Focus

The Oscars are the most-watched film award show; how do they influence the industry?

The “goods” were kept under lock and key… and under special lighting… in the back room….

Have you, or would you, eat Asian carp for dinner? 

Democrats in the area are split about who to vote for in the March 19 primary election for the 103rd District race for State Representative, but on the republican side, Kristin Williamson is running unopposed. She joins Scott Cameron this hour on Focus. 

Are you a Downton fan? What did you think of season 4? Today on Focus, we’ll talk about the show and why it has captivated millions of viewers. Historian Sharon Michalove also joins us to talk about how realistic the show’s depiction of Post- Edwardian life is. 

Have you ever had a moment at work when you were so overwhelmed by how you felt, either for personal reasons or because of something that happened at work that it was hard for you to function? This hour on Focus, we'll listen back to a conversation about the intersection between human emotion, medicine and patient care with medical doctor Danielle Ofri.

Do you have a sense of your own history? What stereotypes about the Midwest do you agree or disagree with? Today on Focus, Lisa Bralts talks with Diane Johnson about her new memoir “Flyover Lives.” 

According to historian and author Jon Lauck, in comparison to the South, the far West and New England, the history of the American Midwest has been far overlooked in its importance. This hour on Focus, he talks with host Jim Meadows.

Today on Focus, we welcome back Professor May Berenbaum to talk about this year’s Insect Fear Film Festival. 

We see squirrels every day in cities across Illinois, but squirrels didn’t always live in urban areas in such abundance.