New Leaders: A Black History Month Special
Today - State of the Re:Union special shines the spotlight on the next generaton of grassroots leaders in the African American community.
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.
Cash, credit or Bitcoin?
Venture capitalists are starting to invest in bitcoin, and some major retailers are considering accepting it as payment. Does that mean it’s on track to become a new form of mainstream currency?
The Death Class
Who taught you what you know about death and dying? Did anyone?
Women On the Internet: Welcome, but not really welcome?
This hour on Focus, we’ll talk about technology is changing the conversation about sexism.
Health Care in All the Wrong Places
Our current medical system is a business. Should it be?
Encore: Farmacology - What Innovative Family Farming Can Teach Us About Health and Healing
The laboratory seems worlds away from the farm, but according to Dr. Daphne Miller, they’re more closely connected than you might think. This hour on Focus, Lisa Bralts talks with Dr. Miller about her argument that farming can teach us a lot about health.
Encore: The Day Kennedy Died
Abraham Zapruder caught one of the most infamous moments in American history on film and sold the footage to Life Magazine. This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with the reporter who convinced him to give up the film.
Encore: In Meat We Trust - An Unexpected History of Carnivore America
In her new book “In Meat We Trust,” author Maureen Ogle argues the reason the meat industry has evolved into what it is today, is because that’s what consumers asked for.
Conceal and carry law now in effect
Illinois new conceal and carry law took effect January 1. This hour on Focus, we’ll talk about what citizens who aren’t gun owners can expect from people who will soon be concealing a loaded weapon on their person.
Study shows pension fix won’t restore fiscal health to Illinois
In December, lawmakers passed legislation to fix the state’s multi-billion dollar pension shortfall. According to the Institute for Government and Public Affairs, it helps restore the pension system but won’t fix the state’s overall budget deficit.