BostonTalks is throwing the formal panel discussion out the window. Each event combines short speaking programs, drinks, and a chance for you to join the conversation. Be part of the #BostonTalks happy hour by tweeting with us!Connect with local experts in a variety of fields while enjoying the great company of your neighbors from Boston and beyond.Edgar B. Herwick III is the guy behind WGBH’s
Curiosity Desk, where the quest is to dig a little deeper into (and sometimes look a little askew at) topics in the news, and search for answers to questions posed by the world around us. His features can be seen on WGBH’s Greater Boston and heard on 89.7 WGBH’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered. He also appears regularly with Jim Braude and Margery Eagan on Boston Public Radio. Follow him on Twitter @ebherwick3.
Country music has taken Boston by storm—and we are fully on board! Even Ken Burns has a new documentary coming out next month about country. Embrace your love for country music, hear the local history and learn a dance in September's BostonTalks.
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Love a fresh, crisp glass of rosé on a hot summer day? Hear all about this summer’s trendiest drink from and all-star cast of wine experts: Jonathon Alsop, founder of Boston Wine School, Master Sommelier Michael Meagher and Marian Leitner-Waldman, co-founder and CEO of Archer Roose Wines.
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From empowering oneself to one’s whole community, this month’s BostonTalks speakers are sure to inspire. Hear how they have created the positive change needed to turn around their lives and inspire others.
Hear from Sara Minkara, Andrea Isabelle Lucas, and Kurtlan Massarsky. Hosted by Edgar B. Herwick III from WGBH’s Curiosity Desk.
Look ahead to the future of food through the eyes of local chefs and experts at this BostonTalks about forecasting food. BostonTalks is WGBH’s smarter happy hour. It’s smarter because we feature three short talks, and it’s happy hour because the entire event takes place in a setting with drinks, conversation and occasionally some trivia.
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
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")
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
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
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.
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.
