The 21st Show
January 5, 2024 Illinois News Roundup: Migrant crisis in Illinois
More than 33,000 asylum-seekers have been transported from Texas to Chicago. We talked about the struggle to care for them.
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The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Deep-pocketed, self-funding candidates and dark money mar Illinois politics
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn how big money is causing big problems for Illinois voters.
The 21st Show
Best of: Poet Nikky Finney on the accessibility of poetry, mentorship and more
Poet Nikky Finney's writing reckons with what it means to be a woman and Black in America and in the South, in the past and today.
The 21st Show
Best of: Aisha Harris on pop culture, being a Black critic
NPR's Aisha Harris joined The 21st to talk about the culture that shaped her, the intersection of her identities as a Black person and a critic, and more.
The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Illinois Public Media launches Illinois Soul — a new platform amplifying Black voices and music
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about Illinois Public Media’s new station, Illinois Soul, and its focus on amplifying Black voices.
The 21st Show
Best of: Adam Gopnik talks mastery
To talk about his "self-help book that won't help," how he thinks about the concept of mastery and more, The 21st Show was joined by author Adam Gopnik.
The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Canning is the new, old-fashioned way home cooks are preserving food — and an American tradition
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about how canning evolved from the home to factories — and why people are returning to the practice.
The 21st Show
Best of: Will Leitch on his career, time at U of I, and more
Today on The 21st, we spent the whole hour with Will Leitch, a writer who was born, raised, and educated here in central Illinois before making it big in the world of sports journalism in New York City as the creator of Deadspin.
The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Chicago-area teens attend COP28, return with ideas to fight climate change
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn more about how a Chicago teenager is feeling after attending the UN Climate Summit to find solutions for climate change.
The 21st Show
Best of: Matt Singer on how Illinois’ own Siskel & Ebert changed movies forever
The late film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert created a television show that made them household names, and made their “two thumbs up” a coveted endorsement. Author and film critic Matt Singer looks at their unique role in Hollywood history in his new book, “Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever.”