AM580's montly features magazine hosted by Jason Croft http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack en j-croft@ad.uiuc.edu Copyright (C) 2010 University of Illinois 2010-02-06T23:19:58+00:00 http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetrackfeb10/ http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetrackfeb10/#When:23:19:58Z This month, we talk to an Illinois school teacher who has made it her mission this year to eat the same school lunches her students eat and blog about it. We hear about how butchery classes are becoming popular. We chat with the widow of Western writer Louie L’Amour. And we learn about two men who build musical instruments that run on solar power. Those stories and more, this time on Sidetrack. Podcasts 2010-02-06T23:19:58+00:00 http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetrackjan10/ http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetrackjan10/#When:21:04:22Z We start off the New Year talking to the author of “Badass: A Relentless Onslaught of the Toughest Warlords, Vikings, Samurai, Pirates, Gunfighters, and Military Commanders to Ever Live." We find out why people are paying real money for virtual goods, and hear about a musical team-up between the rock band Kansas and Western Illinois University’s Symphony Orchestra. We’ll have those stories and more, this time on Sidetrack. Podcasts 2010-01-02T21:04:22+00:00 http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetrackdec09/ http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetrackdec09/#When:00:00:32Z On the program this time, we find out the secrets Santa uses to make his Christmas round from the author of the book “The Truth About Santa: Wormholes, Robots, and What Really Happens on Christmas Eve." We hear about a cheerleading squad that has formed at a famed women’s college. And we learn that when you look like Santa, it’s Christmas all year around. Those stories and more, this time on Sidetrack. Podcasts 2009-12-06T00:00:32+00:00 http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetracknov09/ http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetracknov09/#When:00:00:51Z This month, we interview cult filmmaker Jeff Krulik, a director known for his rock fan documentary “Heavy Metal Parking Lot.” We also talk to one of the authors of the blog “This Is Why You’re Fat”--a collection of culinary monstrosities. Plus, Three Card Monte and crossword editor Merl Reagletalking about a puzzle he recently published featuring the call letters of this radio station. That and more, this time on Sidetrack! Podcasts 2009-11-08T00:00:51+00:00 http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetrackoct09/ http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetrackoct09/#When:16:49:37Z This month, we talk to the creator of the popular blog Cake Wrecks, which highlights professional cakes that have gone horribly wrong. In our annual chat with a ghost hunter, we chat with Dale Kaczmarek of the Ghost Research Society. And we’ll hear the gruesome story of the Villisca Axe Murder House. Those stories and more, this time on Sidetrack. Podcasts 2009-10-03T16:49:37+00:00 http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetracksep09/ http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetracksep09/#When:23:00:13Z This month, we talk to the curator of the Hall of Heroes Superhero Museum in Elkhart, Indiana. We also talk to a Gibson City man about his bike trek from San Francisco to Illinois. And we have a special in-studio interview with Phil Clark of the local didjeridu rock band Tree Thump. Those stories and more, this time on Sidetrack! Podcasts 2009-09-05T23:00:13+00:00 http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetrackaug09/ http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetrackaug09/#When:17:39:37Z For this program, we follow an annual seven-day bike race across Iowa, we learn the history of the Ferris Wheel, we hear what former music executives are doing now after the collapse of the industry, and we find out what it’s like to take on a bully, for the first time, at age 33. Podcasts 2009-08-01T17:39:37+00:00 http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetrackjul09/ http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetrackjul09/#When:20:11:35Z We hear the unusual story of Albert Cashier, a Civil War soldier from Illinois with a surprising secret. We also hear about a horn symposium that was held recently in Macomb; revisit our interview about the World’s Largest Catsup Bottle; and hear about one woman’s efforts to go green by dumpster diving. Podcasts 2009-07-04T20:11:35+00:00 http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetrackjun09/ http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetrackjun09/#When:20:05:16Z This month, we remember local musician Jay Bennett who for a time played with the band Wilco, we talk to a professional mermaid, and we find out about a man who records sound for a living and his “one square inch of silence” project. Podcasts 2009-06-06T20:05:16+00:00 http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetrackmay09/ http://will.illinois.edu/sidetrack/program/sidetrackmay09/#When:20:31:00Z Sidetrack celebrates 10 years on the air with a selection of some of our favorite stories from the last decade. We find out if Philo really is the center of the universe; talk to the inventor of the Popcorn Fork; revisit our story on the Viper, the yodeling ukulele player; and hear about downtown Champaign’s drinking fraternity. Podcasts 2009-05-02T20:31:00+00:00