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Limited Edition Thank You Gifts

 Illinois Public Media is excited to offer limited edition t-shirts and hoodies promoting our local radio shows as thank you gifts for support during our spring fundraising campaign. Share your love of classical music in a Classic Mornings t-shirt. Champion Illinois-focused radio in a hoodie for the The 21st Show. Or support our new broadcast service that amplifies Black voices in an Illinois Soul t-shirt. Make your gift today!
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Atomic Age Cocktail Party
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Atomic Sampler Spring 2024 (1097)
Make sure to tune in this week to The Atomic Age Cocktail Party because it’s another one of our Atomic Sampler programs. A tasting menu, of sorts, of all the great…
Evening Concert
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WFMT Orchestra Series: San Francisco Symphony
Wednesday night May 1 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the San Francisco Symphony led by Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen. You’ll…
Classic Mornings
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Sir Neville & Buh-Duh Buh-DAH

They were born one day apart 100 years ago.
The 21st Show
A card reader tablet with tip option is seen at a business in Glenview, Ill., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023.

Best of: The truth about tipping
Tipping is everywhere. But for plenty of Americans, there's a fatigue that's set in around the practice.
The 217 Today Podcast
A dosage of Wegovy, a drug used for weight loss, on March 1, 2024, in Front Royal, Va. Illinois is expanding access to the high-priced weight-loss drugs for state workers, but that could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions.

217 Today: Weight-loss drug coverage for Illinois state workers could cost hundreds of millions of dollars
In today's deep dive, we'll learn about how Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is defending his administration’s decision to expand an expensive program they hope…
The 21st Show
National Public Radio (NPR) headquarters in Washington

Reflecting on criticism that NPR is biased
Prairie Fire

Prairie Fire: Episode 11 - April 2024
In celebration of Earth Month, Prairie Fire presents "Cetacean (The Whale)," a one-hour special filmed by the Media and Cinema Studies students at the University of…
Mid-American Gardener

The days are getting longer!
It's time to prepare your bulbs! Plus, get ready for a noisy summer!
State of Change
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Impacts of the climate crisis on communities of color
In 2023, the climate crisis became chaotic in Illinois. In our third annual State of Change report, we examine how higher temperatures are taking a toll on people, in…