Under Rocks

Northern Public Radio

What’s so great about the Midwest? WNIJ’s Under Rocks podcast isn’t afraid to dive into that question head-first every month. In fact, our team won’t leave a stone unturned when it comes to hunting down the most interesting people, places, and events in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.What are you excited about? We’re always looking for a shove in the right direction, so send us on our next adventure by messaging us at Rocks@niu.edu.

  1. 29 JANV.

    Together for eagles, arts, and environmental education | Under Rocks podcast

    It’s been just over a year since Northern Illinois University closed its outdoor education campus high above the Rock River in Oregon, Illinois. While its future is still in limbo, a group called Together for Taft is making progress in its effort to bring it back as an environmental education center. WNIJ’s Under Rocks podcast team stopped by the group’s fundraiser recently, which was held across the river from the shuttered campus.

    33 min

  2. 26/11/2025

    A feast for your ears! Our favorite food shows | Under Rocks podcast

    The Under Rocks team is thankful for all the fine food and drink here in northern Illinois. So pile your plate high as we revisit some of our favorite culinary adventures. Plus aspic! We hope you're hungry.

    49 min

  3. 30/10/2025

    Leave the ghost light on: the spirits of DeKalb's Egyptian Theatre | Under Rocks podcast

    Who’s haunting your local theater? The Under Rocks team goes in search of theater ghost lights…and finds a whole lot more.

    28 min

  4. 28/08/2025

    Sixty years of printmaking, one more show | Under Rocks podcast

    A new exhibit at Northern Illinois University’s Art Museum is an ambitious look at the school’s vaunted printmaking program, which is in its 60th year. It also marks the end of a chapter for the museum. In the latest Under Rocks podcast, curator Peter Olson takes us on a tour of the exhibit and clues us into what the future holds for the campus museum.

    40 min

  5. 31/07/2025

    A stalwart friend: Revisiting the Rock River Trail ride | Under Rocks

    In June of 2018, two brave correspondents set out to make history. WNIJ's Carl Nelson and Dan Libman would be the first to bike the Rock River Trail. Pedaling 320 miles in just five days, they even managed to send dispatches out to listeners every morning. We revisit their journey.

    1 h 1 min

  6. 29/05/2025

    The Luthier Next Door | The Under Rocks podcast

    In a quiet wooded neighborhood on the south side of Rockford, there’s a man making magic in his basement workshop. Tom Asher uses the tools, knowledge, and creative skills he’s gathered over a lifetime as a musician, woodworker, and artist -- to craft violins.

    33 min

  7. 24/04/2025

    Hiding history, preserving our past | Under Rocks podcast

    2000 called and wants its phone book back. And now it's in the hands that last touched it 25 years ago. Join Northern Star reporters past and present as they relive the past and plan for the future through a time capsule in a wall at Northern Illinois University.

    23 min

  8. 27/03/2025

    Inside the snow globe: Putting Edith back in the Farnsworth House | Under Rocks podcast

    One of the world’s most precious architectural gems rests on the banks of the Fox River in northern Illinois. Maybe you’ve seen the Edith Farnsworth House in Plano: It’s a mid-century glass and steel marvel designed and constructed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The Under Rocks team got a chance to visit and learn more about the woman who commissioned her glass get-away in the woods, Edith Farnsworth.

    36 min
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À propos

What’s so great about the Midwest? WNIJ’s Under Rocks podcast isn’t afraid to dive into that question head-first every month. In fact, our team won’t leave a stone unturned when it comes to hunting down the most interesting people, places, and events in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.What are you excited about? We’re always looking for a shove in the right direction, so send us on our next adventure by messaging us at Rocks@niu.edu.

Informations

  • Création
    Northern Public Radio
  • Années d’activité
    2020 - 2026
  • Épisodes
    20
  • Classification
    Tous publics
  • Site web de l’émission
    Under Rocks