Would you make a good eyewitness?

This week, we are going to hear a presentation from the USF Lecture Series at Allen County Public Library. We’ll hear from Mario Baldassari, an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Saint Francis, on the family tree of psychology research, the gap between solved crimes and what is…

An uncomfortable conversation on race

In years past, we’ve brought you panel discussions from the Allen County Bar Association and the Allen County Bar Foundation. This week, we are going to hear voices from an event recorded last week called “An Uncomfortable Conversation on Race.” The show features three distinct elements in the tim…

Technology, Literature & Art

Brendan Allen is an assistant professor in the Department of Humanities and Communication at Trine University. He’s worked as a writer and poet for ten years and in this lecture from the Humanities Symposium, he’ll speak about poetry, video games, and the branching pathways of how we navigate media…

Comics in the Age of Cyberpunk

This week, we are going to hear a presentation from the Humanities Symposium at Trine University. Patrick Ridout returns to the program. His past presentations were “The Mighty Atom: Nuclear Energy in Comics and Manga.” and “Norse Mythology in Comics.” Now we look into the future with “Post Humanis…

Kosciusko County Community Forum

Kosciusko County was one of only three communities chosen by the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) to participate in the first cohort of the HELP program. A community forum was held at Westminster Hall at Grace College and we’ll hear from speakers at the event. Special thanks to…

A civil conversation on addiction and recovery in northeast Indiana

This past April, Advancing Voices Of Women hosted Rachel Blakeman, Mary Clare Clark and Courtney Jenkins at Arts United for a conversation about drug addiction in northeast Indiana, what the data tells us about the problem, and recovery services available in our community. Panelists include:  Rac…

An Issues & Ales conversation about housing with the Fort Wayne Media Collaborative

This week, we are listening to the second conversation from the return of WBOI’s Issues & Ales. Our own Zach Bernard moderated a panel discussion about housing issues in northeast Indiana. The panel was followed by a Q&A with the audience. The panelists are all part of the Fort Wayne Media Colla…

An Issues & Ales conversation on education

This week, we are listening to the first conversation from the return of WBOI’s Issues & Ales. Our own Ella Abbott moderated a panel discussion about education issues in northeast Indiana. The panel was followed by a Q&A with the audience. How will teaching through the pandemic shape education goi…

SpongeBob SquarePants The Musical auditions coming soon

This week, the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre will hold auditions for its local production of SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical. Auditions are this Sunday. You can sign up at the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre’s website. WBOI President and General Manager Terra Brantley spoke with Daria Pilar Redus, one of t…

The Russian Invastion of Ukraine

Our news team has spoken with community members originally from Russia and Ukraine since the invasion began in February. This week, we are going to hear analysis from academic sources. James Toole and Ann Livschiz represent the Purdue University Fort Wayne departments of political science and histo…