The 21st Show

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Illinois's statewide news talk show, produced by Illinois Public Media.

  1. 12 h fa

    What is the state of bees across Illinois?

    Illinois has an official state bee: The Black and Golden Bumblebee. What sets this species of bees apart from others and what is the state of pollinators across Illinois?

  2. 13 h fa

    What to know about Cyclosporiasis outbreak

    Hundreds of Illinoisans have gotten sick this summer from the gastrointestinal disease cyclosporiasis. Two infectious disease specialists discuss what’s happening, who’s at risk, and what the role is of government in food safety.

  3. 4 gg fa

    One-on-one with award-winning Hamilton actor Jonathan Butler-Duplessis

    Actor Jonathan Butler-Duplessis attended high school and college in Champaign. After more than a decade in regional theater, he made his Broadway debut in Hamilton. He discusses his life, growing up in the C-U area, and his work.

  4. 5 gg fa

    ‘Forgotten Souls’ tells the stories of missing Tuskegee Airmen

    Roughly 1,000 Black men were trained in Tuskegee, Alabama to serve as Army aviators in World War II. Nearly 100 were killed — and of those, 27 went missing. Most were never recovered, leaving a trail of unresolved grief that would haunt their families for decades. Their stories are the subject of a new book called “Forgotten Souls: The Search for the Lost Tuskegee Airmen" by Cheryl Whitlow Thompson. An award-winning investigative journalist, Thompson is currently a reporter and editor at NPR. She's also a native of Chicago and earned two degrees from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

  5. 6 gg fa

    Struggling to manage your children’s online activities? An Illinois author is here to help.

    The author of Growing up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World shares how to manage a generation that operates online all the time.

  6. 20 lug

    Two friends channel grief into advocating for peace in Holy Land

    Palestinian Aziz Abu Sarah and Israeli Maoz Inon have written a new book called “The Future is Peace: A Shared Journey Across the Holy Land.” They discuss why they choose peace over vengeance and how their personal losses motivate their advocacy.

  7. 16 lug

    Abby Cadabby’s puppeteer is married to a guy from Normal, Illinois. Here’s how they got to Sesame Street.

    He's a Normal, Illinois native who went to U. of I. and ended up writing music for Sesame Street. She's the puppeteer behind Abby Cadabby — and she just won an Emmy for it. They also happen to be married. Composer Paul Rudolph and puppeteer Leslie Carrara-Rudolph joined The 21st Show to talk about what makes Abby special, how to write music for Muppets, making instruments from found objects, and how puppetry can reach children who've been through tough times.

  8. 15 lug

    Do humans have a future on Mars?

    It’s the official policy of the U.S. government to work toward putting people on Mars. Debates about that usually focus on cost and national priorities. Less considered is what life on Mars would do to the people who go there. That, however, is the subject of a new book by scientist Scott Solomon. It’s called Becoming Martian: How Living in Space Will Change Our Bodies and Minds. Solomon was raised in Champaign, attended University High in Urbana, and earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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Descrizione

Illinois's statewide news talk show, produced by Illinois Public Media.

Informazioni

  • Creatore
    Illinois Public Media - WILL
  • Anni di attività
    2016 - 2026
  • Puntate
    282
  • Classificazione
    Contenuti adatti a tutti
  • Copyright
    © 2026 University of Illinois
  • Sito web del podcast
    The 21st Show

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