NPR Illinois

StationAccount image

NPR Illinois provides Central Illinois and Illinois public radio stations with state news from its capitol bureau.  It also provides local news, arts, and entertainment information.

Series

Caption: Claudia Quigg
112 Pieces

In less than four short minutes, Claudia Quigg gives parents a healthy dose of encouragement, as she thoughtfully examines the issues facing today’s families.

Caption: Quiddity International Literary Journal and Public-Radio Program
24 Pieces

Quiddity is a highly produced literary radio program with a companion international (print) literary journal. Quiddity is produced and published by Illinois Public Radio’s hub-station, NPR member and PRI affiliate WUIS, and Benedictine University. The journal publishes exemplary prose and poetry from emerging and established writers around the world. The radio program features interviews with select authors, best-selling and burgeoning. It also includes readings of new, original works by poets and writers.


Latest Pieces

Caption: Claudia Quigg
Every parent can take some level of stress with children. But for each of us, there’s a tipping point at which our own resources for peace and per...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2014
  • Length: 02:24
Caption: Claudia Quigg
“Always do your best.” Notice, the concept is not “Be perfect,” but is instead “Do your best.”

  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 02:34
Caption: Claudia Quigg
When we make assumptions it’s because we believe we know what others are thinking and feeling. When it comes to our children, we blindly assume the...

  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 02:29
Caption: Claudia Quigg
I would like to think about the Second Agreement, “Don’t take anything personally,” as it applies to the lives of parents.

  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 02:39
Caption: Claudia Quigg
Parents can provide the model to our children that we only speak the truth to them. This involves their watching how we conduct our lives with hon...

  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
Caption: Claudia Quigg
Every parent can take some level of stress with children. But for each of us, there’s a tipping point at which our own resources for peace and per...

  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 02:24
Caption: Quiddity International Literary Journal and Public-Radio Program
An interview with MMA fighter and poet Carlo Matos, plus work from issue 7.1

  • Added: May 08, 2014
  • Length: 17:17
Piece image
This episode we highlight contributors to issue 7.5 including an interview with National Book Award Finalist, poet Matt Rasmussen.

  • Added: May 07, 2014
  • Length: 16:47
Caption: Quiddity International Literary Journal and Public-Radio Program
Finding Place in the Placelessness: Justin Hamm and Christina Olson talk with assistant editor John McCarthy about their experiences as editors for...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2014
  • Length: 15:53
Caption: Quiddity International Literary Journal and Public-Radio Program
Finding Place in the Placelessness: Chad Simpson and Monica Berlin talk with Assistant Editor John McCarthy about the under-appreciated, rich cultu...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2014
  • Length: 16:27