Smile Politely is an online magazine and radio show on WEFT that features informed points of view on local music, arts, culture, food+drink, sports, politics and news. Folks are encouraged to contribute writing that serves the community of Champaign-Urbana.

Smile Politely's Joel Gillespie was a featured media panelist at the eBlackCU Campus-Community Symposium.

Smile Politely is running a Kickstarter campaign to redesign their magazine and launch a new print companion, Bonfire Quarterly.  The Kickstarter is running until December 21st.