Brian Mackey

2 months ago | will.illinois.edu | Brian Mackey

David Maraniss’ Pulitzer-winning stories February 05, 2025 Brian Mackey   Courtesy of David Marannis Today's show included a rebroadcast of the following "best of" segment, first aired March 28, 2024: David Maraniss’ Pulitzer-winning stories.

Oct 21, 2024 | nprillinois.org | Brian Mackey

The Urbana 'Un-Debate' explores foreign affairs. Candidate debates rarely enlighten the electorate. Instead, NPR Illinois, the University of Illinois System Institute of Government and Public Affairs (IGPA), Columbia College, the UIS Center for State Policy & Leadership, and Illinois Public Media, explore critical issues likely to motivate voting in the 2024 presidential election. This public panel discussion delves into the issues of foreign affairs, Gaza and Ukraine mostly.

Oct 9, 2024 | will.illinois.edu | José Zepeda |Brian Mackey

Author Ken Liu was born in China in 1976. His family emigrated to the U.S. when Liu was 11. He has published multiple collections of short stories and an epic series of novels. Several of his works have been made into films  including “Good Hunting,” which was part of the Netflix animated anthology series “Love, Death and Robots.”Liu is based in the Boston suburbs, but he’s coming to Central Illinois this week.

Oct 3, 2024 | pmja.org | Joe Amditis |Dustin Dwyer |Brian Mackey

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Aug 20, 2024 | ipmnewsroom.org | Brian Mackey

As the DNC heads into its second day in Chicago, thousands of people continued to protest U.S. support for Israel as it wages war against the militant group, Hamas. Hamas executed an attack on October 7 that killed some 1,200 Israelis and roughly 200 Israeli hostages were taken as well. However, Israel’s retaliatory military offensive in Gaza has left more than 40,000 Palestinians dead including many women and children.