Aisha Praught Leer was raised in Moline, ran track at Illinois State and now runs as part of the Jamaican National Team. She joined The 21st to talk about what training with a group and what that was like during the pandemic as well as running for Jamaica.
Today on The 21st: an interview with Illinois U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth and a conversation about the racism and danger encountered by runners who are black.
Peter Sagal, the host of NPR's Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me joins us to talk about doing a comedy show without his usual Chicago audience, the importance of humor during a crisis, and whether he was wearing pants during our interview.
On Today's 21st: Over the weekend, Illinois surged past 11 thousand confirmed cases of COVID-19. Governor JB Pritzker says he thinks most people are doing the right thing, staying at home. Prtizker also says the state will need more ventilators to prepare for a worst case scenario. We spoke with an Illinois engineer whose team created a device meant to help.
Bandwagon hits the ground... skating! The first episode of 2018 is a chatty affair, including an interview with speed skater/Olympic medalist/Champaign Centennial alum Katherine Reutter-Adamek.
