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In this episode of "Cover Story with Stephanie Shonekan," Jordan Embrack, a vocalist and graduate of the University of Maryland, joins Stephanie to discuss "Home," Dorothy's finale song in the 1975 Broadway musical The Wiz. "Home" was first performed by Stephanie Mills, and Diana Ross sang it for the film adaptation of The Wiz that premiered in 1978. Jordan and Stephanie discuss the song's national impact and the personal meaning it holds for Jordan as she begins her career as a singer and entertainer.

A roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom.

The fifth season of "Cover Story with Stephanie Shonekan" concludes with a very special guest: U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo. A highly acclaimed writer and artist in her own right, Harjo joined the podcast to discuss Bob Dylan's “All Along the Watchtower," as well as Jimi Hendrix's classic cover.

A roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA newsroom.

Regional headlines from the KBIA newsroom.

KBIA's Rachael Norden speaks with Dr. Jamie Courter, Director of the National Center for Applied Reproduction (NCARG) and advisor the Show Me Select Replacement Heifer Program on the evolving reproductive technologies of the American cattle industry.

KBIA's Rachael Norden speaks with Dr. Keri Jacobs, Executive Director of the Graduate Institute of Cooperative Leadership (GICL) on providing research-based executive and emerging leader education, and the unique challenges and opportunities facing agricultural cooperatives.

KBIA's Rachael Norden speaks with Dr. Ron Revord, Director of the MU Center for Agroforestry on the numerous ways the Center contributes to the science and practice underlying agroforestry, which combines trees and shrubs with crops or livestock.

A roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom.

A roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA newsroom.