To talk about his "self-help book that won't help," how he thinks about the concept of mastery and more, The 21st Show was joined by author Adam Gopnik.

The 21st Show was joined by two advocacy managers from Landmarks Illinois and two people working to preserve locations on this year's list.

Illinois Speaker of the House of Representatives Chris Welch joined The 21st to talk about the recently signed state budget: what was in it, what didn't make it in, and more.

NPR's Aisha Harris joined The 21st to talk about the culture that shaped her, the intersection of her identities as a Black person and a critic, and more

The 21st Show was joined by lawmakers who supported and opposed the bill, as well as the CEO of an organization advocating against sexual assault and two LGBTQ advocates.

The 21st was joined by two journalists who have been following the story of a building collapse and an attorney in one of the lawsuits against the city and apartment building.

To help us unpack the examples of blowback to Pride campaigns and how it fits into the history of corporate Pride, we were joined by an LGBTQ advocate, the owner of an LGBTQ newspaper and an Illinois state lawmaker.

To continue our conversation about Generation X and the culture they grew up with, host Brian Mackey took a trip to the Illinois State Museum in Springfield to visit its exhibit "Growing Up X."

Today's whole show was devoted to a group that's used to not getting much attention: Generation X. We started with a conversation with an author who examined American culture and how it all shifted and fractured over the course of a decade.

A documentary that examines the life and career of poet Ruth Stone will be airing tonight on WILL-TV, and The 21st was joined by the documentary's filmmaker.