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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 -
In the market for a new house? Today's conversation with Iron Gate Real Estate advisors Dean and Amber Klempke is encouraging: "it's a more normal type of market, I think, than what we've seen in the last few years. And that's okay, we're here for it. People can actually afford to buy houses." October 20, 2025
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On today's show, Kyla Dunn tells us all about the 16 highly diverse events scheduled for the 118th University Concert Series, now underway! (One such event will see the stage inside Jesse Hall become an ice rink.) October 15, 2025 -
High Turnout Wide Margins recently traveled to the 40th annual Election Center conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, and spoke with election administrations and officials from across the county about how they do the work of elections in their communities.In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Lisa Marie Manning Bridges, the Registrar of Voters in the Parish of Orleans in Louisiana.They spoke about the unique nature of Louisiana elections, how the work is divvied up by different parish offices and how the parish works alongside the Louisiana Secretary of State to serve their voters. -
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 -
COMO Flavors is back, and this year the number of food vendors has doubled! Organizer Evan Foster, along with Ray Hall from Dream Tree Academy, a beneficiary, join us to talk about this very special one-day-only event! October 10, 2025 -
"If you like to be scared, this is your show." Talking Horse Productions presents 'The Woman in Black' for two weekends only beginning October 16th at their theatre in Columbia. Today's guests, Adam Brietzke and Mary Paulsell, pull back the curtain - but not too much! - on what's been called "the original ghost story." October 9, 2025 -
Learn more about how to be safe while hunting this fall on this week's Discover Nature.
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"We were founded to support the deaf community and particularly provide crisis intervention and advocacy for deaf survivors wherever they're at in their journey and whatever situation they've been in." -- Wende Wagner, development manager, explaining DeafLEAD's mission on today's show. October 8, 2025 -
Help Impact Support Services, formerly known as ACT (Alternative Community Training), celebrate their half-century mark at Lakeside Ashland later this month! ISS is 50-year-old non-profit that provides services to individuals with developmental disabilities in Boone County. Director Don Lafferty says, "we think we can become a better community, a better city, a better county if we continue to allow people with disabilities to live in our neighborhoods, to work in our businesses..." October 7, 2025 -
Brenna Ishler, director of adult community services at Burrell Behavioral Health in Columbia, tells us about IRTS, or Intensive Residential Treatment Services, a program offered at Burrell in partnership with the Department of Mental Health. "It's a really unique program. It really serves as a bridge for people." October 6, 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
