Perspectives
1,084 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★ - 3 ratingsPerspectives 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 [email protected], with "Perspectives" in the subject line.
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Episodes
Perspective: Introvert. Extrovert. Ambivert?
April 24, 2024 08:00 - 1 minute - 2.04 MBSuzanne Degges-White doesn't fall into the simple Introvert/Extrovert categories. Do you?
Perspective: The pros and cons of voting by mail
April 23, 2024 08:24 - 1 minute - 2.05 MBVoting by mail has its plusses, but Katie Andraski says there are things she would miss on election day.
Perspective: Inflation is a real problem...especially for Democrats
April 22, 2024 10:55 - 1 minute - 2.41 MBBob Evans takes a look at what could be the biggest problem for Democrats this election season.
Perspective: Whose side were you on during that solar eclipse?
April 19, 2024 09:49 - 1 minute - 1.95 MBTom McBride is not a fan of the moon. But the sun is another matter.
Perspective: To love your neighbor, know your neighbor
April 18, 2024 14:21 - 1 minute - 2.34 MBKyle White says DeKalb County has at least 20 food pantries — and that inspired him to get to know his neighbors and clients.
Perspective: Yard Lover
April 17, 2024 08:55 - 1 minute - 2.34 MBMarnie O. Mamminga loves her yard, especially watching spring unfold there.
Perspective: My century-old home
April 16, 2024 08:49 - 1 minute - 2.24 MBPaula Garrett explores her own home in an expedition that's both real and imaginary.
Perspective: Take a moment to applaud cheerleaders
April 15, 2024 08:16 - 1 minute - 2.24 MBLonny Cain wonders how many people could use a good cheering on right now.
Perspective: A eulogy for print media
April 12, 2024 08:16 - 1 minute - 2.23 MBNia Springer Norris is afraid that her life-long love affair with the magazine is over.
Perspective: But nobody wants to do the dishes...
April 11, 2024 09:01 - 1 minute - 2.37 MBIt's time to give, says Lynnea Erickson Laskowski.
Perspective: Mediterranean diet or Mediterranean lifestyle?
April 10, 2024 09:21 - 1 minute - 2.04 MBFrancisco Solaris-Larrave says it's not just what you eat.
Perspective: Ice out.
April 09, 2024 09:38 - 1 minute - 2.4 MBChris Fink reluctantly waves goodbye to winter and hello to the delights of spring.
Perspective: Inevitability
April 08, 2024 09:15 - 1 minute - 2.38 MBThings in America always turn out for the best, right? Andrew Nelson shares his thoughts.
Perspective: Deepfake David
April 05, 2024 06:04 - 1 minute - 1.95 MBIs it David Gunkel or AI David Gunkel? Deepfake technology is getting dangerously good...and easy to use.
Perspective: Money-changers and Bible-sellers
April 04, 2024 04:12 - 1 minute - 2.43 MBJoe Mitchell says a former president's recent venture is a lesson in capitalism, not Christianity.
Perspective: It's Sexual Assault Awareness Month. How can I help?
April 03, 2024 03:31 - 1 minute - 1.88 MBBeth Ganion says this month is a great time to remind people that if you or someone you know needs help, there are resources nearby.
Perspective: Seventy and beyond
April 02, 2024 09:50 - 1 minute - 2.32 MBWester Wuori shares shares a major milestones with Perspectives listeners.
Perspective: A gift from a poet
April 01, 2024 11:03 - 1 minute - 2.36 MBIt's National Poetry Month and Connie Seraphine shares the words of one of her favorite poets, Mary Oliver.
Perspective: What I learned from a Nobel Prize nominee
March 29, 2024 08:49 - 1 minute - 2.43 MBAnna Evans meets a brilliant woman and learns a humble lesson.
Perspective: Why am I tired all the time?
March 28, 2024 11:28 - 1 minute - 2.31 MBFrances Jaeger has figured out why we are ALL so tired.
Perspective: More than recipes
March 27, 2024 11:12 - 1 minute - 2.1 MBSure, you can get your recipes online, from YouTube, or even an old-fashioned cookbook. But Deborah Booth finds those methods lacking.
Perspective: I have an issue
March 26, 2024 07:27 - 1 minute - 1.85 MBRosie Klepper finds that her old friends are no longer waiting for her in the waiting room.
Perspective: Love thy neighbor as thyself
March 25, 2024 08:00 - 1 minute - 2.18 MBIt's a message that's been around for thousands of years, but Dan Kenney says it's as important as ever for all of us.
Perspective: Kittens, Part II
March 22, 2024 08:39 - 1 minute - 2.68 MBKittens are adorable, but then Lou Ness learns about the dreaded four-letter H word. They're still adorable.
Perspective: Keeping and sharing secrets
March 21, 2024 12:36 - 1 minute - 2.16 MBSuzanne Degges-White has a secret — and she feels pretty good about it!
Perspective: What we gain from exploring space
March 20, 2024 08:36 - 1 minute - 2.43 MBWhy do we spend so much energy and, well, money, launching ourselves into space? Joseph Flynn shares some good reasons.
Perspective: Being raised
March 19, 2024 09:50 - 1 minute - 2.13 MBKatie Andraski remembers a caregiver who brought light to her family.
Perspective: The profound uncertainty of this year's election
March 18, 2024 10:13 - 1 minute - 2.38 MBThis primary election eve, Bob Evans takes a look at the huge chasm between America's two major parties.
Perspective: These winters will be the end of me
March 15, 2024 10:05 - 1 minute - 1.69 MBTom McBride wonders why nature can't seem to make up its mind.
Perspective: How to develop better habits
March 14, 2024 05:21 - 1 minute - 2.3 MBLonny Cain encourages us to "think small."
Perspective: Running the register (or how things look from the other side)
March 13, 2024 03:04 - 1 minute - 2.13 MBFrancisco Solares-Larrave has a new appreciation for skilled cashiers...also, the unskilled ones.
Perspective: On death and sandwiches
March 12, 2024 08:03 - 1 minute - 2.18 MBElizabeth Stearns finds some simple advice in difficult times.
Perspective: What's on your 'nearly done' list?
March 11, 2024 07:11 - 1 minute - 2.21 MBIt's no "bucket list," but Paula Garrett checks in on another of life's measures.
Perspective: Remember, AI's a tool
March 08, 2024 09:00 - 1 minute - 2.22 MBNia Springer-Norris says to remember the power of people in an AI world.
Perspective: Picking a fight with God
March 07, 2024 08:27 - 1 minute - 2.4 MBLynnea Erickson Laskowski looks at who's braver, Noah or Abraham?
Perspective: Making homelessness a First Amendment issue
March 06, 2024 09:00 - 1 minute - 2.22 MBPlaces of worship tried to help the homeless. And then, as Scott Summers learned, the Zoning Police got in the way
Perspective: My dirty little secret
March 05, 2024 09:44 - 1 minute - 2.19 MBAnna Evans scoops and bags her way to being a better citizen.
Perspective: At life's end, compassion
March 04, 2024 09:00 - 1 minute - 2.29 MBFrom personal experience, Rick Brooks supports Illinois legislation that legalizes euthanasia in some cases.
Perspective: AI is thirsty
March 01, 2024 09:42 - 1 minute - 2.41 MBDavid Gunkel says Artificial Intelligence has a water problem.
Perspective: Why I'm afraid of Peter Thiel
February 29, 2024 08:59 - 1 minute - 2.38 MBFrances Jaeger says a Libertarian billionaire really misses the point of Tolkien's classic trilogy.
Perspective: There's a good way to deal with the madness that March brings
February 28, 2024 10:40 - 1 minute - 2.41 MBMarch Madness is about more than basketball, says Connie Seraphine.
Perspective: What's the point in learning languages?
February 27, 2024 09:05 - 2 minutes - 2.76 MBKelli McGee Yugsi found a way to make her travel hobby a life-changer: language.
Perspective: The Soul of Things
February 26, 2024 09:16 - 1 minute - 2.04 MBFrancisco Solares-Larrave has some thoughts about the things that things do to you.
Perspective: Taylor Swift is the cure for almost anything
February 23, 2024 09:00 - 1 minute - 2.01 MBTom McBride knows his world would be a little better with a lot more Taylor Swift in it. So he says.
Perspective: Comstock
February 22, 2024 12:28 - 1 minute - 1.99 MBDeborah Booth asks, "Who would have thought we’d still be talking about a law passed during the Grant administration?"
Perspective: Everyone's welcome in the fight against hunger
February 21, 2024 11:40 - 1 minute - 2.42 MBDavid Castro and Mario Gomez teamed up to suggest ways everyone can get more connected to their communities.
Perspective: Wild turkey surprise
February 20, 2024 09:31 - 1 minute - 2.25 MBA walk in the woods leads to an otherworldly encounter for Marnie O. Mamminga.
Perspective: Lessons from an overnight warming center
February 19, 2024 09:09 - 1 minute - 2.19 MBDan Kenney passes along a request from a local woman who is unhoused.
Perspective: Let's admit it
February 16, 2024 06:12 - 1 minute - 2.16 MBG.K. Wuori spent twenty years in college admissions: He says it's time for universities to give admissions officers back a valuable tool that was recently taken away.
Perspective: The dubious joys of shopping
February 15, 2024 13:00 - 1 minute - 2.08 MBSuzanne Degges-White does not enjoy shopping. But there was something about this past weekend...