WGLT's Sound Ideas - Full Episodes

On today's episode, Republican lawmakers in Illinois want to ban transgender girls in girls sports, a new problem solving court in McLean County hopes to mend families torn apart by substance abuse, and the Illinois Symphony has a big program planned for its season finale.

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On this special episode of Sound Ideas, a look back on the first 100 days of the second Trump administration in McLean County.

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On today's episode, an exit interview with Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe, future social workers get hands on experience in a new simulation lab in Normal, Project Oz opens a youth center with critical services, and a Bloomington family pours sweat equity into their new Habitat home.

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On today's episode, a shooting on ISU's campus over the weekend leaves students confused and uneasy; a Bloomington state lawmaker backs a bill curbing hate speech after antisemitic flies circulated the Twin Cities; and the area's three colleges raise awareness about supplying the overdose reversal drug Narcan.

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On today's episode, the Boys and Girls club of Bloomington-Normal makes difficult cuts after losing a large grant, a statewide effort to preserve Illinois' abolitionist history, and the Normal Theater uses "the force"--airing the original 'Star Wars' trilogy for the first time.

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On today's episode, primary care doctors are filling a needed mental health care gap in Bloomington-Normal; Nomad Theatre confronts ethical and comedic implications of AI and the arts; three YMCA workers are honored for saving a member's life; and a look back on some of Sen. Dick Durbin's sharpest floor speeches.

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On today's episode, proposed cuts to Medicaid have social service providers and some Democratic lawmakers concerned, longtime Democratic lawmaker Dick Durbin announces he won't seek another term, and a Bloomington woman prays at the tomb of Pope Francis.

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On today's episode, an Earth Day story about plastics in everything we eat and drink, reflections on the life and legacy of Pope Francis from younger Catholics, Bloomington Police report steady crime rates but higher for gun crimes, a panel at Heartland Community College details the barriers that still exist after serving behind bars, plus the first of this year's Black history essay winners for the city of Bloomington.

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On today's episode, the Catholic Bishop for Bloomington-Normal reflects on the life and legacy of Pope Francis, Bloomington-Normal residents will see higher power bills soon, a medication hospitals have used for years is showing promise as a treatment for depression.

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On today's episode, McLean County schools explore new cell phone policies as the state considers a ban in the classroom, developers get pushback on plans to demolish three downtown Bloomington buildings, a Bloomington man stood within feet of history at the Masters, plus the Bloomington-Normal Youth Symphony grows in numbers and in rigor.

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