Best WNIJ and WNIU Podcasts (2025)

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We interviewed the same Rockford elementary schoolers every month of the school year | Teachers' Lounge Podcast 41:20

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On a new Teachers' Lounge, we interviewed a group of Rockford elementary school students every month of the school year this year. And, this spring, we featured students from the Somonauk, Sandwich, & Leland FFA organization!By Peter Medlin

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Sessions from Studio A - ANDIE & The Bandits 52:00

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ANDIE & The Bandits stop by Studio A to talk with us and perform live.By Spencer Tritt

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Perspective: Resistance and celebration 1:50

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It's Juneteenth and Joseph Flynn says the holiday deserves celebrating.By Joseph Flynn

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Perspective: Yes, waste time! 1:44

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Lonny Cain assures you it's OK to waste a little time each day.By Lonny Cain

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Perspective: My summer watch list 1:40

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Nothing on TV? Let Paula Garrett make a few suggestions.By Paula Garrett

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Perspective: Sparkle & shine vs. food divine 1:24

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Rosie Klepper asks, "Are you a cooker or a cleaner?"By Rosie Klepper

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Poetically Yours - Things are different now 2:13

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Welcome to Poetically Yours. This segment highlights poets from northern Illinois. Today’s episode features Carol Obertubbesing.By Yvonne Boose

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Perspective: Let's find the common ground 1:42

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Nia Springer Norris says it's important to stand up against injustice — just start on common ground.By Nia Springer-Norris

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Sessions from Studio A - Eli Parker 52:00

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Singer-songwriter Eli Parker, from Rockford, joins us to play songs from his new EP Until the Last.By Spencer Tritt

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Perspective: Not my clown, not my circus 1:07

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Saturday, June 14, a military parade is expected in Washington D.C. to celebrate the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary and the President's birthday. Megan Bichon says Women's March Rockford will hold its own observance.

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Perspective: The forgotten details of history 1:45

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Frances Jaeger introduces us to Friederich Wilhelm Von Steuben, a man who set the U.S. military on the right path 250 years ago.By Frances Jaeger

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Perspective: The root of all evil 1:45

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The root of all evil? Taylor Atkins says it's bigger than money.By Taylor Atkins

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Perspective: For the price of a yearly cup of coffee... 1:36

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The feds are making a dangerous mistake by cutting funding to the nation's weather service, says Andrew NelsonBy Andrew Nelson

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Perspective: Summer reading lists should be generated by humans, not by A.I. 1:43

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Frances Jaeger rage-reads against the AI machine to kick off our summer reading list. What's on your list? Share it on social with #WNIJReadsBy Frances Jaeger

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Poetically Yours - A love whirlwind 1:30

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Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Paula Coulahan.By Yvonne Boose

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A school year in the life of a teacher, 2024-25 59:19

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Ever curious what the school year is like for a teacher? We interviewed DeKalb 5th grader teacher Dominique Yackley every month to track a school year in her life. Follow her journey on a new Teachers' Lounge podcast!By Peter Medlin

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Perspective: The continuing saga of Monty and Rose 1:41

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We wait with bated breath to see if the next generation of Great Lakes piping plovers will hatch. David Gunkel is keeping an eye on the nest.By David Gunkel

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Sessions from Studio A - Mathew Ray Fichter 52:00

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Singer-songwriter Mathew Ray Fichter joins us to play live in Studio A and talk about his music.By Spencer Tritt

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Perspective: Getting help with the loss of our dear pet, Betty 1:41

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Connie Seraphine is comforted by friends after the loss of her dog Betty.By Connie Seraphine

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Perspective: Is Chicago's Pope up to the job? 1:37

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Wester Wuori ponders what, if anything, it means to have a pope from Chicago.By Wester Wuori

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Perspective: Thank you! 1:29

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Have you ever run interference on a lone child darting through a store or airport, so the parent could catch up? Kelli McGee Yugsi wants to say thanks!By Kelli McGee Yugsi

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Perspective: It's a bad, not beautiful, budget bill 1:39

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Deborah Booth says the budget bill doesn't take the health of many Americans into consideration.By Deborah Booth

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The Sound of Science - 'EV Maintenance 101' 2:06

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We cruise the WNIJ van into the NIU STEAM garage to get the clean facts, to answer a listener's question, on electric vehicle maintenance.By Jasmine Carey, Christina Swartz

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Poetically Yours - They keep growing 1:30

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Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Marty Eich.By Yvonne Boose

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Teacher burnout, representation, and a journey from Chicago to Shanghai | Teachers' Lounge CLASSIC 57:06

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On a classic Teachers’ Lounge episode, it’s a unique burden and responsibility to be the only Black teacher at your school.“I take it so seriously, because a lot of times this is a child's first interaction with an African American person, or at least a positive role model, unlike a stereotype which they may have seen in a movie or something," she …

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Sessions from Studio A - Joytrip 52:00

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Indie-band Joytrip talks with us this week and performs live in Studio A.By Spencer Tritt

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The Luthier Next Door | The Under Rocks podcast 33:22

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In a quiet wooded neighborhood on the south side of Rockford, there’s a man making magic in his basement workshop. Tom Asher uses the tools, knowledge, and creative skills he’s gathered over a lifetime as a musician, woodworker, and artist -- to craft violins.By Dan Libman, Spencer Tritt, Susan Stephens