WZND’s Podcasts

In this week’s episode of Second Look, WZND’s Jason Zaehler and Kaitlyn Witas took a look at local news, featuring The annual Santa’s Station in Uptown Normal, the Children’s Discovery Museum's new exhibit, and how the Central Illinois Regional Airport is operating during the holiday season. Next, they talked about ISU football, and then interviewed WZND’s Cole Loiacano about this month’s edition...

In this edition of The Redzone, Liam Lyons, Connor Allyn and Jaden Cohn open the show with a talk of the Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks then mention the possible College Football Playoffs. The team talks about ISU men's basketball's recent success and the women's team struggles. After the break, Lucy Thomlinson and Grant Hubbard from NDSU's student-run newspaper, The Spectrum joins the show once mor...

Listen to the music department's very own Lily Ceretto's interview with Scarlet's Darling at the 2025 Battle of the Bands!

In the November edition of Birds-I-View, Colleen Holden and guest host Adam Tichler explored the importance of local government. First, Cole Loiacano looked at civic engagement on ISU’s campus and in the McLean County area. Next, Bella Marello spoke with Kathleen Lorenz about the responsibilities of the Normal Town Council. Following that, Gigi Escobedo and Ally Cooper examined the duties of the M...

On this weeks Bonus Track join Logan, Elizabeth, and Rosie as they prepare for the Wicked Movie, Debrief Festival Lineups, and discuss ticket pricing. 

In this edition of The RedZone, Liam Lyons, Connor Allyn and Jaden Cohn open the show with a discussion of the Chicago Bulls, Blackhawks and College Football games from around the league. Then, Jaden talked with ISU Head Coach Allie Matters about the team's recent success in the MVC Tournament. The segment continues with a preview of ISU men's basketball's game against Rockford. After the break, J...

Check out our interview with Miley Cypress Hill done by our very own Evan Drikakis at the 2025 Battle of the Bands.

This interview has been edited to remove profanity and other material deemed unsuitable for airplay. Edits were carefully made to maintain full context of the interview.

In this week’s episode of Second Look, WZND’s Rachael Deerfield and Kaitlyn Witas took a look at local news, featuring a Veteran’s Day event, the American Red Cross of Central Illinois’ Evening of Stars, how the Central Illinois Regional Airport was affected by the government shutdown and Tik Tok star Adam Killa’s visit campus. Next, they talked about ISU sports, and then interviewed WZND’s Collee...

In this episode of RedZone Overtime, Liam Lyons, Connor Allyn and Jaden Cohn open with a recap of local IHSA football playoffs. Then they talk about ISU football's matchup with South Dakota State. They end the show with a talk about ISU women's basketball. 

Join Kendall, Evan, And Sarah on this weeks episode as they debrief Grammy Nominations, Talk about Christmas Music, And new Charli XCX music. 

In this edition of The RedZone, Liam Lyons, Connor Allyn and Jaden Cohn open the show with a discussion of the Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks with a mention of College Football matches. Then they discuss ISU men's basketball and its upcoming games with USC and Long Beach State. After the break, Noah Simon joins the show to talk ISU football and Bloomington Bison. The show concludes with Pick 6. 

Check out Lily's review of Tame Impala's new album Deadbeat!

Check out our interview with the 2025 Battle of the Bands winners Lady Strange!

In this week's episode of Second Look, WZND’s Rachael Deerfield and Jason Zaehler took a look at your weekly news stories, starting with Encounter Ministries' newest renovations and fundraising, Bloomington’s Shop First Friday, Recent Volleyball success, and an in-depth interview with Liz Zoerner about Thursday's Battle of the Bands held at the Castle Theater. To open the show, Cole Loiacano spoke...

In this edition of RedZone Overtime, Liam Lyons, Jaden Cohn and Connor Allyn open the episode with a discussion about IHSA playoffs for local high schools. Then they talk about ISU soccer upcoming championship and season previews for men's and women's basketball. 

In this edition of The RedZone, Liam Lyons, Connor Allyn and Jaden Cohn open the show with a recap of the World Series and season updates on the Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks. Then they dive into ISU football and soccer. After the break, they are joined by Hannah Reichensperger from ISU volleyball to talk on Senior Day. The show concludes with Quinn Flavin joining for Pick 6. 

This week on New in Normal Collette interviewed ARRA Classic Rock, check it out here!

In this week’s episode of Second Look WZND’s Rachael Deerfield and Kaitlyn Witas took a look at the expansion of constitution trail, a sustainable pumpkin drive, ISU sports and more.   To open the show WZND’s Ben Webster talked with Steve Fast of Heartland Community College, about the expansion and its new features. (0:36) Next, WZND’s Jacie Hinton spoke to Elisabeth Reed from the office of sustai...

In the debut of Overtime, hosts Liam Lyons, Connor Allyn and Jaden Cohn open the episode with a preview of local high school playoffs. Then the gang talks about the Chicago Bears and their recent performance with the Baltimore Ravens. Then the team discusses ISU's men's and women's basketball for the upcoming 2025-26 season.   

In this edition of the RedZone, hosts Liam Lyons, Connor Allyn and Riley Ward (filling in for Jaden Cohn), open the show with a discussion of the World Series, Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks. Then, the team dives into ISU soccer's playoff push, ISU volleyball's season and College Football. After the break, Kole Schipper join show to talk ISU football and basketball. The show concludes with Pick 6. ...

This week, Lily, Logan, and Elizabeth talk all things halloween, like monstober, classic halloween movies, and our costumes this year. 

This week, the music department's own, Lily Ceretto, interviews local artist onetakebrandon. Check out the interview here and tune into New in Normal to hear them live on-air every Monday from 12-1 PM. 

In the October edition of “Birds-I-View” Colleen Holden, Ally Cooper, and Bella Marello dove into at the life of a college athlete with a look at some specific Illinois State University sports and how time management, physical health, and NILs play into ISU sports.  The show opened with Lucy Tomlinson looking into the ISU volleyball player’s perspective (1:29-4:36). Following this, Adam Tichler fo...

This week on Bonus Track Logan, Collette, and Kendall explored the upcoming release of wicked, the oddities that are Halloween Music, the jingle ball lineup, and caught up with Demi Lovato. listen to this week's episode right here!