The 217 Today Podcast
In today’s deep dive, we bring you a closer look at a high school dance camp on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus.
The 21st Show
Athlete and University of Illinois alumna Susannah Scaroni talks about winning the women's wheelchair division at the Boston Marathon and other highlights from her career.
The 21st Show
Emily Hays, who covers education for IPM News, had the chance to speak with the new Univeristy of Illinois Chancellor last month about his approach to federal policy changes and the future of AI, which is his academic speciality.
The 21st Show
Senator Tammy Duckworth gives her take on the rescinding of $1.1 billion to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting by President Trump and congress as well as the status of publicly-funded healthcare, SNAP, and VA benefits after the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
The 217 Today Podcast
In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn about what is coming to the Central Illinois area in the world of arts, culture and entertainment.
The 21st Show
In his new book, "Algospeak", linguist Adam Aleksic says that we are living through a transitional phase of the english language as social media has a big influence on vocabulary.
The 217 Today Podcast
In today’s deep dive, Republicans in Congress approved President Trump’s request to cut two year’s worth of funding for public radio and television. We talk about how this will impact Illinois.
The 21st Show
Tommy Prine was raised in Nashville with guitars lying around his house and music always on. And that’s because his father is John Prine, the legendary singer-songwriter, originally from Maywood, Illinois. He famously worked on songs while working a postal route here — was referred to by some as "the Mark Twain of songwriting.”
The 21st Show
In Illinois, as in other states, there are many towns and cities with what are known as “crime-free housing” ordinances. The idea is to keep drugs and other illegal activity out of apartment buildings and other rental properties. Critics say the ordinances disproportionately target low-income families and people of color while supporters of the law say the programs ensure safety and have helped revitalize struggling neighborhoods.
The 217 Today Podcast
In today’s deep dive, we talk to Chancellor Robert Jones who tells us why leaving the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is the toughest decision he had to make in 46-years of higher education.
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