South Bend on Purpose
A podcast about place and belonging hosted by Jacob Titus and Dustin Mix from South Bend, Indiana.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 47 minutes
- Episodes
- 71
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2022
The City Finds You
This week, and every week in between interviews, we are trying something new. Our friend John Garry is joining the show to share "prose for the city" with us—shorter episodes that will contain a poet…
We Want an Explosion of Beauty ft. Pam Blair
This week, we enjoy a conversation with Pam Blair, a local artist and organizer of the Poetry Den—a community-based safe stage for the spoken word hosted at the Civil Rights Heritage Center.
South Ben…
Introducing Season 5 of South Bend on Purpose
We're back for a new, fifth season of South Bend on Purpose.
48 - The Brain Lair Is an Independent Bookstore on a Mission
This week we welcome Kathy Burnette to the podcast. Kathy is the owner of The Brain Lair, a bookstore in South Bend focused on developing empathy and building community with inclusive books. The stor…
47 - South Bend on Protest
One year since the murder of Eric Logan and just weeks since the murder of George Floyd, our city is in the streets calling for justice.
This week, we listen to these calls at the largest protest of t…
46 - Jenny Casas Is a Reporter on Purpose
This week we welcome Jenny Casas to the podcast. Jenny is a reporter for New York Public Radio’s Narrative Unit. She is New York based, via Chicago, where she reported on and produced season one of T…
45 - South Bend Is Leaning on Chuck Fry
This week, we podcast remotely with our friend and collaborator Chuck Fry, who is fresh off the release of his new hit video "South Bend, Lean on Me."
In this conversation we discuss Chuck's road to S…
44 - We Say Belonging Forty-One Times with Jason Miller
On this forty-fourth episode, we record remotely for the first time and are joined by Jason Miller for a long conversation about the state of belonging amid the pandemic.
New episodes will release eve…
43 - Chasing Smokestacks, South Carolina Day 3
Welcome to the third episode of our series documenting our Kickstarter-funded trip to South Carolina.
On this episode, Jacob and Dustin are joined by Maria Gibbs and John Garry to reflect on a Saturda…
42 - Have a Blessed Day, South Carolina Day 2
Welcome to the second episode of our series documenting our Kickstarter-funded trip to South Carolina.
On this episode, Dustin and Jacob are joined by Maria Gibbs and John Garry to reflect on a Friday…
41 - From South Bend to Asheville, South Carolina Day 1
Welcome to the first episode of our series documenting our Kickstarter-funded trip to South Carolina.
On this episode, Dustin and Jacob are joined by Maria Gibbs to reflect on our drive from South Ben…
40 - 3715 Pennsylvania Avenue, Dubuque, Iowa Day 3
Welcome to the third and final episode of our three-part series documenting our trip to the Iowa caucus.On this episode, Dustin and I are joined by Maria Gibbs to reflect on our Monday in Dubuque on …
39 - Do You Live Here, or Are You Running for President? Iowa Day 2
Welcome to the second episode of our three-part series documenting our trip to the Iowa caucus.On this episode, Dustin and I are joined by Maria Gibbs to reflect on our Sunday in Cedar Rapids and Gri…
38 - From South Bend to Waterloo, Iowa Day 1
Welcome to the first episode of our three-part series documenting our trip to the Iowa caucus.On this episode, Dustin and I are joined by Maria Gibbs and John Garry to reflect on our Saturday in Wate…
37 - Saved From the Wrecking Ball Live at the Armory
On Monday, August 12th we hosted the final live event at Ironhand Wine Bar inside The Amory. We interviewed Brad and Regina Emberton, the duo behind The Armory's transformation, and enjoyed an evenin…
36 - Aaron Perri on What a Park Means to a City
This episode, though part of our live series, is a throwback to the season two format of the two of us in the studio with a guest. We interviewed Aaron Perri, Executive Director of Venues Parks & Art…
35 - 119 Years at The Lauber Live at The J.C. Lauber Building
On Tuesday, June 25th we hosted the third of these live events in The Lauber Kitchen and Bar, a newly-opened restaurant inside the historic J.C. Lauber Building. We interviewed Frank Perri, the build…
34 - May the Storefronts Be Filled Live on Western Avenue
Neighborhoods, and the streets that run through them, are the lifeblood of our city, the spaces where daily life unites with culture, art, and business. Streets like Western Avenue, at once owned by …
33 - The $6 Million Side Project Live at The Hibberd
Three years ago, a local couple purchased a seemingly nondescript printing plant in downtown South Bend for $240,000. In the coming months, together with eight additional partners, the couple would g…
32 - Downtown Matters Live at LaSalle Kitchen & Tavern
For anyone, owning a building and business in downtown South Bend over the past twenty-eight years has been anything but easy. How people conjured up the courage to invest in South Bend after watchin…