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Statewide episodes

September 10, 2020 Statewide: How Songwriter Steve Goodman Left His Mark On Baseball And Chicago
On this episode, we recall Chicago's own Steve Goodman, the songwriter who died 36 years ago this month. He left behind a catalog of work, but is probably best known for the song played after a Chicago Cubs home victory - "Go Cubs Go." Also, we find out how misinformation about the coronavirus can spread so rapidly. And, a southern Illinois couple tells their account of growing up amid segregation. That and more on this week's Statewide.
51 min
September 03, 2020 Statewide: What's It Like To Have COVID-19?
The coronavirus disease can lead to physical problems. But emotional ones as well. On this episode, we hear from those who have contracted COVID-19 and what they've experienced. Learning more about Emmett Till, from his cousin who grew up around him. And beer that tastes like southern Illinois. That and more on this week's Statewide.
51 min
August 27, 2020 Statewide: A Black Cop's Point Of View
On this week's Statewide, a Black police officer talks about his feelings of having to do his job amid recent protests over racial justice. Students are moving back to college campuses, but are facing a lot of new rules designed to slow the spread of COVID-19. And we bring you a report from the portion of Chicago with the highest rate of coronavirus deaths. Those stories and more on this episode.
51 min
August 27, 2020 Economists Point To How Covid-19 Hits Women At Work Harder Than Men
For this week's Statewide, we interviewed Elizabeth Powers, an economist with the Institute of Government and Public Policy at the University of Illinois and Heidi Shierholz, an economist and policy director at the Washington, D.C,-based Economic Policy Institute. Powers was a member of former President George H.W. administration, while Shierholz served in former President Barack Obama's administration. They discussed the impact of COVID-19 on women in the workforce.
8 min
August 20, 2020 Statewide: Students Brace For An Uncertain Year
More schools are planning to start fall classes remotely. We'll find out what might be different from the spring when there was an abrupt shift to online learning. The college experience this year won't be what many students expected. We'll talk with some incoming freshmen. And we remember former Illinois Governor James R. Thompson. That and more on this episode of Statewide.
51 min
August 13, 2020 Statewide: The Pandemic And Small Colleges; DNC Delegates Prepare For A Virtual Convention
This week on Statewide, many small colleges and universities were struggling before COVID-19. Will the pandemic deal a final blow to more institutions? We also hear about the rise of home schooling. And we look back to a time of lawlessness in southern Illinois, when prohibition era gangs went to war with each other and the Ku Klux Klan.
51 min
August 06, 2020 Statewide: Hospitalized And Separated; Chicago Tourists And COVID-19
Being admitted to a hospital can be traumatic any time. But during a pandemic, hospitals are restricting visitors. We'll hear about the effect it's having on patients and family members. And are visitors to Chicago following the city's health guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19? Those stories and more on this week's Statewide.
51 min
July 30, 2020 Statewide: Illinois' Role In The Manhattan Project; The Lingering Debate Over Chief Illiniwek
As we near the 75th anniversary of atomic bombs being dropped on Japan, we learn about the Manhattan Project and work that was done in Illinois to usher in the atomic age. We also find out how the controversy over a retired University of Illinois mascot continues to this day. Join us for this episode of Statewide.
51 min
July 23, 2020 Statewide: Remembering The S.S. Eastland Disaster; An Update On Bruno The Bear
It was 105 years ago this week. The S.S. Eastland was packed with passengers, and tied to a dock along the Chicago River, when things went horribly wrong. The steamship tipped over on its side. Hundreds died just feet from shore. It happened only three years after the Titanic, but even here in Illinois, many have never heard about the tragedy. We talk with an author who has investigated what happened and why. That and more on this episode of Statewide.
51 min
July 16, 2020 Statewide: Can School Sports Happen This Fall?
Student athletes, coaches and parents are waiting to see if the games will take place when school begins. We take a closer look on this episode of Statewide.
51 min

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Reporting from in and around Illinois and the Midwest. Each week, Statewide spotlights the work of reporters from throughout the region. From politics and policy to the arts and items of…

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