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A Dialogue On Mental Health in the Black Community

 This episode of Dialogue takes a deep dive with experts on mental health in the Black community, including an in-depth conversation about how depression affects young Black men and women. And to wrap it up, host Kennedy Vincent talks with Dr. Stephanie Cockrell, founder of The Well Experience. 
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PBS masterpiece series: Sherlock
Atomic Age Cocktail Party
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Shimmering Strings (105)
On this edition of The Atomic Age Cocktail Party, a show filled with tons of Shimmering Strings! It’s a look at music from the hi-fi era that featured lots of lush…
Evening Concert
Stravinsky

The New York Philharmonic This Week
Monday night July 22 at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 it’s “The New York Philharmonic This Week”. From the archives you’ll…
Classic Mornings
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Room For More
How many can you name?
The 21st Show
President Joe Biden speaks from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, July 14, 2024. With Biden ending his reelection bid and endorsing Harris, Democrats now must navigate a shift that is unprecedented this late in an election year. Democrats are set to hold their convention in Chicago in August.

What can election polls really tell us?
The 21st Show
President Joe Biden speaks at a news conference July 11, 2024, in Washington. President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, July 21, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the election.

Biden drops out, Democrats look to the future
The 217 Today Podcast
Cuba was probably one of Illinois' sundown towns, according to historian James Loewen.

217 Today: High schoolers in rural, western Illinois learn the history of why their town is white
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn how some parents in rural, majority-white areas of Illinois are seeing the value of diversity education.  
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

Looking for garden inspiration? Visit the Idea Garden!
Join us at the Idea Garden in Urbana, Illinois to get inspired! Jennifer Nelson gives us a tour, highlighting maintenance techniques, pest and weed control, ways to keep…
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…