Best KRCU Podcasts (2025)

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Almost Yesterday: Virdon Scholarships at Southeast 1:43

2d ago1:43

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It seems like Almost Yesterday that the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team traded one of their most famous players, Enos Slaughter, to the New York Yankees for Mel Wright and four players to be named later. One of those four players, named later, was Bill Virdon, who became a successful major leaguer.…

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Martin's Must Reads: 'The Wright Brothers' 1:45

2d ago1:45

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If you’re interested in the history of flight or love McCullough’s writings, then you must read The Wright Brothers by David McCulllough.By Betty Martin

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A Harte Appetite: Granola 1:45

3d ago1:45

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Over the Millennia civilization has progressed and so has breakfast cereal. Among the earliest of modern cereals was granola, still a staple today, although these days you have to be careful with granola because some of it is little more than cookies masquerading as health food.By Tom Harte

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Discover Nature: Missouri's Diving Ducks 2:09

4d ago2:09

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Look around the Mississippi flyway this fall, and you may see the greater or lesser scaup ("SKOPP"). Scaups are diving ducks that can fully submerge and swim underwater for food.By Josh Hartwig

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Two-Minute Drill: Nelson, Hogenmiller Earn OVC Soccer Awards 1:38

7d ago1:38

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The Southeast Missouri soccer team had two athletes named to All-OVC teams for the 2025 season, the league announced Wednesday afternoon.By Nate Saverino

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Martin's Must-Reads: 'Kills Well with Others' 1:38

9d ago1:38

1:38

"Any multinational organization can be cutthroat, but when the organization is made up of trained killers, the stakes are incalculably high."By Betty Martin

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A Harte Appetite: Candy Corn 1:47

10d ago1:47

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Though candy corn is available year round, 75% of its annual sales occur around Halloween. Thus each Halloween Americans buy some 35 million pounds of candy corn which works out to about 9 billion kernals.By Tom Harte

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Discover Nature: Missouri's Creepy Critters 1:51

11d ago1:51

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Discover Nature this week with Missouri’s creepy critters. It's that spooky time of year -- when plastic bats and spiders abound. But the real critters are not as scary as people think – plus, they bring benefits.By Josh Hartwig

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Two-Minute Drill: St. John Named OVC Co-Freshman of the Week 1:44

14d ago1:44

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Freshman outside hitter Katy St. John was named the Ohio Valley Conference Co-Freshman of the Week, the league announced on Monday afternoon.By Nate Saverino

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Almost Yesterday: The SEMO Safari 2:00

16d ago2:00

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It seems like almost yesterday that Denver Wright sought to bring a bit of Africa to the veldt of Southeast Missouri.By Frank Nickell

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Martin's Must-Reads: 'The Poppy Fields' 1:46

16d ago1:46

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“There is a place, hidden among the sweeping sandy swaths of southern desert, where all you can see is red. From above, it’s a carpet of crimson, but as you lean closer, you see that it’s not one singular sheet of color, but rows upon rows of distinct red dots. Like a wild field of poppies. Except it’s nothing like that."…

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A Harte Appetite: Greek Yogurt Has an Ancient Heritage 1:59

17d ago1:59

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Where would you find the most authentic Chicken Kiev? Probably Ukraine. The definitive Peking Duck? Certainly Beijing. The perfect Swedish Meatballs? Obviously Sweden. Or maybe Ikea. And where would you go to find the ultimate Greek yogurt? That’s not so easy a question to answer.By Tom Harte

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Discover Nature: The Deerly Beloved 1:58

19d ago1:58

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November is prime mating season for white-tailed deer. It's not too hard to see deer today, but around 100 years ago they were hard to spot.By Josh Hartwig

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Two-Minute Drill: Redhawk Student-Athletes Pick Up Conference Honors 1:40

21d ago1:40

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Redhawk student-athletes from the volleyball and football teams earned conference honors this week.By Nate Saverino

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Almost Yesterday: The Hobby Horse is Invented in Sikeston 1:49

24d ago1:49

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It seems like Almost Yesterday that the mechanical hobby horse came into existence. U. S. patent number 1,863,012 was filed on February 21, 1931 by J. Otto Hahs of Sikeston, Missouri.By Frank Nickell

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Martin's Must-Reads: 'We All Live Here' 1:40

23d ago1:40

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“Sometimes, in her sleepless hours, she watches the strips of moonlight slide across her bedroom ceiling, glances at that photograph, and thinks wistfully about the family she could have had, all the pictures of holidays that will never exist...."By Betty Martin

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A Harte Appetite: Gouda - Holland's Most Famous Cheese 1:53

24d ago1:53

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You might expect as much from a cheese made in a country with a long tradition of cheese making. In the Netherlands, but the practice can be traced back at least as far as 800 B.C.By Tom Harte

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Discover Nature: Missouri's Caterpillars 1:34

26d ago1:34

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Discover nature this week with Missouri's caterpillars. While all bears are preparing for the winter, it's the familiar fuzzy caterpillar known as the woolly bear that clearly signals that cold weather is just around the corner.By Josh Hartwig

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Two-Minute Drill: Soccer Looks to Build on Momentum, Baker Earns OVC Honors 1:48

28d ago1:48

1:48

Emily Baker was named as Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced Tuesday afternoon. Baker led the Redhawks to their first win of the season by scoring two goals in nine minutes in the second half against UT Martin.By Nate Saverino

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Martin's Must-Reads: 'The Letter Carrier' 1:44

1M ago1:44

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By Betty Martin

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Almost Yesterday: Bartholomew Cousin House Razed 1:48

1M ago1:48

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By Frank Nickell

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A Harte Appetite: "Puttin' on the Ritz" 1:53

1M ago1:53

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By Tom Harte

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Discover Nature: Missouri’s Peregrine Falcons 1:42

1M ago1:42

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A speedy wanderer has returned to Missouri's skies. The Peregrine falcon was nearly wiped out in the mid-1900s due to pesticide poisoning. Historically, peregrines nested in small numbers on bluffs along the Mississippi, Missouri, and Gasconade rivers. By the late 1800s, only a few pairs remained in the state.…

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Two-Minute Drill: Athletics Teams Up with Walmart for New Kids Cheer Free Program 1:38

1M ago1:38

1:38

Southeast Missouri's Department of Athletics is introducing a new "Kids Cheer Free" program for its Olympic sports during the upcoming 2025-26 school year.By Nate Saverino

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Martin's Must-Reads: 'Run for the Hills' 1:46

1M ago1:46

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“Strange people often came to the farm, but they tended to be late risers, so Mad knew the first few hours would be easy…Now she looked up to see a car driving down the dirt road, a PT Cruiser, which was not a car that you saw in this area."By Betty Martin

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Almost Yesterday: "The Intruder" Comes to Southeast Missouri 1:49

1M ago1:49

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It seems like Almost Yesterday that Hollywood came to Southeast Missouri. A production company headed by prominent director Roger Corman came to Charleston and East Prairie in 1961 to produce a movie based upon Charles Beaumont’s novel about race relations and school integration in the American South.…

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A Harte Appetite: Cake Mixes Have Come a Long Way 1:58

1M ago1:58

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Cake mixes have some real advantages over home made. For instance, they’re much more forgiving. Over-beat the batter and they still bake up fine. Under-beat it and the result is nonetheless perfectly acceptable. Take a box cake out of the oven sooner than you should and all will be well.By Tom Harte

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Discover Nature: Missouri Copperheads 1:32

1M ago1:32

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If copperheads are a fear factor for you, there is hope and help. Since they don’t look like other Missouri snakes, they are easy to identify and avoid.By Josh Hartwig

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Two-Minute Drill: Schuberth Wins OVC Honor and Achieves Career Milestone 1:38

1M ago1:38

1:38

Junior libero Nina Schuberth was named the Ohio Valley Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday afternoon.By Nate Saverino

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Almost Yesterday: James Wilder, "The Sikeston Train" 1:50

1M ago1:50

1:50

It seems like Almost Yesterday that the University of Missouri football team achieved one of its greatest victories. The date was Saturday, November 18, 1978 and the Missouri Tigers were in Lincoln, Nebraska to play the second-ranked Cornhuskers.By Frank Nickell

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Martin's Must-Reads: 'My Friends' 1:47

1M ago1:47

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“It’s one of the last days before Easter. Very soon Louisa is going to be thrown out of an art auction for vandalizing a valuable painting. Old ladies will shriek and the police will come and it really wasn’t planned.”By Betty Martin

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A Harte Appetite: Irish Butter 1:56

1M ago1:56

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Butter is to the Irish what olive oil is to the Italians. They cook almost everything with it and though they might occasionally be cowed into using a butter substitute like margarine, they would never think of insulting guests by offering it to them lest it bring shame upon the house.By Tom Harte

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Discover Nature: Missouri's Tasty Fall Treats 1:32

2M ago1:32

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Persimmons are a sweet fall treat often used in breads, puddings, and pies. They're also a favorite for wildlife (so you may have to race the raccoons to harvest them).By Josh Hartwig

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Two-Minute Drill: Redhawks Football Student-Athletes Earn Conference Honors 1:38

2M ago1:38

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Southeast Missouri quarterback Jax Leatherwood was named Ohio Valley Conference-Big South Offensive Player of the Week and kicker Justin Keller picked up the league's Co-Specialist of the Week honor following the Redhawks home opener win over North Alabama two weeks ago.By Nate Saverino

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Martin's Must-Reads: 'The Man Who Died Twice' 1:44

2M ago1:44

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“It is three p.m., and Elizabeth is carrying flowers for Marcus Carmichael. The dead man. That drowned body, suddenly alive as you like and living at 14 Ruskin Court. The man she saw lowered into a grave in a Hampshire churchyard, now unpacking boxes and struggling with his new Wi-Fi.”By Betty Martin

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A Harte Appetite: Watercress 1:59

2M ago1:59

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Though watercress has been an English tradition at high tea and even in school lunches for years and years, the truth is, relatively speaking, the Brits are newcomers to the plant.By Tom Harte

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Discover Nature: Best Places to Hike in Missouri 1:38

2M ago1:38

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Fall is a great time for hiking. The weather is cooler, the colors are changing, and our conservation areas offer many choices.By Josh Hartwig

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Two-Minute Drill: SEMO Soccer to Host Meg Herndon Donate Life Game on Sunday 1:37

2M ago1:37

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Southeast Missouri women's soccer will play host to Kansas City on Sunday in its annual Meg Herndon Memorial Donate Life Game presented by Mid-America Transplant. First kick is set for 1 p.m., CT, at Houck Field.By Nate Saverino

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Almost Yesterday: Chief Sagamore Goes To Lake Wappapello 1:48

2M ago1:48

1:48

It seems like Almost Yesterday that a twenty-two foot tall fiberglass statue of an Indian chief was placed on the top of Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau.By Frank Nickell

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Martin's Must-Reads: 'Fourth Wing' 1:36

2M ago1:36

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“A dragon without its rider is a tragedy. A rider without their dragon is dead…Article One, Section One, The Dragon Rider’s Codex...."By Betty Martin

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A Harte Appetite: Cookie Dough is Hard to Resist 1:48

2M ago1:48

1:48

It’s hard enough to keep your hands out of the cookie jar, but what’s really difficult is keeping your fingers out of the mixing bowl. In fact, the practice of eating raw cookie dough has become so popular that many people buy packaged cookie dough from the grocery store with absolutely no intention of ever baking it.…

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Discover Nature: Missouri Nuts 1:34

2M ago1:34

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Discover nature this week with Missouri nuts. The beginning of fall is a great time to gather homegrown nuts in Missouri. Our top three featured nuts that fruit in September and October are black walnuts, pecans, and hickory.By Josh Hartwig

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Two-Minute Drill: Football Partners with SEMO Food Bank for Fourth-Straight Sack Hunger Campaign 1:39

2M ago1:39

1:39

Southeast Missouri's football program will once again partner with the Southeast Missouri Food Bank to Sack Hunger during the 2025 season.By Nate Saverino

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