WGLT's Sound Ideas - Full Episodes

About WGLT's Sound Ideas - Full Episodes

Sound Ideas is WGLT's flagship news program. Every weekday, WGLT reporters go beyond soundbites for deeper conversations with Bloomington-Normal newsmakers, musicians, artists, and anyone with a story to share. This 30-minute newsmagazine is produced Monday through Friday.

Publisher

WGLT

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Oct 2023

Latest episode

19 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

528 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Dec 2025

   WGLT's Sound Ideas - Friday 12/19/2025

   A pair of ISU football players have added pressure with their dad as their coach, U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen reviews the highs and lows of his year in Washington, a McLean County court program loses federal funding and seeks sales tax money to help, and a Bloomington singer-songwriter "let go" to write the best music of his career. Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donation (https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donation) See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

2. 

   18 Dec 2025

   WGLT's Sound Ideas - Thursday 12/18/2025

   Bloomington plans to take a more pro-active approach to property maintenance, but there's concern it could lead to nit-picking. The Town of Normal outlines its accomplishments for the year. Plus, anxiety and instability remain high in the ag sector, and a $12 billion bailout may not help much. Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donation (https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donation) See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

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   17 Dec 2025

   WGLT's Sound Ideas - Wednesday 12/17/2025

   On today's episode, Country Financial discusses proposed insurance regulations in Illinois plus Illinois Wesleyan University librarian Chris Sweet discusses his new book on the history of bicycling. Support the show: https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donation (https://donate.nprstations.org/wglt/wglt-choose-donation) See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

Who has been a guest on WGLT's Sound Ideas - Full Episodes

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• governor's running mate
• Mental health counselors
• JB Pritzker
• ISU scholar
• victims advocate

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

262,598

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 79 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

95

Social presence

0

YouTube

82

Engagement

76

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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