The Unbound Book Festival comes to downtown Columbia each spring. They aim "to bring nationally and internationally recognized authors of world-class renown to Columbia, Missouri, to talk about their books, their work, and their lives."
KBIA has been talking to some of the authors, and will release seven of those conversations this week.
KBIA has been talking to some of the authors, and will release seven of those conversations this week.
Yi Gao
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The Columbia Missourian
Missouri currently has 29 abandoned landfills, which lack someone legally liable to clean them up.
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Research from Washington University shows two-thirds of Missouri Medicaid recipients are employed. The study comes as many adults on Medicaid will soon need to prove they work. -
Steven Leyva discusses his poetry collection, 'The Opposite of Cruelty.' He will talk about the work more at Unbound Book Festival's Warp Speed Ahead: Nerd Culture and Literature panel. -
Naeem Murr discusses his novel, 'Every Exit Brings You Home.' He'll further talk about the work during Unbound Book Festival's Disappearing Acts panel. -
Author Justin Key discusses his book, 'The Hospital at the End of the World.' He'll further talk about the novel during Unbound Book Festival's "Out There Screaming": New Black Horror panel. -
You may have noticed lately in movies and shows that more cigarettes are popping up. And it seems that trend may not be limited to the screen. KBIA’s Rebecca Smith took a look at why Gen Z may be reaching more often for a cigarette. -
The Missouri Hemp Trade Association called on Gov. Mike Kehoe to veto a bill that would pull intoxicating hemp products from convenience stores, bars and restaurants statewide.
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A website with anonymous employee letters accuses the Trump administration of undermining work on housing discrimination. HUD says it's restoring "sanity" to fair housing enforcement. -
Airlines are facing higher costs, and one airport group in Europe has warned of the risk of a "systemic jet fuel shortage" if traffic through the Strait of Hormuz doesn't normalize by the end of this month. -
The White House says it wants to choke off Iran's oil export revenue. But experts say that blockades are often unpredictable and difficult to enforce.
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