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The leaves are changing colors, the temperature is falling and SCOTT MINIEA is sitting on our couch - that must mean it's time once again for Medicare's open enrollment season! There's always a lot to unpack during this annual check-up, so Scott and Missouri CLAIM are here to help. Also, The District's KENNY GREENE tells us why downtown Columbia is the place to be this fall! (4:58) October 18, 2022

Just because the fall season is upon us doesn't mean ALL your plants have packed it in for the year. Many are still blooming, and that's today's topic with native plant specialist NADIA NAVARRETE-TINDALL. She takes a closer look (with the help of some gorgeous photography) at New England Aster, Sunchoke, Bidens aristosa and more! October 20, 2022

October is designated as Blind Equality Achievement Month. National Federation of the Blind president (Columbia chapter), GARY WUNDER, joins us to talk about his recent trip to a convention in the Big Easy, where general advancements for those who are sight-impaired (like home tests for diseases and audio descriptions for entertainment) were the talk of the town. October 10, 2022

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. On Friday, we talked about it from a gun-related perspective (with Moms Demand Action), today we're talking about it from a human trafficking perspective with NANETTE WARD from Stop Human Trafficking Coalition of Central Missouri. 'Human Trafficking 101' is a free training seminar being offered next month that will "help you learn about human trafficking whether you're a teacher, parent, pastor or just a concerned citizen." October 17, 2022

Today's show borrows a headline - 8 Jaw-Dropping Dentistry Breakthroughs for Missing Teeth - and a topic from September's AARP Bulletin. Just how "jaw-dropping"? We ask our resident dental expert, DR. PHILIP BATSON, DDS, Columbia Healthy Smiles, for his take on some of the eight noted advancements in technology. October 19, 2022

Missouri Coalition for Quality Care believes that Missourians "who need care should receive good care." Vice president ANN BICKEL is here to talk about MCQC's continued impact on the nursing home industry, and what she's hoping this long-running non-profit will do for those who depend on assisted-living care in the years to come. October 11, 2022

Mark your calendar for this Saturday's bazaar and spaghetti dinner fundraiser for Campus Lutheran Church in Columbia. SHARON KINDEN is here with a taste of what's to come! Also, Talking Horse Productions is opening a "great show for the spooky season" this Friday! Director TRENT RASH and actor DANE JOHNSON can only say so much about this "dark show" (it's a rock musical!) in which someone in the cast, yes, gets murdered. (4:28) October 12, 2022

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Moms Demand Action advocates/volunteers, CATEY TERRY and KRISTIN BOWEN, join us to raise awareness for, in particular, gun-related domestic violence: "if there's a gun in the home, the woman is five times more likely to die than if there's no weapon in the house." Prevention starts with common sense; taking action starts with state and federal legislators. October 14, 2022

"We thought we had seen the worst during the pandemic. It has skyrocketed." -- ED STANSBERRY, Voluntary Action Center executive director, on the impact today's economic climate is having on Boone County families and individuals who are at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines. Consider sponsoring a family or sponsoring a meal this Christmas by signing up for VAC's annual holiday program. October 21, 2022

Maples Repertory Theatre is taking you back to the summer of '64 with 'The Bikinis: A New Musical Beach Party', opening next week inside The Royal Theatre in Macon, Mo.! Enjoy a performance of 'The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)' at [1:55] on today's show. Guests: TODD DAVISON, MELISSA BOHON-WEBEL and the cast September 26, 2022