The 21st Show
On April 13, US health agencies urged a pause on use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Three reporters discussed the pause, what it means for vaccine distribution in Illinois, and some of the other big COVID stories from the week.
The 21st Show
Forty miles west of Chicago sits one of the most powerful particle physics laboratories in the world: Fermilab. The lab released findings that suggest there is more to reality than we currently understand.
The 217 Today Podcast
In today's deep dive, our series on Midwest waterways continues, with a look at how the barge industry may be in for a change with a new focus on green energy.
The 21st Show
As of April 13, 2021, millions of Muslims across the world will be fasting from sun-up to sundown — starting their second Ramadan in the pandemic. For university students in particular, this may be the first Ramadan some will have to spend away from their immediate families.
The 21st Show
A major overhaul of K-12 social studies programs in Illinois schools calls for every elementary and high school to develop a curriculum that includes one unit of studying pre-enslavement Black history, dating back to 3,000 BCE. Three guests shared reaction and how the education will happen.
The 21st Show
Even if we’re careful about sorting paper from plastic, and washing that plastic, too, what really happens to our recycling? An Illinois expert says all that paper and plastic you carefully sort from the trash might very well end up in a landfill.
The 217 Today Podcast
In today's deep dive, our Midwest waterways series continues with a look at an effort to build a higher levee for a Missouri River town.
The 21st Show
The next big item on the Biden Administration’s legislative agenda is to pass a sweeping, $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan which the administration is calling the American Jobs Plan. The 21st spoke with two agriculture reporters about what it could mean for farmers and rural areas of Illinois.
The 21st Show
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) recently published a memoir detailing her experiences as a Thai-American, the discrimination she sometimes faced and what it was like living off of food stamps in her childhood.
The 217 Today Podcast
In today's deep dive, the first in a five-part series from Harvest Public Media on Midwest waterways. Today we learn about a dispute between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and farmers along the Missouri River.
