The 21st was joined by a south side native better known as "Chicago’s Neighborhood historian" who wanted to share all of Chicago’s riches and history with his 81,000 followers on TikTok.

Around the country, books about race, gender, and sexuality are facing challenges, so to what’s behind it, and how it impacts which lived experiences get shared in classrooms, we were joined by the editor of an independent editorial book site, as well as professors of library science and comparative literature.

To talk about the state of gender-affirming care and how Texas' directive could have effects elsewhere in the United States, we were joined by a Texas journalist and a doctor who works in the Lurie Children's Hospital's Gender Development Program.

Some are pushing legislation that would guarantee our “right to repair” the products we buy—from iPhones to John Deere tractors. The 21st was joined by the founder of MAKE Magazine and the chief operating officer of a Normal, Illinois, repair shop to discuss it.

Lynsey Addario is a Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist whose striking images from nearly every theater of war in the 21st century tell the story of the people living in these conflict zones. This conversation originally aired November 18, 2021.

An English instructor from Eastern Illinois University is a Winnie-the-Pooh scholar, and he will be delivering a lecture on the character at Illinois State University Monday. He joined us on The 21st to talk about the character's history and adaptations.

A historic, 2,000 square-foot, mid-century home in Elgin is free. That is, if you can move it. We talked to a preservationist about saving historic places.

To explain how a multi-state landlord continued evictions and rent raises during the pandemic, we were joined by one of the journalists who followed this story.

To discuss the significance of the new anti-lynching legislation and consider the historical and present impact of lynching and racial violence in Illinois, The 21st was joined by an associate professor of African American Studies and History, as well as the publisher of the 1857 project.

Despite the loss of millions of people, mask mandates, and more, neuroscientists say we will forget the pandemic. To discuss it, we were joined by a neuroscientist and a licensed clinical psychologist.