Thinking Out Loud

KBIA's Rachael Norden speaks with Dr. Michael Stambaugh, Director of CAFNR-MU's Center for Tree Rings Science on their research, and how the science of tree rings studies, or dendrochronology, helps us understand our world through climate change and more.

KBIA's Rachael Norden speaks with Dr. So Young Park, Assistant Professor at HDFS on domestic and interpersonal violence in Missouri, how the research at HDFS helps victims of DV, and how to build awareness within yourself and our community in honor of October and Domestic Violence Awareness month.

KBIA's Rachael Norden speaks with Nina Thomas, Community Resilience Organizer with the City of Columbia's Office of Sustainability on CoMo Canopy, a new program in partnership with Forest ReLeaf dedicated to growing resilient tree canopies across Missouri to support healthy people, healthy habitats, and a healthy planet.

In this Grandparents Day special episode, KBIA's Rachael Norden speaks with Dr. Megan Gilligan, an Associate Professor at HDFS on the numerous types of relationships grandparents have with adult grandchildren in the modern age, and how can technology can bridge divides among multigenerational families.

KBIA's Rachael Norden speaks with Dr. David Braun, Director of CAFNR-MU's Interdisciplinary Plant Group (IPG) on their research, the Missouri Maize and Missouri Soybean Centers, and how the IPG fosters scientific collaboration in this uniquely MU program.

Darren Hellwege talks with Alexander Heffner, host of the PBS program "The Open Mind." Heffner will be a guest on the Mizzou campus March 20th speaking on…

Spring is almost here! On this month's "Farm Your Yard," Carrie Hargrove talks about how you can enjoy your gardening, and add flavor to your diet, by…

KBIA's Darren Hellwege talks with Louis Nieman of Mid-Missouri Kickball. The league, which starts play in April, is sponsoring a tournament this weekend.…

Darren talks with Kris Detmer and Karla Yung, educators at Columbia's New Haven Elementary School, about the project to obtain funding for a new…

KBIA's Darren Hellwege discusses the new book, La Conversation Fracturee: Concepts of Race in America with author Dr. Clanton Dawson.This interview…