WZND’s Podcasts

In the September edition of “Birds-I-View” Bella Marello, Jason Zaehler, and Cole Loiacano dove into the topic of child safety in our local schools with a look at some recent Unit 5 grooming cases, childhood sexual assault statistics, common misconceptions, procedures, and prevention. 
The show opened with Cole Loiacano looking into two local ongoing investigations surrounding child grooming in to same Unit 5 junior high school. legislative process behind the bill and what the opposing and supporting sides had to say on it (2:35-5:38). Following this, Jason Zaehler focused on training and procedures from the Unit 5 school district (6:20-9:25).
Next, Quinn Lyons took a look at training and procedures from the perspective of an Illinois State University student (10:38-14:05). Rachael Deerfield dove into signs of abuse and how to prevent abuse (15:02-17:58).
Then, Kyra Craddock discussed some common misconceptions surrounding child sexual assault (18:28-19:28). The show closed with Bella Marello looking into how education plays a role in this topic (19:56-23:26).

Kavi and Noah reunite in this episode of Drive-Thru Normal to interview Illinois Senator Dave Koehler! Tune in to hear fun stories about the former band leader and baker turned senator. 

The Drive-Thru Crew takes on an interview with independent candidate for governor, Collin Corbett! 

This week, Kendall, Arwen, and Sky talked about all things fall in honor of the first week of fall. Tune in here!

On this segment of the RedZone, the crew recaps the Illinois State Football Week 3 matchup with Eastern Illinois and previews their upcoming game with Northern Iowa. The next segment the crew covers a mix of ISU Soccer, ISU Volleyball, and HS Football. The third segment, the crew is joined by News and Sports Intern Jack Polkow as they go over what is going on in the MLB. The last segment consists of the crew and Jack doing their weekly Pick 6. 

This week for New in Normal, Nayeli interviewed the band Heel. Tune in here!

This week, Elizabeth, Jenna, and Trip talked all things pop culture, like the VMAs, new music, and celebrity baby names. Tune in here!

On this episode of The RedZone, the crew starts by recapping the most recent Illinois State Football game against Northern Illinois before previewing their upcoming game against Eastern Illinois. The next segment the crew is joined by ISU Volleyball Senior Abby Reck as they cover ISU Volleyball. The third segment the crew is joined by News + Sports Intern Tyler Gall to talk about things in the MLB and on the gridiron with College Football. The final segment, the crew along with Tyler do their weekly Pick 6 games. 

On this episode of the RedZone, the crew starts the show recapping Illinois State Football Week 1 matchup with Western Illinois, followed by previewing their upcoming matchup with Northern Illinois. The next segment consists of a mix of ISU Volleyball and Soccer, while touching on local HS Football. The third segment the crew is joined by News Director, Cole Loiacano and they cover some recent College Football news before getting into some baseball talk. In the final segment the crew and Cole start the first week of Pick 6, where they pick 6 NFL games and there winners. 

For New in Normal, music intern Sky interviewed local artist Silicon Monday. Check it out here!