Sound Ideas - Full Episodes

Sound Ideas - Full Episodes

Full episodes of WGLT's newsmagazine covering Central Illinois. Sound Ideas airs weekdays at 5 p.m.Transcripts are available in the Apple Podcasts app, inside each episode.

Episodes

WGLT's Sound Ideas - Thursday 6/1/23

June 1, 2023 • 23 mins
On today's episode, how zookeepers at Miller Park Zoo keep the animals active and engaged, Bloomington-Normal's members of Congress disagree over the debt limit bill, state Senator Dave Koehler discuss the new state budget's impact on education, plus another Black History essay winner in Bloomington.
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WGLT's Sound Ideas - Wednesday 5/31/23

May 31, 2023 • 23 mins
On today's episode, Bloomington-Normal is about to send its first student to its Japanese sister city since the pandemic, while its sister cities program with Russia remains on hold because of the war in Ukraine, a state capitol reporter recaps the major developments from the just-closed legislative session, plus the latest winner of Bloomington's Black History essay contest.
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WGLT's Sound Ideas - Tuesday 5/30/23

May 30, 2023 • 23 mins
On today's episode, Bloomington deputy city manager Billy Tyus discusses concerns over wages for a proposed housing development, a McLean County group tries to include more fathers in programs that serve children and families, plus a profile of McLean County History Makers Charles and Willie Halbert.
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WGLT's Sound Ideas - Friday 5/26/23

May 26, 2023 • 23 mins
On this episode, a Children's Home & Aid explains its new name and renewed focus, a farm educator explains how major dust storms can be minimized in the wake of a fatal pileup on I-55, plus the Corn Crib prepares for an busy summer featuring much more than just baseball.
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WGLT's Sound Ideas - Tuesday 5/23/23

May 26, 2023 • 23 mins
On today's episode, developers plan a major housing development near downtown Bloomington, Bloomington-Normal hospitals begin a new, faster treatment for stroke victims, plus the latest in WGLT's McLean County History Maker profiles.
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WGLT's Sound Ideas - Thursday 5/25/23

May 26, 2023 • 23 mins
On today's episode, data show a wide gender gap at Illinois State University and college campuses across the country; District 87 Superintendent David Mouser and retiring administrator Diane Wolf discuss tax incentives for development, artificial intelligence and learning disparities; plus the latest city of Bloomington Black History Essay Contest winner invokes the legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
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WGLT's Sound Ideas - Wednesday 5/24/23

May 24, 2023 • 23 mins
On today's episode, a report details the clergy sex abuse scandal in Illinois; U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin discusses the debt ceiling, Supreme Court ethics and a poll that raises concerns about President Biden's mental fitness; Illinois lawmakers return to Springfield with little time to pass a budget; plus a social justice tour of Bloomington goes virtual.
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WGLT's Sound Ideas - Monday 5/22/23

May 23, 2023 • 23 mins
On today's episode, rural McLean County residents tell a survey how poor their internet service is, a scholar at Illinois State University explains the reason behind a series of auto insurance rate increases from State Farm and several competitors, community health workers reflect on the public role they played in the COVID pandemic response, plus the latest city of Bloomington Black History Essay Contest winner.
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WGLT's Sound Ideas - Friday 5/19/23

May 19, 2023 • 23 mins
On today's episode, Illinois Shakespeare Festival artistic director John Stark retires after 32 years with the Illinois State University School of Theatre and Dance, a history lesson explores Bloomington-Normal's past and present in beer making, plus singer/songwriter and Pontiac native TyJon Charlie is among the performers scheduled during free summer concerts that return to Bloomington-Normal.
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WGLT's Sound Ideas - Thursday 5/18/23

May 18, 2023 • 23 mins
On today's episode, the last OB doctor in Logan County tries to improve rural rural maternity care, a homeless shelter manager discusses plans for winter emergency housing as capacity gets trimmed, plus central Illinois takes part in a national study on Long COVID.
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WGLT's Sound Ideas - Wednesday 5/17/23

May 17, 2023 • 23 mins
On today's episode, the last OB doctor in Logan County tries to improve rural rural maternity care, a homeless shelter manager discusses plans for winter emergency housing as capacity gets trimmed, plus central Illinois takes part in a national study on Long COVID.
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WGLT's Sound Ideas - Tuesday 5/16/23

May 16, 2023 • 23 mins
On today's episode, Maternity case deserts are on the rise in central Illinois as more rural hospitals and maternity wards close, retired ISU professors Hank and Mary Campbell are profiled as McLean County History Makers, plus the first of a series of the city of Bloomington's Black History Essay Contest winners.
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WGLT's Sound Ideas - Friday 5/12/23

May 12, 2023 • 23 mins
On today's episode, how arts and humanities hope to survive and thrive now that the COVID emergency -- and relief funding -- have ended, a career prep academy in Bloomington wants to add more options and address stereotypes about technical training, plus Community Players puts on a satirical fan-fiction of Harry Potter.
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WGLT's Sound Ideas - Thursday 5/11/23

May 11, 2023 • 23 mins
On today's episode, the McLean County Health Department administrator discusses the end of the COVID public health emergency, a Bloomington-Normal addresses inequality in clean energy in a new state appointment, plus scammers are coming after nutrition benefits through a process called skimming.
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WGLT's Sound Ideas - Wednesday 5/10/23

May 10, 2023 • 23 mins
On today's episode, Rivian Automotive discusses a long-term plan for success in an increasingly competitive EV marketplace, the latest installment in WGLT's Welcome Home series explains recycling efforts in Bloomington-Normal, plus some long-forgotten artwork fetches big bucks for the Bloomington Public Library.
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WGLT's Sound Ideas - Tuesday 5/9/23

May 9, 2023 • 23 mins
On today's episode, colleagues remember Chicago Police officer and recent Illinois State University alum Areanah Preston as a thoughtful and driven public servant, a citizens group in McLean County gets a rare public look into how the county jail is run, a Bloomington-Normal cake maker gets her just desserts after her immigration from Mexico, plus a 93-year-old crossing guard brings a smile to grade school students and parents in N...
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WGLT's Sound Ideas - Monday 5/8/23

May 8, 2023 • 23 mins
On today's episode, U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen visits downtown Bloomington and Uptown Normal with their respective mayors, climate change pushes armadillos further north and causing concern for central Illinois farmers, the jury foreman in the ComEd bribery trial explains how jurors arrived at four guilty verdicts, plus WGLT begins the first in its series profiling this year's McLean County history makers.
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WGLT's Sound Ideas - Friday 5/5/23

May 5, 2023 • 23 mins
On today's episode, ISU's Redbirds in Space beat two Big Ten competitors in a rocket landing competition, Illinois Wesleyan alum T.J. Newman's writing career has taken off with Hollywood in a bidding war the movie rights, plus the Illinois Symphony Orchestra presents an "Epic Ending" at ISU tomorrow.
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WGTL's Sound Ideas - Thursday 5/4/23

May 4, 2023 • 23 mins
On today's episode, you'll hear about what's driving interest in homeschooling, and the challenge of tracking trends in that community. Plus, an interview with Bloomington's mayor, Mboka Mwilambwe. And a new installment of "More of That Please!" visits with the United Sound program at Illinois State University.
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WGLT's Sound Ideas - Wednesday 5/3/23

May 3, 2023 • 23 mins
On today's episode, you'll hear from Alan Sender, chair of the Bloomington-Normal Airport Authority board, about a plan to expand the airport's property-tax base countywide. Plus, an interview with Normal Mayor Chris Koos. And you'll learn why Peoria-based JOLT Harm Reduction is expanding its overdose-prevention work to McLean County.
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