WGLT's Sound Ideas - Full Episodes

Mercy Davison of the Town of Normal says electric scooters could be coming soon, though renters will have to take a picture when they're done to prevent littering scooters around town. Davison tells Charlie Schlenker, the Town is considering a pilot project for scooters, of course once the weather warms up. Plus, we all know things don't work very well when it's this cold outside. Eric Stock talks with a chemist about that. And Ryan Denham interviews the new U.S. Attorney for the central

(42:02) Baby Fold Vice President Aimee Beam says the new tax law has changed charitable giving, but not necessarily cut it. Eric Stock reports on charity fears that the increase in the standard deduction created by the new tax law would sap philanthropy. (6:54) Plus the GLT Newsroom tells you about the cold weather heading our way and how the community is getting ready for it. (22:47) And Governing Magazine has put out an investigative series on segregation in central Illinois communities

(1:25) Midwest Renewable Energy Association training coordinator Julie Brazeau, says solar installation jobs are a big job opportunity. Ryan Denham reports on training programs that are helping to get the central Illinois workforce ready for a big increase in solar energy projects. (10:52) Plus, Eric Stock takes the temperature of race relations in America in an interview with Michael Eric Dyson the Martin Luther King Cultural Dinner speaker at ISU this year. (20:37) And the ACLU reacts to

(1:25 ) Bloomington Police Chief Clay Wheeler says the policy on contacting immigration authorities is much like the one in the town of Normal. Wheeler talks with Eric Stock months after a welcoming city ordinance failed at the City Council level. (32:03) Plus, Illinois Symphony Orchestra Music Director Ken Lam talks about the cold nights and warm music of Scandinavia, previewing a concert of the music of Grieg, Nielsen, and Sibelius. (44:14) And GLT Arts Correspondent Laura Kennedy has a trivia

(1:23) GLT's Jon Norton talks to an Illinois Wesleyan University professor and author who says fighting against racism requires more than simply ignoring race. (17:42) Mary Cullen talks toxic masculinity (and that now-infamous Gillette ad) with an Illinois State University scholar. (42:20) And hear about local musicians Stone & Snow and their big trip to LA.

(26:41) Normal Police Detective Nicole Bruno says consent education should focus on what sexual assault is rather than what it is not. Mary Cullen reports it's often difficult to change minds on the definition of consent. (40:45) Plus, GLT's Eric Stock takes you inside the tired life of a snow plough driver. (17:57) Connect transit considers a fare increase. (1:25) And Normal Mayor Pro Tem Jeff Fritzen drops by to talk about community pushback to a new fire station proposed at Shepard and

(23:23) Perry Cline never thought he’d go to college. He spent years in and out of prisons. But he graduated in December and says finally getting an education made all the difference. The importance of education for inmates and former prisoners and how far higher education has yet to go. (1:26) Plus Ryan Denham reports on the workers at the Rivian Auto plant. It might be electric. It might be high tech. It's still manufacturing. (7:16) And Colleen Reynolds reports on Habitat Heroes.

Activist Charlene Carruthers says various social movements are coming together, feminists, African Americans, and LGBTQ movements. Carruthers talks with GLT's Mary Cullen ahead of an MLK teach-in at IWU. Plus, an ISU professor of ethnomusicology takes a spiritual journey to African slave dungeons in Ghana and shares it as part of a Ted X Normal address. Correspondent Colleen Reynolds reports on poverty in the twin cities. And Arts Correspondent Laura Kennedy presents us with a look into the

(1:27) The defense attorney for the lead Coliseum defendant breaks his silence after a transcript of the grand jury proceedings becomes public. Steve Beckett talks to GLT's Ryan Denham about why he thinks the Coliseum fraud case is a business dispute, not a criminal matter. (25:35) Plus, Bloomington Council candidate Chip Frank lays out his priorities as GLT continues its series of candidate interviews. (41:29) And Jon Norton brings you the band Sunday Afternoon.

(1:23) GLT's Eric Stock talks to a National Weather Service meteorologist who's still keeping central Illinois safe, despite not being paid because of the partial government shutdown. (27:16) You'll hear from McLean County Board chairman John McIntyre about why he thinks a new blue-ribbon panel will help find the right county administrator. (39:46) And Jon Norton previews a new album from Hoosier Daddy.