Nicolas Paz is the owner and chef at AZ-T-CA restaurant in Springfield. He grew up in Bolivia, which is a small South American country and came to America in 2001.

Hello, my name is Leo Page for the 2018 NPR Illinois PodCamp. Jeremie Bailey shines a light on local, creative individuals with his podcast, Lincoln’s Legends. He is an enthusiast of Springfield’s artists, and their work.

Hello my name is Abby Stalets with the 2018 PodCast Camp. Carly Shank is the Director (of Audience Development) at the Sangamon Auditorium in Springfield. She has worked there for 17 years. The purpose of the auditorium is to bring artists and

Hello, I’m Haley Vega for the 2018 NPR Illinois Podcamp. Brian Mackey is a reporter of state government and politics for NPR. Mackey didn’t always know he wanted to write or work for a news station.

Hello, this is Siri Kakumani for the 2018 NPR Illinois Podcamp. K-9 officer Jacob Bouldin and his partner in service, Dagz, came in to talk about his occupation and why he wanted to become a K-9 police officer. In his job he and his dog sniff out

Hello, I’m Adam Schnell for the 2018 NPR Illinois PodCamp. John Kelker is the head of the United Way, a company that volunteers and helps out other nonprofit companies.

Hello, I’m Chandu Poola for the 2018 NPR Illinois PodCamp. Justin Knoedler is a retired professional baseball player and he now has opened his own indoor baseball and softball field. Justin lives in his hometown of Springfield, Il

Hello I'm Swara Kakumani for the 2018 PodCamp. Larissa Hansen is a consultant with GenHKids through her very own company. She was able to transition her skills from one company to the other.

Hello, I’m Kyle Abraham for the NPR Illinois PodCamp, and what you just heard was corn, something that, along with many other crops, is one of Liz Moran Stelk’s highest priorities. Stelk is the Executive Director at the Illinois Stewardship Alliance, or

Hello, I’m Evan Klein For the 2018 NPR Illinois PodCamp. Katie Davison, works for Innovate Springfield, a business incubator.