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Sound Ideas is WGLT's flagship news program. Every weekday, WGLT reporters go beyond soundbites for deeper conversations with Bloomington-Normal newsmakers, musicians, artists, and anyone with a story to share. This 30-minute newsmagazine is produced Monday through Friday.

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Sound Ideas is WGLT's flagship news program. Every weekday, WGLT reporters go beyond soundbites for deeper conversations with Bloomington-Normal newsmakers, musicians, artists, and anyone with a story to share. This 30-minute newsmagazine is produced Monday through Friday.

    WGLT's Sound Ideas - Tuesday 9/26/23

    WGLT's Sound Ideas - Tuesday 9/26/23

    On today's episode, you'll hear an update on former Reditus Labs CEO Aaron Rossi's $3 million donation pledge to Illinois State University Athletics. Plus, WGLT's Melissa Ellin reports on how women in agriculture cope with a unique brand of stress. And WGLT's Lauren Warnecke previews Robert Cray Band's performance next week in Bloomington.
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    • 22 min
    WGLT's Sound Ideas - Monday 9/25/23

    WGLT's Sound Ideas - Monday 9/25/23

    On today's episode, you'll hear from the executive director of the Normal-based Immigration Project about the Biden administration's latest move, granting work permits and temporary relief from deportation to nearly half a million Venezuelans who are already in the U.S. Plus, an interview with acclaimed sportswriter Dave Kindred about his new book, which is part memoir. And a new installment of our Welcome Home series looks at the history of the Constitution Trail, which wasn't always so popular.
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    • 22 min
    WGLT's Sound Ideas - Friday 9/22/23

    WGLT's Sound Ideas - Friday 9/22/23

    On today's episode, Illinois State University unveils a new peer-to-peer counseling service, Greg Fulton goes from the trash metal scene to mashups as he prepares for a show in Normal, plus a ceramics artist on display in Bloomington shows the binary style of black and white.
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    • 22 min
    WGLT's Sound Ideas - Thursday 9/21/23

    WGLT's Sound Ideas - Thursday 9/21/23

    On today's episode, students at Illinois State University push for a renters rights ordinance in Normal, Illinois Wesleyan creates an escape room for its nursing students, plus a tribute to the late WGLT blues host Frank Black.]
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    • 22 min
    WGLT's Sound Ideas - Wednesday 9/20/23

    WGLT's Sound Ideas - Wednesday 9/20/23

    On today's episode, Normal City Manager Pam Reece discusses the town's finances and climate change impacts, plus the Normal Theater presents the EthnoGothic Film Series.
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    • 22 min
    WGLT's Sound Ideas - Tuesday 9/19/23

    WGLT's Sound Ideas - Tuesday 9/19/23

    On today's episode, a recap of the first day without cash bail in McLean County court, an urban development advocate discusses how communities can address their housing shortages, plus how a lack of housing is impacting fire department hiring.
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    • 22 min

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