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"Take the Exit" Podcast
"Take the Exit" is IDOT's brand new podcast where we explore the stories that intersect with transportation in Illinois. Join us on YouTube and Spotify.
TAKE THE EXIT | EPISODE 08: IN CONVERSATION WITH ILLINOIS SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION GIA BIAGI
December 31, 2025
In this episode we talk with Illinois Secretary of Transportation Gia Biagi.
Previous Episodes
December 9, 2025
In this episode we talk with Brandy Phillips, Director of Office of Business and Workforce Diversity, about IDOT's response to the U.S. Department of Transportation's recent directives regarding the Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) program.
October 27, 2025
In this episode we talk with Communications Center Manager, Kirk Polley, about the function of IDOT's communications center, Station One.
October 3, 2025
In this episode we talk with Recruitment Section Manager, Aisha Price, about the recruiting efforts and work opportunities at IDOT.
August 27, 2025
In this episode of Take The Exit, join us in conversation with Lora Rensing, the Director of Highways Project Implementation at the Illinois Department of Transportation.
June 30, 2025
It’s all things highway maintenance on this episode of Take the Exit. We talk everything from the center line out and dig into the day in the life of a highway maintainer.
May 29, 2025
In this episode of "Take the Exit," Public Information Officer Paul Wappel interviews Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee, who was this year's motivational speaker for IDOT's Today's Challenge, Tomorrow's Rewards conference (Feb. 26-27).
April 25, 2025
In this episode of Take The Exit, join us in conversation with Juan D. Pava, the Highway Safety Programs Unit Chief in the Bureau of Safety Programs and Engineering at the Illinois Department of Transportation as we discuss roadway safety and Work Zone Awareness Week (April 21-25).