HyperLocal(s)

Champaign townie turned Mahomet resident and Monticello teacher tells the story on behalf of her husband, Cameron Crouch, of young love, loyalty and the sacrifices her and her future husband endured for the love of each other and the love of the country. 

 Listen as Christy explains how as a teenager she sent her boyfriend off to war on July 4th in a post-September 11th world. After a year in Iraq, Cam was injured in a way that would change the quality of his life forever, but not their future as a couple. After 84 surgeries, two kids, interventions and adaptations, the couple moves through life much like the rest of us. Learn the true definition of a hero in Cam's story. Learn the true power of a partner's love in Christy's story. 

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St. Louis transplant, Illiniboard.com creator and host of the podcast We Love No Other talks Illini obsessions in preparation for the 2022 football season.

Listen as Robert Rosenthal explains how he retired from his landscape architecture job in pursuit of his love and loyalty for all things Illini (right before the pandemic shut down college sports.) Robert schools me on why my husband's white knuckling through games is actually a healthy outlet for emotions, why losses hurt more than wins feel good and why he is one of the few that appreciate Illini football over Illini basketball. We end on Robert's tight-lipped season predictions and the controversial subject of the Chief. Is Robert pro or against? 

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Bible belt transplant and coach's wife plays by her own rules as principal of St. Matthew Catholic School in Champaign. 

 Listen as Michelle Biggs explains how her plans to be a stay-at-home mom were derailed when her daughters' new school needed her to take on a position only her pumps could fill. Mrs. Biggs reflects on the last two emotional and exhausting years for herself, her staff, her own kids and her students. With an end presumably here, Mrs. Biggs predicts this school year is going to be the best yet with an emphasis on higher expectations and a personal emphasis on self-care. This prolific principal shares advice on how parents and students can have a successful 2022-2023 school year. We end on a somber note, discussing the disturbing reality of school shootings and how schools prepare themselves for these increasingly common tragedies.

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Townie dreamcatcher and flourishing florist speaks candidly about her West Coast divorce.

 Listen as her story seemingly ends with a complex entanglement between a frenemy, husband and the future father of her two sons. With sunshine, blooms and new friends, Andrea slowly rewrites the future focusing on the main character this time around. In take THREE of this podcast, Andrea explains how she went from literally shoveling **** to coming up roses.

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Champaign County lifelong resident, Mayor of Savoy and retired University of Illinois lieutenant talks about the pendulum swinging back in favor of local police.

 Listen as John discusses three cases that will make the hair on the back of your neck stand up. **Trigger warning** one of the cases involves an infant death.  He also gives insight into the rumors behind police quotas, how to get out of a ticket and if there's really a 5 MPH buffer on speeding. John is an open book willing to bust misconceptions and myths surrounding local police.

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Champaign townie discusses her tumultuous upbringing with five brothers and two parents: one that neglected and one that abused.

 Listen as Amariah discusses the slap heard round-the-world, foster care, the grandparents that saved her, why her unstable beginning doesn't define her present, her self-admitted overprotective grasp on her two boys, her book deal and her commitment and passion for social services. You may need a cry and a nap after this episode featuring one resilient, strong, boundary-building queen. 

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Chicago suburbanite, turned Champaign sweetheart, now Austin weirdo talks about abandoning the security of his post-college corporate gig to navigate telehealth and tech. 

 Listen as Griffin discusses spinning his wheels while trying different start ups, losing a year of sleep and moonlighting to make ends meet, never giving up the hope and dream of one day hitting the mark. And, finally, working tirelessly to create a "unicorn" business valued at more than one billion dollars and retiring at age 38!

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The tables have been turned. It's my turn to share as many others have in the weeks prior. My story. My problem. My secret. My issues. As with all the episodes, the hope is that the content makes others atypical feel typical, their abnormal feel normal, their quirks and idiosyncrasies a part of what makes them uniquely them-their superpower. 

 Listen as reoccurring guest Andrew Harrington interviews his townie wife and podcast host on her day-to-day internal struggles. Learn how anxiety manifested into OCD after kids, how it's her greatest strength and biggest weakness, how they can never have too many paper towels and Clorox wipes and how labeling a stapler "stapler" and tape "tape" started from the jump. 

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Cameron Williams aka Barry White, a college friend and once townie, calls in from the hills of Tennessee by way of New York by way of Los Angeles, to explain how my former formal date went from a straight, single make to a married, gay father of five since the last time we spoke. 

 Listen as this dancing king talks about coming out of the closet, being outed before he was ready, being an actor and now voice actor in both NY and LA and finding love and a ready made family with a man who not only has five children but a passion for rescuing monkeys! Cam details his personal and professional trajectory with twists and turns involving self acceptance and never giving up his passion. 

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I reached out. She graciously answered. Amber Oberheim, wife of the tragically slain Police Officer Chris Oberheim, rehashes the details of her husband's death-one year later. Amber talks openly and honestly about life before May 19, 2021, the details of the domestic disturbance that Chris responded to, the early morning knock on the door, writing eulogies and why she won't listen to any 911 calls or video from that night.

 Listen as this empowered advocate explains how and why she has taken the lead and stage in the wake of a heart wrenching loss, turning tragedy into an opportunity to proactively support law enforcement and their families. Amber details her and her four daughter's creation of Peacemaker Project 703 to continue and honor Chris's legacy.

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