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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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Rabbi Rebecca Dubowe says she hopes the ceasefire deal which has halted the war in Gaza will lead to a better understanding in the Middle East and in the U.S.Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Forget candy. For horror fans, October is all about filling your chalice with blood-sucking screen time. Rumor has it, there should be another top-end cinema opening this month.Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A 1984 Olympic gold medalist and cancer advocate headlines the 30th annual Evening of Stars on Nov. 12, a benefit for the Central Illinois chapter of the American Red Cross.Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On today's episode, a cease fire in Gaza has a Jewish leader in Bloomington-Normal hopeful that permanent peace will come, Olympic gold medal figure skater Scott Hamilton uses his podium as a platform to advocate for those who fought the same battle he has fought, plus a preview of the best Halloween binges in Bloomington-Normal.Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
If you enjoy humor found in unusual places ... if you enjoy sorting through public documents ... if you enjoy bluegrass music, then this show might just be for you.Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Amaneigh Stevenson, 7, recently finished treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma. Mom Karisma Morris-Bush, said it redefined the family's experience with cancer after losing her mother to cancer before her children were born. Recognizing the need for kids to have a way to stay active without fear of harming their chest ports, OSF exercise physiologist Nick Kemp, designed a port guard that Amaneigh piloted during her treatment.Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
You have to be 18 to vote, but you don't have to be that old to become involved in the electoral process. Speaking to the League of Women Voters Thursday night, John Bierbaum, Normal West teacher and social studies building chair, and a pair of his students recounted their experiences and with having high school students as election judges.Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On today's episode, young people are getting involved in the political process in McLean County by serving as election judges, a medical breakthrough helps children stay active when undergoing cancer treatment and a comedy and bluegrass music mashup reveals how sincere and ridiculous we can be when it comes to searching public records.Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Larry Carius died earlier this year. He was a retired McLean County health inspector and proprietor of the popular Facebook page Bloomington-Normal Restaurant Scene. His page was known for its business-first info on new restaurants, ownership changes and other practical insider info on the local restaurant world. With his page dormant, other voices in the area—with their own flavor—are emerging to help local diners decide where to eat.Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
An Illinois State University researcher who's studied how people think about vaccines says she’s frustrated at how changing federal guidance surrounding vaccines has created confusion that’s made complicated medical decisions even more so.Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On today's episode, some Illinois State University students serving in the military are getting deployed as National Guard troops are being sent to Chicago, mixed messages about vaccines from RFK Jr. and others in the Trump administration may fuel more hesitancy according to an ISU scholar, plus two restaurant goers look to highlight locally-owned eateries.Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Athena Pajer of Bloomington uses typewriters to craft custom poetry outside a Downtown Bloomington bookstore for tips.Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
One of the largest religious groups at Illinois State University has begun work on a $3.7 million overhaul of its building near the heart of campus, with hopes of better serving students in crisis and drawing in others — with a little help from a new coffee shop.Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Town of Normal has launched another effort to fill a piece of prime real estate in Uptown.Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On today's episode, the town of Normal is looking for incentives to spur development north of Uptown Circle where two planned projects have stalled in recent years, a faith-based group at ISU looks to expand its space to help more students in crisis, plus a streetcorner poet finds power in the permanence of an old fashioned typewriter.Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
An author and researcher argues the meaning of “sanctuary” is much deeper than the political shorthand we’ve come to know surrounding immigration.Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin told a crowd of about 1,200 people at Illinois Wesleyan University on Monday night that Bloomington-Normal favorite son Adlai Stevenson II was her commencement speaker the year she graduated college.Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On today's episode, presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin assesses the ongoing fight over the role of government at a talk in Bloomington, plus a scholar who has studied the concept of sanctuary says it's under threat on college campuses during this time to federal scrutiny.Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Another approved use of money is to replace an aging electronic record management system that integrates information for the courts, law enforcement, and other McLean County stakeholders. There has been a lot of unhappiness about that project too.Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Many manufacturers across Illinois are facing higher costs, fewer customers and more uncertainty due to the ongoing fight over tariffs, according to the head of a leading manufacturing group in the state.Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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