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Deborah talks with Robert Young Pelton, the publisher of "Fielding's the World's Most Dangerous Places" (Fielding Worldwide: Redondo Beach CA, 1995). It's a travel guide to the most dangerous places in the world where tourists might want to visit. It explains what to expect, what to be careful of, and how to negotiate potentially dire circumstances; and, on top of being thorough and informative, the guide is very funny! (For more information, contact http://www.fieldingtravel.com) Deborah then talks with John McBride, a garbage collector who lives in Kidderminster, England. He's a bit of a celebrity in his community for his travels to dangerous places, like Rwanda, El Salvador, and he plans future trips to Chechnya and Zaire.

Linda talks to Mary Duffy, the editor in chief of Women's Sports and Fitness magazine. Duffy says that although people are talking about how prominent women athletes are in this Olympiad, the members of the U-S soccer and softball teams are unhappy that so little of their games were live during prime time on N-B-C. 7. TRACK AND FIELD - Noah talks with Craig Masback, who is in Atlanta covering the Olympic track and field events for N-B-C. Masback talks about Namibian sprinter Frank Fredericks who won two silver medals in the 200 and 400 meter race.

There are some oddities in this year’s Bloomington and Normal elections, including a whole lot of money. Find out more about expected endorsements that…

Bloomington Normal youth are feeling a bit salty about the benefit they DIDN'T see from the January increase in the minimum wage. Normal Community High…

Lead paint contamination is a tricky thing that can hurt people. Hear about a couple million dollar grant to remove lead from Bloomington houses. Plus,…

As part of WGLT's holiday schedule we revisit some of the most important stories of 2019. In this episode, we revisit stories of stolen guns, a split in…

Auto insurers and automakers are going to have to work together to navigate the brave new world of self-driving cars. But there's a catch; the automakers…

State Farm is far from the only insurance company to get out of banking. The one-stop-shopping convergence strategy never lived up to its promise…

Bloomington-Normal musician Joe Borbely says creating a new song called "White Tornado" was a trip. Borbely says the debut album for the Progressive…

Discover if we're in a post-truth era in politics and hear about new challenges for reporters in covering the Presidential election in an era of increased…