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MU's Department of Black Studies (and its Peace Studies department) are co-hosting a free, two-day, in-person and online conference next week called 'Peace and Security in Africa and the African Diaspora'. Professor DAIVE DUNKLEY is here to tell us what to expect and how you can take part! Also, Broadway Christian Church minister TERRY OVERFELT and Central Missouri Humane Society associate director MICHELLE CASEY invite everyone to the 13th 'Blessing of the Beasts' event this Sunday at BCC in Columbia. (4:52) October 2, 2023

Older dogs and cats need the love, want the love just as much as their younger counterparts. DR. MAR DOERING, DVM, All Paws Medical and Behavioral Center, makes the case for why you should consider bringing a more mature pet into your home. September 27, 2023

KBIA's Darren Hellwege talks with Dr. Brian Mitchell, who will be on campus Oct. 13th to give a keynote address as the conference on Peace and Security in Africa and the African Diaspora. They discuss his topic, "Burying The Sins Of Our Collective Past: Why Rewriting And Covering Up Difficult History Doesn't Work." Mitchell is Director of Research and Interpretation at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, IL.

KBIA's Darren Hellwege visits with Dr. Kathleen Preble of MU's College of Health Sciences about what's been learned about human trafficking in Missouri and nationwide and about myths and misconceptions that linger.

Travis Kelce apparently has a new biggest fan: Taylor Swift. Her appearance in a GEHA Field skybox alongside his mother Sunday afternoon made headlines nationwide. How did that take over the news cycle? Also, Rupert Murdoch steps down from Fox and News Corp; the WGA reaches a tentative deal, and the FCC signals a return to net neutrality. From Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Jared Schroeder and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.

Poet/author/southern Boone County resident WALTER BARGEN shares with us two original poems today: "Downside Help" at [3:44] and "Climate Change" at [5:24]. September 29, 2023

The fall sports season is in full swing, and with it comes excitement, disappoint and, unfortunately, injuries. PHILIP BATSON and ELIZABETH ABE, DDS, Columbia Healthy Smiles, tell us about the most common mouth-related sports injuries they see this time of year. September 25, 2023

Should ESPN apologize? Sports radio hosts and commentators across the country are calling on ESPN to apologize for doctoring a three-year-old video interview done by another network and publishing it on their X, formerly known as Twitter. They said they didn’t mean to mislead, but did they go far enough in acknowledging their error? Also, President Biden’s executive order regulating artificial intelligence, another U.S. journalist jailed in Russia and the release of “Killers of the Flower Moon.” From the Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.

The State Historical Society of Missouri has partnered with the Missouri School of Journalism and the Missouri Photo Workshop - from which this exhibit originates, celebrating 75 years in existence - for what they're calling 'Small Towns, Big Stories', or photographs of various small towns in the Show-Me State taken by professional photographers dating back to 1949. JOAN STACK says, "it's a really interesting way of looking at Missouri's history." November 1, 2023

Yes, it's October, but that's not stopping today's guests, ED HANSON and KRIS BALLAGE, from talking about The Missouri Symphony League's annual Holiday Home Tour and Taste of the Holiday Home Tour Brunch. Ed says the Nov. 4th brunch will feature a fashion show, music, comedy and more! The holiday theme continues with our next guest, CINDY KADLEC, who invites everyone to this Saturday's annual fall festival bazaar and spaghetti dinner at Campus Lutheran Church in Columbia! (4:29) October 25, 2023