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23/06/2025

Bonus episode: Why did the U.S. just bomb Iran?

Given the U.S. attacks on three of Iran’s uranium enrichment sites over the weekend, we couldn’t resist bringing nuclear physicist Matt Caplan back into the studio. This bonus episode unpacks what happened, what didn’t happen, what it means and why we should care. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16/10/2024

Episode 5 - Next-gen astrophysicists on the imposing threat of nuclear war—and why not voting in 2024 is not an option

Three astrophysicists in training discuss how they're processing the science, policy and politics of nuclear weapons leading up to the 2024 election. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
24/10/2024

Episode 6 - With nuclear fusion, the future of clean energy is bright. It's also made world annihilation more possible

Since the 1970s, physicists have worked on developing nuclear fusion as a clean, carbon-free, inexhaustible fuel source. Essentially building a big star on Earth, the United States and other nuclear powers have also used the technology to make nuclear weapons exponentially more powerful. Princeton physicist Stewart Prager joins the podcast to talk about the intersection between nuclear fusion, energy production and arms control. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
09/12/2023

A prisoner of war's diary

On this Peal Harbor Day, let's reflect on the experiences of a soldier from Normal in Europe during World War II. In this episode of our series McHistory, we find out from a soldier's diary what it was like to be a prisoner of war. Produced by WGLT's Charlie Schlenker. Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16/12/2024

McHistory: A Civil War Christmas

McHistory: A Civil War Christmas Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16/02/2021

McHistory: The 1914 McLean County Basketball Champions

The McLean County Basketball Tournament is one of the longest running basketball tournaments in the state of Illinois.Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
18/02/2022

McHistory: Multitalented suffrage leader promoted women’s health and the vote

Ellen Ferguson was a champion of women and women's suffrage. She made Bloomington-Normal her home in the 1870s.Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/01/2025

Courting and calling on New Year's Day

Human beings have marked the turning of the year with many different traditions over thousands of years. Some practices have fallen out of favor. Today, American society celebrates on New Year’s Eve, and not New Year's Day, though this was not always the case. Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26/02/2020

McHistory: 19th Century Cabbie Saw All Of Bloomington-Normal Society

Here is a profile of a man who drove vice presidents and governors, wealthy landowners, visiting artists, and the prominent of Bloomington-Normal all about town more than a century ago.Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14/05/2024

Episode 9: ISU Democrats and Republicans make joint push for expanded voting access on Election Day

Members of both the Democrat and Republican parties on campus want ISU leaders to close the campus on Election Day on November 5. They issued a joint statement asking the university to make the change, citing long lines that have become common on election days at ISU. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WGLT is the NPR member-station in Bloomington-Normal, IL. A public service of Illinois State University.

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Bonus episode: Why did the U.S. just bomb Iran?

Episode 5 - Next-gen astrophysicists on the imposing threat of nuclear war—and why not voting in 2024 is not an option

Episode 6 - With nuclear fusion, the future of clean energy is bright. It's also made world annihilation more possible

A prisoner of war's diary

McHistory: A Civil War Christmas

McHistory: The 1914 McLean County Basketball Champions

McHistory: Multitalented suffrage leader promoted women’s health and the vote

Courting and calling on New Year's Day

McHistory: 19th Century Cabbie Saw All Of Bloomington-Normal Society

Episode 9: ISU Democrats and Republicans make joint push for expanded voting access on Election Day

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