Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
End of penny production has Chicago businesses facing coin shortage
If you've been shopping recently, you may have noticed signs posted at registers explaining that stores may no longer provide pennies when giving cha…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Meet the teens raising money to help classmates with parents in immigration detention
A southwest side high school has long had a club to support students without legal status and to raise money to help them go to college. But thi…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Real Housewives
The “Real Housewives” franchise has been in the ethos of pop culture for nearly two decades. The lives of wealthy divas from Atlanta to Dubai, ha…
10 months ago
Prisoncast! A Christmas party in prison — for dogs
We’ll bring you the sounds from a program at Logan Correctional Center, a women's prison in Lincoln, Illinois, where incarcerated people there train …
10 months ago
Prisoncast! The challenges of grieving behind bars
Our partners at The Marshall Project discuss ways for people in prison to process grief, even in an environment that repels compassion.
10 months ago
Prisoncast! Managing money in the age of prison tablets
We also learn about the stress of managing money inside prison, even if you’re making less than $20 a month.
10 months ago
Prisoncast! The shoddy track record of Illinois’ new prison health care company
We also highlight a new Chicago Sun-Times investigation showing the disturbing track record of Illinois’ new private prison health care provider.
10 months ago
Prisoncast! One man’s journey from prison to Chicago’s City Hall
The City of Chicago’s director of reentry answers questions from people in prison about how they can work to rebuild their lives once they’re release…
10 months ago
Prisoncast! Advice for surviving the holidays – on the inside
In the first hour of the show, we hear from men incarcerated at Sheridan Correctional Center about how to handle the often stressful holiday season o…
10 months ago
From a prison cell in Pinckneyville to Chicago’s West Side — a son’s music finally reaches his mother
We recently asked people in Illinois prisons this question: “If you could spend one afternoon on the outside with a family member or friend, where…
10 months ago