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In this episode of Let's Talk with Trent R. Nelson. Trent talks with:

• Pamela Richart - Coalition to Stop Co2 Pipelines

For this discussion, Trent R. Nelson spoke with Pamela Richart, co-founder of the Coalition to Stop CO2 Pipelines, in the wake of the cancelation of the Navigator Heartland Greenway pipeline which had planned to snake through 14 Illinois counties, including Sangamon County.

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In this episode of Talk Of The Town, Trent R. Nelson talks with:

• Dr. Ian Hunt - Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
• President Cinda Klickna - Sangamon County Historical Society & Dana Thomas House Foundation

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Due to technical difficulties only the first half of the show is available.

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Mike Wennmacher and Ryan Mahan sportswriter for the SJ-R break down all the CS8 matchups in the last week of the regular season. The guys also touch on a couple of key Sangamo conference matchups as well as other games of local interest. Give it a listen. 

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Erik Davis, Managing Editor of Fandango.com stops by for his weekly chat. This week we talk Oscar contenders, a sequels to the Kings Man prequel, Old Dads on Netflix, Dicks the Musical from A24 and Martin Scorsese's new film Killers of the Flower Moon. Give it a listen

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Legendary Actor Ed Begley Jr stops by to discuss his new memoir " To the Tower of Tranquility...And Step on It. Ed shares the story of what motivated him to pen the memoir, if he had to edit out any stories, what it was like his first day on set, just how improv-ed are the Christopher Guest mockumentaries and so much more. A great conversation with a great guy. Give it a listen. 

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Zhavier Harris of the Springfield Urban League stops by to chat about their 97th Anniversary Dinner coming up on Dec 1st. Zhavier lets us know about the important work that the Springfield Urban League does on the regular and how they were able to get Black Panther director Ryan Coogler to be their keynote speaker. 

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A familiar voice returns for a feature long forgotten. Kevin Hart joins Mike for Way Out Wednesday. This week's stories include taking a True Crime podcast a bit too seriously, you can't bring giraffe poop into the US, how often do you think of the Roman Empire and a nude man just stands in his kitchen. Listen to Way Out Wednesday, Wednesdays at 6:50a on WMAY. 

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Trent R. Nelson speaks with Michelle Ownbey, publisher of the Springfield Business Journal and Illinois Times, about the latest happenings in the Springfield business community and all of the relevant bits fit for the greater community to learn about.

Topics Discussed In This Interview:

• Springfield Clinic is set to hold a grand opening block party on Saturday, Oct. 21, from 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. for the new pediatrics facility on Old Jacksonville Road. The 40,000-square-foot building opened to patients Monday.
• Terry Wilson is opening Wilson Haberdashery on Springfield's west side.
• Sangamon County State's Attorney Dan Wright has been named the 7th Judicial Circuit's newest associate judge, and it appears likely that former state's attorney John Milhiser will return to his old job in mid-November.
• The 15 Under Fifteen small business awards program will take place Thursday, Oct. 19, from 5:30-7 p.m. at United Community Bank’s headquarters on Montvale Drive.

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In this episode of Talk Of The Town, Trent R. Nelson talks with:

• President Cinda Klickna - Sangamon County Historical Society and the Dana Thomas House Foundation

For this discussion, Trent R. Nelson had the great fortune to speak with Dana Thomas House Foundation and Sangamon County Historical Society President Cinda Klickna about those events that are going on over the coming weeks and months, as well as why it's so important to care about the history that surrounds the denizens of Springfield, Sangamon County and beyond each day.

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