6-13be-8876-9d28-e76feb2cae15","type":"Link","value":"https://www.wmunmuncie.com/p/shows/","text":"Overview","subitems":[]},{"id":"37957634-8ed2-2d84-c2e7-c6af90ffe1e9","type":"Link","value":"https://allkindsofpeople.podbean.com/","text":"All Kinds Of People","subitems":[]},{"id":"0df99eab-46bd-0f96-41f8-66f6cd385320","type":"Link","value":"https://the765businessjournal.podbean.com/","text":"765BusinessJournal","subitems":[]},{"id":"ef84e798-5f42-7108-5633-145ff3c0ce76","type":"Link","value":"https://www.wmunmuncie.com/p/page-turners/","text":"Page Turners","subitems":[]}]},{"id":"698c3ad2-819e-b46b-677f-fbd9807bdbc0","type":"Link","value":"/p/hosts/","text":"Hosts","subitems":[]},{"id":"Profile","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/user-15jYnRcaAuDq","text":"Profile","subitems":[]},{"id":"Subscribe","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/ngnXMpi8wTwV","text":"Subscribe","subitems":[]},{"id":"e488fc99-3413-2c51-2f8d-58506860890c","type":"Link","value":"https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/WMUN","text":"Listen LIVE","subitems":[]}]}],"footer":[{"id":"FooterType","val":"Footer1"},{"id":"FooterFontColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"FooterBackgroundColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"FooterCopyright","val":"Copyright 2025 All rights reserved. EEO | FCC Public File"},{"id":"SocialMediaLinks","val":{"facebook_username":"","twitter_username":"","instagram_username":"","youtube_username":"","linkedin_username":""}}],"customize-container1":[{"id":"ComponentText-f751c261-0a05-f8d3-1f5c-d0cfcd2b5ea6","val":{"ComponentFontColor":"#000000","ComponentBackgroundColor":"transparent","ComponentContent":"

$\"Ball$

"}}],"customize-container2":[{"id":"ComponentImageText-1","val":{"ComponentFontColor":"#000000","ComponentBackgroundColor":"#f2f2f2","ComponentImage":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/bsc7nz/joe.jpg","ComponentContent":"

“Every strong community has a strong press. That’s what we’re trying to do with WMUN. It’s a place for people to understand what’s taking place in the community. It’s a place for leaders in the community to talk about things. It’s a place for different voices in the community to bring up questions or concerns. That is something that’s been missing for some time,” J. Chapman.

"}},{"id":"ComponentImageText2-ca14f7e7-9064-c6d7-dd98-c49ebedb65cd","val":{"ComponentFontColor":"#000000","ComponentBackgroundColor":"#f2f2f2","ComponentImage":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/af3f5m/Image_2.jpg","ComponentContent":"

LiveStream WMUN

Listen to WMUN anywhere! Click here to listen now.

The station can also be heard via streaming and on Alexa devices. Say, “Alexa, play WMUN.” Your device will respond with “Welcome to WMUN” and play the stream. A mobile application is also available. Search for “WMUN” on your phone’s app store. The mobile application allows you to stream the station live, or replay any hour of the last 24 hours of broadcasting.

"}}]},"allLinks":[],"mainStylesDefaultSettings":null,"defaultCustomizeComponents":null,"scripts":["https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-Z2YSFX52G8","\n window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];\n function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}\n gtag('js', new Date());\n\n gtag('config', 'G-Z2YSFX52G8',{'allow_enhanced_conversions':true});\n"],"metas":[{"name":"msvalidate.01","content":"DC3A46F420154C44D5A14CF329A612A9"}],"appConfig":{"package":"com.podbean.app.podcast","app_store_id":973361050,"app_name":"Podbean","scheme":"podbean"},"customizeCss":null,"canEditCss":null,"enableJsCodeInCustomizeContent":false,"enabledIframeCodeInCustomizeContent":true,"sectionMaxCount":10,"enableEditorLink":true,"enableEditCookiesNotice":true,"siteRedirectToFeed":false,"podcatcherRssUrl":null,"showFeed":true,"showTopBar":true,"enableWebSiteLike":true,"organizationName":null,"organizationPageLink":null},"backToListUrl":"/","tinymceLoaded":false,"listEpisodes":[],"userLikedEpisodes":[],"userLikeCheckedEpisodes":[],"topBarIframeLoaded":false,"listTotalCount":0,"listTotalPage":0,"listPage":0,"listType":"all","listValue":"","listName":"","pageLoading":false,"apiBaseUrl":"http://www.wmunmuncie.com","apiV2BaseUrl":"","apiCommonParams":{"t":"690fb9c1","clientSignature":"6eef75625a1f06d4cda81eeb695250cc","u":null,"customizing":null},"apiCommonHeaders":{},"comments":[],"commentsTotalCount":0,"commentsTotalPage":0,"commentsPage":1,"commentEpisodeId":"pb26814809-k68qr","episode":{"id":"pb26814809","idTag":"k68qr","title":"Bridging Ball State and Muncie: President Mearns Shares What’s Next 10/14/25","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15726300/Screenshot_2025-01-23_at_09-49-36_Office_of_the_President_Ball_State_Universityb5jxm_300x300.png","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/ep-logo/pbblog15726300/Screenshot_2025-01-23_at_09-49-36_Office_of_the_President_Ball_State_Universityb5jxm_1200x628.jpg?s=32264a19b7ce872604fcc0d3ae0058b2&e=png","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15726300/Screenshot_2025-01-23_at_09-49-36_Office_of_the_President_Ball_State_Universityb5jxm.png","previewContent":null,"content":"

On Delaware County Today — Steve sits down with President Geoffrey Mearns of Ball State University. They dive into BSU’s 2040 vision, the growing town-and-gown bond with Muncie, student demonstration protocols, and — yes — cornhole bragging rights. Tune in Tuesday morning at 8 on WMUN.

","publishTimestamp":1760448774,"duration":923,"mediaUrl":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/pwicr33ucczj4ys7/Mearns_101425bg4do.mp3","mediaType":"audio/mpeg","shareLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pb-k68qr-1992959","likedCount":0,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-k68qr-1992959","transcriptUrl":null,"permalink":"/e/bridging-ball-state-and-muncie-president-mearns-shares-what-s-next-101425/","downloadLink":"https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-k68qr-1992959?download=1","fallbackResource":null,"fallbackResourceMimetype":null,"downloadCount":14,"status":"publish","hasMoreContent":false,"chaptersUrl":null,"explicit":false},"episodeShareLink":null,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-k68qr-1992959","playlist":{"episodes":[],"current":0,"start":0,"stop":0,"playing":true,"playerLoading":true,"playbackRate":1,"playbackRateIndex":1,"volume":1},"toasts":[],"confirm":null,"customizeEditorFormZIndex":999,"lastRequestTime":null,"validateChangesOnBeforeunload":true,"windowWidth":1000,"VITE_FS1_CDN_URL_PREFIX":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1","reloadStats":false,"userIdEncrypted":null,"userProfilePicture":null,"username":null,"isVerified":false,"loadUserInfo":false,"loginUrl":"https://www.podbean.com/site/user/login?return=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.wmunmuncie.com%252Fe%252Fbridging-ball-state-and-muncie-president-mearns-shares-what-s-next-101425%252F&rts=89046dafa3658419c908313c858d2e9ede55cd1d","recaptchaV3Loaded":false,"recaptchaV2Loaded":false,"likesLoaded":false,"commentLikeMap":{},"commentOffset":0,"widgetCommentsLoaded":false},"episode":{"id":"pb26814809","idTag":"k68qr","title":"Bridging Ball State and Muncie: President Mearns Shares What’s Next 10/14/25","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15726300/Screenshot_2025-01-23_at_09-49-36_Office_of_the_President_Ball_State_Universityb5jxm_300x300.png","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/ep-logo/pbblog15726300/Screenshot_2025-01-23_at_09-49-36_Office_of_the_President_Ball_State_Universityb5jxm_1200x628.jpg?s=32264a19b7ce872604fcc0d3ae0058b2&e=png","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15726300/Screenshot_2025-01-23_at_09-49-36_Office_of_the_President_Ball_State_Universityb5jxm.png","previewContent":null,"content":"