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Maples Repertory Theatre kicks off its 20th season *tonight* with the opening of 'Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn', and we've got a sneak peek! Enjoy this performance of 'Muddy Water' (written by Roger Miller) at [3:27]. Guests: TODD DAVISON, CLINTON HARRIS and ROSS COUGHLIN June 14, 2023

Harry Chapin's song, 'Cat's in the Cradle', got today's guest - storyteller LARRY BROWN - thinking a bit about "all the images of father that we have in our culture and our time." The result is this "commentary" ahead of, appropriately enough, Father's Day (which is this Sunday, by the way). June 16, 2023

Now this is a good idea: unsightly floor vent covers not on top (creating a potential trip hazard), but integrated into the hardwood floor itself. Guest: SCOTT BRADLEY, Carpet One Floor & Home general manager | Also, TRENT RASH invites everyone to The MOSY's third annual Juneteenth celebratory concert this Sunday at the Missouri Theatre in Columbia. Find out who's scheduled to appear! (4:47) June 15, 2023

The theme of the 2023 Black Studies Conference is 'Peace and Security in Africa and the Africa Diaspora'. DAIVE DUNKLEY, chair, MU Black Studies Department, tells us what we can expect to take away from this year's "truly international and interdisciplinary" conference, happening over two days in October on the MU campus (so mark your calendar now!). May 9, 2023

KBIA's Darren Hellwege speaks with Sebastian Martinez Valdivia of the Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism about the upcoming Stronger Than Fiction film festival. You can find more at www.methodmfilms.com

This year, spruce up your yard with native plants- or, as CAROL DAVIT likes to call them, "the foundation of nature's web of life." Missouri Prairie Foundation is hosting a native plant sale this Saturday, May 20 at Bass Pro Shops in Columbia - get details on today's show! May 15, 2023

For the past two years, DR. TOMOTAROH GRANZIER-NAKAJIMA and DR. RAMON MARTINEZ, III, have been instrumental in giving Missouri State Legislators 'science notes', or two-page, comprehensive briefs that provide all the information they need to know in order to make an informed decision. Their efforts are a result of a two-year, post-doctoral fellowship with MOST Policy Initiative that has now come to an end. May 16, 2023

National Federation of the Blind (Columbia Chapter) president GARY WUNDER shares with us three bills that the NFB recently took to lawmakers in Washington, D.C. for consideration: the Medical Device Non-Visual Accessibility Act; the Blind Americans Return to Work Act; and a bill that allows for those who are sight-impaired to compete on an even playing field in the workforce. May 18, 2023

KBIA's Darren Hellwege visits with Elizabeth Keach and Doug Miller of Detect Nerd

KBIA's Darren Hellwege and Ayako Tsuruta of Odyssey Chamber Series preview this weekend's Kids Concert.