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Cook County Jail is the first detention center in the country to bring in voting booths so that pretrial detainees can physically cast their ballots for an election. During the first two weekends in March, people in the custody of Cook County Jail could use the voting booths to have their say in the Illinois primary.

This is an excerpt from a longer podcast episode, "14 Speaks: Black Holes, Margaret Hamilton and Women in STEM."

On this episode of 14 Speaks, Dylan Van Sickle and Jenni Holtz experience the esteemed DePaul tradition of Whole Foods’ 5 after 5 for the very first time. They also hear from director of development Mikayla Rose Price and web developer Meredith Melland about their recent interviews with New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet at The Center for Journalism Integrity and Excelle

On this week’s episode, hosts Dylan Van Sickle and Jenni Holtz discuss Nellie Bly in honor of the Women’s Issue. Bly was a trailblazing investigative journalist who inspired the character of Lois Lane and traveled around the world in 72 days. Also on this episode, we interview Associate Editor Francesca Matthewes about her personal essay about growing up with a working mom. Mor

Imagine going to the moon without a map, or trying to land with a computer too overloaded with tasks to know which functions to prioritize. That’s what two of the most famed Apollo missions faced — and would have failed to figure out — without the work of women. For the Apollo missions, it was Margaret Hamilton — and for last week’s black hole photo, it was Dr. Katie Boum

In this collaborative podcast, 14 East and the Radio DePaul Podcast followed DePaul freshman David Krupa’s campaign through election fraud, fraught public forums, ongoing legal investigations and a call-for-change political platform that has left some 13th Ward voters with confusion. Listen to The Radio DePaul Podcast on Apple Podcast and Soundcloud, or find them online here. Mus

While there might be whispers of Wintrust, 14 East and Radio DePaul Sports set out to get the full experience for ourselves — that included student bus rides, high-priced concession stands and a feverish student section. What we found was few but loyal fans, lots of worthwhile promotions for both men’s and women’s games and a DePaul Men’s Basketball team that might actually

Film is the focus of this episode of 14 Speaks, and we chat with the magazine’s movie fan in residence Cody Corrall about all things Oscars. We also hear from co-host Jenni Holtz on the portrayal of trans women in horror films. You read the related pieces at fourteeneastmag.com.

In this week’s 14 Speaks, hosts Dylan Van Sickle and Jenni Holtz provide an introduction to Michael Madigan. Madigan is an Illinois politician who has been in office for nearly five decades and serves as the speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. Van Sickle and Holtz also speak to Megan Stringer, who covered the upcoming closing of the Old Town School of Folk Music, wh

14 Speaks is back with two new stories. One from Christopher Silber on a new lounge for student veterans and one from Mikayla Rose Price on the Forced From Home refugee exhibit. Listen now to hear both reporters describe their process and approach to the work they’ve produced in this week’s lineup. Read the stories mentioned on fourteeneastmag.com and subscribe to 14 Speaks on