Life on the Illinois Prairie

61:27

Matt Metcalf is a former news anchor on WCIA Channel...

Life on the Illinois Prairie ·

2025/03/27

Matt Metcalf, who currently is seen on WCIA, Channel 3 in Champaign hosting the popular "From The Vault" series, is now a professor in Pennsylvania, teaching historic preservation. Matt shares his connections to Illinois and his passions concerning historic preservation. That passion extends not to just well-known historic sites, but to the preservation of film used for his "From the Vault" segments, and to small towns that are vanishing across our country.

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59:43

Wilmer gives updates about the Illinois Amish...

Life on the Illinois Prairie ·

2025/03/20

Wilmer gives updates about the popular Sheep to Clothing to Quilts event happening April 26. He also tells about the groundbreaking event on April 25 for the new museum on site.

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45:51

Setting boundaries and developing an armadillo skin

Life on the Illinois Prairie ·

2025/03/13

Setting boundaries and developing an armadillo skin

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36:47

Mama's Family

Life on the Illinois Prairie ·

2025/02/20

Wendy delves into new found documents that explain more family history on her maternal side. History about her mother, Lucile, grandmother, Grace, and great-grandmother, Martha are shared.

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46:56

Allie is owner of Allie's Gift and Garden

Life on the Illinois Prairie ·

2025/02/13

Allie Easter was raised on a farm near Windsor, Illinois. She shares her story of living and working on the East Coast for 10 years before returning to her roots in central Illinois. As the current owner of Allie's Gift and Garden, in Sullivan, Illinois, Allie tells of the perils and rewards of owning her own business. Allie credits a positive attitude, her faith in God, the enduring love of family and friends, and her husband, Shannon, with helping her achieve her dreams.

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41:16

Antisocial media

Life on the Illinois Prairie ·

2025/02/06

Wendy shares her thoughts on how the invention of computers and cell phones have made our lives so much easier in many ways. However, the creation of social media has caused a loss of civility and what steps she is taking to relieve the stress caused by some social media users.

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51:47

Carolyn Cloyd is president of the Coles County...

Life on the Illinois Prairie ·

2025/01/30

Carolyn wears many hats and has many passions. Her enthusiasm for history is infectious. On this episode, Carolyn returns to the show and shares the riveting story of Captain Charles B. Hall, a Tuskegee Airman who attended Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois in 1938. She is partnering with EIU to make a documentary about the legacy of Captain Hall.

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62:16

John Stephens is the Executive Producer at The Little...

Life on the Illinois Prairie ·

2025/01/23

John shares many wonderful stories about the history and future of The Little Theatre. His stories about the many actors and performances at The Little Theatre are fascinating!

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49:08

Chris Martin is a producer, director and YouTube...

Life on the Illinois Prairie ·

2025/01/16

Chris Martin lives in Poland, but returns to his roots periodically to breathe life into the former Brown Shoe building in the town where he grew up. He is open and honest about learning on the fly and he has garnered over 56,000 subscribers who devour his videos.

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49:06

Choices and Consequences

Life on the Illinois Prairie ·

2025/01/09

Wendy reminisces about simpler times in her childhood and contrasts those with the way people are distanced from one another by social media in today's world.

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51:39

Recap of 2024 guests

Life on the Illinois Prairie ·

2024/12/26

Wendy recounts all of the wonderful guests that have been on the podcast in 2024.

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27:03

Becca Dickens is co-owner of Regenerative Life Farm

Life on the Illinois Prairie ·

2024/12/19

Becca Dickens shares insight about how she and Jarrod Yantis formed a partnership over shared beliefs in growing and consuming nutrient dense food. She tells of the struggle to keep the farm afloat and also discusses her energy healing sessions.

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30:12

Becca Dickens is co-owner of Regenerative Life Farm

Life on the Illinois Prairie ·

2024/12/12

Becca Dickens shares insight about how she and Jarrod Yantis formed a partnership over shared beliefs in growing and consuming nutrient dense food. She tells of the struggle to keep the farm afloat and also discusses her energy healing sessions.

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39:33

Chris Suerdieck is the curator of the Mattoon History...

Life on the Illinois Prairie ·

2024/12/05

Chris Suerdieck gives updates on recent events at the Mattoon History Center, which is in the basement of the Mattoon Public Library. He also shares fascinating details and information about the Big Dig that happened in 1914,when the "subway" was dug to accommodate north-south/east-west train traffic.

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46:54

Jeff Owens, WEIU TV/FM General Manager

Life on the Illinois Prairie ·

2024/11/28

Mattoon native and long-time media personality, Jeff explains about local broadcasting and the future for local media. We also discuss Mattoon's history and future in sports, with the addition of the sports complex, Emerald Acres.

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58:49

Allan Shonk is the owner of Main Street Shirt Company...

Life on the Illinois Prairie ·

2024/11/21

Allan explains the ever-changing nature of his successful business. He shares how the business of printing on clothing has changed. He also shares how important it is to have a cooperative relationship with other printing shops.

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35:47

Amanda Perdomo, owner of La Luna Mexican Restaurant...

Life on the Illinois Prairie ·

2024/11/14

Amanda Perdomo shares the rewards and challenges of owning and operating a very busy and popular restaurant in Mattoon, Illinois. She and her husband Rene also have a food truck and catering business.

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48:03

Kevin Schultz, owner of Pinky's

Life on the Illinois Prairie ·

2024/11/07

Kevin Schultz gives insight to how he and his wife, Carrie, operate the very successful bar/restaurant on Lake Sara in Effingham, Illinois. They started as a seasonal operation, but with the addition of domes, now operate throughout the winter.

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41:02

Teri and Ambrosia talk about the rollout of a new...

Life on the Illinois Prairie ·

2024/10/31

Teri Moore and Ambrosia Branson share about an important new program for the State of Illinois. The program will help children throughout the state who have been impacted by substance abuse disorder.

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31:17

Ramblin' Rose

Life on the Illinois Prairie ·

2024/10/24

Meet 15-year-old performer and business owner, Emmerson Rose Henson, from Effingham, Illinois. Learn how she has been performing live since the age of 5 and discover her love of acquiring, collecting, and selling vinyl albums.

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