Focus

Focus, or Focus 580, was WILL Radio's flagship talk program from 1981 until 2014. David Inge was the host from 1981 until his retirement in 2012. Always engaging, the program acted as a resource for citizens to directly question politicians and candidates as well as keep up on the arts, science, health, and even the latest from well-known novelists.

The Focus archive below offers thousands of great interviews and serves as a time capsule and a great resource for researchers and those just curious about how influential people spoke of important topics as they were happening.

Almost Human: Making Robots Think

Guest: Lee Gutkind.

At least as far back as da Vinci, people have imagined—and feared—the creation of machines that could perform like human beings. That day may be yet to come, but some say that the advances of the past decade have exceeded all expectations. Today on Focus, we'll explore the cutting edge of robotic technology with author Lee Gutkind.

Cell of Cells: The Global Race to Capture and Control the Stem Cell

Guest: Cynthia Fox.

The race is on. All over the world the use of stem cell therapies is being put under extensive study—and a good deal of practice as well. Today on Focus, award winning science writer Cynthia Fox talks stem cell experimentation and her book Cell of Cells: The Global Race to Capture and Control the Stem Cell.