Thinking Out Loud

Thinking Out Loud

KBIA Hosts Darren Hellwege, T’Keyah Thomas, and Rachael Norden discuss business, technology, poetry, books, music, arts, culture, and more with notable individuals and organizations in Columbia and mid-Missouri.In the past, the show broadcast Maplewood Barn Radio Theatre, a radio drama put on by the Maplewood Barn community theater on Friday evenings. On Saturday it tackled the college sports scene.
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Connection over conflict: Navigating expectations with loved ones during the holiday season

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.

00:13:37
Dec 2, 2025 9:17 PM
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MU Choral Union to perform 'Mass: A Celebration of Love and Joy'

KBIA's Rachael Norden speaks with Paul Anderson II, a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the MU School of Music on the upcoming Fall 2025 Choral Union concert, presented by the University Concert Series and featuring the works of guest conductor Dr. Andre Thomas - including Mass: A Celebration of Love and Joy.

00:10:16
Nov 10, 2025 5:31 PM
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Spaces for nuance: Finding compassion through context during national homelessness awareness month
In honor of November as National Homelessness Awareness Month, KBIA's Rachael Norden speaks with Dr. Louis Manfra, Associate Professor at HDFS on the challenges specific to youth homelessness, and the key roles context and compassion play in finding a solution.
00:22:09
Nov 4, 2025 10:30 PM
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Columbia Home Builders Present Parade of Homes
KBIA's Darren Hellwege talks with Jami Clevenger, Executive Officer of the Columbia Home Builders Association, about this year's Parade of Homes.
00:04:11
Oct 23, 2025 4:46 PM
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Witnesses of life: how the science of tree rings helps decode the past
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.
00:19:26
Oct 21, 2025 8:18 PM
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Columbia College To Host Lecture With Jim Obegefell
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.
00:05:53
Oct 16, 2025 4:25 PM
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Domestic and interpartner violence: A conversation on building awareness in Missouri
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.
00:20:29
Oct 7, 2025 9:10 PM
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CoMo Canopy and Forest ReLeaf: Planting trees and fostering community in Columbia
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.
00:13:20
Sep 26, 2025 10:7 PM
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Evolution Festival Returns To St. Louis To Rock Forest Park
KBIA's Darren Hellwege talks with Steve Shankman, who is organizing the 3rd annual Evolution Festival which is coming Sept. 27 and 28 in St. Louis Forest Park. In addition to dozens of great musical acts, the Fest is also a benefit for United Way and their assistance to those affected by this year's tornado in St. Louis.
00:06:39
Sep 9, 2025 5:16 PM
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Harnessing the power of relationships: How grandparents bridge generational divides
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.
00:10:40
Sep 5, 2025 11:34 PM
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Breaking Down Silos: Fostering Collaborative Excellence in Plant Discovery at the IPG
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.
00:18:57
Aug 8, 2025 12:49 AM
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Mizzou's Best Kept Secret: Programs Expand at HDFS Child Development Lab
In a conversation expanding on her interview at The Daily Blend, KBIA's Rachael Norden chats with Miranda Clines, Director of the Child Development Lab (CDL) at MU's Department of Human Development and Family Science (HDFS) on their expanding programs, what conscious discipline is, and why the CDL remains the best kept secret at Mizzou.
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Aug 5, 2025 4:43 PM
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Mizzou Welcomes Composers Festival
KBIA's Darren Hellwege talks with Stefan Freund about this week's Mizzou International Composers Festival, including the big concert Saturday night.
00:03:59
Jul 25, 2025 11:58 AM
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It's Play Time! Mizzou HDFS Research Explores Child Development Associated With Play
KBIA's Darren Hellwege talks with Dr. Rachel Thibodeau-Nielsen of the University of Missouri Dept. of Human Development and Family Science about why play isn't just fun for kids, but is a big part of their learning and development.
00:03:29
Jul 7, 2025 4:56 PM
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Research On Domestic Violence Conducted At Mizzou
KBIA's Darren Hellwege talks with Dr. So Young Park of the M.U. Dept. of Human Development and Family Science. As Domestic Violence Awareness Month is recognized in October. Dr. Park tells us about the latest research on the subject.
00:03:59
Jul 7, 2025 3:36 PM
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HDFS Research Helps Kids Find Their "Spark"
KBIA's Darren Hellwege talks with Dr. Melissa Herzog about her work and teaching in Positive Youth Development and how it helps young people find interests that can motivate them.
00:05:45
Jul 3, 2025 3:27 PM
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Mizzou HDFS Partnerships with 4-H, MU Extension Benefit Youth Statewide
KBIA's Darren Hellwege talks with Dr. Steven Krauss of the University of Missouri Dept. of Human Development and Family Science about his work with 4-H Clubs of Missouri and his teaching in Volunteerism and Youth-Adult Parnerships.
00:08:06
Jul 3, 2025 2:48 PM
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HDFS Professor Teaches Leadership to MU Students and Missouri Youth
KBIA's Darren Hellwege talks with Dr. Clay Hurdle of the MU School of Human Development and Family Science. Dr. Hurdle discusses teaching leadership to Mizzou students and working with young people through MU Extension and 4-H Clubs of Missouri.
00:06:48
Jul 2, 2025 4:37 PM
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CAFNR: Dr. Patrick Westhoff | Director, Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI)
KBIA’s Rachael Norden interviews Dr. Patrick Westhoff, Director of CAFNR’s Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute.
00:16:10
Jun 24, 2025 8:45 PM
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Thinking Out Loud: Upcoming Events at State Historical Society
KBIA's Darren Hellwege talks with Beth Pike and Laura Jolley of State Historial Society of Missouri about two events coming next Tuesday. First, at noon, is "Following The Paper Trail of Dewey and Danforth" about what can be learned in the archival papers of two Missouri legislators, Dewey Short and John Danforth. That will be followed at 6 with an event including a screening of "Generations: African-American Exoerience In Springfield And The Ozarks" from Ozarks Public Television.
00:12:10
Nov 9, 2023 3:10 PM
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Thinking Out Loud: Upcoming Events at State Historical Society
KBIA's Darren Hellwege talks with Beth Pike and Laura Jolley of State Historial Society of Missouri about two events coming next Tuesday. First, at noon, is "Following The Paper Trail of Dewey and Danforth" about what can be learned in the archival papers of two Missouri legislators, Dewey Short and John Danforth. That will be followed at 6 with an event including a screening of "Generations: African-American Exoerience In Springfield And The Ozarks" from Ozarks Public Television.
00:12:10
Nov 7, 2023 5:11 PM
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Thinking Out Loud: University Of Missouri Names First Ombudsperson
KBIA's Darren Hellwege visits with Dr. Pamela Bruzina, recently named the first Ombudsperson at the University of Missouri, and they discuss the new role and her work at MU's Faculty Athletics Representative.
00:23:41
Nov 7, 2023 4:49 PM
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Thinking Back: Preservation of Boone County's Easley Store
KBIA's Darren Hellwege in a conversation from several years ago with local historian David Sapp as the Boone County Historical Society worked towards preservation of the Easley Store, an old general store in the small town of Easley, about 14 miles south of Columbia. Nearly lost to the years, and the great flood of 1993, the store is now restored and is part of the Boone Village exhibit at the Historical Society at Nifong Park in Columbia.
00:19:34
Oct 24, 2023 3:44 PM
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Thinking Out Loud: Health Disparities in African-American Missourians
KBIA's Darren Hellwege talks with Dr. Idethia Shevon Harvey of University of Missouri's MU College of Health Sciences about health disparities among rural and aging African-Americans.
00:12:16
Oct 12, 2023 3:25 PM
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Thinking Out Loud: Prison Research Innovation Network
KBIA's Darren Hellwege talks with Dr. Kelli Canada of MU's College of Health Sciences about recent research in improving living and working conditions within prisons.
00:07:29
Oct 10, 2023 9:7 PM
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