The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021
In today's deep dive, we'll hear a conversation with the new executive director of C-U at Home, which provides services to those living in Champaign-Urbana without a home.
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Is the future of American democracy in peril?
In December 2021, there was written evidence from former White House lawyers and the former chief of staff to then-President Donald J. Trump about attempting to use the military to overturn the results of the election and keep Trump in power. The 21st was joined by a political scientist and professor to tackle the question of why the U.S. has been characterized as a "backsliding democracy" and if it can be saved.
The 21st Show
Deadly tornadoes sweep across the Midwest
The National Weather Service confirms four tornadoes in Illinois on Friday night. One storm in the Metro East area struck an Amazon warehouse, killing at least six people. To talk about the effects of these storms and increasingly severe weather, we were joined by a reporter from the Metro East and a climatologist.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.