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Meet the new host of Dialogue

 With the launch of Illinois Soul came a new weekly local community affairs magazine program, Dialogue, highlighting issues important to Black communities in central Illinois. Illinois Public Media is excited to welcome Kennedy Vincent as the new permanent host of the program and as a specialty reporter for Black and immigrant communities for IPM News.
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Atomic Age Cocktail Party
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Romantic Rendezvous (1099)
Join us this week, on The Atomic Age Cocktail Party, for a Romantic Rendezvous. Lush sounds that help set the mood for those times when you turn the lights down low and turn…
Evening Concert
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WFMT Orchestra Series: San Francisco Symphony
Wednesday night May 29 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s the San Francisco Symphony. You’ll hear spellbinding pianist Yuja Wang…
Classic Mornings
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Pairs in Season

I hadn’t thought about it before.
The 21st Show
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Best of: Green spaces are key to reducing the heat says new U of I study
A new University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign study found cities can take meaningful steps to combat the heat waves. 
The 21st Show

Best of: Small-Town Pharmacist Shortage
For rural communities, where pharmacists are the only outpost of health care in the town, shortages can lead to clinics closing.
The 217 Today Podcast

217 Today: ‘Junk patents’ by big pharma lead to soaring drugs prices, FTC says
In today's deep dive, we’ll listen to a conversation with Health Reporter Elizabeth Gabriel about why it’s difficult to lower drug costs.
Prairie Fire

Rouley & Ruey: Morel Mushroom Hunt
Join us on a morel mushroom hunt in an undisclosed location with amateur enthusiasts and best friends Angie Rouley and Ruey Sandusky.  They'll tell us what to look…
Mid-American Gardener

Spring has sprung!
There's finally things to do outside, as the Mid-American Gardener crew prep their gardens for the season!
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…