This week on WBOI Presents, we bring you the latest on the clash between residents and Allen County government over the proposed site of a new jail in Southeast Fort Wayne.
We’ll also update you on the status of cat adoptions and intake, following the spread of a virus at Animal Care and Control in Fort Wayne.
Later, WBOI Content Director Zach Bernard talks with Alix Watson and Art Herbig of the Cinema Center, leading up to a panel discussion with pop culture representation expert Dr. Stephanie L. Young that took place after a showing of Everything Everywhere All At Once on Friday, July 1.
And we close out the episode with the latest news from around the Hoosier State courtesy of our colleagues at Indiana Public Broadcasting.
WBOI Presents is a weekly showcase from the WBOI news team and our friends at Indiana Public Broadcasting focused on the news, conversations and stories of Northeast Indiana and the Hoosier State.
This episode was produced by Content Director Zach Bernard, Multimedia Reporter Ella Abbott, and Production Assistant Brittany Smith. The sample of the panel discussion from Cinema Center was cleaned up and edited by Production Intern Balin Brake.
Thanks to WBOI’s Rebecca Green and Julia Meek for their contributions to this week’s show, as well as Julie Creek of the Fort Wayne Media Collaborative.
Thanks also to the reporters of Indiana Public Broadcasting, including Brandon Smith, Violet Comber-Wilen, Gemma DiCarlo, Tim Jagielo, John Boyle, and Rebecca Thiele, as well as Lauren Bavis, Christine Herman, and Steph Whiteside of Side Effects Public Media.
Special thanks to the Cinema Center, specifically Alix Watson and Art Herbig, for their partnership and for sharing the July conversation with Dr. Stephanie L. Young following a showing of Everything Everywhere All At Once.
And special thanks to members of Taste of the Arts for sharing their time with us, and for letting Meet the Music close out the event.
You can hear WBOI Presents every Wednesday night at 7pm, and every Saturday morning at 7am on 89.1 FM.
