Show Me Today - The Voice of Missouri

A group of seniors at a Missouri high school is getting real-world experience running their own business.

Alisa Nelson talks to Sidney Sullivan, with Ft. Osage School District near Kansas City, about their coffee shop, called Campus Grounds.

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Thanks to the support of the Missouri Veterans Commission, Show Me Today has been proud interview a variety of military veterans.

One of the most interesting is Air Force veteran Douglass Rathbun, a resident at the Cameron home. He shares his story with Ashley Byrd.

He was an accountant or was he?

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The Missouri Botanical Garden has begun an initiative to create a new ecosystem for the endangered Indiana bat.

 Ecological research scientist for the Shaw Nature Reserve, Calvin Maginel joins Marshal Griffin to outline the effort. 

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What is the value of fine arts in Missouri’s schools?

Alisa Nelson talks to Phyllis Pasley, the Executive Director of the Missouri Alliance for Arts Education, who answers this question.

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Did you know that Walt Disney founded his first film studio in Kansas City?

President of Thank You Walk Disney, Inc., Dan Viets, joins Cameron Conner to discuss Laugh-O-Gram Films, a mouse that changed the face of the company, and what the original studio is being re-purposed for. 

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It might make you say “Really?” But the pork steak was invented in Missouri.

St. Louis Magazine Dining Editor George Mahe joins Marshall Griffin to discuss its origins.

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Whether you are the top dog, a supervisor, or a team member, it is essential to have the proper workplace culture to sustain a healthy atmosphere and growth.

The words of the day: leadership respect.

Cameron Conner is joined by the University of Missouri’s Novak Leadership Institute’s program director, Justin F. Willett, to discuss a new study on what employees desire from their superiors.

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There’s a county on the northwest tip of Missouri where Lewis and Clark visited twice, and today’s residents want Missourians to discover.

Ashley Byrd talks with one of those residents, Karen Brown, the founder of the Dusty Trails Café and Steakhouse in Rock Port, Missouri.

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Everyone knows that each state, including Missouri, has a legislature, but did you know Missouri has a silver-haired legislature?

Members must be at least 60 years old and are elected to represent different areas of Missouri to advocate for older residents.

Immediate past president for the Missouri Silver Haired Legislature, Barbara Ittner, joins Marshall Griffin. 

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Kansas City is home to one of 12 Federal Reserve bank locations across the United States.

It offers a free money museum to help enlighten its visitors on the responsibilities a Federal Reserve has. The best part: It’s free.

Money Museum Coordinator for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Elizabeth Hartzler, joins Cameron Conner. 

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