In the April edition of “Birds-I-View” Colleen Holden, Lauren Leisure and Bella Marello took a look at the history, future, development, and local impacts of the film industry.

The show opened with Bella Marello looking into the annual local Foxtail Film Festival that took place this weekend (1:38-4:39). Following this, Jaden Cohn focused on the student perspective on film by speaking with Illinois State University’s film society (5:05-7:49).

Next, Nate Cihak took a look at the production and impact of documentaries (8:28-11:06). Colleen Holden dived into the social and cultural impact of film (11:28-14:25).

Then, Ben Howell spoke on the extensive history of film (15:09-18:25). The show closed with Lauren Leisure looking into the future of the film industry (18:46-21:04).

In the February edition of “Birds-I-View” Colleen Holden, Lauren Leisure and Bella Marello took a look at the decline of higher education due to a birth rate drop during the 2008 recession.

The show opened with Nathan Cihak looking into what happened 18 years ago leading to a decline in higher education now (1:54-5:10). Following this, Allie Hunn focused on how this will affect Illinois State University’s, and other public university’s, budget going forward (5:32-8:07).

Next, Courtney Conroy took a look at how this will affect a general universities and community colleges and how they plan to work around it (9:01-11:26). Bella Marello dove into the private university perspective on the topic (11:42-14:37).

Then, Lauren Leisure talked about the impact local private high schools have already seen (15:22-18:07). The show closed with Colleen Holden looked into how this will shape the future job market (18:24-20:51).

On this month's episode of BIV Colleen Holden & and Lauren Leisure take a deep dive into the issue of wrongful conditions in McLean County.

In the October edition of “Birds-I-View” Colleen Holden, Lauren Leisure and Luke Biondi took a look at the races on the ballot for the 2024 election from the presidential to the county board.

The show opened with Colleen Holden looking at one end of the political climate with Patrick Cortesi from the McLean County Democrats (1:46-5:05), followed by Jaden Cohn looking at the other end with the McLean County Republicans (5:21-8:20).

Next, we heard from the candidates themselves. Nate Cihak analyzed the race for Illinois House District 91 (9:04-11:05), and Luke Biondi dove into the Illinois Senate District 46 (11:12-13:56).

The Show closed with information on more local races. Bella Marello looked at the 17th Congressional District (14:47-17:53), and finally, Lauren Leisure analyzed the race for seats on the McLean County Board (18:21-22:13).

In the September edition of Birds-I-View, producer Luke Biondi, and cohosts Colleen Holden, Lauren Leisure and Luke Biondi take a look at the effects of Artificial Intelligence.

The show opened with Luke Biondi outlining automation and the effects on the labor markets (1:55-5:07). Next, Joey Delahunty looked into the collaboration between Information technology and AI (5:29-9:08).

Then, Colleen Holden dove into how AI affects the world of healthcare (9;45-12:34). Following this, Ben Hudy addressed what AI use looks like for businesses (12:48-15:39).

Switching gears to the campus side of the topic, Lauren Leisure analyzed the AI usage and guidelines situation on ISU’s campus (16:02-18:58). Finally the show closed with Everton Levy diving into the opinions of the everyday person (19:20-21:13).

On this weeks Episode, Collette, Ashton, and Elizabeth head back to the Castle Theatre to attend Atomic Blue Production's most recent show. We had the pleasure of interviewing the bands Freak, Beetle Wing, Jenny Scara, and Blind Baby

Join Ashton, Nayeli, and Raiden as they talk about concerts they wish they attended, favorite TV shows, and so much more!

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