The 217 Today Podcast
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about how a Chicago teenager is feeling after attending the UN Climate Summit to find solutions for climate change.
The 21st Show
The late film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert created a television show that made them household names, and made their “two thumbs up” a coveted endorsement. Author and film critic Matt Singer looks at their unique role in Hollywood history in his new book, “Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever.”
The 21st Show
We're taking a look back at the news of 2023 with the big political/government stories from Illinois and Washington, DC.
The 21st Show
instead of our usual reporter roundtable, we take a sonic journey through the biggest stories of 2023, as covered by The 21st Show.
The 21st Show
“The Bear” has catapulted the Italian beef sandwich — and also Chicago’s dining scene — into the national conversation.
The 21st Show
Author Luis Alberto Urrea’s latest novel was inspired by his mother’s experiences in World War II. She operated a Red Cross Clubmobile.
The 21st Show
The author of Growing up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World shares how to manage a generation that operates online all the time.
The 21st Show
The 21st was joined by a professor of history and a columnist to discuss how “Merry Christmas,” a once very common phrase, has resulted in a political divide due to ideology, age and even gender.
The 21st Show
Last year, Poetry magazine got its first Black editor, Adrian Matejka. He joined The 21st to talk about his plans for the publication and his own relationship with poetry.
The 21st Show
It's a musical feast as we listen back to some of our favorite Illinois musicians we've talked to in the past few months. We'll hear the indie pop sounds of emily the band, rapper Zuh-Cari the Artist, and the darker folk music of the band Hollow Down.
