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This year’s State of Change special explores invasive species

 This year’s State of Change — Illinois Public Media’s annual environmental special hosted by Tinisha Spain — will focus on aquatic creatures, birds, insects, and plants that are invasive. Illinois scientists explain how they monitor and, in some cases, mitigate non-native species.
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Leonardo da Vinci: A film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon on PBS
Atomic Age Cocktail Party
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Gershwin (117)
Coming up, on The Atomic Age Cocktail Party, we celebrate the music of George & Ira Gershwin and look at how Gershwin standard were approached in the hi-fi era.…
Evening Concert
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“The Sound of 13” and “The Middle”
Thursday night November 21 at 7:00 on WILL 90.9FM/HD1 you’ll hear another episode of “The Sound of 13”, a program that investigates the intersection between…
Classic Mornings
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There’s a Catch
It didn’t last very long.
The 217 Today Podcast
Alyx Bibbs, a wheelchair user at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, demonstrates how their wheelchair does not fit in the stall in the women’s bathroom in Room 135 in the Henry Administration Building. The “wheelchair-accessible” signage was removed in mid-November, after Bibbs decided to drop their class.

217 Today: U of I senior dropped disability studies minor over inaccessible bathrooms
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn about some issues at the University of Illinois that continue to create barriers for disabled students.
The 21st Show
Misophonia advocacy

Understanding misophonia
The 21st Show
Nikki Budzinski

A conversation with Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski on Trump’s return, plans for future
Prairie Fire

Prairie Fire: Season 2 - Episode 2 - October 2024
This month, meet a young guy in Downer's Grove who is one of Illinois' only typewriter repair professionals. Then we explore the barbershop as an epicenter of social…
Mid-American Gardener

Tips on Growing Cannas from Seed
Ella and Jim explain how to grow cannas from seeds, and discuss the toxicity of pokeberries and their use as a natural dye.
State of Change

State of Change Examines Invasive Species
This year’s State of Change — Illinois Public Media’s annual environmental special hosted by Tinisha Spain — will focus on aquatic creatures,…