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MOST Policy Initiative, a non-partisan group that brings together scientists with policymakers, wants to see you at their next event in which they'll be discussing 'Urban Heat Islands'. Find out when and where..and why! Guest: BRITTANY WHITLEY | Also, Broadway Christian Church's annual Blessing of the Beasts returns after taking a year off (due to the pandemic). Organizer MICHELLE MARSHALL invites those with or without pets to attend this "very special" service. (3:55) September 17, 2021 -
You don't have to be a member of the Sierra Club to take part in their popular 'Outings' program. Osage Group Sierra Club committee member KEN MIDKIFF says participating is a good way to see first-hand, with four or five like-minded individuals, the beauty of nature that you'll then hopefully want to protect! September 16, 2021
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This year's CROP Hunger Walk returns to its regular in-person experience that was sidelined in 2020. Volunteers EDITH PRINCE and LINDA REED BROWN join us to encourage everyone to sign up as either an individual or a team. Help end hunger 'one step at a time'! Also, YVETTE CHAMBERS introduces us to ParentLink and its mission of connecting families to resources in the community, something they've been doing since 1989! (4:11) September 10, 2021 -
Everyone's experience with persons with dementia is different, but the best thing you can do - no matter the situation - is be patient, that's according to advocate/volunteer LOIS LONG. She says because it's usually short-term memory that's affected, to listen to the person "even though you've heard the story a hundred times." Lois reads another of her original poems at [6:40]. September 9, 2021
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Baseball's Negro League is turning 101 in 2021, and The State Historical Society of Missouri is celebrating this now-century(+ 1)-old institution with an online event featuring Bob Kendrick, president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Unfamiliar with the history of the Negro League? Today's guest, JOHN C. KELLY, gives us a nice overview. September 8, 2021
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'Literacy kits' are on their way to 1st and 2nd graders in high poverty areas (with low ELA MAP scores) because "we know that if kids read 20 minutes a day outside of the classroom that they will achieve higher levels of reading proficiency and higher success in academics." Guest: ANDREW GRABAU, Heart of Missouri United Way executive director September 7, 2021
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Renowned storyteller LARRY BROWN shares with us a Labor Day-themed tale he calls, 'The Signs of Good Work'. Based on a true story! September 6, 2021
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You're invited to once again take about 45 minutes for yourself on the first Tuesday of each month at Broadway Christian Church in Columbia and enjoy the soothing sounds of MARIA TREVOR's harp. Maria performs for us twice, at: [1:49] and [5:46]. Additional guest: TERRY OVERFELT September 3, 2021
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What looks like simple vegetation (on our set today) is actually pokeweed, spicebush, elderberries and more! And if you don't know one thing about any of those, you will in eight short minutes courtesy of Lincoln University's native plant specialist, NADIA NAVARRETE-TINDALL. September 2, 2021
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If you're a firm believer in happily-ever-afters, then maybe don't see the musical 'Disenchanted' at Capital City Productions in Jefferson City next weekend. But if you're curious about what happens after your favorite fairy tale heroes ride off into the sunset, this could be your kind of show! (For mature audiences only.) Guests: NATALIE EICKHOFF and JORDYN SCHNIEDERS | Also, BETH HENDREN encourages everyone to register for this year's Out of the Darkness Walk and support AFSP's efforts to prevent suicide. (4:44) September 1, 2021
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Learn more about Missouri Goldenrod on this week's Discover Nature.
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Summertime can wreak havoc on a child's daily routine, and for good reason: it's summertime! But all that is behind us now and so DRS. PHILIP BATSON and ELIZABETH ABE, Columbia Healthy Smiles, join us with some tips for children (but really all ages) on how to resume good dental hygiene. August 31, 2021
