The Joplin Globe

In this week's episode, Aaron Ortiz, a kitchen lead at Instant Karma, talks to us about the rising trend of plant-based burgers, why the Joplin restaurant serves the Impossible Burger and how restaurants are working to satisfy the demands of both meat-eaters and vegetarians. Also, a few of Joe's Globe friends help him sample Karma's Impossible Burger. Music: "Happy Alley" by Kevin MacLeod, www.incompetech.com.

In this week's episode, Wendy Rich, co-founder of the Joplin Area Alpha-gal Awareness Group, talks about the newly-diagnosed allergy, what kinds of things the support group does and how it helps each member deal with the condition. Music: "Happy Alley" by Kevin MacLeod, www.incompetech.com.

This week, James Boone, one of the two directors of Joplin Little Theatre's production of "Xanadu," stops by to talk about musicals in movies and on stages, as well as how the crew has brought a roller rink to their theater and how the cast has performed on roller skates. Music: "Happy Alley" by Kevin MacLeod, www.incompetech.com.

In this week's episode, digital editor Joe Hadsall shares a commentary on how people treat politics like sports, and how that attitude makes it difficult to talk about politics at all. Music: "Happy Alley" and "Destiny Day" by Kevin MacLeod, www.incompetech.com.

In this week's episode, Damien Tiregol, owner of Crabby's Seafood Bar and Grill talks about the chicken sandwich "battle" between Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen and Chick-fil-A from the perspective of the food business, including what other restaurants can learn from it. Music: "Happy Alley" by Kevin MacLeod, www.incompetech.com.

In this week's episode, Chad Stebbins, the director of international studies for Missouri Southern State University, talks about the university's international semester and this year's focus on the Oceania region. Music: "Happy Alley" by Kevin MacLeod, incompetech.com.

In this week's episode, sports reporter Jason Peake talks about Webb City High School's football program, its potential to shift competitive classes and how the program has become a powerhouse in the state. Music: "Happy Alley" by Kevin MacLeod, incompetech.com.

In this week's episode of our weekly recap podcast, we talk to current and former employees about Carol Stark, what it was like to work with her and how she helped them grow and evolve. Music: "Happy Alley" by Kevin MacLeod, incompetech.com.

In this week's episode, Jo Mueller joins us ahead of the 50th anniversary of Woodstock to talk to us about the concert, the challenges she and her friends dealt with before and during the festival, and the impact it had on them once the last chords had played. Music: "Happy Alley" by Kevin MacLeod, incompetech.com.

In this episode of "In Case You Missed It," it's game night! Jason Hurley talks to us about the recently released Joplinopoly, what it takes to make a board game and why playing them is seeing a resurgence across town. Music: "Happy Alley" by Kevin MacLeod, www.incompetech.com.