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This time of year is filled with tempting treats that are harmful to pets (think: chocolate), but on today's show, MU College of Veterinary Medicine professor emeritus C.B. CHASTAIN tells us about one such danger that might not be so obvious: marijuana. Also, DEANNA BARGER introduces us to Missouri Girls Town, which is a "residential treatment facility for girls who are in crisis" until the age of 21. Interested in making a monetary donation? MGT is participating in CoMo Gives! (5:00) December 15, 2022

We're spending this Pearl Harbor Day morning with JOAN STACK, curator of art collections at The State Historical Society of Missouri. She takes us behind the brush of three of famed artist Thomas Hart Benton's works on the "horrors" or World War II that are permanently on display at the Center for Missouri Studies in Columbia. December 7, 2022

If you're on the fence about whether or not to finally say goodbye to cable TV (a.k.a cutting the cord), and get your entertainment solely from streaming or over-the-air broadcast - or both! - ITCOMO's ROBERT RICKETTS is here with what you need to know. December 8, 2022

As we all know, cold weather brings with it cold and flu season. Avoid the worst of it with these helpful tips from pulmonary specialists DRS. JEREMY JOHNSON and SATISH KALANJERI from Truman Veterans' Hospital. December 9, 2022

You have just two more days to make changes to your health insurance coverage before enrollment season ends. Cover Missouri's ALLYSSA HUSKEY tells us what happens if you miss the December 15th deadline. Also, The Salvation Army wants you to 'ring for bling' again this season! MAJOR KEVIN CEDERVALL joins us with details on this fun promotion for Red Kettle bell ringers who commit to more than two hours of service. (4:42) December 13, 2022

They’ve been among the largest protests in China since Tiananmen Square in 1989. We’ll talk about what people around the globe are calling the A4 Revolution, and what President Xi Jinping’s government is doing to try to quiet them. Also, the latest on what’s happening with Twitter and a look at how crime is perceived based on how journalists cover it. From the Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.

The Missouri Symphony's annual 'Symphony of Toys' benefit concert is happening this Sunday at the Missouri Theater in Columbia, and we've got a taste of what's to come - courtesy of four performers - on today's show! TRENT RASH, CALLIE COX, JAMEY GRISHAM and TERRY OVERFELT perform 'A Christmas Medley' at [1:58] and 'White Christmas' at [7:14], with Bob Bohon on piano. December 5, 2022

Registered dietitian JENNIFER ANDERSON, MA, RDN, LD, introduces us to NutriZou, a new program from MU's Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology that assists those who sign up with nutrition coaching of all kinds. Everyone is welcome! Also, actor BEN MILLER tells us about Capital City Productions' upcoming 2023 season. Get ready to reserve your tickets for 'Guys and Dolls', 'Groundhog Day: The Musical', 'Peter and the Star Catcher' and many, many more! (3:51) December 6, 2022

Renew Missouri's PHILIP FRACICA says his organization is "pretty happy" with the progress being made by Missouri's "big" energy companies (Ameren, for example) to invest in more renewable energy practices and resources. So what about the rural areas, areas controlled by co-ops who continue to burn coal and who think "renewable energy is stupid"? December 16, 2022

A tipster told CBS News that WNBA star Brittney Griner’s release from a Russian penal colony was imminent, but at the request of the White House, the network agreed not to report it until the she was free. When should journalists heed to these types of requests? Also, the sudden death of popular soccer writer Grant Wahl, the dissolution of Twitter’s Trust and Safety Council, and a work stoppage at the New York Times. From the Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.