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MU Theatre Department is ready to take you back to the year 1793 with Lauren Gunderson's play, 'The Revolutionists'. Director CLAIRE SYLER tells us about this "grand and dream-tweaked comedy" centered on four historical women whose names you'll probably recognize. Curtain goes up next Wednesday. Also, Carpet One Floor and Home general manager SCOTT BRADLEY explains what the heck marmoleum is and how it differs from the more widely-known linoleum. (4:39) April 21, 2022

Is it time for journalists to get off Twitter? One of the nation’s leading newspapers has made a presence on the social platform optional. We’ll talk about why, and what effects this could have on the quality of reporting and the safety of reporters. Also, Warner Bros. Discovery’s takeover of CNN and HBO, the collapse of Black News Channel and the USA Today’s innovative use of comic journalism. From the Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.

Is it time for journalists to get off Twitter? One of the nation’s leading newspapers has made a presence on the social platform optional. We’ll talk about why, and what effects this could have on the quality of reporting and the safety of reporters. Also, Warner Bros. Discovery’s takeover of CNN and HBO, the collapse of Black News Channel and the USA Today’s innovative use of comic journalism. From Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.

Is your doggie having issues with one or both of their ears? DR. MAR DOERING, DVM, All Paws Medical and Behavioral Center, says one of the worst things you can do is to "reach for a product yourself" (because the pH in the ear is "critical"); instead, call your vet! And before you do that, watch this segment! May 3, 2022

A bill before the Missouri House of Representatives stands to limit access to public information under the state’s Sunshine Law. What’s under consideration? Also, Elon Musk’s bid to buy Twitter and a new boss at the New York Times. From the Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.

Nephrology specialist DR. SMRITA DORAIRAJAN, Truman Veterans' Hospital, says that symptoms of chronic kidney disease often go unnoticed: "about 40% of people...don't even know that they have this issue. It is picked up when they go to a primary care physician and have routine blood tests, urine tests." April 25, 2022

MU School of Health Professions student BELLA SALERNO saw something special in OsteoStrong, which uses a non-pharmaceutical approach to improving bone density, because she herself has spent a lifetime practicing wholistic healing (and because her roommate, Madison, used to worked there). Additional guest: DAYNA GLANZ | Also, MAGGIE LINDEMANN and ERIN ANDERSON tell us about this year's annual High School Sketch Day - the theme, the awards and next week's reception - sponsored by the Jefferson City Art Club, Capital Arts and the Historical City of Jefferson. (4:44) April 28, 2022

What's so bad about bush honeysuckle? It's invasive! (And that's a bad thing.) Instead, native plant specialist NADIA NAVARRETE-TINDALL recommends you plant any one of these four, easy-to-establish alternatives that also make a great *living* "privacy fence." April 29, 2022

Columbia Healthy Smiles' DR. PHILIP BATSON, DDS, is back - joined by his lovely wife and fellow dentist, DR. ELIZABETH ABE, DDS - to debunk even more popular dental myths like "kids don't need to brush baby teeth." April 26, 2022

Maplewood Barn Theatre in Columbia is kicking off their four-show 2022 season with 'You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown', and we've got Charlie Brown himself - a.k.a. IAN LINENFELSER - on today's show to tell us all about it! Director RUSSELL BECKER is the other guy on the couch. | Also, retired letter carrier LORI MATTHEWS joins us with what you need to know about this year's Stamp Out Hunger Letter Carriers' Food Drive, the first since 2019! (3:58) May 4, 2022