Wboi Presents

For this week’s show, we’ll hear a talk recorded as part of the Values, Ideas, and the Arts series at Manchester University. Reverend Steve Miller is the founder and CEO of the U.S. Christian Leadership Organization. This presentation was originally recorded at Manchester University on November 8, 2021. Special thanks to Anne Gregory for providing the audio for this program. Our music is by Mark Waldick, Noah Campodonico, Kurt Roembke, and Hope Arthur. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship, Meihkai Bowers, Steve Mullaney, Kyle Norbeck, Diahmynd Thomas, Mikaela Veltum, and Sydney Wagner.

This holiday episode of WBOI Presents comes from a partnership with Sara Fiedelholtz, Host of & Good Company. She invited WBOI’s own Julia Meek to perform a live Folktale as part of her Happiness Definitions exhibit. We’ll dive into the origin and a behind the scenes listen of the Folktales program. After that, Julia Meek, Sean Michael Hoffman, and Ellen Coplin present the live Folktale of “Happiness as Muse,” recorded at the Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery at the Allen County Public Library. Special thanks to Sara Fiedelholtz and her team for providing the audio for this program. Our music is by Mark Waldick, Noah Campodonico, Kurt Roembke, and Hope Arthur, with live music provided for this show by Sean Michael Hoffman and Ellen Coplin. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship, Meihkai Bowers, Steve Mullaney, Kyle Norbeck, Diahmynd Thomas, Mikaela Veltum, and Sydney Wagner. This episode was edited for broadcast by Steve Mullaney.

This week, we are going to hear a presentation from the USF Lecture Series at Allen County Public Library. We’ll hear from Michael Bechill, Associate Professor of Biology at the University of Saint Francis, on how we interact with infections and how Americans use antibiotics, and the challenges we face in medical and clinical settings. Special thanks to Allen County Public Library and to Access Fort Wayne for organizing this event, and providing audio for this program. Our music is by Mark Waldick, Noah Campodonico, Kurt Roembke, and Hope Arthur. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship, Steve Mullaney, Kyle Norbeck, Diahmynd Thomas, Mikaela Veltum, and Sydney Wagner.

This week, we are going to hear a presentation from the USF Lecture Series at Allen County Public Library. We’ll hear from Clifford Buttram, Associate Professor of Management at the University of Saint Francis, on how the moon will enter the global economy in the years to come. Special thanks to Allen County Public Library and to Access Fort Wayne for organizing this event, and providing audio for this program. Our music is by Mark Waldick, Noah Campodonico, Kurt Roembke, and Hope Arthur. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship, Steve Mullaney, Kyle Norbeck, Diahmynd Thomas, Mikaela Veltum, and Sydney Wagner.

The filibuster has changed a lot since its use was dramatized in 1939. In such a closely divided Washington, discussions of priorities and the agenda of the party in power are often accompanied by a discussion of the filibuster. Should it be reformed or removed? If so, how would this happen? How has the filibuster been used in the history of the Senate? Andy Downs, Director of the Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics at Purdue University Fort Wayne, moderates the conversation that was recorded via Zoom on November 1. Panelists include: David Gogol, Principal (retired) Faegre Drinker Biddle and former Legislative Director for Senator Richard Lugar Daniel Holt, Assistant Historian, US Senate Historical Office Laura Merrifield Wilson, Associate Professor of Political Science at University of Indianapolis Special thanks to Andy Downs and Deanna Wooley for organizing this program. Our music is by Mark Waldick, Noah Campodonico, Kurt Roembke, and Hope Arthur. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our produc

This week’s program follows reporting that we’ve heard from Indiana Public Broadcasting throughout 2021 about the redistricting process in the General Assembly. What maps are redrawn by the Indiana General Assembly? How does the process work? What are the impacts on policy and civic engagement? Andy Downs, Director of the Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics at Purdue University Fort Wayne, moderates the conversation that was recorded via Zoom on October 20. Panelists include: Elizabeth Bennion, Professor of Political Science at Indiana University South Bend Niki Kelly, Statehouse Reporter for the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Christopher Warshaw, Associate Professor of Political Science at George Washington University Special thanks to Andy Downs and Deanna Wooley for organizing this program. Our music is by Mark Waldick, Noah Campodonico, Kurt Roembke, and Hope Arthur. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship, Steve Mullaney, Kyle Norbeck, Diahmynd Thomas,

The Fort Wayne Youtheatre has been educating, engaging and entertaining audiences since 1934. This week on WBOI Presents, Director Christopher J. Murphy and a cast of Youtheatre’s talented young performers bring us Halloween Tales: On A Dark & Stormy Night. Our friends from Fort Wayne Youtheatre perform at the University of Saint Francis Music Technology Center for WYTR’s Halloween Tales. Thank you to Miles Fulwider and Mark Everetts from the University of Saint Francis for coordinating the recording of this show. Our music is by Mark Waldick, Noah Campodonico, Kurt Roembke, and Hope Arthur. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship, Steve Mullaney, Kyle Norbeck, Diahmynd Thomas, Mikaela Veltum, and Sydney Wagner. Until next time. Thank you for listening.

This week, we are going to hear a presentation from the USF Lecture Series at Allen County Public Library. We’ll hear from Ashleigh Hardin, Assistant Professor of English at the University of Saint Francis, on the connections between the Vietnam War, society’s understanding of addiction, and 1970s Horror Fiction. Special thanks to Allen County Public Library and to Access Fort Wayne for organizing this event, and providing audio for this program. Our music is by Mark Waldick, Noah Campodonico, Kurt Roembke, and Hope Arthur. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship, Steve Mullaney, Kyle Norbeck, Diahmynd Thomas, Mikaela Veltum, and Sydney Wagner.

For this week’s show, we’ll hear a talk recorded as part of the Values, Ideas, and the Arts series at Manchester University. Growing Sustainability at Manchester comes from Jason Elliott, assistant director of sustainability for Duke University. This presentation was originally recorded at Manchester University on September 27, 2021. Special thanks to Anne Gregory for providing the audio for this program. Our music is by Mark Waldick, Noah Campodonico, Kurt Roembke, and Hope Arthur. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship, Meihkai Bowers, Steve Mullaney, Kyle Norbeck, Diahmynd Thomas, Mikaela Veltum, and Sydney Wagner.

On this episode of WBOI Presents: In Session, we are joined by Matthew Fisher, Associate Professor at Ivy Tech Fort Wayne and Adjunct Instructor at the University of Saint Francis. This conversation was hosted by WBOI Intern Louis Richey. Their conversion focused on the ancient origins of economics, the misunderstandings around the concept of scarcity, and how changes in an economy and a language often come from the bottom up. That’s all on this episode of WBOI Presents: In Session. Our theme music is by Noah Campodonico. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. This episode was produced with help from WBOI Production Assistant Steve Mullaney. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship, Meihkai Bowers, Steve Mullaney, Kyle Norbeck, Diahmynd Thomas, Mikaela Veltum, and Sydney Wagner.

On this episode of WBOI Presents: In Session, we are joined by Aaron Kinzel, Lecturer of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Michigan. This conversation was hosted by WBOI Intern Callie Teitelbaum. Their conversion focused on coming to a better understanding of the impacts prisons have on those incarcerated and our society, the importance of education for the incarcerated before and after release, and what systems and practices fuel the prison-industrial complex. That’s all on this episode of WBOI Presents: In Session. Our theme music is by Noah Campodonico. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. This episode was produced with help from WBOI Production Assistant Steve Mullaney. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship, Meihkai Bowers, Steve Mullaney, Kyle Norbeck, Diahmynd Thomas, Mikaela Veltum, and Sydney Wagner.

This week, we are going to hear a presentation from the USF Lecture Series at Allen County Public Library. We’ll hear from Weston Cutter, Professor of English at the University of Saint Francis, examining systemic practices that have created inequality in this country, contrast between stories and data, and how our community was impacted by redlining. Special thanks to Allen County Public Library and to Access Fort Wayne for organizing this event, and providing audio for this program. Our music is by Mark Waldick, Noah Campodonico, Kurt Roembke, and Hope Arthur. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship, Meihkai Bowers, Steve Mullaney, Kyle Norbeck, Diahmynd Thomas, Mikaela Veltum, and Sydney Wagner.

This week’s program is the second of three 89.1 WBOI will run during the month of September, marking the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Andy Downs, Director of the Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics at Purdue University Fort Wayne, moderates the conversation that focuses on history and public memory. Panelists include: James Toole, Associate Professor of Political Science Dr. Michael Wolf, Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science Deanna Wooley, Adjunct Professor and Public History Program Coordinator Special thanks to Andy Downs and Deanna Wooley for organizing this program. Our music is by Mark Waldick, Noah Campodonico, Kurt Roembke, and Hope Arthur. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship, Steve Mullaney, Kyle Norbeck, Diahmynd Thomas, Mikaela Veltum, and Sydney Wagner.

This week, we are going to hear a presentation from the USF Lecture Series at Allen County Public Library. We’ll hear from Adam Deville, Associate Professor of Theology at the University of Saint Francis, examining ISIS and the Crusades from a historical, theological, and psychological perspective. Special thanks to Allen County Public Library and to Access Fort Wayne for organizing this event, and providing audio for this program. Our music is by Mark Waldick, Noah Campodonico, Kurt Roembke, and Hope Arthur. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship, Steve Mullaney, Kyle Norbeck, Diahmynd Thomas, Mikaela Veltum, and Sydney Wagner.

The full title of this week’s episode of WBOI Presents is “George Floyd, One Year Later: An Uncomfortable Conversation with Sharon Tucker and Friends.” Last year, Advancing Voices Of Women hosted Sixth District City Councilwoman Sharon Tucker and friends at an outdoor event at Barr Street Market to discuss issues of racial justice in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd. A lot has transpired since, but what has and hasn’t changed? Panelists include: Chanel Love, professional photographer and graduate of Fort Wayne Girlz Rock program Paulette Nellems, East Allen County Schools board member Nicole Corey, Human Services Faculty at Ivy Tech Community College Special thanks to AVOW founders Patti Hays, Rachel Tobin-Smith, Marilyn Moran-Townsend and Faith Van Gilder for organizing this event, and special thanks to Luke Holliger for providing audio for this program. Our music is by Mark Waldick, Noah Campodonico, Kurt Roembke, and Hope Arthur. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our production ass

This week, we are bringing you a show appropriate for the last full week of August, “Mental Health and Wellness of Today’s Students,” a lecture from the Aboite and USF Lecture series, originally made available on February 1, 2021. Our episode from the series of lectures given at the Aboite branch of the Allen County Public Library by professors at the University of Saint Francis features Monica Heller and Mike Martynowicz, both Associate Professors of Psychology at USF. They will speak on the mental health challenges facing today’s students. Special thanks to the Aboite Branch of the Allen County Public Library and to Access Fort Wayne for organizing this event, and providing audio for this program. Our music is by Mark Waldick, Noah Campodonico, Kurt Roembke, and Hope Arthur. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship, Steve Mullaney, Kyle Norbeck, Diahmynd Thomas, Mikaela Veltum, and Sydney Wagner.

Public art is woven into the fabric of our community, and this will be an area of focus for our speaker on this week’s episode of WBOI Presents. Alex Hall spoke on the topic of Home for last month’s CreativeMornings event. This presentation was recorded outdoors at the porch off Calhoun, so you will hear some road noise in the background. Alex was introduced by CreativeMornings host, Kara Hackett. Special thanks to Kara Hackett, Davonta Beckham, Colin Madden and the rest of the CreativeMornings team for making this show possible.Our music is by Mark Waldick, Noah Campodonico, Kurt Roembke, and Hope Arthur. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship, Steve Mullaney, Kyle Norbeck, Mariah Roberts, Diahmynd Thomas, Mikaela Veltum, and Sydney Wagner. This episode was edited for broadcast by Steve Mullaney.

This week’s program comes from the Aboite and USF lecture series, a series of lectures given at the Aboite branch of the Allen County Public Library by professors at the University of Saint Francis. We’ll hear from Adam Deville, Associate Professor of Theology at the University of Saint Francis, who spoke about how lessons from history can inform our debate around Confederate Monuments. The full title of the program is Removing Statues and Rewriting History: Lessons from the Byzantine Past Relevant to an American Future. Special thanks to the Aboite Branch of the Allen County Public Library and to Access Fort Wayne for organizing this event, and providing audio for this program. Our music is by Mark Waldick, Noah Campodonico, Kurt Roembke, and Hope Arthur. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship, Alex Castonzo, Steve Mullaney, Kyle Norbeck, Mariah Roberts, Diahmynd Thomas, Mikaela Veltum, and Sydney Wagner.

This week, we are bringing you “There is a Field,” a conversation from the Indiana Center for Middle East Peace. We’ll hear from Michael Spath, the center’s executive director, in a conversation with playwright Jen Marlowe, and actors Darius Khalil Gordon and Lara Alqasam, on their film “There is a Field,” its themes, and its connections with the experience of Black, Indigenous, and communities of color in the United States. This is “There is a Field.” Special thanks to Michael Spath and Terry Dougherty for making this program possible. Our music is by Mark Waldick, Noah Campodonico, Kurt Roembke, and Hope Arthur. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship, Alex Castonzo, Steve Mullaney, Kyle Norbeck, Mariah Roberts, Diahmynd Thomas, Mikaela Veltum, and Sydney Wagner.

On July 9, WBOI’s Zach Bernard reported on United Way of Allen County announcing a series of new strategic priorities for the community. This week on our show, we are going to hear a panel discussion organized by Andy Downs that focuses on identifying community needs, how data was collected, and where we go from here. Panelists include: Rachel Blakeman, Director of the Purdue University Fort Wayne Community Research Institute John Court, vice chair of United Way of Allen County board of directors Matthew Purkey, President and CEO of United Way of Allen County Our music is by Mark Waldick, Noah Campodonico, Kurt Roembke, and Hope Arthur. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship, Alex Castonzo, Steve Mullaney, Kyle Norbeck, Mariah Roberts, Diahmynd Thomas, Mikaela Veltum, and Sydney Wagner.