Conrad Winslow is one of eight composers selected for the Mizzou International Composers Festival. He describes the progression of the piece. Music is from the first ten minutes of a rehearsal of the piece with Alarm Will Sound at the Missouri Theatre on Wednesday, July 22, 2015.

Conrad Winslow talks about "Virgin Soil"

Justin Honore is a sophomore studying Journalism. He comes from Dallas. 

Justin Honore: As a kid, a woman kicked him and his friends out of a pool because they were black

Moeses King is a sophomore studying Computer Science. He comes from Kansas City, Missouri. 

Moeses King: Residence hall neighborhos said the N word around me

Darren Swanson, 20, shares about times when he was called racial slurs while growing up in Missouri. 

Darren Swanson: "People would drive by and yell racist things at me."

Marquise Griffin, 22, says he has been directly impacted by racism since he moved to Columbia five months ago.

Marquise Griffin: "They made gorilla noises at me"

Members of the interfaith community in Columbia share a moment of silence with attendees of mid-Missouri PrideFest on Saturday, August 27, 2016. The moment of silence honored the loss of 49 people at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Fla. this summer. 

Moment Of Silence At PrideFest

Gov.Eric Greitens speaks out against abortion at the Missouri Right to Life rally at the Capitol on Tuesday, March 14, 2017.

Show-me Government: Gov. Greiten's speech highlights from the Missouri Right to Life rally

The principal of Douglass High School Eryca Neville addresses the senior class of 2017 at the graduation ceremony at the Missouri Theatre.

Eryca Neville addresses the Douglass class of 2017

Lillian Beattie, a senior at Douglass High School, gives a speech at her graduation ceremony thanking the staff for their support.

Senior Lillian Beattie gives a speech at the Douglass High School graduation

Amariah Pearlstein plays "A Bird Came Flying" by Anne Vanschothorst

Acoustic listening system helps track bees by recording buzzes

This podcast is part of a four-part series on Rural Broadband.

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