Episodes

  • Reflections and resolutions: Living history and setting goals for the new year

    Reflections and resolutions: Living history and setting goals for the new year
    Dec 31 2025
    KBIA's Rachael Norden speaks with Dr. Antoinette Landor, Associate Professor at HDFS on reflecting on lived history in 2025, the ‘3 buckets’ of effective goal setting, and how prioritizing connection with loved ones can make our new year resolutions feel more satisfying and sustainable.
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    22 mins
  • The business of agriculture: Leadership training through industry experts, governance education, and best business practices

    The business of agriculture: Leadership training through industry experts, governance education, and best business practices
    Dec 30 2025
    KBIA's Rachael Norden speaks with Dr. Keri Jacobs, Executive Director of the Graduate Institute of Cooperative Leadership (GICL) on providing research-based executive and emerging leader education, and the unique challenges and opportunities facing agricultural cooperatives.
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    12 mins
  • Reproductive technology and genomics: Developing quality assurance in cattle industries

    Reproductive technology and genomics: Developing quality assurance in cattle industries
    Dec 30 2025
    KBIA's Rachael Norden speaks with Dr. Jamie Courter, Director of the National Center for Applied Reproduction (NCARG) and advisor the Show Me Select Replacement Heifer Program on the evolving reproductive technologies of the American cattle industry.
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    24 mins
  • Combining science: How agroforestry creates multifunctional working landscapes

    Combining science: How agroforestry creates multifunctional working landscapes
    Dec 29 2025
    KBIA's Rachael Norden speaks with Dr. Ron Revord, Director of the MU Center for Agroforestry on the numerous ways the Center contributes to the science and practice underlying agroforestry, which combines trees and shrubs with crops or livestock.
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    15 mins
  • First Presbyterian Hosts Blue Christmas Service

    First Presbyterian Hosts Blue Christmas Service
    Dec 22 2025
    KBIA's Darren Hellwege talks about the Blue Christmas service happening at First Presbyterian Church with their Senior Pastor, Rev. Kati Collins. First Presbyterian Church
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    7 mins
  • AI Advancements, Collaboration Mean Scientific Breakthrough At Mizzou

    AI Advancements, Collaboration Mean Scientific Breakthrough At Mizzou
    Dec 3 2025
    KBIA's Darren Hellwege talks with Dr. Dong Xu of the University of Missouri Bond Life Sciences Center about his research in computational biology and informatics. They discuss the great advancements in data, the collaborative nature of his research at Mizzou, and the educational role his lab fulfills for many students.
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    5 mins
  • Connection over conflict: Navigating expectations with loved ones during the holiday season

    Connection over conflict: Navigating expectations with loved ones during the holiday season
    Dec 2 2025
    KBIA's Rachael Norden speaks with Dr. Ashlie Lester, Associate Teaching Professor at HDFS on the high expectations and pressure our culture places on the holidays, and ways we can avoid – or at the very least, minimize – discourse with loved ones over the season through communication and shared experiences.
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    14 mins
  • State Historical Society Welcomes Moseley, Beck, Santa

    State Historical Society Welcomes Moseley, Beck, Santa
    Dec 2 2025
    KBIA's Darren Hellwege talks with Beth Pike of the State Historical Society of Missouri about several December events. Former County Prosecutor Joe Moseley will discuss a prominent case from Columbia's past. Then former Columbia City Manager Ray Beck will be joined by local journalist Jodie Jackson about their new book about Beck's many years in leadership in Columbia. Plus, the SHSMO will host an open house with music, cookies, and a visit from Santa!
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    7 mins