25 Best Illinois Education Podcasts
Illinois Education Podcasts
Here are 25 Best Illinois Education Podcasts worth listening to in 2025. Subscribe in one place on FeedSpot Reader.
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Illinois State Collegiate Compendium is the platform from which college lectures in business and economics will be delivered via Podcasts.
Host Alan Cring
Producer/Network Professor C
Email ****@isu-prof.com
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2. THED Talks
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THED Talks is a podcast for theatre teachers and theatre education students. Dr. Jimmy Chrismon, Theatre Education professor at Illinois State University, brings you stories and interviews from experienced K-12 theatre teachers, current theatre education majors, and professors of theatre education that will warm your heart, renew your faith in teaching, and provide resources to better your practice in your theatre classroom. Pour the coffee, relax, and join us for heart-warming conversations and practical advice from practitioners making a difference in students' lives each and every day!MORE Host Jimmy Chrismon
Producer/Network Jimmy Chrismon
Email ****@thedtalks.com
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 701Twitter 73Instagram 401 Avg Length 53 min Get Email Contact
3. IETL Podcast
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Calling all Educational Technology Leaders! Listen to our bi-weekly podcast on all things EdTech in Illinois.
Hosts Tony Schlorff, Mary Jane Warden
Producer/Network IETL Board
Email ****@aasa.org
Apple Rating 4.6/5Twitter 1.3K Avg Length 51 min Get Email Contact
4. IASA Podcast
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The Illinois Association of School Administrators is the state's premier advocacy organization for public school superintendents. This podcast tackles the most important issues facing public education in Illinois and provides knowledge and insight from experts about how to run the best school district possible. To listen to the podcast from your computer use Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari. It may not play in Internet Explorer.MORE Producer/Network IASA Communications
Email ****@iasaedu.org
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 1KTwitter 10.3K Avg Length 20 min Get Email Contact
5. We Love Illinois Schools
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We are the Illinois State Board of Education, and we love Illinois schools. We are inspired by the passionate and innovative people who have dedicated their lives to Illinois students. Join us as we learn about their journeys into education, what they're proud of, and what keeps them coming back to education every day. Listen in to a new podcast from ISBE. Have an idea for a great guest?MORE Host Dusty Rhodes
Producer/Network Illinois State Board of Education
Email ****@isbe.net
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 49.9KTwitter 25.3K Avg Length 29 min Get Email Contact
6. Family Financial Feuds
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Family Financial Feud is a podcast recorded by the Consumer Economics Team from the University of Illinois Extension. Current podcasters include: Kathy Sweedler, and Camaya Wallace-Bechard. Family Financial Feuds covers financial topics you may have disagreements within your family, whether that's credit scores, money personalities or setting goals. We cover timely topics to help you discuss your own stance on your family financial feud.MORE Hosts Kathy Sweedler, Camaya Wallace Bechard
Producer/Network Family Financial Feuds - U of I Extension
Email ****@illinois.edu
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 31.4KTwitter 4KInstagram 2.9K Avg Length 36 min Get Email Contact
7. Made to Lead
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Brought to you by the Illinois Leadership Center at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, this podcast was created to deliver leadership education in a fun and easily digestible way. We are unleashing human potential because the world needs better leaders.MORE Producer/Network Illinois Leadership Center
Email ****@illinois.edu
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 2.9KTwitter 2.2KInstagram 2.5K Avg Length 26 min Get Email Contact
8. Eastern Illinois University, Communication Disorders and Sciences Podcast
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The Communication Disorders and Sciences department at Eastern Illinois University provides insightful episodes surrounding multiple aspects of speech-language pathology from our expert faculty. The podcast will also provide a unique prospective from current graduate students on their experiences in graduate school, special topics they are interested in.MORE Producer/Network EIU_CDS
Email ****@eiu.edu
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 735Twitter 549Instagram 668 Avg Length 31 min Get Email Contact
9. Fifth Grade Fever
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We are a fifth-grade class from Lockport, Illinois, USA. Our show, Fifth Grade Fever, broadcasts every school day (Tuesday through Friday). We'd love to hear your feedback!
Host Scott Hagedorn
Producer/Network Scott Hagedorn
Email ****@d92.org
Apple Rating 4.7/5Twitter 803 Avg Length 4 min Get Email Contact
10. Democracy's College
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This monthly podcast focuses on P-20 education pathways with a focus on research and leadership that promotes educational equity, justice, and excellence for all students. This podcast is a product of the Office of Community College Research and Leadership, or OCCRL, at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.MORE Producer/Network Office of Community College Research and Leadership, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Email ****@illinois.edu
Apple Rating 5/5Twitter 3.5KInstagram 179 Avg Length 37 min Get Email Contact
11. Illinois Early Learning Project
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The Illinois Early Learning Project is a source of evidence-based, reliable information for parents, caregivers, and teachers of young children.
Host Natalie Danner
Producer/Network IEL
Email ****@illinois.edu
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 1.2KInstagram 531 Avg Length 25 min Get Email Contact
12. Illinois Valley Community College
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Brief podcasts to help increase student awareness of available resources and to inform community members.
Host Crystal Credi
Producer/Network Crystal Credi
Email ****@ivcc.edu
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 5.5K Avg Length 6 min Get Email Contact
13. Let's Talk Teaching
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A podcast exploring topics about teaching and professional development for faculty and instructors.
Producer/Network Center for Integrated Professional Development at Illinois State University
Email ****@illinoisstate.edu
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14. Lighthouse 112
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This podcast is from the superintendent of schools in the North Shore School District 112, a Pk-8 public school district in northeast Illinois. It is a source of information about the school district, its leadership, its teachers, its students, and its community. It is another source of updates and an additional source of news regarding the changing narrative of public education.MORE Host Mike Lubelfeld
Producer/Network Lighthouse 112
Email ****@nssd112.org
Apple Rating 3.9/5 Avg Length 17 min Get Email Contact
15. Walk Down Memory Cane
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History and information about the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired in Jacksonville Illinois.
Host Dan Thompson
Producer/Network Dan Thompson
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16. The Big Rhetorical Podcast
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The Big Rhetorical Podcast (TBR) was conceptualized in the spring of 2018 at Illinois State University. This podcast is a digital platform for scholars of rhetoric and composition, as well as other disciplines, to talk about relevant scholarship within the field while engaging in a lively, academic dialogue. The Big Rhetorical Podcast is hosted by Charles Woods.MORE Host Charles Woods
Producer/Network Charles Woods
Email ****@tamuc.edu
Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 1.3KTwitter 1.6K Avg Length 48 min Get Email Contact
17. LTC One-to-One
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Learn about the latest topics in edtech with the Learning Technology Center of Illinois, a program of the Illinois State Board of Education. Each episode will include discussions about integrating the most recent tech into classrooms, interviews with movers and shakers in education technology, and answers to questions from listeners.MORE Hosts Linda DeYounge, Brian Bates
Producer/Network LTC Podcast
Email ****@ltcillinois.org
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 451Twitter 2.2KInstagram 177 Avg Length 54 min Get Email Contact
18. The oneBG Podcast
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The oneBG Podcast is the official podcast of Buffalo Grove High School in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. Subscribe to hear what's new at BG, what's upcoming, and interviews with members of the amazing Bison family!MORE Producer/Network Brian Linhart
Email ****@bankwithbos.com
Apple Rating 4.6/5Twitter 4.5K Avg Length 40 min Get Email Contact
19. Our School Matters
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Our school is Richland County High School, in Olney IL. We're a small rural school in Southern Illinois. We want to know why our school matters to the people who are most directly tied to it: the students, teachers, admin, and staff of Richland County Community Unit #1. We will discuss topics such as how we learn, bullying, identity, AI, and many more. Your teacher host, Mr. Ryden, interviews teachers, administrators, and staff from our district. We will release one of those interviews every Monday to start your school week.MORE Host JEFFREY RYDEN
Producer/Network Richland County Voices
Email ****@ercu1.net
Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 49 min Get Email Contact
20. The Work
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Brought to you by Capital Area Career Center. Telling the stories of CACC, career and technical education, and workforce development throughout Central Illinois.
Producer/Network Robert Ferriell
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21. ROE 17 POD
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Education is empowerment. Join Regional Office of Education # 17, an educational service agency in Central Illinois as we interview different educators, leaders, innovators, and creators who are reimagining PK-12 education.MORE Producer/Network Regional Office of Education # 17
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22. STAR NET Regions I&III Podcast
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Illinois STAR NET provides a variety of opportunities for personal and professional growth for those who touch the lives of young children, ages birth through eight, with an emphasis on children with special needs. STAR NET supports family-centered, researched and effective practices in early childhood education and care.In this podcast series, produced by STAR NET Regions I&III, we provide various informational episodes focused on our workshops, current topics, and other concepts focused on working with young children with special needs.MORE Producer/Network Illinois STAR NET Regions I&III
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 1.8KTwitter 113 Avg Length 31 min Get Email Contact
23. Hunting Illinois
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The University of Illinois' Illinois Learn to Hunt program provides FREE education and training webinars and workshops to teach ADULT participants how to hunt deer, turkey, squirrels, pheasants, ducks, geese and other game. This Podcast will provide educational discussions with experts, reviews of animal ecology and hunting strategies.MORE Producer/Network Illinois Learn to Hunt
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24. TED Podcast
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Dr. Rhett Oldham, moderator of the Transatlantic Educator Dialogue (TED) from the University of Illinois interviews educators from around the world about topics that are focusing on Global Education.MORE Producer/Network Rhett Oldham
Email ****@sgdragons.org
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Illinois Education shows hosts and producers
Podcaster Name | Role | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | Twitter Handle | Twitter Followers | |
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Alan Cring | Host | isu-prof.com | 68 | @professorcring | 2.5K | |
Jimmy Chrismon | Host | thedtalks.com/episodes | 28 | @jdchrismon | ||
Tony Schlorff | Co Host | buzzsprout.com/1703170 | 5 | @tschlorff | 903 | |
Mary Jane Warden | Co Host | buzzsprout.com/1703170 | 5 | @mj_warden | ||
Dusty Rhodes | Host | feeds.buzzsprout.com/455002 | 1 | @dustyrhodes919 | 2.3K | |
Kathy Sweedler | Co-Host | extension.illinois.edu/podcasts/family-financial-feuds | @morethancoupons | 696 | ||
Camaya Wallace Bechard | Co-Host | extension.illinois.edu/podcasts/family-financial-feuds | @savefearlessly | 105 | ||
Scott Hagedorn | Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fifthgradefever | 13 | @mrhagedorn | 4.1K | |
Natalie Danner | Co Host | illinoisearlylearning.org/resources/podcasts | 3 | @dannernatalie | 668 | |
Crystal Credi | Host | soundcloud.com/ivcceagles | ||||
Mike Lubelfeld | Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michael-lubelfeld | 2 | @mikelubelfeld | ||
Dan Thompson | Host | buzzsprout.com/2121446 | 42 | |||
Charles Woods | Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-big-rhetorical | 9 | @charles_woods1 | 1.1K | |
Linda DeYounge | Co Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ltc1to1 | 3 | |||
Brian Bates | Co Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ltc1to1 | 3 | @_brianbates | 943 | |
JEFFREY RYDEN | Host | rss.com/podcasts/our-school-matters | 1 | |||
Office of Community College Research and Leadershi | occrl.libsyn.com | 51 | @occrl | 3.5K | ||
Regional Office of Education # 17 | blubrry.com/1470642 | 16 | @roeseventeen | 611 | ||
IASA Communications | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iasa-podcast | 15 | @IllinoisASA | |||
Robert Ferriell | thework.buzzsprout.com | 7 | ||||
Illinois Learn to Hunt | illinoishunting.libsyn.com | 4 | ||||
Illinois STAR NET Regions I&III | starnetregions1and3.buzzsprout.com | 3 | @starnet1_3 | 113 | ||
Center for Integrated Professional Development at | prodev.illinoisstate.edu/podcast | 3 |
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