Missouri on Mic is an oral history and journalism project from KBIA staff and students documenting stories of Missourians in the state's 200th year. Catch new episodes on KBIA 91.3 FM and KBIA.org every Monday at 8:45 AM during Morning Edition or at 4:45 PM during All Things Considered.
Special thanks to the State Historical Society of Missouri (SHSMO) and True False Film Fest for partnering with KBIA on this series, and to Missouri Humanities and the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) for their support for the series. Big thanks to the Burney Sisters for providing music for the project. You can follow the Burney Sisters on https://www.facebook.com/TheBurneySisters or learn more at https://theburneysisters.com
To learn more about the story behind this collaborative project and how to produce something similar in your community, check out our Tool Box website here.
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Jason Haxton spoke with the Missouri on my team at the Kirksville Farmers Market in May.He's the Director of The Museum of Osteopathic Medicine at A.T. Still University in Kirksville. He loves his work and spoke about the museum and the legacy of osteopathic medicine in northeast Missouri.
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Joe Love spoke with the Missouri on Mic team at the Downtown Poplar Bluff Farmer’s Market in July. She spoke about her memories of growing up, food and family.
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Zac Burden spoke with the Missouri on Mic team in Kirksville. He's the mayor there, and he stopped by our booth at the farmers market in May, to talk about his love of the town and the community's history.
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Larry Lewis spoke with the Missouri On Mic team at the Unbound Book Festival in April - more specifically with his daughter, KBIA’s own Janet Saidi. Larry is a Missouri native and the two spoke about some fond memories of family and friends at the farm.
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Sharon Pritchard spoke with the Missouri on Mic team at the Kirksville Farmers Market in May. She and several other local women operate an art gallery in downtown Kirksville called Gallery 104.
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William Robb spoke with the Missouri On Mic team at the Kirksville Farmer’s Market in May. He spoke about his passion for food equity and his work with a local non profit called Take Root.
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Brittney Like spoke with the Missouri On Mic team at the Poplar Bluff Municipal Library in July. She works there, and she’s also a student teacher.
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Joel Kabamba spoke with the Missouri On Mic team at the Adair County Public Library in May. He is the pastor for the french speaking Congolese community in Kirksville and he spoke about the ongoing violence in his home country. A brief note that this episode contains content that some listeners might find disturbing.
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Ava Thompson spoke with the Missouri On Mic team at The Poplar Bluff Municipal Library in July. She’s a middle schooler from Elsinore Missouri and she spoke with KBIA's Rebecca Smith about her love of books and volleyball.
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Hattie Berke spoke with the Missouri on Mic team at the Adair County Public Library in May. She works there, and she's also a full-time student at Truman State University studying anthropology and Spanish.She spoke about her love of books and reading, and about some of her experiences with book banning.