Ongoing Coverage:

Rehman Tungekar

Producer

Rehman Tungekar joined KBIA in September 2011. Previously, he has worked with WNYC’s Radiolab, Chicago Public Media’s Vocalo.org and WBEZ’s Eight Forty-Eight. A Chicago native, he started out his professional career in science, but soon traded in a microscope for a microphone and hasn’t looked back since. Rehman is a graduate of the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, where he focused on radio.

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Under the Microscope
3:15 pm
Thu June 7, 2012

On the future of sustainable farming

Credit Jessica Naudziunas / Harvest Public Media
Cows stand on Dan Howell's farm in Marshall County, Kan.

On this week's show, we’ll hear the third installment of Harvest Public Media’s Farmer of the future series, and revisit a conversation with author Michael Pollan.

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Intersection
5:39 pm
Mon June 4, 2012

Painting Missouri, one county at a time

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PM Newscasts
6:23 pm
Fri June 1, 2012

Newscast for June 01, 2012

Regional news coverage from the KBIA News room, including:

  • MU Medical School Dean to retire amid billing fraud probe
  • Report finds racial disparity in Mo. vehicle stops
  • Stephens College to house displaced Brookside residents
  • Columbia School District to receive less funding
Under the Microscope
6:52 pm
Thu May 31, 2012

On robots and farms

Credit Jeremy Bernfeld / Harvest Public Media
This planting robot was the winner of a national competition. Three sensors allow it to determine where a field of crops ends.

On this week’s show, we’ll learn how robots could be used to assist farmers, and hear about an upcoming astronomical event involving Venus and the sun.

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Global Journalist
5:04 pm
Thu May 31, 2012

Documentary film directors evade censorship in Egypt and China

How do documentary film directors avoid censorship in countries like Egypt and China?

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PM Newscasts
6:20 pm
Fri May 25, 2012

Newscast for May 25, 2012

Regional news coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:

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Global Journalist
6:19 pm
Thu May 24, 2012

South African youth learn advocacy through journalism

Credit Photo courtesy of the Umuzi Photo Club
Students enrolled in the Umuzi Photo Club learn how to use their photography to document social and economic problems, like high unemployment and teenage pregnancy.

In poor areas of South Africa, trainers from a small organization called the Umuzi Photo Club give disposable cameras to high school students and teach them basic photography.

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Under the Microscope
5:53 pm
Thu May 24, 2012

On agriculture and immigration

Credit Kathleen Masterson / Harvest Public Media
Terry van Maanen bought Winding Meadows Dairy from his father in the '80s and has grown it to about 600 cows. He sells milk to Land O Lakes.

On this week's show, we'll hear about how immigrant populations are filling a gap in agricultural labor.

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Intersection
5:44 pm
Mon May 21, 2012

Preventing teen violence

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Global Journalist
6:13 pm
Thu May 17, 2012

Reports highlight 'silencing crime': sexual violence against journalists

Credit Khalil Hamra / AP Images
Chaotic scenes can often be the settings for sexual abuse of journalists. CBS correspondent Lara Logan was assaulted at this political demonstration in Cairo's Tahrir Square.

Advocacy groups call it the silencing crime:  sexual violence against journalists. 

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