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Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity physician and talk show host, launched his campaign for the U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania. Look carefully and his campaign materials might look oddly reminiscent to something you’ve seen before. Also, court documents bring statements from CNN’s Chris Cuomo into question, could the owners of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch find themselves in a hostile takeover and a Missouri man is released from prison after 43 years, thanks in part to the work of some Kansas City journalists.

Native plant specialist NADIA NAVARRETE-TINDALL is looking for a few good people (even just one person!) to make flour from Burr Oak Acorns. Why? Because it's a rare find, and if found, can sell for upwards of $100. She says if you help make it, she'll help sell it. January 14, 2022

Persons with #dementia advocate and volunteer LOIS LONG has come up with a list of "gifts" that caregivers can share with those they're caring for as the 'twelve days of Christmas' roll on on this first Monday of the new year. Before she shares that list, she shares her poem titled 'Where is Hope?' at [2:05]. January 3, 2022

You've got questions, ParentLink has answers; all you have to do is call the 'WarmLine'! Guests: AMY EVANS, Sr. WarmLine Coordinator, and APRIL ANDERSON RAVERT, Sr. Early Childhood Coordinator | Also, League of Women Voters president MARILYN McLEOD is here to spread the word about changes to Medicaid eligibility now in effect in the state of Missouri! (4:48) January 4, 2022

Memory Strategies founder DANIELLE WINTON says there's no such thing as a bad memory IF you regularly exercise your mind: "we can't just expect our body and our brain to always perform the same as it always has." That's one of two myths (in addition to three tips) Danielle shares with us on today's show! January 5, 2022

January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Today's guest, RICHELLE DOUGLAS, invites everyone to three upcoming events (the first being TONIGHT!) that aim to educate and raise awareness about this ongoing problem in our community. January 6, 2022

In this fourth iteration of what author/poet WALTER BARGEN calls his, "yearly Today's Farmer Closing Thought roundup," we hear beautiful lines of poetry like: "a line of burgundy fingering a faint light"; and "solitary sentinel on a snowy day"; and "the fireflies outline their own flight across these fields." January 7, 2022

Columnist/activist/environmentalist KEN MIDKIFF has some thoughts on mask mandates in public schools, and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt's efforts to sue districts that enforce such rules. January 10, 2022

Will the day come when those with sight impairments get behind the wheel of a car? The answer is yes, according to GARY WUNDER, National Federation of the Blind. In fact, the technology is already out there, but its future is dependent on both blind and sighted people. January 11, 2022

In late October of last year, social media giant Facebook changed its name to Meta, a nod to the future that founder Mark Zuckerberg thinks we'll all be living in one day. For some perspective on this potential shift in society, we're joined by our resident AI expert and MU professor, SCOTT CHRISTIANSON, who shares his thoughts on living in a world that exists - at least partially - in the 'metaverse'. January 13, 2022