"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

Learn more about MDC's Share the Harvest (STH) program on this week's Discover Nature.

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

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

Creating Space offers comprehensive home organizing services, including packing and unpacking, for projects of any size, from single pantries to entire houses. Owner Lindsay Tagai says she operates on a "judgement-free philosophy," noting that it can be "...an emotional process. We are very patient. Sometimes there's tears, we have hugs." October 17, 2025

KBIA's Darren Hellwege talks with Mark Price of Columbia College about this year's Schiffman Ethics in Society Lecture. The guest this year is Jim Obergefell, the plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court case in which a right for same-sex couples to marry was confirmed. He will be speaking at Launer Auditorium Thursday, Oct. 23rd.

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more and more a part of our daily lives, ITCOMO owner Robert Ricketts wants it to be known that, "it has no empathy, no sentience... All it can do is reply based on its training model, which is just a bunch of words. There's nothing behind it." October 16, 2025

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.