Lisa and Gary Kremer spoke with KBIA’s Missouri on Mic team at the Missouri State Fair back in August. They reflected on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the way they live their lives, and Lisa reflected on losing her mother in the winter of 2020 to the disease.

Jackson Hotaling works in Columbia for a non-profit focusing on equitable access to transportation and spoke with the Missouri on Mic team at the State Historical Society’s Bicentennial event in August.He spent a year living in China before the COVID-19 pandemic and spoke about the differences between his experience abroad and his life in Missouri.

Jin Yan has been living in the United States for two decades, and this year became a US citizen. He spoke with the Missouri on Mic team at a naturalization event at the State Capitol. The event was just a part of the Missouri Bicentennial Commemoration in August.He spoke about how he plans to use his newly granted rights as an American citizen.

Kenny Hulshof is a former US representative from the Bootheel, and he and his wife, Renee, spoke with the Missouri on Mic team at theMissouri Bicentennial Commemoration in August.They spoke about their family legacy and the importance of remembering our state's past, while also looking to its future.

Mahree Skala is a retired public health official living in Columbia, and she spoke with the Missouri on Mic team at the State Historical Society of Missouri’s bicentennial event, Together for ’21, in August.She spoke about growing up in Fulton during school integration in the 1950s and 1960s, as the civil rights movement was changing the structure of the American Education system.

Terry Asplund is a longtime resident of Kansas City, and he spoke with the Missouri on Mic team at the Central Missouri Renaissance Festival in October.He spoke about the history of Kansas City, and about why he hopes younger generations learn that history and keep the city’s legacy alive.

Megan McConachie knows a lot of good things about Missouri, as she should – she’s the strategic communications manager for the Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau. McConachie spoke with the Missouri on Mic team at the Columbia Farmer’s Market and reflected on her favorite aspects of her home state – while acknowledging some of its flaw.

Arden Steele grew up in Jefferson City and lived there for 50 years. She lives in Florida now. She says that Missouri’s history is worth celebrating as the state turns 200 – which might make sense, given her proximity to one of the Show-Me State’s most famous residents – President Harry S. Truman. She spoke about her childhood memories with the 33rd president of the United States in this episode of Missouri on Mic.

Barbie Skinner grew up in the Ferguson-Florissant area decades ago, and spoke about the city’s history of racism. She spoke with the Missouri on Mic team at this year's True/False Festival held in Stephen's Lake Park. Ferguson, Missouri made national headlines in 2014 for the shooting of Michael Brown and subsequent protests. But Ferguson has a long, complicated history with race.

DC Smith is a retired resident living in Columbia. He’s held several jobs in his lifetime, one of them being in radio. He’s originally from the east coast but says something about Missouri keeps drawing him back. Smith talks about what he finds so alluring about Missouri in this episode of Missouri on Mic.