The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Champaign County Sheriff predicts changes when cash bail ends next month
In today's deep dive, we’ll hear from Champaign County Sheriff Dustin Heuermann about his thoughts on the end of cash bail in Illinois.
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The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Restoring America’s Wildlife Act could accelerate nationwide conservation efforts
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about landmark conservation legislation that is awaiting action in the U.S. Senate.
The 21st Show
Author Sonali Dev on identity and her journey as a writer
Author Sonali Dev joined The 21st to discuss her literary endeavors, the obstacles she's encountered in the largely white world of publishing, balancing work with familial expectations, and more.
The 21st Show
What does inflation mean for the Christmas tree market?
To talk about this year's market for Christmas trees and how inflation has affected it, The 21st was joined by the owner of an Illinois Christmas tree farm and the owner of a garden center.
The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Spanish-speaking families face language barriers within families
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn about language barriers within families in C-U’s Latinx community.
The 21st Show
“Happy Holidays” vs “Merry Christmas”: What’s behind our seasonal greetings?
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
Historic poetry publication gets its first Black editor
Earlier this year, Poetry magazine got its first Black editor, Adrian Matejka. He joined The 21st today to talk about his plans for the publication and his own relationship with poetry.
The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Students say Unit 4 schools fail to provide menstrual products
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about continuing problems in one area school district with providing menstrual products to students as required by law.
The 21st Show
Best of: ‘Inventor of the Future’ sketches complicated portrait of Buckminster Fuller
R. Buckminster Fuller was a visionary designer, inventor, and futurist who is now the subject of a new biography, Inventor of the Future: The Visionary Life of Buckminster Fuller, by an Illinois-based writer.
The 21st Show
Growing Asian American representation in the Illinois Statehouse
In the coming term, the members of the Illlinois Asian American Legislative Caucus will more than double. The 21st was joined by its leader and one of the incoming members to discuss their elections, representation, and where the caucus goes from here.
