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The 21st Show
It's been one year since Illinois was forced to lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 21st heard from listeners as well as the Illinois Department of Public Health Director joined The 21st to reflect back on the past year.
The 217 Today Podcast
In today’s deep dive, just about one year since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down Illinois, we’ll hear from Illinois governor JB Pritzker. He talks with Illinois Public Radio Statehouse Editor Hannah Meisel.
The 21st Show
Are the goals of equity and efficiency in conflict when it comes to the vaccine's distribution? The 21st has a conversation about the many psychological dimensions of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The 21st Show
Email was meant to make things more convenient, but it may actually be making things worse. The 21st spoke to the author of “Deep Work,” and “A World Without Email” about his philosophy on digital minimalism.
The 217 Today Podcast
In today's deep dive, we continue our series Reflections from Side Effects Public Media, looking back at the last year during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today we hear from a nurse at a long-term care facility.
The 217 Today Podcast
In today’s deep dive, we’ll hear about the new Rantoul Family Sports Complex, scheduled to open next month on the village’s west side. Rantoul officials hope it will bring much needed economic development.
The 21st Show
George Robert Carruthers was an aerospace engineer and astrophysicist. To take a look back at his legacy, The 21st was joined by a Senior Curator in the History of Astronomy and the Space Sciences at the National Air and Space Museum and a professor of physics at Howard University.
The 21st Show
The city council in Evanston will vote on a $10 million plan to use marijuana tax money to make amends for past racist housing practices. We brought on experts to talk about the Evanston plan and the overall debate about reparations in the United States.
The 217 Today Podcast
In today’s deep dive, this month marks one year since widespread COVID-19 shutdowns began across the country. We’ll take a look back at the past year with some sounds of the pandemic from Side Effects Public Media.
The 21st Show
Not yet graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, singer Sophia Byrd has already been nominated for two Grammy Awards, as part of an ensemble for her work in “Place,” a 2018 work by composer Ted Hearne and poet Saul Williams. Byrd also sang a selection from an upcoming album and talked about performing in a pandemic.
