Episodes

  • The Check-In Outtake: Endings And New Beginnings

    The Check-In Outtake: Endings And New Beginnings
    May 13 2021
    This is the season finale of The Check-In! Guest hosts Isabella Paxton and Hannah France discuss graduation and entering new phases of life.
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    50 mins
  • The WE Project Portraits Showcase Mid-Missourians

    The WE Project Portraits Showcase Mid-Missourians
    Oct 13 2020
    Valérie Berta's photography presents an unfiltered look at the marginalized communities across mid-Missouri, and the subjects provide information about their lives to accompany the intimate photos. Now, in collaboration with The WE Project, two exhibitions of portraits by Berta, founder of The WE Project, are open to the public.
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    19 mins
  • In Raven Leilani's Debut Novel, a Young Artist Navigates All the Things

    In Raven Leilani's Debut Novel, a Young Artist Navigates All the Things
    Sep 25 2020
    When Raven Leilani wrote her debut novel Luster, she never imagined its themes of contemporary sexuality and race relations would feel so pressing on its release. But with race on the forefront of the nation’s collective conscience, the book feels like a reflection of our current landscape.
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    19 mins
  • MU Alum Lauren Brown Reflects on Black Mizzou in Audio Documentary

    MU Alum Lauren Brown Reflects on Black Mizzou in Audio Documentary
    Sep 19 2020
    When student-led protests erupted at the University of Missouri in 2015, first-year student Lauren Brown didn’t feel like the causes of the demonstrators were accurately reflected in the media.
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    18 mins
  • The Check-In: Equity And Education

    The Check-In: Equity And Education
    Jun 9 2020
    As hundreds of citizens show up in town squares and streets to call for justice in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, many people are asking: How can this happen? How can police violence and the deaths of black citizens at the hands of police happen over and over again in our American democracy?
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    29 mins
  • The Check-In: Protest Music And History

    The Check-In: Protest Music And History
    Jun 8 2020
    The world is coming off of a weekend of protests, rallies and gatherings calling for justice after the killing of George Floyd. They're also calling for attention to police violence against unarmed black citizens and continuing to call for action.
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    30 mins
  • The Check-In: On The Frontlines Doing The Work

    The Check-In: On The Frontlines Doing The Work
    Jun 4 2020
    In this episode, we're checking in with people who have been and currently are on the frontlines of the civil rights movements of today and years ago.
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    30 mins
  • The Check-In: Talking About Loss, Grief

    The Check-In: Talking About Loss, Grief
    Jun 3 2020
    We are in the midst of turbulent, and for many, dangerous times. And having the current crises played and re-played in the media and in real life for us day after day can take a toll -- especially for our black families and kids.
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    29 mins