Author Interview

Ashli Eaves, CHSNC, is a financial advisor at Aligned Wealth Group and author of a new book titled, 'Special Needs, Special Plans: Navigating the Special Needs Financial Journey'. On today's show, Ashli tells us how she combined her personal experience of raising a child with special needs along with her professional expertise to write the book in order to help other families navigate the complex financial landscape of special needs planning. August 14, 2025

Teacher/author Charlotte Brumfield wrote "Olive You!" in part to address the need she saw for more educational resources for young students, particularly in the areas of language, vocabulary, and following directions. Charlotte tells us she incorporated personal touches, like her family's love of pickled foods, as well as professional elements from her work in deaf education, in the story. July 23, 2025

Author De Minner's first book, 'I Only Have Time to Love You on Sunday', is dedicated to her first-born daughter with Down syndrome, Angela Marie. Angie lives a very full, independent life and, as a result, once told her mother, "I only have time to love you on Sunday." Hear their story on today's show! November 20, 2024

Author Michelle Struemph shares her journey from sexual trauma victim in the Armed Forces to speaking up for those with a similar story in her "deeply personal" memoir, Living with Trauma, Finding the Light Again. October 9, 2024

Author and historian and today's guest, Jeremy Amick, takes a deep dive into '70s midwest rock music in his latest book, 'Movin' On: The Legacy of Ron West and the Rock Band Missouri'. August 1, 2024

Today's guest is author Brendon Steenbergen. He takes a closer look at the undefeated 1960 Mizzou Football team in his new book, 'Respectable Roughnecks: The True Story of a Forgotten Champion'. June 27, 2024

It was back in 2018 that today's guest, author Ed Varnum, first paid a visit to our studio to talk about his book, 'In Pursuit of Something Better'. Today he joins us to talk about that book's sequel, 'Metamorphosis: In Pursuit of Something Better Book Two'. June 3, 2024

Author and freelance writer John Robinson has, over the past 13 years, driven every mile of every road on the Missouri highway map. He says, "the books aren't travel guides, per se, it's just some idiot driving around Missouri aimlessly to see what the next golly is around the corner." May 14, 2024

Local author Laura McHugh's fifth book comes out today! Get the story behind the story of 'Safe and Sound' - and then go read it! April 23, 2024

Author/journalist/podcaster/foodie Nina Mukerjee Furstenau is preparing a delicious dish in our studio today! She's got a new book out called 'Green Chili and Other Imposters'. March 12, 2024