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Harm reduction efforts in Illinois help keep people who use substances safe — and alive
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The 21st Show
The state of the fentanyl crisis in Illinois
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The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: He used education to escape a violent childhood. Today, he wants to help kids in similar situations
In today's deep dive, we'll learn about one young man in Urbana who used education to escape a violent childhood. Today, he wants to turn his experiences into lessons for kids.
The 21st Show
Sam Quinones on the origins of the opioid and fentanyl crisis
All this week we are focusing on fentanyl. We begin with the writer and journalist Sam Quinones, author of “Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic” and “The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth.”
The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: How the Jan. 6 insurrection could impact the next presidential election
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about what the three-year anniversary of the January 6th insurrection could mean for the upcoming presidential election.
The 21st Show
Keeping your New Year’s resolutions
Now that we're a few days into 2024, how are your resolutions holding up? We received some advice on how to keep going.
The 21st Show
Politics Roundup: Washington 3 years after the Capitol Riot
Where does America stand 3 years after the Capitol Insurrection on January 6, 2021? We talked with congressional correspondent Linda Kenyon.
The 21st Show
January 5, 2024 Illinois News Roundup: Migrant crisis in Illinois
More than 33,000 asylum-seekers have been transported from Texas to Chicago. We talked about the struggle to care for them.
The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Deep-pocketed, self-funding candidates and dark money mar Illinois politics
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn how big money is causing big problems for Illinois voters.
The 21st Show
Best of: Poet Nikky Finney on the accessibility of poetry, mentorship and more
Poet Nikky Finney's writing reckons with what it means to be a woman and Black in America and in the South, in the past and today.