WGLT's Sound Ideas - Full Episodes

We like to think class distinctions are silly. But, if so why do people still have fun watching HMS Pinafore. Bob Mangialardi invites us to join in the silliness of Gilbert and Sullivan as the Prairie Fire Theater production gets under way later this week. Plus, Normal City Manager Pam Reece updates us on a variety of projects and potential initiatives from the Trail East Project to the Uptown Underpass, to road repair season. Eric Stock has more on the Italian Odyssey of the ISU Men's

Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason is deep into interviews for a new police chief and he has a panel of community leaders right along with him. Eric Stock talks about the first year on the job for the Bloomington City Manager. Plus, Ryan Denham delves into the huge transition the state's child welfare agency is going through. He talks with Doris Houston, director of Illinois State University's Center for Child Welfare and Adoption Studies. Tim Shelley reports on gun stores going out of

The multi resident complex recycling ordinance is going into effect in Normal in just a few days. GLT's Ryan Denham checks into whether Mayor Chris Koos of Normal is right. It's harder to tell than you might think. Plus, the Governor of Puerto Rico has resigned after massive protests. ISU's head of Latin American Studies unpacks that movement. And Laura Kennedy brings us grand opera on the prairie.

WGLT's Ryan Denham talks to an Illinois Corn Growers Association scientist about a new Farmer Data Cooperative initiative involving NASA. Another episode of McHistory looks back at a trailblazer in the General Assembly. And Adam Fox from the Normal Theater talks about the influence of 1979's "Alien" ahead of this weekend's screenings.

New U.S. Citizen Mauricio Sadicoff of Bloomington says there's a lot of bureaucracy in becoming a citizen. He even had to leave a legal job once because of hoop jumping. More than a hundred central Illinois residents became citizens last week. Plus, some teenagers who feel out of place in the regular school environment turn to Youth Build of McLean County. GLT Correspondent Willis Kern is not a blowhard, but he reports on some people who are blowing hard to keep lung capacity healthy with

President Trump is showing signs of making the election about immigration. Congressional Candidate Betsy Dirksen Londrigan says it's healthcare. Ryan Denham has the interview. Plus, Willis kern reports on the history of bicycles. River communities in Illinois are getting studies back after spring flooding showing why flood walls failed. IPR reports on problem gambling. And the Illinois Politics Roundtable chews over new federal restrictions on public health funding designed to limit abortions,

The State Farm building in downtown Bloomington will be torn down. Commercial Realtor Greg Yount says there are opportunities for that downtown location. An in depth report on the startling development coming up. Plus, Great Caesar's Ghost. Laura Kennedy presents a modern political take on Shakespeare's classic. John Norton has something from Baaad Boyz ahead of their concert. And a thoughtful discussion about the disappearance of a mural in the community (No, not THAT mural) and what murals say

WGLT's Mary Cullen reports on the newly named Normal Citizen of the Year, Dodie Dunson. Correspondent Steve Fast chats with musician Denise LaGrassa ahead of her weekend show in Uptown Normal. And learn all about Bloomington's connection to the "Wizard of Oz."

Eight man football teams are becoming more common in Illinois, to save the sport in small schools, homecoming rituals, and all that goes with football. Illinois High School Association Executive Director Craig Anderson says 8-man football in Illinois only began two years ago. Plus, ISU basketball great Jaci McCormick shares her post college story and the road that lead her to a tribal court in Washington state. And Normal Town Council member Stan Nord is ruffling feathers. We'll have a report.

Connect Transit is doing better than many other bus systems. Connect Transit Manager Isaac Thorne says gas prices have a lot to do with recent ridership trends. Mary Cullen has an episode of McHistory dealing with Bloomington Normal favorite son Presidential Candidate Adlai Stevenson. And, the Mayor of Normal stops by.