Prairie Fire: Season 3 - Episode 1 - September 2025
The third season of "Prairie Fire" kicks off in Hollywood style! Brothers Bob and Bill Odenkirk stop by the studio to talk about their Illinois roots, their professional relationship and their latest work.
Hollywood action star and writer Bob Odenkirk and his brother Bill Odenkirk – a top Hollywood comedy writer himself – stopped by the “Prairie Fire” set to talk with host Sarah Edwards about their Illinois roots, their professional relationship and their latest work.
Haute cuisine in a tiny Illinois town? Yes, it exists. We take a trip through the cornfields for the story of how Chef Jon Fritzen went from free spirited musician and house painter to the owner and head chef of the Lexington Social.
Joy Yang is a concert-level pianist and theremin player who grew up all over the world. But she fell in love with the Champaign-Urbana community after earning her Ph.D. at the University of Illinois. In this short documentary, Joy tells the story of her multi-cultural upbringing, her love of both piano and the theremin, and her quest to integrate STEM-based disciplines with performance by founding the new Interdisciplinary Institute.
