The 21st Show
We’ve heard the mental health struggles of parents, educators and after-school providers during the COVID-19 pandemic, but how are our children and teens doing? This segment originally aired on August 31, 2021.
The 21st Show
Illinois will have an updated sex education curriculum — one that propenents say is more inclusive, culturally relevant, and based on national standards, but some lawmakers say the law goes too far by introducing sensitive topics too early. This segment originally aired August 31, 2021.
The 217 Today Podcast
In today's deep dive, we learn how some rural utilities are handling increased demand for power and water from marijuana businesses.
The 217 Today Podcast
In today's deep dive, a conversation with Champaign-Urbana Public Health District epidemiologist Awais Vaid.
The 21st Show
After a year and a half in the pandemic, some are finding that work-from-home routine to be harder than ever. We talked to a licensed clinical psychologist and the author of The Burnout Epidemic: The Rise of Chronic Stress and How We Can Fix It about burnout and how it affects different communities.
The 21st Show
For decades, archeologists have debated when humans first set foot in North America. Now, ancient footprints discovered in New Mexico are offering some clues to when people first inhabited the continent we call home, which could alter the widely accepted timeline for when humans first lived in North America by thousands of years.
The 217 Today Podcast
In today's deep dive, beans, peas and lentils are gaining traction on Midwest farms as demand increases for the products.
The 21st Show
Springfield is allowing bow hunters to help reduce the population within city limits in an effort to cull a population officials say has grown too large. We talked to three people about the potential consequences.
The 21st Show
The FBI came out with annual crime statistics. Looking at 2020, most crimes dropped, but murders were up. We talked about the numbers here with one of Illinois’ leading criminologists.
The 217 Today Podcast
In today's deep dive, it's National Suicide Prevention Month. We hear from a man who lost his daughter to suicide in 2017 and how he's working to combat suicide year-round.
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