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The 217 Today Podcast

In today's deep dive, we’ll hear from the Piatt County Board Vice-Chair about the county’s rejection of wind farm proposals.

The 217 Today Podcast

In today's deep dive, we’ll hear about a program where school districts “grow their own” principals to deal with staffing shortages.

The 21st Show

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.

The 21st Show

Now that life has settled into a new normal, we checked in to see what pandemic-era changes were permanent, and how Muslim Illinoisans are celebrating Eid al-Fitr this year. To discuss it, The 21st was joined by an imam and theology teacher.

The 217 Today Podcast

In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about Midwest gardeners breaking bans on planting milkweed to help Monarch butterflies reproduce.

The 21st Show

Conflict over clear-cutting timber in the Shawnee National Forecast in the 1990s is the subject of a documentary being shown at festivals around the country. We were joined by environmental educators and one of the documentary's makers.

The 21st Show

A Peoria commission has released a report, attempting to quantify how systemic racism affects Black populations in the city and county. To talk about what they found and what they’re doing, The 21st was joined by the co-chairs of the commission’s steering committee.

The 217 Today Podcast

In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about two communities in Western Illinois receiving state tourism grants.

The 21st Show

For this year's Ebertfest, the festival's leaders say they've decided to honor 10 years since the passing of film critic Roger Ebert with a line-up of films under the theme "Roger Ebert and Empathy."

The 21st Show

Violins of Hope is a collection of 70 restored string instruments and attached to these instruments are the stories of Jewish musicians who played them before and during the Holocaust.