In today’s deep dive, “KPop Demon Hunters” is the number one, original movie on Netflix. And the film’s lead actress, Arden Cho, is a University of Illinois graduate.
Olga Khazan is a staff writer for the Atlantic. She descibes herself as neurotic. Khazan spent a year writing the book “Me, But Better: The Science and Promise of Personality Change.” The project made her question if she could indeed change her personality. Khazan joins the program today.
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Cassandra Jenkins is an artist and musician, living in New York City. But one of our producers stumbled upon her track titled, “Aurora, I-L.” As in Aurora, Illinois. He wondered about the origin of the song and what it means.
Have you noticed your electric bill looking significantly higher this summer? There's a good reason why that is the case, but there's also been a lot of misinformation spread on who's to blame.
In today’s deep dive, a final conversation with Illinois Public Media’s Jim Meadows after 25 years of reporting and hosting, he’s stepping into retirement.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of manufacturing jobs has been flat, but American manufacturing output has actually increased. The owner of a company that only sells products that have been 100% made in America joins the program for a discussion on the state of manufacturing in America.
During Congress’ August recess, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski, who represents the 13th distrcit in Illinois, has been back and forth across the district on a media tour. She gave her thoughts about a variety of issues on today's program including the consequences of pending government food-aid and health care cuts and dissatisfaction among some Democratic voters with their elected leaders. Budzinski also responded to criticism from some constituents on her support for Israel as it's war in Gaza has killed more than 60,000 Palestinians since October 7, 2023.
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Artificial Intelligence is increasingly becoming part of our daily lives. What role does it play in Journalism?
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Farm Progress is an annual trade show that bills itself as “The Nation’s Largest Outdoor Farm Show.” Brian Mackey visited the show this year and offers a sampling of some of the people who make the event what it is —both exhibitors and attendees.
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