DAILY MUD POD: Rotary Oktoberfest Saturday

Holly Cain from Quincy Rotary talks to Brittany Boll about this Saturday’s Oktoberfest and Megan Duncan lets us know the latest from Hannibal.

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FRANKIE SAY POD: Christopher Kelley

Frankie Murphy Giesing talks to filmmaker and videographer Chris Kelley about movies he loves, movies he’s made (a few Frankie has been in) and working with his Table 16 Productions partner and wife, Victoria.

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DAILY MUD POD: David Adam, Sunshine Hero

MRN’s David Adam received his award from the Missouri Sunshine Coalition and the Missouri Press Association over the weekend. MRN’s Ashley Conrad lavishes praise and David blushes.

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CLUB MUD POD: Kyle Moore’s pre-announcement interview

As we recorded Club Muddy on Thursday evening, Kyle Moore was on the cusp of making a major announcement. The Dodgers fan artfully dodged, but then made it official Friday morning. Brittany, Bobby and Ashley talked about the riverfront saga before we grilled Kyle about running for office and his encounter with President Trump when…

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FRANKIE SAY POD: Mike Shull

Let’s report to class, everyone. Frankie Murphy Giesing talks to Quincy High School history teacher Mike Shull about world history and music, as Shull is in the band Gypsy Tango Foxtrot.

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BOOK NOOK: Jerilyn Dufresne

MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Quincy’s Jerilyn Dufresne, author of the Sam Darling Quincy-based mystery series, about her latest novel. The Quincy Public Library sponsors Book Nook.

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FRANKIE SAY POD: J. Robert Gough

Frankie Murphy Giesing turns the tables and interviews MRN boss J. Robert Gough about starting Muddy River, journalism today and growing up in Perry, Missouri.

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DAILY MUD POD: JWCC Wine Pull and concert ticket giveaway winner

Barb Holthaus of the John Wood Foundation tells us about the JWCC Wine Pull fundraiser, which is Thursday, Sept. 21 and tickets are still available. Brittany and Ashley also get together for their first Coffee Talk together for a month to give away tickets to Flo Rida and Ludacris in Normal. Congrats to Lacey Ross…

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DAILY MUD POD: Books and Planes

Ashley’s back! Tanned, rested and ready. She talks to Eric Brandhorst of the Quincy Public Library about the Community Read and our Muddy Buddy Randy Phillips about this weekend’s Stinson airplane event at Baldwin Field.

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FRANKIE SAY POD: Bruce Guthrie

Frankie Murphy-Giesing talks to the head of the Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce about business, growth and development. A&B Properties brings you Frankie Say.

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CLUB MOD POD: Ray Ray and Stevie Dirt

Ray Weast talks golf and tequila with Brittany and Bobby. Steve Eighinger also stops by for his first ever Club Muddy experience. And as we work on our studio conversion, please excuse the hollow audio. We’ll have it fixed for next week.

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DAILY MUD POD: Labor Day weekend and tailgating with The Liquor Booth

Ashley and Brittany stop in to see Dues at The Liquor Booth and learn more about sports. They also sample what’s hot for Labor Day Weekend and the beginning of football season. Nathan Halfpap of Good Samaritan Home also talks to Ashley about their upcoming fundraiser and projects happening around the facility.

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DAILY MUD POD: Labor Day Weekend concerts in Quincy and raising money for Fishing for Freedom

Ashley’s back from yet another break (divas take so much vacation time!) and talks to Scott Edlin from On the Rail about the latest installment of the Gem City Concert Series, including country music superstar Tracy Lawrence and Quincy’s own Annie Bushmeyer. Buy your tickets at gemcityconcerts.com or at On the Rail. Kathie Palmer also stops by…

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CLUB MUD POD: Hooligans

Josh Kiltz decided to buy a bar with his cousin AND THEN tell his wife he did it. How did that work out for him? We find out about how Hooligans came to be. David Adam, Bob Gough and Brittany Boll also talk about kids running around in the heat and how schools and other…

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FRANKIE SAY POD: Lee Lindsay

Frankie Murphy-Giesing talks to the grande dame of Quincy, Lee Lindsay. Frankie and Lee talk about her upbringing in Quincy as her family owned the largest shares of what was Quincy Newspapers/Quincy Media, going to college in the deep south and her current labors of love to help those who need it.

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DAILY MUD POD: The Tracy Family Foundation’s date night and Dr. Montejo talks about food allergies

Dr. Julia Montejo with Blessing Hospital talks about food allergies as kids head back to school. Why are they more prevalent now than in the post. Also, Dan Teefey of the Tracy Family Foundation stops by to talk about “Date Night”, which the foundation is sponsoring to help moms and dads get a little alone time.

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MRN BIZ SPOT POD: Miles Design

MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Morgan Miles, owner of Miles Design about her new business, which is a full service interior design firm with experience in a wide variety of commercial projects of various sizes and complexities. Mercantile Bank brings you the MRN Business Spotlight.

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FRANKIE SAY POD: Goodbye, Roberto

Roberto Stellino and his team have made Quincy’s Tiramisu ristorante one of the region’s premier dining establishments — now at Fourth and Hampshire on the city’s square at Washington Park. The food, the ambiance and the service are elite. After 27 years, Stellino is stepping away from the restaurant. He and his wife, Terri, are…

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BOOK NOOK: Back to School Edition

With this week’s start of school, MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Victoria Dement with the Quincy Public Library about the library’s new offerings for students and teachers. The Quincy Public Library brings you Book Nook.

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DAILY MUD POD: The Scoreboard

Brittany Boll and Steve Eighinger sample the burgers at The Scoreboard at the next stop of our Great Quincy Sandwich Debate. Ashley Conrad also interviews Brittany McKeown from John Wood Community College about the school’s Smart Start program.

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CLUB MUD POD: Casey Schnack

Defense Attorney Casey Schnack joins the Club to talk about the Bliefnick case and all the reaction that came with it as the convicted murderer’s sentencing approaches on August 11. Ashley, Brittany and Casey also talk about feminism in today’s world. WARNING: This podcast has very graphic language. It was not edited out due to…

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BOOK NOOK: Sherri Rinker

MRN’s Ron’s Kinscherf interviews New York Times best-selling children’s author Sherri Rinker. The Quincy Public Library sponsors Book Nook.

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BOOK NOOK: Lisa Towles

This week’s Book Nook features award winning author Lisa Towles. This month, she released ‘Salt Island’, book two from her series with Private Detective Mari Ellwyn.    MRN’s Ron Kinscherf has our report and Book Nook is brought to you by the Quincy Public Library.

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DAILY MUDDY PODCAST: TIF Talk

Ashley and Brittany spend this week’s Coffee Talk getting the tea on tax increment financing (TIF) from Jason Parrott with the City of Quincy’s planning department.

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MRN THIS WEEK PODCAST: Maureen Kahn, Blessing Health

As Maureen Kahn wraps up her tenure of leading Blessing Health, she sits down with MRN’s J. Robert Gough to discuss the challenges, the successes and some of the regrets of her more than 20 years at the helm. From Blessing Health: Maureen Kahn, MSN, MHA, RN, president/chief executive officer, Blessing Health, retires July 1…

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DAILY MUDDY PODCAST: Silver Dollar’s Smash Burger and National Tom Sawyer Days

Kaylee Buckman and Brant Dooley let us know what is coming up for National Tom Sawyer Days in Hannibal and David Adam joins Ashley Conrad to tackle Silver Dollar’s Smash Burger. They also let you know about a great Sunday burger special. Perfect for a stop just before you hit the Adams County Speedway. Also,…

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CLUB MUDDY PODCAST: The streets of Quincy

Not potholes, but actual living on the streets, or on the sidewalks. Or the parks. As summer approaches, the homeless become more visible. But nearly two years after the closing of the Welcome Inn, what progress has been made to alleviate the problem? What will the housing study that’s being conducted tell us?

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DAILY MUDDY PODCAST: Hannibal Hiccups and Dan Sherman

Megan Duncan shows Ashley her new Hannibal office and they talk about this week’s shakeup at Hannibal City Hall. And David Adam chats with an old friend and local legend, Dan Sherman, about a well-deserved honor he recently received.

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DAILY MUDDY PODCAST: Get Coffee Talking

Kelsey Thompson and Megan Costigan stop by to talk about their “Get Talking” project. Ashley and Brittany have their first Coffee Talk guest, who talks about hanging out with Dierks Bentley on the east side last weekend (no comment on the Sauget Ballet).

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DAILY MUDDY PODCAST: The Great Quincy Sandwich Debate

Muddy River Sports Editor Matt Schuckman’s Facebook brainchild has evolved into a real-life taste test. Muddy Buddies will spend the summer going around Q-Town to experience the best in local sandwiches. After you’ve had a chance to follow along, you can vote at the end of the summer to see which one is the city’s…

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DAILY MUDDY PODCAST: JDUB Academy and Megan Duncan

Kathleen Rodgers from JDUB Academy tells us what programs are available for kids this year at the annual Summer program (scholarships are available) and Ashley talks to Megan Duncan about the latest happenings in Hannibal.

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BOOK NOOK: Bobbe White

Author Ron Kinscherf talks to author Bobbe White about books. C’mon, what else would two authors talk about? But she does have a new book “WAIT! WHAT? We’re the Parents Now?: Navigating the Ups and Downs: A Loved One’s Health Decline Gets Real”. Quincy Public Library brings you Book Nook.

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MRN THIS WEEK PODCAST: Ray Long

Ray Long of the Chicago Tribune covered the “ComEd 4” trial and also, literally, wrote the book on Michael Madigan, former speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. He and MRN’s Bob Gough talk about the outcome and what it means for future lobbying efforts in the Statehouse

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DAILY MUDDY PODCAST: Jeff Dorsey talks about Mike Shannon

Ashley Conrad spends some time with local radio legend Jeff Dorsey talking about his friend, the late Mike Shannon, the former St. Louis Cardinals player and broadcaster who passed away over the weekend. She also gets us ready for Fishing for Freedom with Adam Brocksieck.

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MRN BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT PODCAST: Craig Industries

MRN’s Ron Kinscherf talks to Luke Craig with Craig Industries. The Quincy company specializes in manufacturing high-quality insulated building panels for use in a wide variety of industries, utilizing computerized design and manufacturing processes to achieve precision quality products.

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DAILY MUDDY PODCAST: The possibility of a new sports complex and the Quincy Symphony celebrates 75 years

Ashley Conrad talks to Jane Pollett about this Saturday’s concert and the Quincy Symphony Orchestra’s 75th Anniversary. And David Adam gets us up to speed on the possibility of a new sports complex being built…someday.

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CLUB MUDDY PODCAST: Trans on Cans

Frankie, Bobby and Ashley talk about why people care (or don’t) about product marketing as both conservatives and liberals clutch their pearls over who is on a beer can or a bottle of syrup. A pod guaranteed to make everyone mad!

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DAILY MUDDY PODCAST: Adams County Clerk explains how to proceed in case of a close election

Ryan Niekamp talks to Bob Gough about the situation in Quincy’s 7th Ward and how his office will proceed, according to state law, to handle a close election. Bob also chats with Laura Sievert with the Quincy Society of Fine Arts about the Illinois Creative Recovery Grants that her organization is helping distribute throughout West-Central

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