Wboi Presents

On this episode of WBOI Presents: In Session, we are joined by David Schuster, Associate Professor of History at Purdue University Fort Wayne. Our conversation focused on social anxiety and where we see historical parallels with issues we face in 2020. How was anxiety diagnosed one hundred years ago? What were some of the contributing factors? We’ll look past the who, when, and what, to focus on how people were feeling on this episode of WBOI Presents: In Session. Our theme music is by Noah Campodonico. Sound effects are by John Dawkins. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenshi, Steve Mullaney, and Sydney Wagner.

On this episode of WBOI Presents: In Session, we are joined by Elton Skendaj, Muir Associate Professor of Peace Studies at Manchester University. Our conversation focused on peace studies and what brought Skendaj to the field. How can we see the importance of peace building reflected in countries around the world? How can peace studies transcend politics? That’s all on this episode of WBOI Presents: In Session. Our theme music is by Noah Campodonico. Sound effects are by John Dawkins. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenshi, Steve Mullaney, and Sydney Wagner. This episode’s production was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic and was originally planned for release in March of 2020.

On this episode of WBOI Presents: In Session, we are joined by Nicki Meier, a former advocate and facilitator at Fort Wayne Center for Nonviolence. Our conversation focused on nonviolence. What resources are available in our community for individuals and populations targeted by violence? How does the structure of the Fort Wayne Center for Nonviolence lend itself to making sure all who are impacted have a voice? In what ways does our community address nonviolence effectively? Where is there room for improvement? That’s all on this episode of WBOI Presents: In Session. Our theme music is by Noah Campodonico. Sound effects are by John Dawkins. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenshi, Steve Mullaney, and Sydney Wagner. This episode’s production was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic and was originally planned for release in March of 2020.

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 tales of woe, or perhaps more accurately, tales of Poe. Our friends from Fort Wayne Youtheatre perform at the Univeristy of Saint Francis Music Technology Center for WYTR’s Hallloween Tales. Thank you Miles Fulwider and Jordan Von Kortenber for recording the 2020 show. Our music is by Mark Waldick, Noah Campodonico, and Kurt Roembke. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship, Steve Mullaney, and Sydney Wagner.

The subject of this show is not intended for all listeners. In September, a nurse who worked at an immigration detention center filed a whistleblower complaint alleging, among other things, that immigrant women received questionable hysterectomies. The focus of our episode this week is forced sterilizations, the history of the eugenics movement, and human rights abuses. Forced Sterilizations At The Border is a discussion led by Andy Downs, Director of the Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics. This conversation was recorded via Zoom. Panelists include: Janet Badia, Professor & Director of the Women’s Studies Program at Purdue University Fort Wayne Steve Carr, Professor of Communication & Director of the Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Purdue University Fort Wayne Ann Livschiz, Associate Professor & Associate Chair of the History Department at Purdue University Fort Wayne Special thanks to Andy Downs, and his guests for making this program possible. Our music is by Mark Waldick, Noah Ca

This week, we are bringing you a talk from CreativeMornings’ monthly breakfast series. We’ll hear from Kyle Steury on the topic of Spectrum. This presentation was recorded outdoors, so you will hear some road noise in the background. Please keep that in mind if you are listening while driving. Special thanks to Kara Hackett, Davonta Beckham, Colin Madden and the rest of the CreativeMornings team for making this show possible. Thank you to WBOI’s Brittany Smith for providing the audio for this program. Additional content from WBOI Presents and our community partners can be found at WBOI.org. Our music is by Mark Waldick, Noah Campodonico and Kurt Roembke. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship, Steve Mullaney, and Sydney Wagner.

This week, we are once again hearing from our friends from Advancing Voices Of Women or AVOW, for a civil conversation about eviction. According to Eviction Lab, Fort Wayne ranked thirteenth in the nation for evictions and that was before the COVID-19 pandemic. With the economic fallout that has come with the coronavirus, the United States faces an eviction and homelessness crisis. We’ll learn about the laws that govern landlord and tenant actions. AVOW assembled a panel for a conversation outside at Barr Street Market. Panelists include: Kelly Lundberg, Director, Office of Housing and Neighborhood Services Andrew Thomas, staff attorney, Indiana Legal Services Jeff Vaughan, real estate professional and local landlord 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, and Kurt Roembke. Our web produ

This week, we are bringing you a talk from CreativeMornings’ monthly breakfast series. We’ll hear from Theoplis Smith and his talk was called “A Pandemic, in a Pandemic, in a Load of Laundry.” He also worked on a painting while giving his talk. This presentation was recorded outdoors, so you will hear some road noise in the background. Please keep that in mind if you are listening while driving. Special thanks to Kara Hackett, Davonta Beckham, Colin Madden and the rest of the CreativeMornings team for making this show possible. Thank you to WBOI’s Ella Abbott for providing the audio for this program. Additional content from WBOI Presents and our community partners can be found at WBOI.org. Our music is by Mark Waldick, Noah Campodonico and Kurt Roemke. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship, Diahmynd Thomas, and Mikaela Veltum.

This week, we are bringing you a talk from CreativeMornings’ monthly breakfast series, recorded via Zoom. We’ll hear from Ahmed Abdelmageed on the topic of Underdog. Because of the virtual nature of this presentation, you won’t hear applause as the entire audience, myself included, were watching while our mics were muted. Special thanks to Kara Hackett, Davonta Beckham, Colin Madden and the rest of the CreativeMornings team for making this show possible. Additional content from WBOI Presents and our community partners can be found at WBOI.org. Our music is by Mark Waldick, Noah Campodonico and Kurt Roembke. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship, Diahmynd Thomas, and Mikaela Veltum.

Until this summer, it seemed unlikely that anything would overtake the coronavirus as the top story of any given day, week, or month. Issues of racial justice and discussions about the best ways to address police brutality remain in the conversation around the world and right here in northeast Indiana. AVOW assembled a panel for a nearly two hour conversation outside at Barr Street Market. Panelists include: Michelle Chambers, Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Dottie Davis, Davis Corporate Training, Retired Director of Security, Fort Wayne Community Schools Sofia Rosales-Scatena, Public Information Officer in the Community Relations Division Brittiane Jones, Fort Wayne native, LGBTQ activist 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, and Kurt Roembke. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg.

On this episode of WBOI Presents: In Session, we are joined by Felisa Cockrell, an English teacher and speech coach at Wayne High School, and Aliyah Armstrong, a 2020 graduate from Wayne. Our conversation focused on poetry. How can poetry change hearts and minds in conversations about racial justice? How does the genre speak to young people? What has the pandemic been like for teachers and 2020 graduates? That’s all on this episode of WBOI Presents: In Session. Our theme music is by Noah Campodonico. Sound effects are by John Dawkins. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship and Mikaela Veltum.

On this episode of WBOI Presents: In Session, we are joined by Colette Feehan, a PhD candidate at Indiana University. Our conversation focused on voice acting. What separates professional voice actors from amateurs? What technology is necessary to see the differences? How can we detect some of these changes in our own voices? That’s all on this episode of WBOI Presents: In Session. Our theme music is by Noah Campodonico. Sound effects are by John Dawkins. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship and Mikaela Veltum.

Protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis have brought attention to the spending priorities of municipalities, especially when it comes to police departments. What are the funding sources for Fort Wayne? What are police officers asked to do and why? What happens when funds are reprioritized? Funding Public Safety is a discussion led by Andy Downs, Director of the Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics. These conversations were recorded via Zoom. Panelists include Pat Roller, Rusty York, and Julie Yunker. Special thanks to Andy Downs, and his guests for making this program possible. Our music is by Mark Waldick, Noah Campodonico, and Kurt Roembke. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our WBOI interns are Monica Blankenship and Mikaela Veltum.

For this show, we are listening to a presentation from Brittiane Jones, Monique Moss, and Paul Porter. They spoke on the topic of Insecure at CreativeMornings on June 26. CreativeMornings is a national breakfast lecture series with local chapters that host free, monthly meetups with revolving themes, speakers and venues. Special thanks to Kara Hackett, Davonta Beckham, and Colin Madden for making this broadcast possible. Our music is by Mark Waldick, Noah Campodonico and Kurt Roemke. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship and Mikaela Veltum.

The full title of this week’s episode of WBOI Presents is “An Uncomfortable Conversation with Sharon Tucker and Friends.” Racial justice issues remain at the forefront of national and local discussion. Fort Wayne City Councilwoman Sharon Tucker was joined by a panel for a nearly two hour conversation outside at Barr Street Market. 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, and Kurt Roembke. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship and Mikaela Veltum.

For our show this week, we are hearing from Reverend Graylan Hagler, Pastor at Washington DC’s Plymouth Congregational Church. Hagler is an activist and advocate for racial justice. He was a guest earlier this month for a conversation with the Indiana Center for Middle East Peace and after the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, Hagler spoke for an interview via Zoom about systemic racism and police brutality. Special thanks to Michael Spath and Terry Dougherty for making this program possible. Our music is by Mark Waldick, Noah Campodonico and Kurt Roembke. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship and Mikaela Veltum. This episode was edited by Keegan Lee.

For our show this week, we are listening to a presentation from Zach Benedict. He spoke on the topic of Purpose at CreativeMornings’ via Zoom on May 22. CreativeMornings is a national breakfast lecture series with local chapters that host free, monthly (virtual) meetups with revolving themes, speakers and venues. Special thanks to Kara Hackett for making this show possible. Our music is by Mark Waldick and Noah Campodonico. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship and Mikaela Veltum.

This week, WBOI Presents brings you a program from the Values, Ideas, and the Arts series at Manchester University. We'll hear from Dr. David Pilgrim, the founder and director of the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia, a 12,000-piece collection of racist artifacts located at Ferris State University. Dr. Pilgrim is also one of the nation's leading experts on issues of diversity, race relations, and multiculturalism. His talk featured many visuals from the museum to accompany his presentation and our show will include descriptions of these visual aids whenever possible. Special thanks to Matthew Unger and his team at Manchester University for providing the audio for this program. Our music is by Mark Waldick, Noah Campodonico, and Kurt Roemke. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. This episode was edited by WBOI intern is Brandon Williams. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship and Mikaela Veltum.

Indiana’s primary election was pushed back to June 2 because of the coronavirus pandemic. This week, we’ll be diving deeper into the process of how candidates are nominated for office. The conversation was led by Andy Downs from the Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics. He was joined by Allen County Election Board Executive Director Beth Dlug and Associate Professor of Political Science James Toole. Special thanks to Brandon Bluemenhurst for providing the audio for this program. Our music is by Mark Waldick, Noah Campodonic, and Kurt Roemke. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our WBOI interns are Monica Blankenship and Mikaela Veltum.

Our April news coverage focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, but that coverage took our team to many different areas. We’ll hear from healthcare professionals and teachers. We’ll hear how the pandemic has impacted the 2020 primary election and what churches are doing to support our community during this uncertain time. That’s all still to come on the April News Roundup on WBOI Presents. Our theme music is by Mark Waldick. Additional music comes from Mark Waldick, Noah Campodonico, and Kurt Roemke. Our web producer is Loyal Vandenburg. Our production assistants are Monica Blankenship and Mikaela Veltum.