French settlers colonized southeast Missouri over 200 years ago. And with them came the French language and culture.
Feb 22, 2021
25 min
About 150 years ago in the vineyards of southern France, winemakers start to notice their vineyards aren’t looking healthy. They rack their brains but can’t figure out what is devouring the crops. Samples are taken, scientific investigations mounted and letters for help are sent out across the globe.
Feb 9, 2021
24 min
In 1969, graduate student Barbara Papish hands out an underground newspaper on the University of Missouri Columbia campus. The Free Press Underground issue features a cartoon on the cover depicting police officers raping the Statue of Liberty and Lady Justice. The words “With Liberty and Justice For All” encircle the image.
Jan 25, 2021
23 min
Helen Stephens starts high school in Fulton in 1931. She’s a gangly, gravelly-voiced farm girl dressed in homemade clothes. Her classmates tease her with the unfortunate moniker “Popeye.” Helen takes it in stride with humor, attempting to own her identity - a feat for any teenager.
Dec 27, 2020
29 min
When the St. Louis Arch was being built in 1964, no Black workers had been hired for the construction crew.
Dec 15, 2020
24 min
Laura Ingalls Wilder’s journey to becoming a worldwide author is interlaced with pure hardship.
Oct 28, 2019
28 min
Today, on a map, Lake of the Ozarks looks like a sprouting, twisting tree root that covers 86 square miles. The over 1000 miles of shoreline are dotted with resorts and cabins.
Oct 21, 2019
27 min
In the steamboat’s glory days right before the Civil War, there would be on average, 60 boats traveling through different ports along the Missouri River each day. Cargo of agricultural products, furs and settlers would move up and down the river. From St. Louis to Montana.
Oct 9, 2019
27 min
In the 1940s and ‘50s, designated police officers and university administrators were on the lookout for gay students and faculty.
Oct 1, 2019
28 min
Walt Disney famously spent a good chunk of his youth growing up in Missouri. Just ask the residents of Marceline, Walt’s boyhood town.
Sep 22, 2019
28 min
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