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Even casual attendees of the "We Always Swing" Jazz Series will enjoy this comprehensive overview of the upcoming 2025-2026 season courtesy of assistant director Josh Chittum. September 10, 2025

The Progress Awards honors people and organizations making a positive impact in Columbia across nine unique categories: arts, healthcare, sustainability, social justice, entrepreneurship, education, volunteerism, nonprofit, and the Sherman Brown Jr. Award. Columbia Missourian executive editor Elizabeth Stephens says, "we want to find the people that maybe you don't know are working behind the scenes and doing some great things for our community." September 11, 2025

Services for Independent Living (SIL) is a 45-year-old non-profit dedicated to empowering people with disabilities, seniors, and veterans to better integrate into the community. On today's show, executive director Patrick Lee tells us more about their "Senior Connect" program, created because "social isolation is a serious problem for our seniors." September 15, 2025

The 40 international photojournalists who take part in the annual Missouri Photo Workshop (now in its 77th year) have exactly one week and 400 frames to tell profound, intimate and respectful stories in a specifically chosen town in Missouri. Director Brian Kratzer tells us how it all comes together on today's show! September 16, 2025

Actress Megan Murphy Chambers, artist in residence for "What the Constitution Means to Me," describes the play as timely, relevant, and capable of sparking important conversations about American democracy and the Constitution. Chambers, a Mizzou alum who spent more than two decades working in Nashville, says she's excited to be back on campus and working with students. Curtain goes up tonight! September 17, 2025

Cranktivus is a 12-year-old annual food drive where participants ride their bikes to various grocery stores to collect items for a holiday meal. Those items are then donated to The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri. Founder Beth Shepard says, "...the community has really...made it what it is." October 14, 2025

The ladies behind My Secret Garden - Ruth and Jessica LaHue - are back for a second visit on today's show. My Secret Garden, located on Broadway in Columbia, is worth checking out because for almost 50 years now they've been growing many of their own flowers, offering varieties and a certain freshness that others cannot duplicate! October 22, 2025

"Our whole goal is to not only get veterans off the street, but to keep them from becoming homeless again." And thanks to contributions received from fundraisers like Casino Night (the 10th annual is coming up!), Welcome Home has been able to do just that since its founding in 1992. Guest: Megan Sievers, executive director of Welcome Home | October 23, 2025

Marketing coordinator Kerrie Bloss likes to think that Nothing Bundt Cakes serves as a vehicle for spreading joy and building community connections, not just selling a product. (Although their product is definitely worth checking out: pumpkin spice or peppermint chocolate, anyone?!) October 21, 2025

Last year, 1,033 families in Boone County benefitted from Voluntary Action Center's annual holiday program. Today's guests, Christy Lowe and Stacie Pottinger, say they're looking to do about the same number this year. So how can you help? Sign up to volunteer and/or sponsor a family today! October 3, 2025