Episodes

  • In the Face of Growing ‘Greenlash,’ Author Discusses Political Strategies and Outcomes of Clean Energy Transition

    In the Face of Growing ‘Greenlash,’ Author Discusses Political Strategies and Outcomes of Clean Energy Transition
    Sep 17 2024
    Alez Gazmararian, co-author of Uncertain Future: How to Unlock the Climate Impasse, talks about the politics of the decline of coal.
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    29 mins
  • Rubashkin of Inside Elections: Expect a Close Presidential Race With the Winner Decided in Seven Battleground States

    Rubashkin of Inside Elections: Expect a Close Presidential Race With the Winner Decided in Seven Battleground States
    Sep 12 2024
    Jacob Rubashkin, deputy editor of Inside Elections, a nonpartisan political newsletter, talks about the 2024 presidential election, key issues and voter groups that will decide the election, and the battle for control of the US House including a focus on two local races in Iowa and Illinois.
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    29 mins
  • State Rep. Gregg Johnson Touts First-term Accomplishments

    State Rep. Gregg Johnson Touts First-term Accomplishments
    Sep 6 2024
    Illinois State Representative Gregg Johnson (D-72) from Rock Island County discusses his first term in Springfield, economic development, infrastructure, schools, mental health issues and ‘turning down the heat’ of our partisan divide.
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    29 mins
  • Labor Day Special: A New Book on Work With History, Culture, Poetry, and Quotes by Adam Smith, Karl Marx and…Homer Simpson?!

    Labor Day Special: A New Book on Work With History, Culture, Poetry, and Quotes by Adam Smith, Karl Marx and…Homer Simpson?!
    Aug 29 2024
    Labor Day Special: A New Book on Work With History, Culture, Poetry, and Quotes by Adam Smith, Karl Marx and…Homer Simpson?!
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    29 mins
  • Book Explores Devastating Impact of Meat Industry Consolidation on Rural America

    Book Explores Devastating Impact of Meat Industry Consolidation on Rural America
    Aug 23 2024
    Chris Leonard, former agribusiness reporter for the Associated Press, discusses his book, The Meat Racket: The Secret Takeover of America’s Food Business.
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    29 mins
  • New Upjohn Research Showing Which Economic Development Strategies Work Best

    New Upjohn Research Showing Which Economic Development Strategies Work Best
    Aug 16 2024
    Tim Bartik, senior economist at the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, talks about distressed communities, employment trends in Rock Island and Scott Counties
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    29 mins
  • A Previous, Overlooked Period of American History Featuring War, Violence, Repression That Threatened US Democracy

    A Previous, Overlooked Period of American History Featuring War, Violence, Repression That Threatened US Democracy
    Aug 9 2024
    Author Adam Hochschild discusses his book American Midnight: The Great War, A Violent Peace, and Democracy’s Forgotten Crisis.
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    29 mins
  • A Lot of People Get Mad at Me, But Not Many Tell Me I’m Wrong

    A Lot of People Get Mad at Me, But Not Many Tell Me I’m Wrong
    Aug 2 2024
    Chris Jones, author of The Swine Republic: Struggles With the Truth About Agriculture and Water Quality,”
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    29 mins