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From One Illinois, this is Best People, a show about Illinois and the stories that make this state great. On Best People, we share stories from all over Illinois that reporters, documentarians, and citizens, just like you, have found to help bring this beautiful state back together. Hosted by Cher V…

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    • Dec 19, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 19m AVG DURATION
    • 14 EPISODES


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    Season Finale: A Chicago Christmas Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2018 11:46


    For the Season One Finale, Cher calls up Chicago Detour Guide, Alex Bean, to help her tell a Chicago Christmas history lesson.

    Happy Birthday Illinois!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2018 20:27


    It's Illinois’ Bicentennial and we take a look back, as well as look toward our next two hundred years!

    Remember Fracking?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2018 21:36


    Right outside Anna, Illinois, Tabitha Trip and the Southern Illinois Against Fracturing Our Environment are doing their best to keep fracking out of Illinois, no matter if it makes them unpopular.

    Blue Beginning Canvassing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2018 21:37


    Marj Halperin and her team at Indivisible Chicago teach canvassing classes, with a comedic twist.

    Ameya Pawar in conversation with Senator Dick Durbin

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2018 33:11


    One Illinois' executive director, Ameya Pawar, got a chance to speak with United States Senator Dick Durbin this past summer. This is an edited version of that conversation.

    Diapers are a Luxury?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2018 23:23


    Since the last week of September is Diaper Need Awareness Week, we spoke to some of the people that help bridge the "Diaper Divide".

    Let's All Go to the State Fair!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2018 16:46


    "Who's Janus?"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2018 27:33


    On June 27th, Justice Anthony Kennedy made his final ruling. So, who's Janus?

    "Crossroads at Carbondale"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2018 20:06


    Late this spring, the Southern Illinois Universities campuses were at a crossroads...

    "What's This about Title X?"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2018 17:56


    In May, the Trump administration announced several updates to the Title X Family Planning Program, drastically challenging reproductive rights. In this episode, we meet patient Grecia Magdaleno and Planned Parenthood's Amy Whitaker, as they take us through Title X has helped their lives, and the lives of so many others, for the better.

    "Rock Island Radical"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2018 20:27


    Dylan Parker is an alderman of Rock Island, part of the Quad Cities. He's a husband, father of three, under 30, and happens to be a member of the Democratic Socialists of America. In this episode, can a radical idea like a citywide ISP change a town?

    "How Will They Take Us?"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2018 21:55


    Chris Lain ran for mayor of Savanna, IL in April 2017. With three other opponents, all of whom were born and raised in the Western Illinois town, Lain was the outlier. He only lived in the town since 2013. In this episode, we hear the story of a gay liberal from Chicago and how he swung a town that voted for Trump in 2016.

    "It's Infrastructure Week!"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2018 17:00


    The Savanna-Sabula Bridge was built in 1932 and demolished this past March. Why did this bridge have to go, and can we get some others to go too? In this episode, we take a look at Illinois' infrastructure policies, and how we can keep the foundation of our state from crumbling.

    Best People Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2018 2:17


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