The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Monday, Dec. 13, 2021
In today's deep dive, we'll speak with meteorologist Andrew Pritchard about Friday night’s severe storms and what listeners should take away from seeing tornadoes in December.
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The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Friday, Dec. 10, 2021
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn about our next News, Brews and Beatz event, discussing solutions to the problem of gun violence in our community.
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December 13 News, Brews & Beatz will focus on Champaign-Urbana youth programs
As of the week of December 6, Champaign-Urbana has seen 348 gun incidents and 23 homicides so far in 2021. Illinois Public Media's "News, Brews and Beatz" is bringing together people to talk about stopping gun violence. We previewed the upcoming discussion on December 13 at 6:00 p.m. at Pour Bros. Taproom in Champaign.
The 21st Show
“Pedestrians in Peoria” traverse every city street
Two women in Peoria have taken the idea of “going out for a walk” to a whole new level. The two childhood friends from Peoria set out in November of 2019 to traverse all 1,639 streets in Peoria, and they joined us to talk about why they set out on this journey and what it did to their relationship. This segment originally aired November 4, 2021.
The 21st Show
What does the infrastructure bill mean for Illinois and diversity?
In November 2021, President Joe Biden signed the $1-trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. To talk about how the bill will specifically affect Illinois and what it could do for diversity, we were joined by a reporter and the executive director of a pre-apprenticeship carpentry program in Chicago.
The 21st Show
Interview: US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm
This week, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is traveling to Illinois to visit clean energy sites. It comes a day after President Joe Biden signed an executive order to continue pushing America toward cleaner and more sustainable energy. She joined The 21st to talk about the executive order, the recently-passed infrastructure bill, electric vehicles, and more.
The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021
In today's deep dive, the first in a two part series from Side Effects Public Media on how ivermectin became a coveted treatment for COVID-19 despite shaky research.
The 21st Show
Why do Americans dislike Mary Lincoln?
Why do we think the wife of Abraham Lincoln was crazy? Some historians are saying that maybe it’s time for a reprisal of the way talk about her. One such historian joined us to talk about her findings.
The 21st Show
Rodney Davis on reelection, infrastructure and civility
After months of speculation about the political future of Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL13) finally made clear his intentions late last month: He's running for reelection. He joined The 21st to talk about his decision to run for Congress again, the infrastructure bills, and more.
The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021
In today's deep dive, we’ll take a closer look at the struggles of dual-language students during the COVID-19 pandemic.