Rebroadcast: Should High Crime Lead to More Policing?
Gun violence is on pace to be the highest it’s been since 2016. To hear more about how violence and policing are related, The 21st spoke to an Assistant Public Defender for Cook County.
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Rebroadcast: Surviving Gun Violence
A recent city health report found that the life expectancy of Black Chicagoans was 9 years less than others due to the epidemic of gun violence. We talked with a reporter of The Trace, which started a series examining grief and perserverance in neighborhoods facing violence.
Rebroadcast: Travel, Glamping and Summer Fun
The 21st was joined by travel writer Erica Zazo to hear about summer destinations, her recent "glamping" experience, and late-pandemic travel tips.
Rebroadcast: Brenda Myers-Powell Memoir: Leaving Breezy Street
The 21st spoke to Illinois activist Brenda Myers-Powell on her new memoir "Leaving Breezy Street" about her experiences being sex trafficked, her life as a sex worker, and how she's overcome it to help other today.
Rebroadcast: Author Interview: Shankar Vedantam, “Useful Delusions”
"Hidden Brain" podcast host and author Shankar Vedantam wants us to reconsider the impulse to make truth the be-all, end-all — and instead think about the value of falsehood. He joined The 21st to discuss this and more about his new book, Useful Delusions: The Power and Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain.
