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 assistants are Monica Blankenship, Steve Mullaney, Kyle Norbeck, Diahmynd Thomas, Mikaela Veltum, and Sydney Wagner.

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.