The 21st Show
Thanksgiving for One
A food and dining reporter at the Chicago Tribune who has years of experience making smaller Thanksgiving dinners on a single sheet pan, joined us to talk about how to prepare a Thanksgiving meal for one or a few.
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The 21st Show
Less Stress At Thanksgiving Dinner
Holidays can be a stressful time for many reasons. This year though, a lot of those typical stressors have been replaced with other concerns because of the pandemic. The 21st was joined by a clinical psychologist and a psychiatrist to help us navigate that stress and those difficult conversations with family.
The 21st Show
Schoenburg and Finke Exit the Statehouse
Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke have been covering state government for Springfield’s State Journal-Register newspaper for decades. The two talked about retiring at the end of November 2020 and how covering the statehouse has changed over the years.
The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Monday November 23, 2020
In today’s deep dive, at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, ethanol producers feared what mass quarantines would do to their bottom lines. About half of U.S. plants shuttered their doors. Most plants have reopened, but some are questioning if the industry should go back to business as usual.
The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Friday November 20, 2020
In today’s deep dive, as the fall semester comes to a closeon the University of Illinois Urbana campus, we’ll find out what lessons officials have learned reopening the campus during a pandemic.
The 21st Show
Interview: Henry James Garrett, Author of ‘This Book Will Make You Kinder’
Author Henry James Garrett says we need more kindness in our lives — and not just little acts of kindness, but a deeper, moral kindness, rooted in empathy. He talks about his book, This Book Will Make You Kinder.
The 21st Show
Significant Developments in ComEd Indictments
In light of recent developments in the federal investigation into the electric utility company ComEd, federal prosecutors are charging former executives and lobbyists for the company with conspiring to influence a state of Illinois official. The 21st was joined by a politics reporter from WBEZ who has been following the story to give listeners a brief update of the recent charges.
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Interview: Kristin Richards, Director of IL Dept. of Employment Security
Since the pandemic the IDES says its processed almost 3 million new claims for jobless benefits. This has presented a number of significant challenges to the system. The department's director joined us to answer your questions.
The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Thursday November 19, 2020
In today’s deep dive, Carle’s five central Illinois hospitals are seeing a rise in COVID-19 patients in recent weeks. Carle recently launched a program aimed at freeing up hospital beds --by providing virtual monitoring to COVID-positive patients safely at home.
The 21st Show
Interview: Justin Johnson, IL Teacher of the Year
Governor J.B. Pritzker announced Justin Johnson, director of bands at Niles West High School in Skokie is the 2021 Illinois Teacher of the Year. Johnson told us what influenced him to choose teaching as a career, the challenges of teaching music during a pandemic and his proudest moment as an educator.