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Radio Friends
8:50 am
Wed June 19, 2013

Maples Rep Theatre, A Performance From "Chicago"

  Today Paul Pepper welcomes TODD DAVISON from Maples Rep Theatre in Macon. "Chicago" opens today, and we've got a sneak preview from the actor playing "Billy Flynn"! Don't miss it!

Arts and Culture
8:15 am
Wed June 19, 2013

Are there really tunnels underneath downtown Columbia?

Credit Courtesy of MU Libraries
Subtera is an underground warehouse with 1 million square feet of space.

  This week CoMo Explained investigates the legend of Columbia's underground tunnels.

CoMo Explained: Episode 10

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Radio Friends
8:50 am
Tue June 18, 2013

D&H Drugstore & Missouri River Communities Network

  Today Paul Pepper is joined by DARRAN ALBERTY, D&H Drugstore, who shares ways to treat all sorts of summer insect bites. Also, STEVE JOHNSON, Missouri River Communities Network, talks about "local food", including this weekend's "Taste of Local Missouri" in California, Missouri.

Arts and Culture
2:13 pm
Mon June 17, 2013

Can classical music make you happier? Sort of.

Credit Credit: University of Missouri
Recent research by MU Psychology researcher Ken Sheldon found that some classical music can make you happier. If you want to be happy, that is.

Does what we put in our heads impact our outlook on life? The media you consume influences how you feel, but how exactly do one’s choices influence mood? Can a dose of music by Aaron Copland get you out of your funk? Will a movement of Igor Stravinsky heard at the wrong time send an emotionally fragile person over the edge?


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