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  1. 10/05/2019

    Podagraph Episode 25: Breast Cancer Awareness with Paul Swiech

    Government Reporter Derek Beigh interviews Health Editor Paul Swiech about his breast cancer awareness package in Saturday’s Pantagraph, including a profile of cancer survivor Andrea Kane. Paul discusses risk factors for breast cancer, how Andrea leaned on her workout family during treatment, what anyone can learn from her “quiet strength,” a Monday end-of-life planning event and the latest on vaping. Listen Music by Sappheiros

  2. 09/27/2019

    Podagraph Episode 24: Unit 5 Schools with Kelsey Watznauer

    Government Reporter Derek Beigh interviews Education and Public Safety Reporter Kelsey Watznauer about McLean County Unit 5 schools, starting with the Normal-based district’s long-standing transportation woes. Kelsey discusses why Unit 5 has so much trouble getting students to school, where those problems originated and what changes may be on the horizon. Plus: the search for a superintendent, adding lacrosse at the high-school level, a WorldSkills finalist and Normal West High’s 25th birthday celebration. Listen Music by Sappheiros

  3. 09/06/2019

    Podagraph Episode 23: Chicago Bears with Randy Kindred

    Government Reporter Derek Beigh interviews Sports Editor Randy Kindred about the Chicago Bears, starting with his Sunday column on Pantagraph alum Will Larkin and the Chicago Tribune’s 100 Best Bears series. Randy discusses how he chose to write about Larkin, his favorite eras of Chicago Bears history, how common Bears fandom is in Central Illinois and the paper’s different approaches to pro, college and high school sports. Listen Music by Sappheiros

  4. 08/30/2019

    Podagraph Episode 22: Photo Preservation with Derek Beigh

    Education and Public Safety Reporter Kelsey Watznauer interviews Government Reporter Derek Beigh about his Sunday story on the McLean County Museum of History’s project to preserve early negatives from The Pantagraph, many of which will be published for the first time this week. Derek discusses how these negatives have withstood the test of time, what the museum and its partners have done to bring them back to life and how historians the world over can access them online starting Wednesday. Listen Music by Sappheiros

  5. 08/16/2019

    Podagraph Episode 21: Guns and Mental Health with Paul Swiech

    Government Reporter Derek Beigh interviews Health Editor Paul Swiech about his Sunday story on the link between mass shootings and mental illness, a national conversation again after August massacres in El Paso and Dayton. Paul discusses how closely the issues are linked; what we lose by stigmatizing mental illness; tips for those who struggle with mental illness or have loved ones who do; and how stereotypes and easy explanations can fall short. Listen Music by Sappheiros

  6. 08/09/2019

    Podagraph Episode 20: Back to College with Lenore Sobota

    Government Reporter Derek Beigh interviews Higher Education Reporter Lenore Sobota about the new semester at Illinois State University, kicking off Aug. 19 in Normal. Lenore discusses how to steer clear of move-in days; what’s new with Bone Student Center and other ISU facilities; and the latest ‘Explore with Lenore.’ Music by Sappheiros Listen

  7. 07/26/2019

    Podagraph Episode 19: Motorsports with Bruce Yentes

    Government Reporter Derek Beigh interviews Sportswriter Bruce Yentes about his weekly motorsports column, including Friday’s on the Prairie Dirt Classic, one of the nation’s biggest dirt late model races, this weekend in Fairbury. Bruce discusses what defines dirt late model racing, how amped the local community gets for the classic and how he finds ideas for weekly features. Music by Sappheiros Listen

  8. 07/20/2019

    Podagraph Episode 18: "Explore with Lenore" Sobota

    Government Reporter Derek Beigh interviews Higher Education Reporter Lenore Sobota about “Explore with Lenore,” a new series that spotlights the beautiful and diverse outdoor environments of Central Illinois. Lenore discusses what she loves about the first three destinations featured in the series, how she approaches such a personal assignment and what she’s working on to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing this week. Music by Sappheiros Listen

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