Latest Pantagraph Podcast Episodes
Podagraph Episode 25: Breast Cancer Awareness with Paul Swiech
Podagraph: The Official Pantagraph Podcast - October 05, 2019 04:10 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGovernment Reporter Derek Beigh interviews Health Editor Paul Swiech about his breast cancer awareness package in Saturday’s Pantagraph, including a profile of cancer survivor Andrea Kane. Paul discusses risk factors for breast cancer, how Andrea leaned on her workout family during treatment, w...
Podagraph Episode 24: Unit 5 Schools with Kelsey Watznauer
Podagraph: The Official Pantagraph Podcast - September 27, 2019 22:08 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGovernment Reporter Derek Beigh interviews Education and Public Safety Reporter Kelsey Watznauer about McLean County Unit 5 schools, starting with the Normal-based district’s long-standing transportation woes. Kelsey discusses why Unit 5 has so much trouble getting students to school, where tho...
Podagraph Episode 23: Chicago Bears with Randy Kindred
Podagraph: The Official Pantagraph Podcast - September 06, 2019 23:42 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGovernment Reporter Derek Beigh interviews Sports Editor Randy Kindred about the Chicago Bears, starting with his Sunday column on Pantagraph alum Will Larkin and the Chicago Tribune’s 100 Best Bears series. Randy discusses how he chose to write about Larkin, his favorite eras of Chicago Bears...
Podagraph Episode 22: Photo Preservation with Derek Beigh
Podagraph: The Official Pantagraph Podcast - August 30, 2019 17:53 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEducation and Public Safety Reporter Kelsey Watznauer interviews Government Reporter Derek Beigh about his Sunday story on the McLean County Museum of History’s project to preserve early negatives from The Pantagraph, many of which will be published for the first time this week. Derek discusses...
Podagraph Episode 21: Guns and Mental Health with Paul Swiech
Podagraph: The Official Pantagraph Podcast - August 16, 2019 23:51 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGovernment Reporter Derek Beigh interviews Health Editor Paul Swiech about his Sunday story on the link between mass shootings and mental illness, a national conversation again after August massacres in El Paso and Dayton. Paul discusses how closely the issues are linked; what we lose by stigm...
Podagraph Episode 20: Back to College with Lenore Sobota
Podagraph: The Official Pantagraph Podcast - August 09, 2019 23:03 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGovernment Reporter Derek Beigh interviews Higher Education Reporter Lenore Sobota about the new semester at Illinois State University, kicking off Aug. 19 in Normal. Lenore discusses how to steer clear of move-in days; what’s new with Bone Student Center and other ISU facilities; and the lates...
Podagraph Episode 19: Motorsports with Bruce Yentes
Podagraph: The Official Pantagraph Podcast - July 26, 2019 20:07 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGovernment Reporter Derek Beigh interviews Sportswriter Bruce Yentes about his weekly motorsports column, including Friday’s on the Prairie Dirt Classic, one of the nation’s biggest dirt late model races, this weekend in Fairbury. Bruce discusses what defines dirt late model racing, how amped t...
Podagraph Episode 18: "Explore with Lenore" Sobota
Podagraph: The Official Pantagraph Podcast - July 20, 2019 13:37 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGovernment Reporter Derek Beigh interviews Higher Education Reporter Lenore Sobota about “Explore with Lenore,” a new series that spotlights the beautiful and diverse outdoor environments of Central Illinois. Lenore discusses what she loves about the first three destinations featured in the ser...
Podagraph Bonus: State Farm Building with Bill Kemp
Podagraph: The Official Pantagraph Podcast - July 18, 2019 22:33 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGovernment Reporter Derek Beigh interviews Bill Kemp, librarian at the McLean County Museum of History, about the downtown State Farm building hours after the company announced that community institution will be razed. Bill discusses how the building was built over four stages and several years...
Podagraph Episode 17: Electric Cars with Derek Beigh
Podagraph: The Official Pantagraph Podcast - July 12, 2019 22:11 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEducation and Public Safety Reporter Kelsey Watznauer interviews Government Reporter Derek Beigh about electric car adoption, a one-time Twin City priority that’s slowed but may emerge again under Rivian. Derek discusses the ambitious origins and decline of the EVTown initiative, how Rivian fit...
Podagraph Episode 16: Motorcycle Safety with Lenore Sobota
Podagraph: The Official Pantagraph Podcast - June 28, 2019 21:40 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGovernment Reporter Derek Beigh interviews Higher Education Reporter Lenore Sobota about motorcycle safety, a critical focus for riders and other drivers during the warm summer riding months. Lenore discusses how smart practices and classes can help motorcycle riders increase their chances of s...
Podagraph Episode 15: State Farm Heritage Unit with Kevin Barlow
Podagraph: The Official Pantagraph Podcast - June 21, 2019 23:47 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGovernment Reporter Derek Beigh interviews Reporter Kevin Barlow about his Sunday story on State Farm’s Heritage Unit, a treasure trove of Bloomington-Normal and insurance history tucked away at corporate headquarters. Kevin discusses the former archaeologist who runs the unit, what curiositi...
Podagraph Episode 14: Camp Limberlost with Paul Swiech
Podagraph: The Official Pantagraph Podcast - June 07, 2019 22:08 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGovernment Reporter Derek Beigh interviews Health Editor Paul Swiech about his Saturday story on Camp Limberlost, an educational summer camp for selected fourth through sixth grade students in Bloomington-Normal. Paul discusses what the camp tries to teach kids, how it’s persisted for nearly 90...
Podagraph Episode 13: Renewable Energy with Derek Beigh
Podagraph: The Official Pantagraph Podcast - June 01, 2019 00:26 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEducation and Public Safety Reporter Kelsey Watznauer interviews Government Reporter Derek Beigh talk about his Sunday story on renewable energy as wind and solar development continue to be hot topics in Illinois. Derek discusses the latest on McLean County’s wind and solar farms, legislation t...
Podagraph Episode 12: Boating Safety with Lenore Sobota
Podagraph: The Official Pantagraph Podcast - May 24, 2019 23:33 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGovernment Reporter Derek Beigh interviews Higher Education Reporter Lenore Sobota about her upcoming story on boating safety, a hot topic as Central Illinois takes to the water for Memorial Day weekend and beyond. Lenore shares tips to stay safe, the consequences of reckless behavior on lakes ...
Podagraph Episode 11: Interfaith Alliance with Lenore Sobota
Podagraph: The Official Pantagraph Podcast - May 20, 2019 04:15 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGovernment Reporter Derek Beigh interviews Higher Education Reporter Lenore Sobota about her Sunday story on the McLean County Interfaith Alliance, a local organization that promotes religious freedom and tolerance. Lenore discusses how the group came together following the 2017 white nationali...
Podagraph Episode 10: "The Unforgiven" with Edith Brady-Lunny and Steve Vogel
Podagraph: The Official Pantagraph Podcast - May 03, 2019 20:25 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGovernment Reporter Derek Beigh interviews Legal Affairs and Courts Reporter Edith Brady-Lunny and Steve Vogel about their new book, “The Unforgiven: The Untold Story of One Woman’s Search for Love and Justice.” Edith and Steve discuss why they wrote a book about the 2003 drownings at Clinton L...
Podagraph Bonus: Zimmerman Trial 5 with Edith Brady-Lunny
Podagraph: The Official Pantagraph Podcast - May 01, 2019 23:21 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGovernment Reporter Derek Beigh interviews Legal Affairs and Courts Reporter Edith Brady-Lunny about her ongoing coverage of the trial of Kirk Zimmerman, who’s accused of killing his ex-wife in Bloomington in 2014. Edith discusses the state and defense each resting their case this week, with cl...
Podagraph Bonus: Zimmerman Trial 4 with Edith Brady-Lunny
Podagraph: The Official Pantagraph Podcast - April 25, 2019 23:30 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGovernment Reporter Derek Beigh interviews Legal Affairs and Courts Reporter Edith Brady-Lunny about her ongoing coverage of the trial of Kirk Zimmerman, who’s accused of killing his ex-wife in Bloomington in 2014. Edith discusses this week’s proceedings, including a timeline of Zimmerman’s loc...
Podagraph Episode 9: School Safety with Kelsey Watznauer
Podagraph: The Official Pantagraph Podcast - April 19, 2019 20:09 ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGovernment Reporter Derek Beigh interviews Education and Public Safety Reporter Kelsey Watznauer about her Sunday story on school safety, a long-standing concern for local districts in sharper focus under a new state law. Kelsey discusses how McLean County schools are ahead of the curve on safe...
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