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If you're not overly confident in your ability to create and/or adhere to a weekly budget (or a monthly budget), Love Columbia is here to help! Executive director JANE WILLIAMS tells us how their financial coaching program works, who they serve and what the qualifications are if you'd like to volunteer as a coach. May 27, 2021

To borrow from a certain song in the musical Gypsy: Curtain up! Light the lights! Because everything's coming up roses for Maples Rep Theatre in Macon! That's right, for the first time since late 2019, the historic Royal Theatre will once again be a home for professional theatre. The first show, 'I Love a Piano', opens June 16. Guest: TODD DAVISON June 4, 2021

There are many forms of labor trafficking, from something as simple as babysitting (yes, babysitting) to selling goods door-to-door, and it can happen to anyone at any age. Stop Human Trafficking Coalition of Central Missouri's NANETTE WARD tells us how to spot the signs of force, fraud and coercion. June 11, 2021

The Language Tree Immersion School in Columbia puts children on their "bilingual journey" as early as possible! Director (and pre-K/K Spanish teacher) NATALIA PRATS says to think of languages as tools: "the more languages you have, the more tools you have." Also, OsteoStrong Columbia's DAYNA GLANZ joins us to make the case for why men should pay close attention to their bone health. Did you know that each year, almost 80,000 men will fracture their hip? (4:39) June 14, 2021

Blind since birth, GARY WUNDER still knows how to appreciate a good sunrise - just in a different way from how you and I enjoy a good sunrise. Rehabilitation is our topic today. Those who go blind later in life have to learn how to adapt to losing their sight without losing their outlook on life, much like Gary has been doing since day one. June 17, 2021

Sunday is Father's Day, and so today's show is dedicated to all the proud papas out there! Who better to have on than singer LARRY BROWN, who performs John Denver's 'What One Man Can Do' at [2:11]. June 18, 2021

NBC says it won’t broadcast the Golden Globe Awards in 2022, responding to on-going controversies surrounding the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Is another network likely to pick it up, or could this be the beginning of the end for the annual awards event? Also, the Justice Department seizure of reporters’ telephone and email records, a new executive editor at the Washington Post, and Facebook’s latest attempt to stop the spread of misinformation. From Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.

Tennis star Naomi Osaka’s decision to withdraw from the French Open rather than be contractually obligated to speak to reporters sparked interesting conversation about an athlete’s responsibility to the media. Are sports reporters too aggressive with athletes – especially after a losses? Also, leaked documents show how little the ultra-rich pay in income tax, and ransomware attacks on media organizations. From Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.

If you, or someone you know, is the not-so-green thumb in your family - but you like doing it anyway - NADIA NAVARRETE-TINDALL's upcoming native plant-themed workshops is the place to be! Topics covered will be how to prepare a garden site and how to establish a butterfly garden. Watch for details! May 25, 2021

If you're out and about in Columbia this summer, you might just run into our guest today, ANN MERRIFIELD, or someone from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Missouri. Ann tells us they're in desperate need for more 'Bigs' (adult mentors), and so our show is just the first of many stops over the next several months to (hopefully) find those willing to spend some time with and become a positive influence on a child in our community. May 28, 2021