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// This is a machine generated transcript. Please report any transcription errors to will-help@illinois.edu. [00:00:00] Jason Croft: Good evening from Urbana and the University of Illinois, it's Prairie Performances. WILL's weekly show presenting classical and jazz from the heart of the prairie in central Illinois. Prairie Performances is made possible in part by funding from the John Frayne Graduate Student Classical Music Work Experience Endowment.

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton is the Democratic nominee for U.S. senator from Illinois, seeking to succeed Sen. Dick Durbin when his term ends in January 2027. In an interview recorded Friday, we talked about the war in Iran, what she means when she says we ought to “abolish ICE,” and what Democrats should prioritize if they regain control of the U.S. Senate. This interview was recorded on video and will be available on YouTube by mid-afternoon Tuesday.

Do you believe in the possibility of life elsewhere in our universe? If such life was capable of crossing vast distances of time and space, and were to arrive on Earth, what would that mean for humankind? Or maybe you believe aliens are already among us. All that is the subject of We Interrupt This Program, a play running this weekend at the Virginia Theatre in Champaign, Illinois. The event will also be broadcast on Illinois Classical (WILL-FM 90.9 Urbana) on Halloween night.

Republican Congressman Mike Bost is running for another term in Illinois’ 12th District, which includes roughly the bottom third of Illinois. We’ll talk with him about gas prices, the war in Iran, cuts to Medicaid, and why he won't debate his Democratic opponent, Julie Fortier. You can also listen to our interview with Fortier from Aug. 18, 2026. Guest U.S. Rep. Mike Bost

ILLINOIS CLASSICAL: The Evening Concert: OCT. 11 – 12 – 13 – 14 – 15 – 16, 2026 Sunday, October 11, 6:00 pm: Chamber Mus. Soc.

Home Atomic Age Cocktail Party post October 09, 2026 Listen (Duration: 58:55) [00:00:00] Jason Croft: It's the Atomic Age Cocktail Party. I'm Jason Croft, and this time around, it's a table for one. [00:00:23] [MUSIC: unable to identify] [00:02:28] Jason Croft: Welcome to the Atomic Age Cocktail Party featuring music from the golden age of the hi-fi and beyond. Crooner Buddy Greco there and Mr. Lonely, released in 1962.

We are less than a month away from the November 3, 2026 Midterm election. Black voters overwhelmingly supported Kamala Harris' presidential run in 2024. Meanwhile, Donald Trump is a deeply unpopular president according to polls. So how are they feeling two years later? Are they feeling taken for granted by the Democratic party? Did the Republican party overestimate its gains with Black male voters? How do Black voters feel about the rise of Democratic Socialists?

Artificial intelligence seems to be everywhere. Maybe you subscribe to an email newsletter that’s raised suspicions with the voice of its writing. Maybe you've seen an event poster or business flyer with that paint-brush font. Or maybe you’ve heard a video where the narrator sounded normal — right up until it gave up the ghost by mispronouncing a word few humans would botch.

Joshua Johnson was host of the flagship 1A talk show from NPR and WAMU, and then hosted programs on MSNBC and NBC News Now. Today, he's still a news anchor, of a sort, portraying Dwight Richmond on the satirical Onion News Network. Beyond that, Johnson has dedicated a lot of time and work to helping people connect across divides. That’s taken the form of "The Resolution Game," which aims to help people host do-it-yourself debates.