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Meet two of the three actors in Talking Horse Productions' next show, 'Final Arrangements'! AL COX, JR. and HEPHZIBAH ENIADE tell us this dramedy, written by Michelle Tyrene Johnson, will make you laugh, will make you cry, and might even make you think. Curtain goes up this Friday, June 9! Also, JEFF MORAN is back to invite everyone to a fundraiser for Mobility Worldwide next month under the MU Health Care Pavilion (Farmers Market) in Columbia! Jeff says they're still looking for cart sponsors. (3:22) June 7, 2023

"I think it's more or less working with other family members or friends...an observer that can say, 'this is more serious; you need to get a medical evaluation.'" -- LOIS LONG, advocate/volunteer for persons with dementia, on how best to spot someone who may be in the early stages of Alzheimer's June 9, 2023

Native plant specialist NADIA NAVARRETE-TINDALL, Lincoln University Cooperative Extension, has some ideas for those looking to attract pollinators to their own backyard. (Dittany, Ohio horsemint, bergamot, etc., are just a few she mentions.) June 12, 2023

"This is the year to come to Fayette!" Why? Because you only turn 200 once! Bicentennial committee member, CONNIE SHAY, and Juneteenth coordinator, TIM JACKMAN, are here with details on just some of the celebrations happening this summer and throughout the year. June 13, 2023

Caregivers and persons with dementia are encouraged to attend Daniel Boone Regional Library's monthly 'Memory Cafe' event "to do things that stimulate memory and engage them in an activity." They also have something called 'Memory Care Kits' available for check-out. Advocate, volunteer and today's guest, LOIS LONG, has details. Lois shares her original poem titled 'Steps' at [2:17]. July 20, 2023

Today's topic comes from a listener: is there a *cure* for pet anxiety? DR. MAR DOERING, DVM, All Paws Medical and Behavioral Center, says it's "complicated." One idea she shares puts whatever outcome on you, the owner. She says dogs (and cats) look for a calm, confident leader, and so being that to them will put them at ease. July 14, 2023

Moms Demand Action advocate KRISTIN BOWEN says staying informed is just one of the ways we as volunteers, as voters, as citizens can come together to "reduce gun violence in all of its forms." July 17, 2023

The summer season is well underway, and no place is that more evident than at the Orr Street Farmers and Artisans Market, which happens every Sunday behind the Wabash Station in Columbia. CHUCK BAY is here with just some of the items you'll find for sale each week! Also: have you ever heard of pine straw? If your answer is no, it's because you probably live in the midwest. That's according to STEVEN KIRK, who is the owner/operator of Missouri Pine Straw Company, the only producer of pine straw in the state! (4:19) July 19, 2023

No home office is complete without the ability to print. ITCOMO owner ROBERT RICKETTS is here with advice for those who can't decide between laser or inkjet. July 11, 2023

"A lot of people, my generation - the baby boomers - are retiring and they don't really have sufficient savings to support the lifestyle that they have had or they want to have and that's because the 'present bias' has been at work." -- JOHN HOWE, author and MU professor emeritus