Comedian Bill Maher Makes Career Of Being ‘Politically Incorrect’
Bill Maher brings his standup comedy to the Virginia Theatre on Sunday night, but it's his "politically incorrect" work on television that has kept him in the spotlight.
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Paula Poundstone On Stand Up Comedy, Libraries & ‘Wait! Wait! Don’t Tell Me!’
Paula Poundstone talks about being a stand-up comedian, Wait! Wait! Don't Tell Me!, parenting, cats and more. She will perform at the Virginia Theater November 7th.
Sustainable Farming Leader To Speak In Champaign
Mark Shepard describes how he transformed a 100-acre corn and soybean farm into a model for sustainable agriculture.
NEH Chairman William Adams On The Humanities’ Role In The US
The Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, William Adams, is in Champaign-Urbana today. He stopped by WILL to talk with Illinois Public Media's Amanda Honigfort about the role the humanities play in the United States and several initiatives the NEH is undertaking.
New Host, Kelly McEvers, Will Bring Her Midwestern Roots To All Things Considered
Kelly McEvers knew from the first story she wrote for the Daily Illini while studying at the University of Illinois that she wanted to be a journalist. You've heard her report more recently as NPR's Beirut Bureau Chief and now as one of the new hosts of All Things Considered.
McEvers recently talked with Illinois Public Media's Amanda Honigfort about being a foreign correspondent, bringing more of Midwest perspective to All Things Considered, and growing up in nearby Lincoln, Illinois.
So You Think You Know The Magna Carta…?
This year, the Magna Carta will turn 800 years old. The document, literally “Great Charter” when translated from Latin, is revered as the founding document of western democracy. Its language is found in many later key political documents including the US constitution and the Bill of Rights. But when Dan Jones dug into its history he found a very different story than we assume. Illinois Public Media's Amanda Honigfort talked with Jones about what he found.
LaHood: Bipartisanship Needed To Solve Big Problems
Former Republican Congressman and Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood is pushing for more bipartisanship in Washington, D.C. He spoke with Illinois Public Media's Brian Moline about the need for bipartisanship and other national topics.
Tom Gjelten: U.S. Moving Toward ‘Nation of Nations’
NPR’s Tom Gjelten talked with Illinois Public Media’s Amanda Honigfort about how his new book, Nation of Nations: A Great American Immigration Story, chronicles not only how we’ve reached that point, but also tells the stories of some of those immigrants.
Former Cub Glanville Profiles Cubs-Mets Playoff
Former major league outfielder Doug Glanville, who broke in with the Cubs in 1996, was also a member of the 2003 team that fell just short of going to the World Series. But today, he's best known as an analyst for ESPN and writer for the New York Times and Newsweek. He spoke with Jeff Bossert about the 2015 Cubs.
Máiréad Nesbitt Of Celtic Woman: Last Ten Years Have Been A ‘Wonderful Journey’
Máiréad Nesbitt is the only original member of the Irish group Celtic Woman, which started as a one-off PBS special over ten years ago. In anticipation of their appearance at the Virginia Theater this weekend, Illinois Public Media’s Amanda Honigfort talked with Nesbit about the last ten years and what she and the rest of Celtic Woman have in the works.