Best KRCU Podcasts (2024)

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A Harte Appetite: Cakes 1:44

9h ago1:44

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Rose Levy Beranbaum, in her book, “The Pie and Pastry Bible,” a volume which I’ve read religiously, says, “There are two kinds of people: cake people and pie people.”By Tom Harte

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Discover Nature: Missouri's Turtles 1:44

15h ago1:44

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If you’ve been driving through the countryside lately, you may have noticed box turtles sharing the pavement. Spring rains and warm weather make this the season that box turtles wander. As they search for food and mates, these harmless land turtles must cross roads that pass through their home areas.…

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Two-Minute Drill: 2024 Student-Athlete Graduates Honored Monday 1:45

3d ago1:45

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Eighty Southeast Missouri State University student-athletes were honored on Monday at the Show-Me Center in a graduation ceremony to recognize the Spring Class of 2024. These Redhawks will receive their degrees during SEMO's commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 11, at the Show Me Center.By Nate Saverino

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Almost Yesterday: Elam Vangilder Makes it Big in the Big Leagues 1:45

6d ago1:45

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It seems like Almost Yesterday that Elam Vangilder was playing baseball in the major leagues. “Big Elam,” was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on April 23, 1896, and began playing baseball at an early age.By Frank Nickell

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Martin's Must-Reads: 'Remarkably Bright Creatures' 1:48

6d ago1:48

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“Day 1,299 of My Captivity. Darkness suits me. I await the click of the overhead lights, leaving only the glow from the main tank. Not perfect, but close enough. Almost-darkness, like the middle-bottom of the sea. I lived there before I was captured and imprisoned. I cannot remember, yet I can still taste the untamed currents of the cold open water…

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A Harte Appetite: Spinach 1:50

7d ago1:50

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A 3.5 ounce serving of spinach contains more iron than the same sized hamburger patty. Not bad for a food that is 91% water.By Tom Harte

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Discover Nature: Missouri Bird Songs 1:42

8d ago1:42

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Bird song is a form of advertisement, sending two messages to other birds of the same species. One message is a form of courtship. The singing male tells females he is available. The other message warns other males to stay out of his nesting territory.By Josh Hartwig

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Two-Minute Drill: Redhawks Tennis Wins OVC Regular Season Championship, Earns Awards 1:47

10d ago1:47

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Ohio Valley Conference Regular-Season Champion Southeast Missouri claimed two of the league's top women’s tennis honors with Mary Beth Gunn getting OVC Coach of the Year and Daniela Hlacikova winning Player of the Year.By Nate Saverino

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Martin's Must-Reads: 'Bye, Baby' 1:41

13d ago1:41

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“Prologue. October 13, 2023. The baby stops fussing, settling into my arms like a sleepy puppy. The soft weight of her. She is back to sleep, her face peaceful as a porcelain doll’s. That wasn’t hard. The living room window is open; fevered voices carry in from the terrace of the apartment above. Commotion. Mania. I shouldn’t be surprised. I recogn…

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Almost Yesterday: The Day the Streetcars Stopped 2:00

14d ago2:00

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It seems like almost yesterday that streetcars in Cape Girardeau stopped rolling through the city. On August 10, 1934, the last car was driven into the north Main Street barns at 9:30 p.m., signaling the end of a community service that had been available for 29 years.By Frank Nickell

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A Harte Appetite: Feta Cheese 1:43

15d ago1:43

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Feta cheese -- sometimes referred to as the princess of cheeses -- is every bit as admirable as any other Greek invention, and it is surely just as ancient. It is likely as old as Greece itself.By Tom Harte

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Discover Nature: Missouri Fish 1:46

15d ago1:46

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Color is important to fish. It’s used for camouflage, mate selection and defense. While easily seen in tropical aquarium fish, our native fishes also have special colors.By Josh Hartwig

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Two-Minute Drill: SEMO Athletics Raises Awareness of the Importance of Organ and Tissue Donation 1:44

17d ago1:44

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April is National Donate Life Month to raise awareness for the importance of organ and tissue donation. SEMO Athletics is proud to team up with Mid-America Transplant to do just that!By Nate Saverino

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Martin's Must-Reads: 'The Collected Regrets of Clover' 1:47

20d ago1:47

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“I didn’t mean to keep count of how many people I’d watched die since Mrs. Heyland thirty-one years ago, but my subconscious was a diligent accountant. Especially since I was nearing a pretty impressive milestone - today the tally nudged up to ninety-seven.”By Betty Martin

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A Harte Appetite: Delmonico's 1:45

22d ago1:45

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Delmonico's was the first American restaurant to have a printed menu, the first to offer a separate wine list, the first to have tablecloths, the first to offer a private dining room and the first to provide an orchestra for background music.By Tom Harte

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Discover Nature: Ticks In Missouri 1:30

23d ago1:30

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Ticks are small, blood-sucking parasites related to spiders and mites. They’re often found in great numbers in areas where animals are abundant. Ticks will be active in these areas from April through September.By Josh Hartwig

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Two-Minute Drill: Redhawks Win OVC Title Outright with 5-0 Victory Over Eastern Illinois 1:38

24d ago1:38

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Southeast Missouri Tennis (11-6, 6-0) won the Ohio Valley Conference regular-season title outright with a 5-0 victory over Eastern Illinois (1-20, 1-5) Wednesday.By Nate Saverino

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Almost Yesterday: The Rivers of St. Francois County 1:50

28d ago1:50

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It seems like Almost Yesterday that the legendary origin of the four rivers of St. Francois County was recorded by the writer and historian Allan Hinchey.By Frank Nickell

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A Harte Appetite: Carrots - The World's Second Most Popular Vegetable 1:49

29d ago1:49

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No wonder the carrot is the second most popular vegetable in the world after the potato—not bad for a plant which, according to the Oxford Companion to Food, “had an unpromising origin.” It is, after all, merely a refined version of a common weed—Queen Anne’s lace.By Tom Harte

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Discover Nature: Red-Wing Blackbirds 1:38

30d ago1:38

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In February and March, male red-wings travel north from their southern wintering grounds and find good spots for nesting and feeding.By Josh Hartwig

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Two-Minute Drill: Redhawks Get Biggest Win in NCAA Division I Era 1:44

1M ago1:44

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Redhawks Softball claimed the biggest win of its NCAA Division I era when it upset #11 Missouri (29-8), 1-0, Wednesday afternoon at Mizzou Softball Stadium.By Nate Saverino

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Martin's Must-Reads: 'The Lost Colony' 1:30

1M ago1:30

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“For a long moment, the command post is silent. All eyes study the drone video feed on the screen. A sea of red heat signatures is moving through the jungle, heading directly for Jericho City. We’ll never survive contact with this many E. Rex. Even before we came down to the planet, we knew that the Eos Rex was the most dangerous predator on this w…

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Almost Yesterday: The Bunker That Bunker Built 1:42

1M ago1:42

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It seems like Almost Yesterday that the community of Bunker celebrated its centennial history. Founded by Sylvanus J. Bunker in 1907, the small community paid tribute to its founders and its history with a weekend commemoration in June of 2007.By Frank Nickell

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A Harte Appetite: Oh Crêpe! 1:59

1M ago1:59

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The French think they're superior to us when it comes to clothing, wine, and food -- not to mention romance! And, admittedly, they do have a way with each; and perhaps nowhere is French sophistication more evident -- at least in the culinary world -- when it comes to pancakes.By Tom Harte

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Discover Nature: Fire in Missouri 1:46

1M ago1:46

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Discover Nature this week with fire in Missouri. Fire is an important part of our lives. To some, memories of campfires bring warm and pleasant feelings, but others remember the horrors of wildfires.By Josh Hartwig

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Two-Minute Drill: Athletics Sets New SEMO Giving Day Record with Over $73,000 Raised 1:49

1M ago1:49

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Athletics played a big role in Southeast Missouri State University's Giving Day on March 20. In all, $73,149 was raised for Athletics projects equating to 20.3 percent of the total giving. Giving Day support for athletics nearly doubled compared to last year.By Nate Saverino

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Almost Yesterday: The Great Greenville Flood 1:46

1M ago1:46

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It seems like Almost Yesterday when the community of Greenville, Missouri experienced a disastrous flood. The event was the most extensive flood in the history of the small town on the St. Francis River, and caused such destruction that it permanently altered the region.By Frank Nickell

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Almost Yesterday: The Great Greenville Flood 1:46

1M ago1:46

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It seems like Almost Yesterday when the community of Greenville, Missouri experienced a disastrous flood. The event was the most extensive flood in the history of the small town on the St. Francis River, and caused such destruction that it permanently altered the region.By Frank Nickell

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Martin's Must-Reads: 'Mr. Texas' 1:49

1M ago1:49

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“I see a young man on TV, riding a horse out of a barn, hugging a little girl. Let’s face it, I’m in the market for a useful idiot, and he’s strong and has that big goofy grin. So voila, there he is, the ideal candidate. He doesn’t have the brains of a plate of spaghetti, or seems not to. A cipher even to himself. Never even voted, can you believe …

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A Harte Appetite: The Versatile Springform Pan 1:54

1M ago1:54

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From a culinary perspective, every season is joyous, but for me it’s always spring, at least in my kitchen. That’s because my favorite item of kitchenware is the springform pan. The function of the pan is to make it possible to take out of the pan a cake which is too fragile to trust to the conventional method of turning it upside down and keeping …

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Discover Nature: Missouri's Meadowlarks 1:40

1M ago1:40

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The meadowlark is a familiar sight throughout the farmlands of the Midwest, most often found living its best life in open grassland habitats such as hayfields or prairies. You also might catch one perched prominently on top of a fence post.By Josh Hartwig

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Two-Minute Drill: Redhawk Student-Athletes Pick Up OVC Weekly Honors 1:45

2M ago1:45

1:45

Redhawk student-athletes from three different sports were conference weekly honors this week.By Nate Saverino

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Almost Yesterday: Writers Guild Of Cape Girardeau Formed in 1943 1:40

2M ago1:40

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It seems like Almost Yesterday that the Cape Girardeau Writers' Guild was organized. The date was October 30, 1943, and the meeting was called by Dr. Earl A. Collins, a long-time professor of history at Southeast Missouri State College.By Frank Nickell

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Martin's Must Reads: 'A Single Thread' 1:45

2M ago1:45

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Many years ago, while visiting Coventry Cathedral, my mother was taken by the beautiful needlepoint kneelers that were in every row. She asked the guide if they sold the pattern for them and the guide went off to check. She returned with a packet of four of the original pattern papers and simply gave them to my mother.…

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A Harte Appetite: All Tied Up with Pretzels 1:57

2M ago1:57

1:57

Pretzels, some historians contend, may be the oldest snack food known to humankind.By Tom Harte

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Discover Nature: Mushrooms 1:44

2M ago1:44

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Discover nature this week with Missouri's mushroom. Late March and April showers bring… mushrooms? Yep! Showers and warm nights make morels grow and send folks to their favorite mushroom-hunting spots.By Josh Hartwig

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Two-Minute Drill: Redhawk Track & Field Programs Sweep OVC Team Sportsmanship Awards 1:41

2M ago1:41

1:41

The Ohio Valley Conference announced that Southeast Missouri is the recipient of the 2023-24 Team Sportsmanship Awards for both men's and women's indoor track and field.By Nate Saverino

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Martin's Must-Reads: 'Weyward' 1:36

2M ago1:36

1:36

“Prologue. Altha. 1619. Ten days they’d held me there. Ten days, with only the stink of my own flesh for company. Not even a rat graced me with its presence. There was nothing to attract it; they had brought me no food. Only ale.”By Betty Martin

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Almost Yesterday: Puxico's Fast Break 2:00

2M ago2:00

2:00

It seems like Almost Yesterday that the Puxico, Missouri basketball team achieved state and national recognition. Their story is told in Matt Chaney’s 1994 publication, My Name is Mr. Ryan, and it is a remarkable story.By Frank Nickell

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A Harte Appetite: The Truth About Corned Beef and Cabbage 1:41

2M ago1:41

1:41

Contrary to popular belief, corned beef and cabbage is not the national dish of Ireland. You won’t find it on menus there except in places where there is a lot of tourist traffic. Some food historians even go so far as to question whether the dish is actually Irish at all.By Tom Harte

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Discover Nature: Missouri's Pawpaws 1:34

2M ago1:34

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There is a Midwest fruit as sweet as bananas and as fragrant as papayas. If you guessed “pawpaw,” you are correct!By Josh Hartwig

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Two-Minute Drill: Redhawks Reveal 12-Game Football Schedule 1:44

2M ago1:44

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Redhawks reveal 12-game football schedule with five home fates in 2024.By Nate Saverino

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Martin's Must-Reads: 'The Trouble with You' 1:36

2M ago1:36

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“Your education will prepare your to be splendid wives and mothers, and your reward might be to marry Harvard men.” Wilbur Kitchener Jordan, president of Radcliffe College, in his welcoming addresses to incoming students, 1950’s.”By Betty Martin

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