This is Roald Tweet on Rock Island. Tornados, earthquakes, and lightning have this in common: they come quick without warning, like cats pouncing on mice. Hurricanes, volcanos, and forest fires move more slowly, give warning, and even then, they often veer off, suspending their sentence of doom. Other Episodes December 27, 2023 The Special Edition ... Read More

Mark Curran, Republican candidate for the US Senate in Illinois, discusses the reasons for his candidacy as well as his views on the coronavirus pandemic, the economy and civil unrest. He also provides his views on the Barrett nomination norms on Supreme Court appointments in the final years of presidential terms. Other Episodes April 25, 2024 American Democracy on the... Read More

This is Roald Tweet on Rock Island. Thoreau was only one of many Americans who favored experience as the best teacher. “Who would know knives better,” he asked in Walden, “a boy who went to Harvard and took classes in metallurgy, or a boy who mined and smelted his own iron ore, hammered out a knife blade on an anvil, tempered the blade and sharpened it?” Other Episodes December 27, 2023 ... Read More

Democratic congressional candidate, former State Senator Rita Hart , running in the open seat 2nd District, talks about the federal response to the Covid pandemic, how to boost the rural economy, the US approach to trade and China, and health care. She also offers her committee preferences if elected and her first legislative priority. Other Episodes April 25, 2024 American... Read More

This is Roald Tweet on Rock Island. Anyone who has raised chickens understands “pecking order.” A hundred new baby chicks let loose in a farm yard will run around nervous and upset until each chicken knows exactly her place, content—except for the bottom three who have been pecked to death—content to know they are number ten, number 58, and so on. Other Episodes December 27, 2023 ... Read More

Rock Island native John Shallman recently published his first novel, Return from Siberia. Other Episodes September 11, 2023 Talking Art with Cory Christiansen and Melanie Alexander Listen to the conversation here with artist Cory Christiansen and with Muscatine Art Center Director Melanie Alexander, about the legacy that Jon Fasanelli-Cawelti... Read More

Other Episodes April 25, 2024 The Rising Costs and Policy Changes: Why Arrowhead Ranch Had to Close In this episode, we delve into the closure of Arrowhead Ranch, a long-standing residential facility for troubled youth in Illinois. Dr. Luis Moreno, the executive director, provides a comprehensive... ... Read More

Other Episodes June 23, 2023 Scribble: The Finale Listen · 29:02 June... Read More

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On Midwest Week, an investigation begins of the top Democratic Party leader in Illinois. Other Episodes December 30, 2022 Ballot Counting Problems in Scott County On Midwest Week, some of the numbers from the November election in Scott County still don't add up, but the counting is over. ... Read More