The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Thurs. March 25, 2021
In today's deep dive, more customers are buying Impossible Burgers, Beyond Meat, and other meat alternatives made from plants, but the industry still faces barriers.
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Passover 2021
The Rabbi of the Moses Montefiore Temple in Bloomington joined us to talk about the history behind the Jewish holiday Passover and what celebrations will look like during the pandemic.
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Millennial Home Buyers in Illinois
When it comes to buying a home, millennials, those born between 1980 and 1994, face a lot of obstacles. There's a new statewide program to help them.
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Vaccinating Migrant Farmworkers in Illinois
Thousands of farmworkers are headed to Illinois to begin processing the food that arrives on your table. We talked about the challenges of getting them vaccinated against COVID-19 in a timely manner this year.
The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Wed. March 24, 2021
In today's deep dive, all 12 of Illinois’ public universities are migrating to the Common Application beginning this fall. We’ll learn why the Pritzker Administration believes this change will increase applications to the state’s public universities.
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Interview: Deon Thomas, Illini Basketball Great
The 21st was joined by University of Illinois basketball great Deon Thomas to talk about growing up in Illinois, playing professional basketball in Israel and converting to Judaism.
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Interview: Theresa Mah, Asian-American Caucus
Amid an increase in violence targeting Americans of Asian descent, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday issued a “call to action.” The 21st spoke to state Rep. Theresa Mah, the first Asian-American elected to the Illinois General Assembly, to hear more.
The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Tuesday March 23, 2021
In today's deep dive, we continue our Reflections series -- about a year of COVID -- with Dr. Lauren Graham. For the past year, she’s been the COVID coordinator at Grinnell Regional Medical Center in Grinnell, Iowa.
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‘Black, Brown, Bilingue’ Hosts on Anti-Racism and Bilingualism
Illinois educators Lissette Jacobson and Maurice McDavid come from different backgrounds but are both dedicated to unifying the Black and Latino communities through the conversations on their podcast, Black, Brown, Bilingue.
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Reporter Roundtable: State Government Update
To discuss the different legislative proposals moving around in the Illinois General Assembly and the likliehood of them materializing to laws, The 21st was joined by two Statehouse journalists who have been following the issues closely.