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WGBH Lectures is a collection of public talks presented and produced in partnership with WGBH or recorded at WGBH studios in Boston. Our lectures cover a variety of compelling topics of local and world interest. For a listing of all Forum Network partners including all participating public stations and community partners hosting and contributing lectures to the Forum Network from across the country please refer to our Partners listing page. WGBH is proud of the role we serve in our community, of protecting and projecting the public voice; and of informing and inspiring that public voice to foster deeper understanding of and civic engagement in important issues.break

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BostonTalks: Women Making History

Thu, Mar 21, 2019

To mark Women’s History Month, WGBH celebrated three women who have been thriving in historically male-dominated fields. Trenni Kusnierek talks about breaking into sports reporting, Jen Myronuk shares how much Force she needed to become a filmmaker, and Mehreen N. Butt talks about entering local politics. #BostonTalks

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BostonTalks: Throwback To The 1980s

Thu, Feb 21, 2019

Taking it back to the 1980s! Rubik’s Cubes, shoulder pads, Cool Ranch Doritos—there’s no doubt this was an iconic era. BostonTalks invites you to throw it back and hear about the fashion, news, and music of the 1980s. BostonTalks is WGBH’s smarter happy hour. It’s smarter because we feature speakers, and it’s happy hour because we offer a variety of affordable beer, wine and cider. For the upcoming BostonTalks check out events. Image: [Pexels.com](https://www.pexels.com/search/tape/ "Pexels.com")

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BostonTalks: Villains

Thu, Jan 24, 2019

We love to hate villains, but entertainment certainly wouldn’t be the same without them. They are the necessary evil that defines every hero, but what exactly is a villain? Listen as a TV critic and an academic talk all about villains. Images: Presentation Slides

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Saving Nature, Saving Ourselves

Tue, Oct 30, 2018

WGBH’s 2018 Innovation IdeaLab convened powerful writers, grassroots activists, economists, architects and green designers around the theme of The Changemakers for the popular day-long gathering supported by The Kendeda Fund. The purpose of the IdeaLab is to plant new stories for public media, with sessions ranging from Saving Nature, Saving Ourselves; to The Future of Work; and Designing Green and Equitable Communities. **In this session:** » Bill McKibben, Author, Educator, Environmentalist » Tara Houska, Campaigns Director, Honor the Earth; Attorney, Couchiching First Nation » Chad Brown, US Navy Veteran; Founder, Soul River Runs Deep » Lucy Cooke, Zoologist, Author, Broadcaster

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WGBH IdeaLab Keynote: Bill McKibben

Tue, Oct 30, 2018

**WGBH’s 2018 Innovation IdeaLab** convened powerful writers, grassroots activists, economists, architects and green designers around the theme of [The Changemakers](http://forum-network.org/series/changemakers-wgbh-innovation-idealab/ "") for the popular day-long gathering supported by The Kendeda Fund. The purpose of the IdeaLab is to plant new stories for public media, with sessions ranging from Saving Nature, Saving Ourselves; to The Future of Work; and Designing Green and Equitable Communities.

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Designing Green and Equitable Communities

Tue, Oct 30, 2018

The 2018 Innovation IdeaLab focuses on _The Changemakers_ and convenes experts at WGBH to plant new stories for public media makers, with sessions ranging from "Saving Nature, Saving Ourselves"; to "The Future of Work"; and "Designing Green and Equitable Communities". **In This Session:** » Michael Murphy, Architect & CEO, MASS Design Group » Yorman Nuñez, Bronx Cooperative Development Initiative; MIT CoLab; Grist 50 Fixer » Damon Rich, Designer, Urban Planner, & Partner, Hector Design; MacArthur Fellow » Karilyn Crockett, Author, People Before Highways; MIT Urban Studies and Planning

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The Future of Work

Tue, Oct 30, 2018

The 2018 Innovation IdeaLab focuses on _The Changemakers_ and convenes experts at WGBH to plant new stories for public media makers, with sessions ranging from "Saving Nature, Saving Ourselves"; to "The Future of Work"; and "Designing Green and Equitable Communities". **In This Session:** » Greg Asbed, Coalition of Immokalee Workers; MacArthur Fellow » Rodney Foxworth, Executive Director, Business Alliance for Local Living Economies » Krisztina “Z” Holly, Founder, MAKE IT IN LA; Host, The Art of Manufacturing Podcast » Byron Auguste, CEO & Co-Founder, Opportunity@Work

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BostonTalks: Robots

Thu, Nov 15, 2018

Join BostonTalks to hear how our vision for robotic helpers, companions, and cyborgs is creeping towards a reality. Three speakers share their knowledge of robotic tech. Sam Spaulding, a doctoral student at MIT Media Lab’s Personal Robots Group works to design and program robots that can understand and react to humans. Joelle Renstrom, a science writer for the Daily Beast and a professor at Boston University focuses on artificial intelligence and space exploration. Nadia Cheng is the head of operations at RightHand Robotics and works to bring robots to the workplace. Learn more about this event and future BostonTalks here: [WGBH Events](https://www.wgbh.org/event/bostontalks-robots "WGBH Events") Image: Pexels.com

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BostonTalks: Fit and Fresh

Thu, Sep 20, 2018

How to stay healthy? Be inspired by dating coach, Neely Steinberg, to take control of your love life. Learn from Registered dietitian, Skylar Griggs, how to improve your eating habits in the fall season. Plus, Eric Janszen, Co-founder & CEO of VirZOOM,Inc. shares how he is making fitness virtual with VR technology.

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BostonTalks: Heroes

Thu, Oct 18, 2018

WGBH Events hosts a discussion about heroes and heroines. Learn from Dr. Sarah Zaidan, Joel Christian Gill, and Dyan deNapoli about superheroes and culture, history through comics, and a local hero saving the world one penguin at a time.

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