Focus (WILL)
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Digital Privacy and the Workplace
House Bill 1047, currently under consideration in the Illinois House of Representatives, would make it legal for employers to ask employees for their personal social media passwords. Under legislation that took effect July 1, 2012, its currently against the law to do so. According to some, its a severe violation of privacy for employers to be able to ask for social media account information, but State Representative Jim Durkin defends the bill saying that employers need to have agency to...
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Digital Privacy and the Workplace
House Bill 1047, currently under consideration in the Illinois House of Representatives, would make it legal for employers to ask employees for their personal social media passwords. Under legislation that took effect July 1, 2012, its currently against the law to do so. According to some, its a severe violation of privacy for employers to be able to ask for social media account information, but State Representative Jim Durkin defends the bill saying that employers need to have agency to...
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Bone Marrow Transplants
Last year in Illinois, nearly 200 cancer patients lives were saved after having bone marrow transplants, but there are still more than 300 people waiting for a match and need a transplant from someone who isnt in their family. This hour on Focus, well talk about bone marrow transplants and the need for donors. Shelley Baker, who is with the Be the Match National Marrow Donor Registry will be here. Well also talk with Brendan Harley, an Urbana resident who has twice defeated cancer, once...
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Women’s Health
Angelina Jolies announcement that she had a preventative double mastectomy because of her high risk for developing breast cancer has been all over the news, but when is the testing she went through appropriate? This hour on Focus, guest host Kimberlie Kranich talks with Suzanne Trupin, a board certified and obstetrician and gynecologist, about the BRCA1 gene that led Jolie to make her decision. Well also talk about everything from menses to menopause and how and when to talk about sex with...
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Women’s Health
Angelina Jolies announcement that she had a preventative double mastectomy because of her high risk for developing breast cancer has been all over the news, but when is the testing she went through appropriate? This hour on Focus, guest host Kimberlie Kranich talks with Suzanne Trupin, a board certified and obstetrician and gynecologist, about the BRCA1 gene that led Jolie to make her decision. Well also talk about everything from menses to menopause and how and when to talk about sex with...
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Next Week on Focus
Next week on Focus, well talk with an Urbana man who has survived two bouts of cancer thanks in part to a bone marrow transplant, a University of Illinois grad who is pushing himself across the country in his racing wheelchair and much more. Monday May 13 Womens Heath We welcome your womens health questions this hour on Focus! Angelina Jolies announcement that she had a preventative double mastectomy because of her high risk for developing breast cancer has been all over the news, but when...
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Personal Finance - Saving Money
This hour on Focus, we talk with personal finance expert Kevin Waspi about some good tricks to save money for things like a new car or a summer vacation. We'll also talk about when it's right to continue to save and when it's time to try and borrow money. Do you have questions about your personal finances?We also welcome your questions for Kevin whether you are just starting out and looking for advice on investing, thinking about buying a home or sending your children to college. Do you have...
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Personal Finance - Saving Money
This hour on Focus, we talk with personal finance expert Kevin Waspi about some good tricks to save money for things like a new car or a summer vacation. We'll also talk about when it's right to continue to save and when it's time to try and borrow money. Do you have questions about your personal finances?We also welcome your questions for Kevin whether you are just starting out and looking for advice on investing, thinking about buying a home or sending your children to college. Do you have...
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Who Decides the Price of Health Care?
Last week the US Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services released a price list for services at hospitals across the country. In East Central Illinois, the data showed that prices for the same procedures vary widely depending on which hospital youre at in the area. This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with two health care finance experts about why this could be and who determines the cost for health care. John Katsinas is a broker with the Barham Benefit Group in Champaign and works...
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Who Decides the Price of Health Care?
Last week the US Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services released a price list for services at hospitals across the country. In East Central Illinois, the data showed that prices for the same procedures vary widely depending on which hospital youre at in the area. This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with two health care finance experts about why this could be and who determines the cost for health care. John Katsinas is a broker with the Barham Benefit Group in Champaign and works...
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Join us for a free, online film screening!
Join our free online social screening and discussion of this film that traces the fascinating evolution and legacy of Wonder Woman. From the birth of the comic book superheroine in the 1940s to the blockbusters of today, Wonder Women! looks at how popular representations of powerful women often reflect society's anxieties about women's liberation. The screening begins at 7 pm Wednesday, May 15. The film goes behind the scenes with TV stars Lynda Carter (Wonder Woman) and Lindsay Wagner (The...
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Reading with Pictures
University of Illinois Assistant Professor Carol Tilley has always felt strongly about the fact that kids need comics. And shes not the only one. This hour on Focus, well talk with Tilley about how comics played a huge role in her childhood and why she thinks its so upsetting that they are less widely available and more expensive than they once were. Award-winning graphic novelist and nationally syndicated cartoonist Josh Elder also joins us. Hes creating a new series of graphic textbooks...
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Reading with Pictures
University of Illinois Assistant Professor Carol Tilley has always felt strongly about the fact that kids need comics. And shes not the only one. This hour on Focus, well talk with Tilley about how comics played a huge role in her childhood and why she thinks its so upsetting that they are less widely available and more expensive than they once were. Award-winning graphic novelist and nationally syndicated cartoonist Josh Elder also joins us. Hes creating a new series of graphic textbooks...
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Now Hiring: Translators and Interpreters Wanted
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics the demand for translators will increase by 20 percent by 2020, but here in Illinois, the Illinois Department of Employment Security estimates that need will be even greater. This hour on Focus, well talk with Terena Bell. Shes worked as an interpreter and now owns In Every Language, a company based in Louisville, Kentucky that provides translation and localization services and is also secretary for the Globalization and Localization Association, an...
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Now Hiring: Translators and Interpreters Wanted
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics the demand for translators will increase by 20 percent by 2020, but here in Illinois, the Illinois Department of Employment Security estimates that need will be even greater. This hour on Focus, well talk with Terena Bell. Shes worked as an interpreter and now owns In Every Language, a company based in Louisville, Kentucky that provides translation and localization services and is also secretary for the Globalization and Localization Association, an...
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The Case for Summer Camp
When you go away to camp, youre automatically part of a new community. You sleep in an unfamiliar bed with unfamiliar bunk mates; youll eat food you arent used to or go hungry. This hour on Focus, well talk about these things and how that camp experience can be good for kids. Michael Thompson is author of the book Homesick and Happy: How Time Away from Parents Can Help a Child Grow. He joins host Jim Meadows to talk about the things camp can teach children, lessons he argues parents cant.
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Preparing Your Lawn, Growing Your Garden
This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with University of Illinois Extension horticulture expert Sandy Mason and Extension lawn care expert Tom Voigt. Well talk about the best ways to groom a luscious lawn or the best alternatives if lawn care is a thorn in your side. We welcome your calls and questions!
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Let’s TALK Kids
Claudia Quigg founded Baby TALK in the late 1980s in Decatur after having children of her own and realizing that even though she had a supportive group of friends, she needed advice and access to resources. Today the organization has a presence in 36 states and Canada and has more than 100 programs in operation in Illinois communities. This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with Claudia about why the earliest years of life, from birth to age 3, are so important and what resources her...
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Let’s TALK Kids
Claudia Quigg founded Baby TALK in the late 1980s in Decatur after having children of her own and realizing that even though she had a supportive group of friends, she needed advice and access to resources. Today the organization has a presence in 36 states and Canada and has more than 100 programs in operation in Illinois communities. This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with Claudia about why the earliest years of life, from birth to age 3, are so important and what resources her...
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Let’s TALK Kids
Claudia Quigg founded Baby TALK in the late 1980s in Decatur after having children of her own and realizing that even though she had a supportive group of friends, she needed advice and access to resources. Today the organization has a presence in 36 states and Canada and has more than 100 programs in operation in Illinois communities. This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with Claudia about why the earliest years of life, from birth to age 3, are so important and what resources her...
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Colony Collapse Disorder
The US Agriculture Department said yesterday that the honey bee population declined by more than 30 percent last winter, continuing a decrease in honey bee numbers that began in 2005. Thats a problem as more than 20 billion dollars worth of annual harvests rely on bees for pollination. No one really knows exactly why bees are disappearing, although many speculate its due to what scientists are calling colony collapse disorder. Researchers have pointed to pesticides, stress and microbial...
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Colony Collapse Disorder
The US Agriculture Department said yesterday that the honey bee population declined by more than 30 percent last winter, continuing a decrease in honey bee numbers that began in 2005. Thats a problem as more than 20 billion dollars worth of annual harvests rely on bees for pollination. No one really knows exactly why bees are disappearing, although many speculate its due to what scientists are calling colony collapse disorder. Researchers have pointed to pesticides, stress and microbial...
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Going Cashless?
Fewer and fewer people are regularly carrying cash. Carrying cards seems easier, and paying with plastic leaves a handy electronic record to track where your money goes. But with lots of questions circling about cyber-security and a security breach that compromised more than 5,000 debit/credit card users in the area, isnt there a huge advantage to paying with cash money? This hour on Focus, well talk about money, currency and what it would be like to live in a world without cash. David...
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Tax Policies and Illinois’ Fiscal Crisis
According to the Fiscal Futures Project at the Institute for Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois, Illinois is currently ranked in last place out of all 50 states for its bond ratings. Legislators at the statehouse have made some progress towards passing reform to try and solve Illinois massively underfunded state pension system but even if reform is passed, the state has a long way to go to get back in the black. This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with Ralph...
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Tax Policies and Illinois’ Fiscal Crisis
According to the Fiscal Futures Project at the Institute for Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois, Illinois is currently ranked in last place out of all 50 states for its bond ratings. Legislators at the statehouse have made some progress towards passing reform to try and solve Illinois massively underfunded state pension system but even if reform is passed, the state has a long way to go to get back in the black. This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with Ralph...
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Tax Policies and Illinois’ Fiscal Crisis
According to the Fiscal Futures Project at the Institute for Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois, Illinois is currently ranked in last place out of all 50 states for its bond ratings. Legislators at the statehouse have made some progress towards passing reform to try and solve Illinois massively underfunded state pension system but even if reform is passed, the state has a long way to go to get back in the black. This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with Ralph...
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Coming up on Focus: Bees, Illinois Fiscal Crisis and The...
Coming up next week on Focus, well talk about the states fiscal crisis, what it would be like to live in a world without cash and new research that helps scientists understand more about colony collapse disorder. Monday May 6 Tax Policies and Illinois Fiscal Crisis Are you tired of hearing how broke the state is? Do you have a suggestion for solving the problem? This hour on Focus, well talk about the states deficit and tax policy. According to the Fiscal Futures Project at the Institute for...
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Coming up on Focus: Bees, Illinois Fiscal Crisis and The...
Coming up next week on Focus, well talk about the states fiscal crisis, what it would be like to live in a world without cash and new research that helps scientists understand more about colony collapse disorder. Monday May 6 Tax Policies and Illinois Fiscal Crisis Are you tired of hearing how broke the state is? Do you have a suggestion for solving the problem? This hour on Focus, well talk about the states deficit and tax policy. According to the Fiscal Futures Project at the Institute for...
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Talk with the Managers
This hour on Focus host Jim Meadows talks with Illinois Public Medias head honchoes. Bob Culkeen and Mark Leonard will be here to discuss programming changes taking place this summer, the health of your public media station and new ideas were cooking up at WILL.
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Talk with the Managers
This hour on Focus host Jim Meadows talks with Illinois Public Medias head honchoes. Bob Culkeen and Mark Leonard will be here to discuss programming changes taking place this summer, the health of your public media station and new ideas were cooking up at WILL.
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Record Sales Continue to Climb in US, Illinois
According to Nielsen Soundscan, a company that tracks the sale of music in the US, vinyl sales are up by 35% over the same time last year; nearly two million vinyl albums have sold so far in 2013. Nielsen says their data shows that vinyl sales started climbing in 2007 and have kept on going ever since. Interesting considering music hasnt been released solely on vinyl albums for decades... This hour on Focus, well talk about the resurgence of records and record stores and will talk about what...
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Record Sales Continue to Climb in US, Illinois
According to Nielsen Soundscan, a company that tracks the sale of music in the US, vinyl sales are up by 35% over the same time last year; nearly two million vinyl albums have sold so far in 2013. Nielsen says their data shows that vinyl sales started climbing in 2007 and have kept on going ever since. Interesting considering music hasnt been released solely on vinyl albums for decades... This hour on Focus, well talk about the resurgence of records and record stores and will talk about what...
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Itty-Bitty Technology; Big Potential
Nanotechnology works to understand the physics, chemistry and biology of nanoscale objects. Simply put, its the study of things that are very, very, very small. This hour on Focus, well talk about nanotechnology and developments being made when it comes to nanomanufacturing here at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. Irfan Ahmad, Executive Director of Nanoscale Science and Technology at the UIUC and Engineering Professor Placid Ferreira, who studies nanotechnologies and...
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Itty-Bitty Technology; Big Potential
Nanotechnology works to understand the physics, chemistry and biology of nanoscale objects. Simply put, its the study of things that are very, very, very small. This hour on Focus, well talk about nanotechnology and developments being made when it comes to nanomanufacturing here at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. Irfan Ahmad, Executive Director of Nanoscale Science and Technology at the UIUC and Engineering Professor Placid Ferreira, who studies nanotechnologies and...
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Boston Marathon Media Coverage
Lots of things about the Tsarnaev brothers remain unknown, but as more facts about them and why they allegedly planted bombs at one of the largest US marathons become available, what role do the media play? This hour on Focus, well talk with Bob Garfield, co-host of the program On the Media about journalistic ethics and when personal facts about someones life like race, ethnicity and religion should matter to a story. Well also talk about accuracy and some problems new media created in...
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City Cycling
According to recent research, most people dont commute on bikes because they are afraid of being hit by a car. And most people who are comfortable riding bikes in traffic are men. This hour on Focus, we talk with Jeff Yockey, the President of Champaign County Bikes and Cynthia Hoyle, who works with Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit. Theyll tell us about how the cities in our area are working to create infrastructure that fosters a strong pedestrian and cycling community. The month of May also...
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City Cycling
According to recent research, most people dont commute on bikes because they are afraid of being hit by a car. And most people who are comfortable riding bikes in traffic are men. This hour on Focus, we talk with Jeff Yockey, the President of Champaign County Bikes and Cynthia Hoyle, who works with Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit. Theyll tell us about how the cities in our area are working to create infrastructure that fosters a strong pedestrian and cycling community. The month of May also...
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Coming up on Focus: Boston Marathon Media Coverage,...
Coming up next week on Focus, well talk about cycling and how strong biking communities and cultures are fostered, why records are coming back and if theyll stick around. Well also talk about nanotechnology and the exciting possibilities for the future. Monday April 29 City Cycling Do you bike to work? Why? If you dont, whats stopping you? We want to hear from you this hour on Focus! According to recent research, most people dont commute on bikes because they are afraid of being hit by a...
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Jane Brody and Kathrine Switzer
Jane Brody is known for her writing on health, wellness and end of life preparation and care. Her Personal Health column in the New York Times is syndicated across the country and new every Tuesday. For the first half of this hour on Focus, Jim Meadows talks with Brody about her writing and career. Shell be speaking at the UIUC Monday, April 29. During the second half of this hour, Jim talks with Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to register for and run the Boston Marathon with a bib number....
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Jane Brody and Kathrine Switzer
Jane Brody is known for her writing on health, wellness and end of life preparation and care. Her Personal Health column in the New York Times is syndicated across the country and new every Tuesday. For the first half of this hour on Focus, Jim Meadows talks with Brody about her writing and career. Shell be speaking at the UIUC Monday, April 29. During the second half of this hour, Jim talks with Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to register for and run the Boston Marathon with a bib number....
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The Best Things You Can Eat
Pumpkin seems to be taking over the world of specialty flavors, but is that a good thing? Doesnt pumpkin have health benefits? If you dont like vegetables, is V8 juice really the right way to get the vitamins and minerals you need? This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with David Grotto, a registered dietician and nutritionist, about the best things you can eat. Well talk about the vital nutrients everybody needs and why they are important. Well also note some common food...
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The Best Things You Can Eat
Pumpkin seems to be taking over the world of specialty flavors, but is that a good thing? Doesnt pumpkin have health benefits? If you dont like vegetables, is V8 juice really the right way to get the vitamins and minerals you need? This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with David Grotto, a registered dietician and nutritionist, about the best things you can eat. Well talk about the vital nutrients everybody needs and why they are important. Well also note some common food...
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Jeremy Hobson
This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with public radio host and Champaign-Urbana native Jeremy Hobson. Hobson is currently the host of the Marketplace Morning Report, an eight-minute daily business news program with an audience of nearly six million. This hour, we talk with him about his experiences interviewing billionaires like former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers and philanthropist Melinda Gates; his experience reporting in Turkey at the start of the Iraq war and the start of...
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Jeremy Hobson
This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with public radio host and Champaign-Urbana native Jeremy Hobson. Hobson is currently the host of the Marketplace Morning Report, an eight-minute daily business news program with an audience of nearly six million. This hour, we talk with him about his experiences interviewing billionaires like former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers and philanthropist Melinda Gates; his experience reporting in Turkey at the start of the Iraq war and the start of...
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The Humanity Project
In her new book 'The Humanity Project" Jean Thompson confronts circumstances and questions plaguing many in the US in a post-recession era. This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with Thompson about her new novel, what inspired the story and why she thinks its an important story to tell. This hour we'll meet Sean, a wayward carpenter whose bad luck turns even worse; Linnea, who has survived a school shooting and is living in California with a father she barely knows, and Mrs. Foster, a...
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The Humanity Project
In her new book 'The Humanity Project" Jean Thompson confronts circumstances and questions plaguing many in the US in a post-recession era. This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with Thompson about her new novel, what inspired the story and why she thinks its an important story to tell. This hour we'll meet Sean, a wayward carpenter whose bad luck turns even worse; Linnea, who has survived a school shooting and is living in California with a father she barely knows, and Mrs. Foster, a...
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The Humanity Project
In her new book 'The Humanity Project" Jean Thompson confronts circumstances and questions plaguing many in the US in a post-recession era. This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with Thompson about her new novel, what inspired the story and why she thinks its an important story to tell. This hour we'll meet Sean, a wayward carpenter whose bad luck turns even worse; Linnea, who has survived a school shooting and is living in California with a father she barely knows, and Mrs. Foster, a...
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Julia Sweeney
Former Saturday Night Live cast member Julia Sweeney is known for both her infamous character Pat and her solo performances. Since her days on SNL, shes toured as a one woman show exploring love, cancer, family and faith in God Said Ha!, In the Family Way and Letting Go of God. In her new book If Its Not One Thing, Its Your Mother, she confronts parenting and what it was like for her as a single woman to adopt her daughter, Mulan. This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with Sweeney about...
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Coming up Next Week on Focus: Julia Sweeney, Jeremy...
Coming up next week on Focus, well talk with former SNL cast member and author Julia Sweeney, local New York Times Bestselling author Jean Thompson and Marketplace Morning Reports Jeremy Hobson, among many others. Tuesday, were recording an interview with Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to register for a bib number to run the Boston Marathon. Have something you want to ask her? Email us at will-talk@illinois.edu Monday April 22 Julia Sweeney Do you have questions for Julia about her life...
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Coming up Next Week on Focus: Julia Sweeney, Jeremy...
Coming up next week on Focus, well talk with former SNL cast member and author Julia Sweeney, local New York Times Bestselling author Jean Thompson and Marketplace Morning Reports Jeremy Hobson, among many others. Tuesday, were recording an interview with Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to register for a bib number to run the Boston Marathon. Have something you want to ask her? Email us at will-talk@illinois.edu Monday April 22 Julia Sweeney Do you have questions for Julia about her life...
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Personal Finance - Money Smart Week
With more and more Americans falling into debt and feeling stress that comes with failing finances, the Federal Reserve bank in Chicago created the Money Smart Week program in 2002 to promote financial literacy and offer chances for consumers of any income level to learn how to better manage their money. Through collaboration with several banks and non-profit organizations, there are Money Smart Week events taking place through the end of next week across the state. This hour on Focus, guest...
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Personal Finance - Money Smart Week
With more and more Americans falling into debt and feeling stress that comes with failing finances, the Federal Reserve bank in Chicago created the Money Smart Week program in 2002 to promote financial literacy and offer chances for consumers of any income level to learn how to better manage their money. Through collaboration with several banks and non-profit organizations, there are Money Smart Week events taking place through the end of next week across the state. This hour on Focus, guest...
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Remembering Roger Ebert
Pulitzer Prize winning film critic, screenwriter and journalist Roger Ebert will be remembered as one of the greatest film critics of all time. His mark on the cinema, our culture and our community are undeniable. This hour on Focus, guest host Jeff Bossert talks with Chicgao Tribune film critic Michael Phillips. Phillips filled in for Roger on "At the Movies" when he first became ill and later took over the show. We'll also hear from several members of the Champaing-Urbana community and a...
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The Ordinary Acrobat
Duncan Wall fell in love with circus at the age of 23 when he was studying abroad in France, and hes never looked back. This hour on Focus, guest host Lindsey Moon talks with Wall about what he calls new circus and what makes it so magical. He tells us about his first time flying trapeze and how those teaching him forgot to strap him into the safety harness, what he learned in circus school and about the movement to empower the circus arts in the US. We also talk with him about circus...
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The Ordinary Acrobat
Duncan Wall fell in love with circus at the age of 23 when he was studying abroad in France, and hes never looked back. This hour on Focus, guest host Lindsey Moon talks with Wall about what he calls new circus and what makes it so magical. He tells us about his first time flying trapeze and how those teaching him forgot to strap him into the safety harness, what he learned in circus school and about the movement to empower the circus arts in the US. We also talk with him about circus...
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Blue Waters
Simply explained, Blue Waters is a very big, very fast computer. This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with Bill Gropp who is Director of the Parallel Computing Institute and Deputy Director for Research at the Institute for Advanced Computing Applications and Technologies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Hell tell us what makes Blue Waters so powerful, why the technology is worth the investment and what problems researchers hope to solve with one of the worlds largest...
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Bond….James Bond
This week marks the 60th anniversary of the release of Ian Flemings Casino Royale that introduced the world to the now infamous mystery man, James Bond. This hour on Focus, well talk with Michael VanBlaricum, a UIUC alumnus and founder of the Ian Fleming Foundation, about Bonds legacy. John Cork, co-author of the book "James Bond: The Legacy" and a documentary film maker and writer known for his knowledge of the character, also joins us. VanBlaricum is an avid collector of Ian Fleming's...
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Bond….James Bond
This week marks the 60th anniversary of the release of Ian Flemings Casino Royale that introduced the world to the now infamous mystery man, James Bond. This hour on Focus, well talk with Michael VanBlaricum, a UIUC alumnus and founder of the Ian Fleming Foundation, about Bonds legacy. John Cork, co-author of the book "James Bond: The Legacy" and a documentary film maker and writer known for his knowledge of the character, also joins us. VanBlaricum is an avid collector of Ian Fleming's...
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NPR’s Three Minute Fiction and Spring Reading...
Leave a message after the beep Make it 600 words or less. Thats the prompt NPRs Three Minute Fiction gave listeners for Round 10 of their popular flash fiction writing contest. This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with Guy Raz, former host of Weekend All Things Considered and current host of the TED Radio Hour. Three Minute Fiction is Razs brainchild, and during the first half of this show, he tells us how surprised he is by the continued popularity of the contest and what his favorite...
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NPR’s Three Minute Fiction and Spring Reading...
Leave a message after the beep Make it 600 words or less. Thats the prompt NPRs Three Minute Fiction gave listeners for Round 10 of their popular flash fiction writing contest. This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with Guy Raz, former host of Weekend All Things Considered and current host of the TED Radio Hour. Three Minute Fiction is Razs brainchild, and during the first half of this show, he tells us how surprised he is by the continued popularity of the contest and what his favorite...
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The House I Live In
This hour on focus, host Jim Meadows talks with Eugene Jarecki, writer, producer and director for the documentary The House I Live In. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, The House I Live In is filmed in more than 20 states and captures heart-wrenching stories from those on the front lines of the U.S.s war on drugs from the dealer to the grieving mother, the narcotics officer to the senator, the inmate to the federal judge and offers a penetrating look at the...
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Mad Men, Mad World: Sex, Politics, Style and the 1960’s
The premier for the 6th season of MadMen was last night on AMC. Set in the 1960s in New York, the television drama follows the lives of advertising executives on Madison Avenue. Some have criticized the show for its portrayal of race and gender politics, while those same elements of the show have drawn critical acclaim from others. This hour on Focus, guest host Chris Berube talks with Robert Rushing, Lilya Kaganovsky and Lauren Goodlad of the UIUC about the show and their book MadMen, Mad...
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Mad Men, Mad World: Sex, Politics, Style and the 1960’s
The premier for the 6th season of MadMen was last night on AMC. Set in the 1960s in New York, the television drama follows the lives of advertising executives on Madison Avenue. Some have criticized the show for its portrayal of race and gender politics, while those same elements of the show have drawn critical acclaim from others. This hour on Focus, guest host Chris Berube talks with Robert Rushing, Lilya Kaganovsky and Lauren Goodlad of the UIUC about the show and their book MadMen, Mad...
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Coming up on Focus: Mad Men, The War on Drugs, and...
Coming up next week on Focus, weve got a little something for everybody from James Bond to gardening, we welcome you to join our conversation! Monday April 8 Mad Men, Mad World: Sex, Politics, Style and the 1960s Are you a fan of MadMen? Love it? Hate it? Planning to watch the season 6 premier on Sunday night on AMC? We want to hear from you this hour! Set in the 1960s in New York, the television drama follows the lives of advertising executives on Madison Avenue. Some have criticized the...
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Talk with the Veterinarians
This hour on Focus, were talking about pet care. Sally Foote, a small animal vet from Tuscola who specializes in dog and cat behavior, will be here to walk us through some of the best ways to help scaredy cats (and dogs) through thunderstorm season, and Dr. Brendan McKiernan, who directs the UIUC Veterinary Teaching Hospital, also joins us. We welcome your questions this hour! Dr. Foote will be giving a public talk on pets and thunderstorms at Prairie Land Feeds on Sunday April 7th. Find...
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
: The technologies encompassed by the term unmanned aerial vehicle are vast and include everything from hobbyist drones that look like toy helicopters to units that are equipped with cameras and are being used to monitor crop damage. This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with Matthew Schroyer, a graduate of the UIUC who is also the founder of the Professional Society of Drone Journalists. Well talk with him about the things drones could help us do, and well ask him about the privacy...
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
: The technologies encompassed by the term unmanned aerial vehicle are vast and include everything from hobbyist drones that look like toy helicopters to units that are equipped with cameras and are being used to monitor crop damage. This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with Matthew Schroyer, a graduate of the UIUC who is also the founder of the Professional Society of Drone Journalists. Well talk with him about the things drones could help us do, and well ask him about the privacy...
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Homelessness a Concern in C-U
A new emergency shelter for the homeless recently started serving families in Champaign county, filling the unmet need for sheltering services for families with children. But funding for the shelter will likely dry up before the end of this year. Even with the new emergency shelter in operation, Nancy Hiatt, Executive Director for the Center for Women in Transition, says theres a huge unmet need for sheltering and rehabilitation services in East Central Illinois. This hour on Focus, well...
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Play Ball!
In 1974 on opening day at Comiskey Park in Chicago, several naked fans rushed the field, disrupting the game and starting a riot in the stands; in 1907, the Phillies won a game against the New Your Giants because fans threw enough snowballs onto the field to force a forfeiture. Crazier things have happened. This hour on Focus, John Thorn, Official Historian for Major League Baseball, joins guest host Jeff Bossert to talk about baseball history. Well talk about presidential pitches, other...
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Fast Minds: How to Thrive if You Have ADHD
Dr. Craig Surman, an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical school and the coordinator of the Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital, joins host Jim Meadows this hour to talk about the ever increasing number of people being diagnosed with ADHD. Well ask him about when its right to medicate and when its not and will talk about alternative therapies that dont involve a prescription. His new book, Fast Minds: How to Thrive...
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Home Foreclosure in Illinois
Foreclosure rates in Illinois are beginning to fall, but many are still struggling to recover from the recession, especially those who were affected when the housing bubble burst. This hour on Focus, well talk about new foreclosure policies in Illinois meant to fast track the sale of vacant properties to help our local economies and families recover from the foreclosure crisis. As the states foreclosure rate remains stubbornly high, well also examine how big of a problem foreclosures...
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Quantifying Happiness
This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with Dr. Happiness. Ed Diener, Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of Illinois, has written extensively about what factors influence psychological wealth and well-being. Well talk with him about his research, how he got others in the field to take him seriously when he started trying to quantify something so abstract, and what makes life satisfaction so vital to our health. During this episode of Focus, we also talk with him about...
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White Nose Syndrome Found in Illinois: Why it Matters
Bats are notorious in popular culture, but they play a vital role in our eco-system. Of the more than 1,000 species that exist worldwide, 13 can be found in Illinois, and six of those species are now being threatened by white nose syndrome, a poorly understood disease that's responsible for mass die offs of hundreds of thousands of bats nationwide. During this episode of Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with Ed Heske, a mammalian ecologist with the Illinois Natural History Survey, a part of the...
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Changing Politics in Latin American
Hugo Chavez, who was the President of Venezuela until he died March 5, started his controversial political career as an outsider. During the first half of this hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with Damarys Canache, an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Urbana-Champaign who is a Venezuelan native, about Hugo Chavez, his rise to power and what his death means for the country moving forward. Then during the second part of the show, well talk with Theodore...
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My Name is Jody Williams
Shes been named 100 of the most power in the world by Forbes, has twice been recognized as Woman of the Year by Glamour magazine, is the recipient of fifteen honorary degrees and last but not least, is a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with Jody Williams about her recently published memoir My Name is Jody Williams. Williams tells us about her life as an activist, why shes spent her career advocating for freedom and human rights and what she really means...
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Gardening with Native Plants
During this episode of Focus, we talk about the benefits of planting native plants and wildflowers in your yard and garden. Sherrie Snyder, a master naturalist and the President of Illinois Prairie Wild Ones, a non-profit that promotes the use of native plants in landscaping, joins us to talk about how wildflowers dont have to look wild and how native plants dont have to look unkempt. Well talk about what native plants draw what kinds of native wildlife and find out the best flowers to plant...
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McCollum v the Board of Education
Jim Meadows talks with Professor of Journalism at the UIUC and filmmaker Jay Rosenstein about his Peabody and Emmy-Award winning documentary The Lord is Not On Trial Here Today. The film takes a never-before-seen look at a landmark First Amendment case that has become famous for the phrase separation of church and state. Well talk with Rosenstein about the case and how he went about researching and producing the film. Ken Paulson, former editor and Senior Vice President of News for USA Today...
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AMERICA’S GEISHA ALLY: REIMAGINING THE JAPANESE ENEMY
Naoko Shibusawa, Assistant Professor of History at Brown University
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Filing Your Taxes
This hour on Focus, host Jim Meadows talks with John Breen, Tax Director at McGladrey LLP and Marty Verdick, Tax Partner at McGladrey LLP about the so-called fiscal cliff package that was passed in January and how it affects your bottom line. He also asks about the new Medicare surtax for 2013, which tax software to use when preparing your taxes on your own and when its a good idea to hire a tax preparer. Also in this episode of Focus how to choose the best tax preparer for your needs, what...
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What’s Ahead for the Roman Catholic Church
Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI is the first pope to resign in more than 600 years and cites health reasons for his decision to do so. This hour on Focus, we talk about how that will affect the Roman Catholic Church and the process and politics involved with conclave. Host Jim Meadows talks withAssociate Professor of History and Catholic Studies at the University of Illinois in Chicago Kevin Schultzabout what the Popes resignation means for members of the Roman Catholic Church and for the rest of...
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X-Files Creator Chris Carter and Conspiracy Theories
Tens of millions of viewers were captivated by Foxs The X-Files in the late 1990s. Inspired by shows like The Twilight Zone, The X-Files resonated with skeptics, conspiracy theorists and those who see reason to mistrust the government. This hour on Focus, host Craig Cohen talks with the shows creator, Chris Carter, about what inspired the show, what made it a hit and why he slept on a couch in Fox studios' lobby after pulling an all-nighter to finish the pilot. Well also ask Carter about his...
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Personal Finance
Whether you are just starting out and looking for advice on investing, thinking about buying a home, sending your children to college, or planning for retirement, we answer your questions this hour on Focus. Kevin Waspi, who lectures on finance at the University of Illinois College of Business joins guest host Kimberlie Kranich to talk about best practices for money management and decision making.
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Quirky Alone: Single by Choice
To many February 14 is Valentines Day; the Hallmark holiday famous for teddy bears gripping pink satin hearts that say I love you, chocolate, jewelry and cheesy greeting cards. But according to Sasha Cagen, February 14 is actually QuirkyAlone Day. This hour on Focus, host Craig Cohen talks with Cagen about the movement shes sparked with her book Quirky Alone: A Manifesto for Uncompromising Romantics. Well talk about why shes chosen to live alone and why she speaks out against the idea that...
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Naked Statistics
Charles Wheelan, Author, "Naked Statistics"
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His Excellency Ambassador Michael Collins
His Excellency Ambassador Michael Collins, Irish Ambassador to the United States
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Take Back Your Time: Maintaining Work/Life Balance
Jon de Graaf, documentary filmmaker, activist, Executive Director of "Take Back Your Time"Deborah Stone, Director of Academic Human Resources at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Nina Totenberg and Nathan Wolfe
Nina Totenberg, NPR's Legal Affairs CorrespondentNathan Wolfe, Founder and CEO of Metabiota, Executive Chairman of Global Viral and Lorry I. Lokey Visiting Professor in Human Biology at Stanford University
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Todd Gitlin: Social Media is not a Society
Todd Gitlin, Professor of Journalism and Sociology at Columbia University
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Clean Coal: Pipedream or Reality?
Chris Hamby, Reporter at the Center for Public IntegrityEvan Tracey, Senior Vice President for Communications at the American Coalition for Clean Coal ElectricityTomasz Wiltowski, Director of the Coal Research Center at Southern Illinois University
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Outside Influence
Fred Giertz, Professor of Economics at the Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Urbana-ChampaignEdward Deci, Professor of Psychology and Gowen Professor in the Social Sciences, University of Rochester
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The Best Things You Can Eat
David Grotto, Registered Dietitian, Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist, author of the book “The Best Things You Can Eat"
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The Future of Space Travel
Michael Lopez-Alegria, President of the Commercial Spaceflight FederationPhilippe Geubelle, Director of the Illinois Space Grant Consortium, Bliss Professor and Head, Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignJonathan Card, Executive Director of the Space Frontier Foundation
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Immigration Reform
Felicia Sonmez, Reporter for the Washington PostAmanda Vinicky, Illinois Public Radio Statehouse Bureau ChiefJeffrey Hays, Immigration Attorney at Erwin, Martinkus and Cole in Champaign, Illinois
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Women in Combat and the Transition to Civilian Life...
Erica Borggren, Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans AffairsElizabeth Ambros, veteran Navy corpsmanNicholas Osborne, Assistant Dean of Students in the Office of Veteran Student Affairs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Men's Health
Dr. Sumuk Sundaram, M.D., Ph.D., specializing in internal medicine
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Christian America and the Kingdom of God
Richard Hughes, author
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Violence and Video Games
Craig Anderson, Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for the Study of Violence at Iowa State UniversityBenjamin Smith, Professor of Game Design at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio
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Bilingual Education: How it works
Joseph Wiemelt, Interim Principal at Urbana High SchoolEurydice Bauer, Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Illinois
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The War of 1812
Donald Hickey, author, The War of 1812
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International Adoption in Illinois
Kris McClelland, mother from Peoria who has adopted 2 sons from Siberia, RussiaMaria Gocke, Director of Adoption at Illini Christian MinistriesAnya Rutherford, Russia Program Director for Christian World Adoption
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NPR Live Inauguration Coverage
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Steroids and Youth Sports
Donald Hooton, Vice President of Education at the Taylor Hooton FoundationAndrea Wickerham, Vice President of Drug Free SportKurt Gibson, Associate Executive Director for the Illinois High School Association
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Lawn and Garden Care and Family Recipes
Sandy Mason, Extension Horticulture Educator, University of Illinois Extension, Champaign, Ford, Iroquois, Vermilion CountiesLisa Bralts, Illinois Public Media Marketing Director
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Grammar and Linguistics
Dennis Baron, Ph.D., Professor of English and Linguistics, Department of English, University of Illinois
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Solar Power in Illinois
Ty Newell, Owner of Build Equinox and a resident of Urbana with an entirely solar powered homeNick Hylia, Executive Director of the Midwest Renewable Energy Association
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Interview with Filmmaker Byron Hurt
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Home Birth and Midwifery in Illinois
Ina May Gaskin, Certified Professional Midwife, author, activistRay Spooner, Certified Nurse Midwife, Carle HospitalKatie Prown, Campaign Manager, The Big Push for Midwives
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America's Unwritten Constitution: The Precedents and...
Akhil Reed Amar, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University
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Rainbow Illinois: A Survey of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual,...
Ramona Faith Oswald, Professor of Family Studies, and Director of Graduate Program in the Department of Human and Community Development at the University of IllinoisKathie Spegal, Long-time gay rights advocate and grandmother from ChampaignKevin Bowersox-Johnson, President, the UP Center of Champaign County
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The Pension Situation in Illinois
Jeffrey Brown, William G. Karnes Professor of Finance and Director of Center for Business & Public Policy, College of Business, University of IllinoisAvjit Ghosh, Senior Advisor to the President and Professor of Business Administration, College of Business, University of Illinois
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Political Discourse in America
John Murphy, Associate Professor of Communication, University of Illinois
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Talk with the Veterinarians
Brendan C. McKiernan, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM-SAIM, Professor, Veterinary Clinical Medicine Director, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of IllinoisLaura D. Garrett, DVM DACVIM, Clinical Associate Professor, Oncology University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine
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Making and Keeping New Year's Resolutions
Kathy Sweedler, Extension Educator, Consumer Economics, University of Illinois Extension Jordan Goldberg, CEO, stickK.com
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Illinois Public Media News’ Top Ten Stories of 2012
Jim Meadows, Illinois Public Media News ReporterJeff Bossert, Illinois Public Media News ReporterSean Powers, Illinois Public Media News Reporter
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Year-End Tax Planning and Strategies
Marty Verdick, Partner, McGladrey LLPJohn Breen, Director, McGladrey LLP
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Hearing Health and Hearing Loss
Dr. Michael Novak, MD, Otolaryngologist, Specialist in Head and Neck Surgery, Audiology, Ear, Nose and Throat at Carle Clininc Audiology and Hearing Services
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Consumer Fraud and Scams
Jeff Blyskal, Senior Editor, Consumer Reports
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A Disability History of the United States
Kim Nielsen, Author, professor of disability studies, the University of Toledo
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Gun Violence
Richard Pearson, Director, Illinois State Rifle Association John Rosenthal, Stop Handgun Violence
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Children's Health
Malcolm Hill, M.D., Pediatrician, Carle Physicians Group
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Cameras and Photography
Brian K. Johnson, Professor of Journalism, College of Media, University of Illinois
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Games Without Rules: The Often Interrupted History of...
Tamim Ansary, Writer
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Computers
Jim Eyrich, Wireless Network Designer, Security Engineer, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of IllinoisBobbi Hardy, User Services Specialist, CITES Help Desk
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Home Care and Maintenance
Scott Spies, Home Inspector
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Home Care and Maintenance
Scott Spies, Home Inspector
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The Young Professional's Survival Guide From Cab Fares...
C. K. Gunsalus, Director of the National Center for Professional and Research Ethics in the College of Engineering and Professor Emerita in the College of Business at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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The Real Abraham Lincoln
Guy Fraker, Author of Lincoln’s Ladder to the Presidency and attorney in Bloomington, IllinoisSteve Beckett, Professor and director of Trial Advocacy at the College of Law, University of Illinois
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Growing Up In Poverty
Martha Wadsworth, Associate Professor of Psychology at Pennsylvania State UniversityJennifer Clary, Research Associate, Social IMPACT Research Center at Heartland Alliance in Chicago
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Winter Weather Preparedness
Ed Kieser, Meteorologist, American Electric Power, Columbus, OH; Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Journalism at the University of Illinois
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Personal Finance
Kevin Waspi, C.F.A., Department of Finance, College of Business, University of Illinois
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World AIDS Day
Mike Benner, Director, Greater Community AIDS Project (GCAP)Dr. Richard M. Novak, Professor of Medicine; Section Chief, Infectious Diseases, University of Illinois at Chicago with an expertise in AIDS/HIV
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Winter Car Care
Rick Karch, Owner of Rick's Automotive, Champaign
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From the Closet to the Altar: Courts, Backlash and the...
Michael Klarman, Kirkland & Ellis Professor at Harvard Law School. He is the author of From Jim Crow to Civil Rights: The Supreme Court and the Struggle for Racial Equality, the winner of the Bancroft Prize in History in 2005.
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Women's Health
Dr. Suzanne Trupin, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Women's Health Practice, Champaign; Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Illinois
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Drug Courts in the United States
Judge Jeff Ford, Champaign County Drug Court Caroline S. Cooper, Research Professor and Associate Director of the Justice Programs Office, American University
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The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued...
Lynn Povich, Journalist and Author
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City of Scoundrels: The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave...
Gary Krist, Author and writer for such publications as the New York Times, Esquire and Salon.
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I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video...
Craig Marks, former editor for two influential music magazines, SPIN and Blender. He is the editor in chief of Popdust. Rob Tannenbaum, former music editor at Blender, a columnist at GQ, and has written for The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, Details, New York Magazine, Playboy, Spin, and The Washington Post.
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Housing & Caregiving Options for Seniors in Central...
Julie Glawe, Executive Director, Faith In Action, Monticello, ILRoxanna Webb, Caregiver Advisor, Family Service Senior Resource Center, Champaign
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John Quincy Adams
Harlow Giles Unger, Author
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Related Anxiety...
Shayla Parker, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with Kevin Elliot Counseling in Champaign
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The Beautiful Music All Around Us: Field Recordings and...
Stephen Wade, Musician and writer
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Interview With Historian and Geographer David Harvey
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Post-Election Analysis
John S. Jackson, Visiting Professor, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois UniversityBrian Gaines, Professor in the Department of Political Science and the Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois
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Exploring JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit
Corey Olsen, Author
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The Future of the Publishing Industry: Print, Digital or...
Amanda Gomm, Co-Founder of e-book publisher Digital Bindery in Portland, OregonDominique Raccah, Founder, president, and publisher of the independent publisher Sourcebooks
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Living Color: The Biological and Social Meaning of Skin...
Nina G. Jablonski, Professor of Anthropology at Pennsylvania State University
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Ethical Chic: The Inside Story of the Companies We Think...
Fran Hawthorne, Author
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Hurricane Sandy
Ed Kieser, MeteorologistKelly Formoso, Volunteer and Youth Coordinator, American Red Cross, Champaign ILJim Angel, Illinois State Climatologist
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How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden...
Paul Tough, Writer specializing in education, child development, poverty, and politics and contributor to "This American Life."
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Personal Finance
Kevin Waspi, C.F.A., Department of Finance, College of Business, University of Illinois
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Interview with Journalist Jose Antonio Vargas
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Labor Disputes in Professional Sports
Michael LeRoy, Professor, School of Labor & Employment Relations and College of Law, UIUC
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Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child
Bob Spitz, Journalist and Author
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"9 Billion People + 1 Earth = ?"
Andrew Revkin, Senior Fellow at Pace University and Dot Earth blogger for The New York Times
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Lawn & Garden Care
Sandy Mason, Extension Horticulture Educator, University of Illinois Extension, Champaign, Ford, Iroquois, Vermilion Counties
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Focus Open Line
Craig Cohen, Producer and Host, FocusTravis Stansel, Producer, Focus
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The European Union's Nobel Peace Prize
Dr. Stefanos Katsikas, Director of Modern Greek Studies, University of IllinoisJoo Vale de Almeida, The European Union Ambassador to the United StatesJohn McCormick, Professor of European Union Politics, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
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Linguistics, The English Language and Word Usage
Geoffrey Nunberg, Linguist and professor at University of California at Berkeley’s School of Information.
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Talk To The Candidate - Rodney Davis (R), 13th Illinois...
Rodney Davis, Republican Candidate for the 13th Illinois Congressional District
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Inteview with NPR's Steve Inskeep
Steve Inskeep, Host of NPR's Morning Edition and the author of Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi
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The Cuban Missile Crisis, 50 Years Later
Timothy McKeown, Professor of Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillSheldon Stern, Author of The Cuban Missile Crisis in American Memory: Myths versus Reality and The Week the World Stood Still: Inside the Secret Cuban Missile Crisis
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Bullying Intervention and Prevention: What Works, What...
Dorothy Espelage, Professor, Educational Psychology, University of IllinoisDebra Chasnoff, Filmmaker, President and Senior Producer of GroundSpark, a film, education and advocacy organization
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Talk To The Candidate - David Gill (D), 13th Illinois...
David Gill, Democratic Candidate for the 13th Illinois Congressional District
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Parallels Between Current and Past Presidential Elections
Allan Lichtman, Distinguished Professor of History, College of Arts and Sciences, American UniversityJohn S. Jackson, Visiting Professor, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University
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Family Medicine
Jeffrey Swearingen, M.D., Family Practice Physician, Carle Physicians Group
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The State of Investigative Journalism
Brant Houston, Knight Chair of Investigative Reporting, Journalism Department, College of Media, University of IllinoisStephen Engelberg, Managing Editor of ProPublicaKevin Davis, CEO & Executive Director of the Investigative News Network
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Harvest The Wind: America's Journey to Jobs, Energy...
Philip Warburg, Author and former president of the Conservation Law Foundation, New England's leading environmental advocacy group
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Talk with the Veterinarians
Brendan C. McKiernan, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM-SAIM, Professor, Veterinary Clinical Medicine Director, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of IllinoisJulia Whittington, DVM, Clinical Assistant Professor,Zoological Animal Medicine and Surgery; and Director of the Wildlife Clinic, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois
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Money at Work: On the Job with Priests, Poker Players...
Kevin J. Delaney, Professor of Sociology and Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs in the College of Liberal Arts at Temple University
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Talk To The Candidate
State Sen. Michael W. Frerichs, State Senator and Democratic Candidate to the Illinois State Senate from the 52nd State Legislative District
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Half the Sky - Turning Oppression into Opportunity for...
Maro Chermayeff, Executive Producer and DirectorEdna Adan, Founder, Edna Adan Hospital of Somaliland
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Your Permanent Record
Jules Polonetsky, Director and Co-Chair, Future of Privacy forumFrances Harris, Librarian, University Laboratory High School, Urbana
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Beyond the Pink Ribbon: The Politics of Breast Cancer,...
Samantha King, Associate Professor, Associate Director and Graduate Coordinator, School of Kinesiology at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario
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Political Corruption in Illinois: Reality and Perception
Dick Simpson, Professor and Department Head, Political Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Former Chicago AldermanJames D. Nowlan, Senior Fellow in the Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of IllinoisRichard F. Winters, William Clinton Story Remsen 1943 Professor of Government at Dartmouth and former Co-Editor of State Politics and Policy Quarterly
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Home Care and Maintenance
Scott Spies, Home Inspector
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Personal Finance
Kevin Waspi, C.F.A., , Department of Finance, College of Business, University of Illinois
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A Preview of The Upcoming 2012-2013 US Supreme Court Term
Lisa T. McElroy, J.D., Associate Professor of Law, Earle Mack School of Law, Drexel University Daniel W. Hamilton, J.D., Ph.D., Professor of Law and History, University of Illinois
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THE GLASS PALACE
Amitav Ghosh, novelist
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Talk with the Candidate: John Hartman
John Hartman, Independent Candidate for the 13th Illinois Congressional District
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Lawn & Garden Care
Sandy Mason, Extension Horticulture Educator, University of Illinois Extension, Champaign, Ford, Iroquois, Vermilion Counties
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Children's Health
Malcolm Hill, M.D., Pediatrician, Carle Physicians Group
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Talk To The Candidate
John Bambenek, Republican Candidate for the Illinois Senate from the 52nd State Legislative District
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The Environment and Human Health and Well-Being
William Sullivan, Professor / BLA Curriculum Committee Chair Department of Landscape Architecture, University of IllinoisFrances Kuo, Associate Professor, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, College of ACES, University of Illinois
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Privacy
Garret Keizer, contributing editor of Harper’s Magazine, contributing writer to Mother Jones, recent Guggenheim Fellow
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Can Technology Serve Social Justice?
Virginia Eubanks, Department of Women’s Studies at the University at Albany, author of Digital Dead End: Fighting for Social Justice in the Information Age
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Why Does the World Exist?
Jim Holt, Essayist and contributor to the New York Times Book Review and the New York Review of Books.
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The Affordable Care Act: What Is In Effect, What Is Yet...
Claudia Lennhoff, Executive Director, Champaign County Health Care ConsumersJohn Katsinas, Manager, Barham Benefit Group, Champaign
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Is School Too Easy?
Dr. Christopher A. Koch, Illinois State Superintendent of EducationUlrich Boser, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, Co-author of CAP study
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Ethical Chic: The Inside Story of the Companies We Think...
Fran Hawthorne, Author
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From East to West: Journeying through the Lives of...
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The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
Nicholas Carr, Writer
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The 20th Century Exodus: The Triumphant Life and Journey...
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Should Trees Have Standing? Law, Morality, and the...
Christopher D. Stone, J.D., the J. Thomas McCarthy Trustee Chair in Law, University of Southern California School of Law
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Kingdom Under Glass: A Tale Obsession, Adventure, and...
Jay Kirk, Teacher in the Creative Writing Program, University of Pennsylvannia
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The 1,000-Year Flood: Destruction, Loss, Rescue, and...
Stephen J. Lyons, Journalist and Writer
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Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error
Kathryn Schulz, Journalist
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Cricket Radio: Tuning In The Night-Singing Insects
John Himmelman, Award-Winning Author
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Why the Constitution Matters
Mark Tushnet, J.D., William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law, Harvard University
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The Genius of Place: The Life of Frederick law Olmsted
Justin Martin, Writer and Biographer
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