WGLT's Sound Ideas - Full Episodes

On today's episode, Normal's police chief discusses an increase in crime and crashes, ISU marks 50 years for its Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies program, plus how added exposure to gambling has fueled more addiction.

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On today's episode, a Bloomington nonprofit is forced to layoff dozens of employees who staff a suicide and crisis call center, Bloomington's incoming city manager makes the housing crisis one of his early priorities, plus ISU's interim athletics director discusses use of its new indoor practice facility plus new NCAA guidance on Name, Image and Likeness.

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On today's episode, a judge who helped craft new rules for custody appeals explains the changes, the outgoing head of the Bloomington Housing Authority discusses the challenges lowest-income renters face in McLean County, and the McLean County Health Department discusses the recent spike in measles cases statewide.

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On today's all music episode, multi-instrumentalist Josh Henderson performs "One More Night" in Bloomington, Twin Cities band Inktrail releases its first album and southern rockers JJ Grey and Mofro come to Bloomington after their first album release in a decade.

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On today's episode, Unit 5's superintendent discusses a newly released school capacity report, the Illinois Prison Project shares stories of resilience of women who have been behind bars, plus and an entomologist raises concerns about increased exposure to ticks.

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Baseball is happening and all is right with the world. Today, though, let's hear about another bat and ball game — softball.

It was big in Central Illinois for many decades with lots of semi-pro teams and even industrial leagues for men and women, and offered an outlet for young women before they had opportunities to play other organized sports.

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On today's episode, a new book from the Dirksen Congressional Center in Pekin outlines how Donald Trump tried to reshape the Senate when he was president, ISU students show how they are encouraging their schoolmates to be more civically engaged, plus the latest edition of McHistory explores McLean County's long history with softball.

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On today's episode, Bloomington's mayor discusses tax incentives for downtown streetscape, a Bloomington teen researches artificial intelligence in China, plus meet a suspense thriller author from Normal in the latest episode of Inside Art.

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On today's episode, Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe discusses his reelection bid and the city's search for a new city manager, The Bloomington Public Library director discusses increased public hostility against library workers, plus an update on Bloomington's new cat cafe.

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On today's episode, the latest Democracy's Future podcast features conservatives on the ISU campus, an education administrator discusses the latest teacher staffing survey, plus the Coalescence Theatre Project presents Panther Women.

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