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217 Today: Families of frontline healthcare workers reflect on the impact of the pandemic
In today's deep dive, we'll look at the effects of the pandemic on the families of frontline healthcare workers.
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Best of: Museum examines workers’ rights through art
The Born Again Labor Museum in Carbondale features art focused on worker’s rights, and it’s also a community event space for local labor rights organizations. To tell us more about the history of labor organizing in Southern Illinois and about the Born Again Labor Museum, we were joined by the museum's co-founders.
The 21st Show
Best of: Despite reforms, some face life for murders they didn’t commit
Because of the "felony murder rule," hundreds of people in Illinois prisons are thought to be serving life sentences for murder even though they didn’t kill anyone, according to a recent analysis from the nonprofit news outlet Injustice Watch. The 21st was joined by someone affected by the rule, as well as two reporters following the story and the co-director of the Center for Wrongful Convictions.
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217 Today: Hear from three Democratic candidates for Illinois’ newly drawn 13th Congressional District
In today's deep dive, we'll hear from the three Democratic candidates for Illinois' newly drawn 13th Congressional District.
The 21st Show
Best of: TikToker Dilla Thomas on Chicago history
The 21st was joined by a south side native better known as "Chicago’s Neighborhood historian" who wanted to share all of Chicago’s riches and history with his 81,000 followers on TikTok.
The 21st Show
Best of: What’s behind a recent wave of censorship in schools?
Around the country, books about race, gender, and sexuality are facing challenges, so to what’s behind it, and how it impacts which lived experiences get shared in classrooms, we were joined by the editor of an independent editorial book site, as well as professors of library science and comparative literature.
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217 Today: Midwest offers untapped potential for maple syrup production
In today's deep dive, we'll take a look at the potential for growth in the maple syrup market across the lower Midwest, including Illinois.
The 21st Show
The state of gender-affirming care
With states like Texas calling gender-affirming care for children "child abuse," we looked into effects on states like Illinois.
The 21st Show
Guaranteeing the “Right to Repair”
People want laws that would guarantee our “right to repair” products we buy: from iPhones to John Deere tractors.
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217 Today: Research shows Medicaid enrollment could break cycles of incarceration
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn about efforts to enroll people leaving prison in Medicaid to help keep them from coming back.