The 21st Show
How will Lincoln College’s closure affect its community?
After 157 years of educating students from around the world, Lincoln College will close its doors on May 13. What is the future for the students and community?
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The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Native American mascots remain in many high schools throughout Illinois
In today's deep dive, we'll take a look at the continued presence of Native American mascots at many high schools across Illinois.
The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Music director details Sinfonia da Camera’s season finale concert
In today's deep dive, we'll speak with music director Ian Hobson about Sinfonia da Camera, the chamber orchestra in residence at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, and its season finale concert Saturday night.
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.
The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: New initiative aims to welcome more people of color to farmers markets
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn about a new initiative that aims to welcome more people of color into farmers markets across the Midwest.
The 21st Show
Best of: Illinois winemakers push to change distribution laws
The Illinois wine industry is pushing to change a prohibition-era law to raise the maximum number of gallons of wine that Illinois wineries could sell themselves directly to restaurants. To talk about it, we were joined by the general manager of an Illinois winery and the executive director of a non-profit for vintners.
The 21st Show
Best of: How much should parents be involved in school curricula?
A trio of bills in Illinois would increase parental access to what’s being taught in Illinois schools by requiring teachers to do things like post their lesson plans online. The 21st was joined by a two journalists who've been following the story and a professor of information science.
The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Environmental advocates push back against campaign to expand Chicago-Rockford International Airport
In today's deep dive, we'll learn why local environmental advocatese are upset over a campaign ad touting the growth of the Chicago-Rockford International Airport.
The 21st Show
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.
