Illinois Public Media News

instead of our usual reporter roundtable, we take a sonic journey through the biggest stories of 2023, as covered by The 21st Show.

The buffalo sustained Native Americans for hundreds of generations — until they were hunted to near extinction in the 1800s. Those stories — and how the buffalo have recovered — are the subject of the latest documentary from Ken Burns, called “The American Buffalo.” University of Illinois Professor Rosalyn LaPier was featured prominently in the film. In October, before a live studio audience in Urbana, she talked with Brian Mackey about the film and her background as a member of the Blackfeet of Montana.

The buffalo sustained Native Americans for hundreds of generations — until they were hunted to near extinction in the 1800s. Those stories — and how the buffalo have recovered — are the subject of the latest documentary from Ken Burns, called “The American Buffalo.” Today we’ll hear two conversations about the film. First, with Burns himself. Then, with one of the indigenous experts featured in the film — University of Illinois Professor Rosalyn LaPier.
 

Despite the face that roughly half of humankind menstruates for much of their lives, the topic still carries a certain taboo, and many myths surround it — including in the science about it. We're revisiting our conversation with University of Illinois Professor Kate Clancy, whose book is "Period: The Real Story of Menstruation."