WGLT's Sound Ideas - Full Episodes

On today's episode, Rivian takes its commercial fleet beyond Amazon, wrongfully convicted Alan Beaman gets his day in civil court against police who he claims framed him, plus ISU football coach Brock Spack reflects on reaching 100 career wins.

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On today's episode, community volunteers help get food to struggling families in McLean County, Illinois gets federal funding to build the world's largest nuclear-powered facility to produce clean hydrogen, plus a Twin City music nonprofit goes big and goes eclectic.

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On today's episode, a political expert at ISU calls for greater U.S. intervention and a two-state solution to the Israeli - Palestinian conflict, the Normal Marching Band accepts an invite to perform in London, plus a central Illinois farmer cooperative helps farmers sell their commodities and build community.

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On today's episode, McLean County uses a federal grant to address youth mental health, a central Illinois farmer combines tradition with modern technology, and the next finalist for Illinois Symphony Orchestra director sees the role as a way to bring people together through music.

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On today's episode, the challenges parents faces in recouping unpaid child support and a new law that could help, a Normal-based healthcare clinic loses its nonprofit status, U.S. Rep Darin LaHood discusses a potential government shutdown and foreign aid funding amid Mike Johnson's selection as House speaker, plus ISU helps develop the next generation of video game makers.

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On today's episode, you'll hear about four people from Bloomington-Normal who are being honored this fall -- all for very different things. Their award-winning work stretches from education to agriculture to cross-cultural awareness to screenwriting.

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On today's episode, new leaders at Heartland Head Start discuss ways to boost enrollment and empower staff after a few tumultuous years, one of the area's largest road builders has to pay millions for faulty construction, two Bloomington counselors share how there's greater demand for their services post-pandemic, a John Updike scholar at Illinois Wesleyan retreats to New York to draw comparisons with Mark Twain.

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On today's episode, the Catholic bishop for the Bloomington-Normal area discusses the church's consolidation plans and efforts to attract and keep more young people in the church, Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe discusses the city's new gun violence safety committee, plus the latest in WGLT's Welcome Home series compares and contrasts Downtown Bloomington and Uptown Normal.

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On today's episode, the latest in WGLT's Welcome Home series explains entertainment options for nondrinkers in Bloomington-Normal, NPR White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez talks politics and his career ahead of his Radio Faces visit, plus Community Players Theater presents Fiddler on the Roof.

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On today's episode, a new treatment center Bloomington aims to fill gaps in care for substance abuse, a revamped  website helps patients compare hospitals in Illinois, a federal grant will boost a tree-planting campaign in McLean County to combat climate change, plus Illinois is developing a plan to improve reading instruction in schools

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