Perspectives

Perspectives

Perspectives are commentaries produced by and for WNIJ listeners, from a panel of regular contributors and guests. If you would like to submit your own Perspective for consideration, send us a script that will run about 90 seconds when read -- that's about 250 words -- and email it to NPR@niu.edu, with "Perspectives" in the subject line.

Episodes

January 8, 2026 1 min
Lou Ness has a message for abusers and enablers.
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Anissa Kuhar says you should think about yourself like toothpaste.
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Connie Seraphine challenges herself — and you — to see winter in some life-giving ways.
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Rosie Klepper faces down the pains of aging with a hot new ally.
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Scott Summers found redemption in a surprising way during a visit to Japan
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December 17, 2025 1 min
Joseph Flynn's appreciation of Rob Reiner.
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Tom McBride has thoughts on civic democracy
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December 15, 2025 1 min
Katie Andraski appreciates the people who clear the snow.
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December 13, 2025 1 min
Lonny Cain knows a lot of stuff — but where did he learn it?
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December 13, 2025 1 min
Suzanne Degges-White is getting a little tired of all this beautiful snow.
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December 11, 2025 1 min
Inspired by the remarkable Hubbard Street Dance Company, Paula Garrett looks at a life full of dance.
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December 8, 2025 1 min
Lou Ness LOVES snow. She really really loves snow!
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December 8, 2025 1 min
Anissa Kuhar has tips for socializing during the holiday season.
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December 4, 2025 1 min
Julie Bassett shares a story of a community, a campus, and a calling.
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Frances Jaeger asks "how many mustards are too many?" It's a rhetorical question, of course, when the world has so much to offer.
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Andrew Nelson says the Democratic Party needs to prove that it can right the wrongs of a rigged system.
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December 1, 2025 1 min
Susan Goldberg's thoughts on gratitude lead her to her father.
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Rosie Klepper would rather see America hotly divided over cranberry sauce than you-know-what at the Thanksgiving dinner table this year.
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G.K. and Wester Wuori share what they are thankful for this Thanksgiving.
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Connie Seraphine looks back at the long road that led to voting rights for women.
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