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Brian Mackey

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As seen in: WILL-TV (Urbana, IL), NPR, Patterns, The 21st Show, WBEZ-FM (Chicago, IL), KRCC-FM (Colorado Springs, CO), KUOW-FM (Seattle, WA), BiggerPockets, WLRN-FM (Miami, FL), KPBS-TV (San Diego, CA), WABE-FM (Atlanta, GA) and
Covers:  Illinois government and politics, Illinois culture, Illinois history, Illinois books, and other books of interest to smart public radio listeners in ... Illinois!
Doesn't Cover: Most anything lacking an Illinois connection, with the exception of books (though I will work to find that Illinois connection!).
Host of @21stshow, Illinois’ statewide public radio talk show and podcast → 21stshow.org.

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IndyCar News: Sixteen years after Barber, Washington demonstrated an enduring truth about motor racing

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By Brian Mackey Verified
| AutoRacing1 (AR1)
In 2010, following the inaugural IndyCar race at Barber Motorsports Park, I wrote an article for AutoRacing1.com built around a simple observation. I came away from Barber with a phrase that became the foundation of the article: “Events beget fans.” Sixteen years later, the Freedom 250 Grand Prix in Washington, D.C., provided one of the most compelling demonstrations of that principle since my experience at Barber in 2010.
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Best of: Sci-fi author Ken Liu on his writing, AI, and sentient toasters

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By Jose Zepeda Verified, Brian Mackey Verified
| WILL-TV (Urbana, IL) Verified
Author Ken Liu was born in China in 1976, and his family emigrated to the U.S. when he was 11. He has published multiple collections of short stories and an epic series of novels. Several of his works have been made into films , including “Good Hunting,” which was part of the Netflix animated anthology series Love, Death and Robots. He's also known for translating the Chinese sci-fi series known as The Three Body Problem.
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Illinois Public Media and Illinois Soul says farewell to Kimberly Schofield

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By Brian Mackey Verified, My Coworkers, Sam. Sam
| WILL-TV (Urbana, IL) Verified
May 29, 2026 Kimberly Schofield hosts Morning Edition at Illinois Public Media. Listen (Duration: 22:01) Download // This is a machine generated transcript. Please report any transcription errors to will-help@illinois.edu. [00:00:00] Reginald Hardwick: From Illinois Soul, this is Dialogue. I'm Reginald Hardwick. Dialogue is an exchange about culture straight from the soul. For the last three years, a warm and informative voice has helped us get our day started.
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