The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Friday April 30, 2021
In today's deep dive, it's morel mushroom season in much of the Midwest, and people are scouring river bottoms to find the hollow, sponge-like, edible mushrooms.
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Quad Cities Clinic Treated To Classical Concert
Rock Island County and the Quad City Symphony Orchestra are partnering to bring live music to a mass vaccination site in Milan, Illinois. The 21st spoke with two musicians about their performance.
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No Such Thing As Dream Job
The 21st spoke with writer Rainesford Stafford about her book "An Ordinary Age: Finding Your Way in a World That Expects Exceptional," a collection of stories from young people who have rejected the pressure to be perfect.
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Illinois Medicaid Expansion for Mothers
Each year, 700 mothers die from pregnancy related causes in the United States, and the maternal mortality rate is getting worse. America is the only industrialized nation in the world trending in the wrong direction. We talked wth Illinois experts about what's being done to reverse the trend.
The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Thursday April 29, 2021
In today's deep dive, we take a look at where Illinois Democrats might look to cut a Congressional seat before the 2022 election in a conversation with the director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute.
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Redlining Intensifies Climate Change in Black Neighborhoods
Past redlining policies have segregated communities by race, deeming them as undesirable. Although redlining was banned in 1968 by the Fair Housing Act, its consequences are still present today.
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The Future of Renewable Energy
In 2021, renewable energy like the wind turbines generate about 10 percent of power in Illinois. Environmentalists and some lawmakers want that number to be 100 percent by 2050. We talked with people behind three renewable energy plans and how their plans would affect jobs and consumers.
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217 Today: Wednesday April 28, 2021
In today's deep dive, a look at the challenges in connecting with LGBTQ+ youth who need help during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Pandemic Reentry Anxiety
As COVID-19 restrictions ease, many are both eagerly anticipating and some are dreading a return to pre-pandemic activities. Two psychologists explained how we might cope with that anxiety.
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Should Police Officers Have Qualified Immunity?
Illinois lawmakers are considering making it easier for residents to sue police officers for violations of statutory or constitutional rights by removing their qualified immunity. The 21st spoke with a lawmaker and a legal advisor and head of an Illinois police organization to hear more about what this could mean for Illinois.
