In this season premiere of Cover Story with Stephanie Shonekan, Stephanie sits down with KBIA Morning Edition host Darren Hellwege to discuss "Living After Midnight" by Judas Priest. It's a rebellious track about running amok under the cover of night. The Donnas covered it in 2001.
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Nick Nack is transgender man who underwent top surgery. He spoke a little about the process and about the happiness and euphoria he now feels.
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The city has entered a contract with Neumo to analyze data and monitor services related to short-term rentals. -
State lawmakers have warned a disability program keeping Missourians in their communities could be subject to funding restrictions. -
Roughly 50 students protested data privacy and the role UM System President Choi and Gov. Mike Kehoe play in city safety. -
Missouri's minimum wage will increase by $1.25 an hour for the second year in a row. -
The trend of adaptive reuse is a step toward solving the issue of housing and abandoned buildings. -
A Columbia resident will soon be deported to the Netherlands after a judge issued a lifetime ban on returning to the United States.
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Fresh Air film critic Justin Chang says most of his favorite films this year were made overseas, including his No. 1 pick, Sirāt. -
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The native of El Salvador and resident of Maryland has become a symbol of the Trump administration's policy of mass deportations after he was mistakenly sent to a prison in El Salvador in the spring.
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Multiple sportsbooks announced opening-day celebrations, including Caesar’s Sportsbook, DraftKings and Fanatics. -
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Michael Baker and Angela Guillen set out to create a nightclub experience that centers on Christian faith-based music across modern genres like hip-hop. The result: Worship Nights Niteclub! They say their mission was to provide a positive and safe entertainment alternative for the Columbia community. November 28, 2025 -
The SCHOLAR Clinic provides essential and highly accessible medical care to school-aged children who might otherwise face significant barriers to receiving it. Today's guests, Megan Kruse and Susan Hart, believe fundraisers like CoMo Gives are vital in order to sustain and expand the clinic's services (such as providing glasses for students). November 27, 2025 -
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In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Eduardo Repilloza Fernández. He’s the Director General of Transparencia Electoral, an election organization in Latin America that is working to promote and protect democracy through election observation, research and training.
They spoke about the work of the organization, the focus the organization has placed on data privacy for individual voters and about how the work of the organization is important to the security of democracy in the region.
They spoke about the work of the organization, the focus the organization has placed on data privacy for individual voters and about how the work of the organization is important to the security of democracy in the region.
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