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On this special edition of the program, we get to know the new president of Southeast Missouri State University, Dr. Brad Hodson. He took the helm of the institution on July 1, 2025.
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Southeast Missouri Head Men's Basketball Coach Brad Korn has agreed to a contract extension through the 2029-30 season.
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NPR's Scott Simon asks veteran career diplomat Nicholas Burns about the Trump administration's plans to downsize the State Department.
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President Trump and President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil have been trading undiplomatic barbs after Trump's tariff threat this week.
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NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant talk about the women's and men's tennis finals at Wimbledon and a controversial report alleging corruption in the NFL players' union.
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A plan to force the sale of federal public lands was taken out of President Trump's tax and spending bill but the fight appears far from over.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks with Mark Kurlansky about his new novel, "Cheesecake." It's a story of New York's restaurant and real estate scenes in the 1980s and, of course, that delectable dessert.
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A drastic increase in unregulated production of rare earth minerals in Myanmar is causing serious environmental concerns downriver in Thailand, as China's influence in the sector looms large.
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Trump arrived amid ongoing disaster relief efforts. The area is on edge as more rain is expected this weekend and the first funerals are to be held Saturday.
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On The Menu gives you a taste of what cuisines, beverages, and other gastronomic delights are trending, interesting, worthy of discussion, or what is simply on Quantella’s mind that she wants you to ponder. New episodes air on the third Wednesday of the month. Catch up on past episodes here.
In this episode of 'Exposition', we speak with Dr. Frank Nawrot and his student, Adam Birk. Dr. Nawrot discussed the Music Creation Technology Program at SEMO. Student Adam Birk is in the program and releases a recording of a piano composition he created in collaboration with students from the SEMO Theatre and Dance Department on July 11th.
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