In this episode we connect with Soji Kashiwagi, Executive Director and playwright for the Grateful Crane Ensemble. We discuss his father, Hiroshi Kashiwagi, who was also a playwright and a poet, and who defied the Loyalty Questionnaire given to those...

In this episode we connect with John Mills, CEO and co-founder of WatchDuty, a public safety information app that launched four years ago connecting fire alerts from first responders, to reporters in the area, to the app users, notifying the...

John Fischer has served as director of the Normal Public Library since 2023. In this role, Fischer leads teams responsible for the educational, cultural, informational and recreational resources provided by the library to enrich the quality of life for Normal citizens. Fischer has worked in public libraries for more than 20 years, including time at Bloomington Public Library and St. Louis County Library.

Selicia Applegate is the Workshop Manager at Palatine Public Library. With over 10 years at the library, Selicia helped grow the department from a traditional tech support desk into a bustling makerspace that can run over 20 pieces of equipment at once—especially during the holidays.