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Services for Independent Living is looking for volunteers for their 'Senior Connect' program. Duties include some grocery shopping, small jobs around the house and maybe just being a friend. Guests: MADISON ANDERSON and MAGGIE LANG | Also, The Spay Neuter Project's popular 'Spay-ghetti' dinner fundraiser is back after a two-year, pandemic-related hiatus! Executive director JANEENE JOHNSTON is here with details. (4:41) February 7, 2023

The League of Women Voters-sponsored 'Lunch and Learn' series will be online only this month, the topic of which is climate action in the city of Columbia. The guest speaker will be Carolyn Amparan. MARILYN McLEOD is here with details on that and more! Also, ag-aficionado TIM REINBOTT is hoping to shed light on all the good that goes on at the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station by way of his new video podcast, 'Tim's Take'. (4:11) February 9. 2023

Black History Month allows us to look past the "soundbite" history lesson we all grew up with and really focus on learning more about notable figures from our past (think: Harriet Tubman). University Libraries is hoping you'll put this newfound information to the test at their annual trivia night event later this month! Guest: RACHEL BREKHUS, humanities librarian February 13, 2023

Journalists across the country faced a tough call: to do run the brutally graphic video of Memphis police beating Tyre Nichols, or not? What is the news value, and how does it help the public understand? Also, how the World Health Organization wants to reframe coverage of automobile crashes and why the Associated Press apologized to France. From the Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Damon Kiesow: Views of the News.

Adults seeking their secondary education diploma (by way of the Excel Adult High School program) can now apply for one of 30 new scholarships thanks to fundraising efforts by Daniel Boone Regional Library! ABBEY RIMEL joins us with details on the application process. Also, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service park ranger TIM HALLER is here seeking entries into the annual Missouri Junior Duck Stamp art contest. The deadline is fast approaching and, as of this recording, no one has entered! (3:30) February 21, 2023

OsteoStrong member CYNTHIA DeTREMPE joins owner DAYNA GLANZ on today's show to share her story of recovery after being diagnosed with osteoporosis in 2016. Also, registered dietitian KRISTEN EIFFERT is here to talk about some of the "ultra-processed foods" that (alarmingly, perhaps) make up 60% of an adult's food intake. (4:23) February 22, 2023

People across Missouri – and the U.S. – are celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl win. This week on Views of the News, we’ll talk about the game, the ads and the lack of a traditional presidential interview. Also, a reporter arrested at an Ohio news conference and the publication of a murdered journalist’s final story. From the Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.

The 20th annual True/False Film Festival returns next Thursday, March 2nd to downtown Columbia for four days of films, music, parties and more! If you don't know what to see first (or second, or third), Ragtag Film Society's STACIE POTTINGER joins us with her own top three can't-miss list: "every film, I've learned something new." February 20, 2023

Suffering from achy gums on a Saturday afternoon? We've got the solution! Today's topic - "At-Home ER" - is a continuation of the conversation we started last month with Columbia Healthy Smiles dentists ELIZABETH ABE and PHILIP BATSON, DDS. February 23, 2023

The best way to know if you have sleep apnea? Get tested! Truman Veterans' Hospital chief of pulmonology, DR. JEREMY JOHNSON, takes us through the now at-home process you can do yourself (yes, from the comfort of your own bed). February 24, 2023