We've all been there. Driving downtown during a high traffic time. Maybe on 9th Street. Listening to KBIA . And then--stopped. There's a semi truck stopped in the lane up ahead.

How do school attendance areas get decided?

Nov 7th, 2014 58s

We're halfway into the first year of Columbia School District’s re-alignment, the most noticeable change being the addition of Battle High School. KBIA is looking at the process of re-alignment, its effects, and what the district is planning fo

Why does KBIA play so much classical music?

Nov 6th, 2014 20m 6s

One way CoMO Explained chooses topics for our episodes is from listener questions. Way back in our first iteration of the show a listener posted on Reddit and asked us why KBIA , an NPR station, plays so much classical music. This episode is fo

9 Myths about MizzouWireless

Oct 16th, 2014 17m 14s

If you’re a student at Mizzou, you were probably hooked to this story just by mentioning MizzouWireless. But if you’re not, then what you may need a little filling in.

Mapping sinkholes

Oct 2nd, 2014 1m 54s

The areas in red on the map below are where the Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources (DNR) has documented as having sinkholes. Sinkhole location data is from the Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources. This location data and more can be found on it

What does CoMO's sales tax have to do with interstate commerce, the internet, and online privacy?

Oct 1st, 2014 17m 44s

Sales tax. Not a great opening line for journalists trying to educate people about how a city functions. The moment sales tax is mentioned eyes glaze over, something else suddenly becomes important, and we all casually scroll through twitter on

Part 3: Your sinkhole questions answered

Sep 26th, 2014 2m 24s

We put out some questions on social media to see what you wanted to know about sinkholes. First, here’s a clip of CoMo Explained where I explain everything we learned before talking to Missouri State University Associate Professor of Geology an

Why Peace Park is called 'Peace' Park

Sep 10th, 2014 13m 57s

Peace Park is that grassy little knoll along the north edge of MU’s campus. It’s at the corner of 8th and Elm, a stone’s throw away from the columns. There’s a creek (or drainage ditch) that saunters through it, creating a calm and tranquil vib

The crucial zoning law that determine's downtown Columbia's future [rebroadcast]

Nov 28th, 2013 25m 54s

This week CoMo Explained shows how something called the C-2 zoning ordinance determines how Columbia is built.

What happens in CoMo when the twisters come

Nov 22nd, 2013 34m 25s

In t his week's CoMo Explained we breakdown tornado prediction, the siren system and explain how 'Tornado Alley' works. They're quiet unobtrusive until they're not: tornado sirens . About 80 of them dot Boone County with the majority of them in

Propofol explained: Why Missouri is in hot water for its execution protocols

Nov 15th, 2013 38m 52s

This week on CoMo Explained we explain what all the fuss about Propofol is and how it's got Missouri in the national eye again. If you've been only half-following the news around Missouri's bumbling execution policy, then this is show if for yo

7 things you might have wrong about the Ryan Ferguson ruling

Nov 8th, 2013 27m 44s

This week: what's next for Ryan Ferguson and what exactly is in that appeals court ruling? Update: This article was written the week before Ryan Ferguson's release. The 30-day timeline we outline below is based on state prosecutors taking no ac

Where your recycling goes when it leaves the curb

Nov 1st, 2013 26m 4s

This week, it's a story you might have heard before, but with the answers you never got: Where, exactly , does your recycling go when it leaves the curb? A plucky listener asked us to figure out what exactly happens to our recycling here in Col

The spookiest spots in Missouri

Oct 23rd, 2013 33m 28s

This week, CoMo Explained tells you where the most haunted places in Missouri are.

Why are there so many roundabouts in Missouri?[Rebroadcast]

Oct 16th, 2013 29m 30s

This week the CoMo Explained team tries to answer why there are so many roundabouts in Columbia compared to other cities:

Why are there so many billboards in Missouri?

Oct 11th, 2013 34m 23s

This week CoMo Explained tries to answer that question all your out-of-state friends keep asking you: Whats with all the billboards around here? Ryan Famuliner knows the experience well: a friend drives into town to hang out for the weekend and