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Afternoon Newscast for January 1, 2025

A roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom.

The fourth season of Cover Story with Stephanie Shonekan is kicking off with "Jolene," a song by Dolly Parton that burst back into the forefront of our minds when Beyoncé released her own version of the song earlier this year on her album "Cowboy Carter." Susan Rivera, the dean of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences at the University of Maryland, sits down with Stephanie Shonekan to discuss how the song has evolved across 50 years.

"Biko" by Peter Gabriel and Joan Baez

In this episode of "Cover Story with Stephanie Shonekan," Michelle Appel joins Shonekan to discuss Peter Gabriel's "Biko." They explore the song's embodiment of the anti-apartheid movement and how Joan Baez's version resonated with Appel's story as a young activist in the 80s.

Morning Newscast for Friday, January 3, 2025

Here's a roundup of headlines from across the mid-Missouri region.

"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" by Nina Simone and The Animals

Nina Simone's "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," released in 1964, is both a personal plea for acceptance and a collective cry for justice. The Animals' version of the song — released just a few months later — maintains the same lyrics, but has a much lighter sound. On this episode of "Cover Story with Stephanie Shonekan," Craig Thompson joins Stephanie to discuss the two versions and how they reflect the cultural landscape of the 1960s.

Lydia Bennett, who uses any pronouns, sits on their couch on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at their home in Columbia.

Being a queer physician, 'can be extremely validating and extremely rewarding work.'

Lydia Bennett is a pansexual, polyamorous person, as well as a resident physician working in emergency medicine. She spoke about how her identity has and hasn’t played a role in her work.

Afternoon Newscast for January 2, 2025

A roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom

Cosmo Evans sits on their couch on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at their apartment in Columbia. Evans, a neurodivergent, nonbinary, intersex disabled Army veteran, grew up in a small, conservative, rural Missouri town in the mid-90s. “I remember growing up and like seeing the women's rights rallies—and seeing other gay protests and seeing how far they had come—and then seeing so many bills go through to support gay people and women. And then all of a sudden now we're losing all of these rights that we had worked so hard for, for gays and women. And, like, what is happening? I feel like there's so much history repeating itself right now. It's really scary,” Evans said. During the COVID-19 pandemic, they explored their queerness and began embracing their nonbinary identity. Although Evans’ mother passed away more than a decade ago, they said she had long been their fierce supporter, and they speculated on what their mom’s reaction would have been to their coming out. “She would either be so excited that I'm gay, or she'd be so disappointed that I did not marry a doctor because I remember her always telling me, ‘I want you to marry a doctor,’” Evans said. “I also think that she would be just so elated that I'm gay, that that's what I truly feel like she would be.”

Gender affirming care would 'prevent any possible future breast cancer chances since I'm high risk.'

Cosmo Evans is a disabled veteran who’s nonbinary and intersex. They spoke about their access to medical care that both affirms their gender and benefits their physical health.

Afternoon Newscast for January 3, 2025

A roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom.

Morning Newscast for January 29, 2025

A roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA newsroom.

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