The 21st Show
Clare Killman reflects on making history as Carbondale council member
In April 2023, Clare Killman was elected to the Carbondale city council. She is believed to be the first trans person elected to a council in Illinois
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The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Black nurses need us to talk about racism in health care and address it
In today's deep dive, we'll learn about how racism in health care adds to nursing shortages in the country.
The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Catholic abortion doulas say their faith doesn’t contradict their work
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about Catholic abortion doulas nearing the one year anniversary of the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
The 21st Show
Researchers discover a crocodile “virgin birth”
To talk about this discovery, we were joined by one of the scientists who helped study the fertile crocodile egg.
The 21st Show
Miss Illinois 2023 talks research, pageants and more
The new Miss Illinois joined The 21st Show to talk about her research, competing in pageants, her charitable cause, and more.
The 21st Show
Senate President on the legislature’s accomplishments this session
Senate President Don Harmon of Oak Park joined The 21st Show to talk about what got done and what didn't get done during the legislative session.
The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Trees climb up cities’ priority lists after a boost in federal climate funding
In today's headlines, we’ll learn more about how a major surge in climate resilience funding is allowing urban forestry departments to bet big on trees.
The 21st Show
What does gender-affirming care for minors actually entail?
Today, for the entire program, we unpacked gender-affirming care for trans youth – what it is, and what it isn’t.
The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Illinois crops in need of precipitation after recent drought conditions
In today's deep dive, we’ll hear about how the lack of rainfall is affecting crops in Illinois.
The 21st Show
‘Literary mixtape’ advises students on how to tackle post-graduation life
The 21st Show was joined by the author of a book seeking to give advice to those students: what their options are, what his own journey was, and more.
These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
