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Bob Martin is a senior officer at the Pew Environment Group and former executive director of the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production, exposing the indiscriminate use of antibiotics in food animal production and the resulting threat to public health. Martin says the present system of producing food animals in the United States is not sustainable and presents an unacceptable level of risk to public health, damage to the environment, and unnecessary harm to the animals we raise for food. EcoReport is a weekly program providing independent media coverage of environmental and ecological issues with a focus on local, state and regional people, issues, and events in order to foster open discussion of human relationships with nature and the Earth and to encourage you to take personal responsibility for the world in which we live.

Hosts Helen Harrell and Sean Lemieux go deep into the implications of the enactment of the Mattthew Shepard hate crimes act. Also in this program: Indiana University graduate student, artist, poet and activist Abigail Sewell is in studio to talk about the various dynamics contributing to the resurgence of HIV/AIDS among the gay male community. Our featured musical artist of the week is Nashville, Tennessee-based singer-songwriter Kelly King who highlights her artistic influences and career goals in a live phone interview, and we feature both the new track "Workin' Girl" and the hit "I Don't Wanna Sing That Song" from her debut album. bloomingOUT also features the latest in national and international queer headline news and a community calendar highlighting local and regional events of interest to the queer community and our allies. Hosted by Helen Harrell and Sean Lemieux.