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You've got three months to get ready for this year's Heart of America Marathon and Relay, an annual event/fundraiser hosted by the Columbia Track Club! Spokesperson KATHY LEE takes us on a virtual tour of the 26.2 mile route through "beautiful Boone County." Also, SARAH HOWARD invites all ages to take part in Daniel Boone Regional Library's 2021 Summer Reading Program. Participants become eligible for prizes at the end of the summer (if you do your reading, of course)! (4:30) June 2, 2021

"This is the first time a living relative (of a president) is portraying their famous relative." That living relative is none other than Clifton Daniel, grandson of President Harry Truman. His one-man show, 'Give 'Em Hell, Harry', is coming to Capital City Productions for four performances only beginning July 15! Guest: ROB CROUSE | Also, EDITH PRINCE and BRAD BOYD-KENNEDY tell us why everyone should register for this year's Columbia CROP Hunger Walk (as either a team or an individual)! The walk itself is happening in September. (4:19) July 12, 2021

Looking for a unique gift for that special someone this year? You're in luck! The Montminy Gallery at the Boone County History and Culture Center is trying something new for the holiday season: artwork that's for sale! "You may want to come back several times!" Guest: JO STEALEY | Also, KAREN MARECK GRUNDY is back in our studio for the first time in 10 years to talk about the newly-christened Mareck Center for Dance, formerly known as Missouri Contemporary Ballet. 'Unleashed' is the name of their show happening this weekend - watch for details! (4:45) November 9, 2022

In this final visit with DRS. ELIZABETH ABE and PHILIP BATSON, DDS, Columbia Healthy Smiles, we talk about some of the most important technological advancements made in general dentistry in the past half-century, advancements like facial scans and digital x-rays! October 27, 2023

Attention area golfers! Coyote Hill Foster Care Ministries is hosting a golf tournament fundraiser at The Country Club of Missouri later this month, and you're invited. Today's guest, Joe Knight, says every dollar raised will go towards supporting Coyote Hill's mission of giving foster care children "a safe place to be a child." May 3, 2024

Where’d the sun go?! Now that the 2024 eclipse has passed, we’ll talk about what made Monday’s phenomenon magical, and how that was reflected in the coverage. Also, Facebook’s apology to a Kansas publication, why a Colorado reporter was thrown out of a GOP event on public property and the crowning of the 2024 NCAA basketball champs. From Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.

Mareck Center for Dance executive and artistic director Karen Mareck Grundy says their latest production, 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland', stays true to the book, not the Disney interpretation, and features an original score and 40 young dancers. Curtain goes up the first weekend in June - details on today's show! May 23, 2025

Today's show is all about two upcoming productions at Columbia's Maplewood Barn Theatre: "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare" (Abridged) and "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Directors Sean Dennehy and Kit Carter tell us about their respective shows, their casting process, and when the curtain will go up! April 11, 2025

Come for the goat yoga, stay for the more than 160 vendors at the 25th annual Mid-Missouri PrideFest, happening this weekend in Columbia! Janet Davis says PrideFest is "not just a celebration, it's a memory and reminder of where we've come from and where we still need to go." October 1, 2025

It's not too late to take part in this year's Walk to End Alzheimer's, happening this Saturday on the MU campus in Columbia. Senior fundraising manager Laurie Williams says, "hopefully, eventually, we'll get to the point where there is a cure and I won't have a job... but until that day, we're going to keep walking." October 2, 2025