Earlier this month, Indiana Commissioner for Higher Education Teresa Lubbers delivered her annual State of Higher Education address. This was Lubbers’ last address in the role. Her resignation will be effective at the end of the 2022 legislative session. Special thanks to Indiana Public Broadcasting 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.

Last month, Chief Justice Loretta Rush gave her State of the Judiciary address to a joint session of the Indiana General Assembly. The Indiana Constitution requires the chief justice to provide an annual update on the condition of the courts. Her address this year is called “Indiana Courts: Fulfilling Our Constitutional Responsibilities.” Special thanks to Indiana Public Broadcasting 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.

The full title of this week’s show is “Why America Might Go to Hell: Martin Luther King Jr. and Social Justice.” This talk from Timothy Lake, Associate Professor of English at Wabash College, was recorded as part of the Values, Ideas, and the Arts series at Manchester University. It was originally recorded at Manchester University on February 1, 2022.

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.

Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry gave his State of the City address at the Grand Wayne Center Wednesday. Special thanks to WBOI’s Zach Bernard for providing audio for this program as part of his reporting on this year’s address. 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 going to hear a presentation from the USF Lecture Series at Allen County Public Library.

We’ll hear from Stacey Lehman and Jennifer Richard, Registered Nurses and Assistant Professors at the University of Saint Francis, on how childhood weight and obesity can impact health later in life, risk factors involved, and how families can respond.

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 Stacey Lehman and Jennifer Richard, Registered Nurses and Assistant Professors at the University of Saint Francis, on how childhood weight and obesity can impact health later in life, risk factors involved, and how families can respond.

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.

Before we get much further into 2022, our news team is taking a listen back through some of our biggest stories and favorite conversations from 2021. You can listen to the podcast version of this show wherever you get your podcasts. You can find the original stories available individually at wboi.org.

Special thanks to the entire WBOI news team, our staff, interns, assistants, and volunteers for making this show possible. You can support our efforts online at wboi.org, where you can also find more episodes of 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.

Earlier this week, Governor Eric Holcomb gave his State of the State address. Due to safety concerns because of COVID-19 and last year’s State of the State following so closely on the heels of the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Governor Eric Holcomb’s 2021 State of the State address was pre-recorded away from the statehouse. This year, Governor Holcomb was back in person with the Indiana General Assembly.

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 past week, local officials and community leaders marked the anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The event was hosted by Marilyn Moran-Townsend from Advancing Voices of Women and we’ll hear from local faith leaders, Mayor Tom Henry, and County Councilwoman Sheila Curry-Campbell. WBOI ‘s Rebecca Green reported on the event the day of the broadcast.

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.

WBOI’s Zach Bernard moderated a town hall at the end of 2021. Bob Haddad's senior government class at New Tech Academy participated in the event featuring local and state representatives. Zach Bernard has provided guidance to students on how to ask questions effectively the last four years. Since 2021 was an "off" year for Indiana elections, it was decided to forego the typical debate format in lieu of a town hall recorded on Friday, December 10.

Participating representatives include, in the order by which they were seated:

Republican county councilman Richard Beck

Republican state representative Matt Lehman

Democratic state representative Phil GiaQuinta

Democratic Fort Wayne city council member Sharon Tucker

Republican Fort Wayne city Council member Tom Freistroffer

Fort Wayne deputy mayor Karl Bandemer (BAN-deh-mer)

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.