March 11, 2026 - Minnesota State University, Mankato  President Dr. Edward Inch stops by KMSU to update us on the Armstrong Hall Replacement project. 

The MSU Maverick Dance Team again took national competition honors. What's the secret? Their coach and a four-year member talk about it on this episode.

The Civil Engineering department at MSU now has a piece of equipment that gives students a hands-on way to learn about the limits of iron and  and concrete beams -- a jump from the theoretical to the practical thanks to the towering force load analyzer. 

Corrie Eggimann and Elleandra Maloney from the MSU Department of Performing Arts stopped by KMSU to tell us all about The Cherry Orchard, which runs February 19-March 1 in the Ted Paul Theatre at the Early Center for Performing Arts, Minnesota State University, Mankato.

A conversation with MSU psychology professors Drs. Emily Stark and Karla Lassonde, co-hosts of the new podcast "Brains vs. Beliefs: Debunking Psychological Misconceptions." The podcast takes on common beliefs such as "opposites attract," the effects of the full moon, and reliability of polygraphs and discusses the research disproving these widespread assumptions. 

In 2019, Bhushan Dharmadhikari started at Minnesota State University, Mankato to teach courses in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Technology. He wound up being instrumental in creating a new major.

Corrie Eggimann and Landon Hudson from the MSU Department of Performing Arts stopped by KMSU to tell us all about The Birds, which runs January 29-February 8 in the Andreas Theatre at the Early Center for Performing Arts, Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Talking Today is a show devoted to showcasing the feature stories published by MSU's Today magazine (mnsu.edu/todaymagazine). This episode highlights Liz Miller, a professor of art at MSU who was awarded the selective Loghaven Residency in Knoxville, Tennessee for fall of 2026. Here, Miller talks about her recent ongoing project called "Atlas," in which she turns discarded items from roadsides into colorful and thoughtful works of art.  

Nov. 13, 2025 - Minnesota State Mankato is hosting a Geography Colloquia featuring  Save the Boundary Waters Executive Director, Ingrid Lyons, about the threats to the Boundary Waters on Friday, Nov. 14, from 2:00 - 3:15 pm in the Centennial Student Union's Ostrander Auditorium. The Geography Colloquium is the longest running speaker series at Minnesota State University.

October 28, 2025 - Minnesota State Mankato will host Anton Treuer, author of Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians but were Afraid to Ask. Treuer, a professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University whose book was selected as a "community read" for Indigenous People's Day. A number of events have been held to discuss Treuer's writing, and he will be in Mankato as a keynote speaker on Nov. 14, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. in the MSU Centennial Student Union ballroom. American Indian Night events will follow.