If you are a frequent listener of the Our Missouri, you might remember the 2021 series “Bicentennial Book Club” that coincided with the state’s 200th birthday and looked at influential books and authors focused on Missouri history.
Next in the Cave State series, Murphy Kindoll, Natural Resource Ecologist at Missouri State Parks, talks with host Sean Rost about Roaring River State Park.
Episode Image: A group relaxing near the entrance to Roaring River Spring Cave, 1956 [Gerald R. Massie Photographs (P0016), SHSMO]
Banner Image: A fisherman and other visitors along Roaring River Spring, 1952 [Missouri Ruralist Photographs (P0030), SHSMO]
To conclude the "Cave State" series, Anthony Orazio, superintendent of Rock Bridge Memorial State Park, joins host Sean Rost to discuss Rock Bridge Memorial State Park and the uniquely named Devil’s Icebox.
Episode Image: Devil’s Icebox at Rock Bridge Memorial State Park [Image courtesy of Sean Rost]
Banner Image: Rock Bridge, Boone County, ca. 1927 [Roy T. King Photograph Collection (P0099), SHSMO]
In this episode, Sean Rost talks with Nick Kromrie of Missouri State Parks about Grand Gulf State Park.
Episode Image: A person gazes out at Grand Gulf [Gerald R. Massie Photographs (P0016), SHSMO]
Banner Image: A person stands beside a spring in Oregon County [Gerald R. Massie Photographs (P0016), SHSMO]
To conclude the 2025 Summer Series, Coby Ellison joins host Sean Rost to discuss the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis.
Episode Image: Wabash, Frisco and Pacific Live Stream Miniature Railroad, 1950. [Arthur Witman Collection (S0732), SHSMO]
Banner Image: Railroad Tunnel, Kirkwood, Missouri, date unknown. [SHSMO Glass Negative Collection (P0024), SHSMO]
In this episode, Ed Schott, superintendent of Meramec State Park, joins Sean Rost to discuss Fisher Cave and Meramec State Park.
Episode Image: Stalactites in Fisher Cave, date unknown [John F. Bradbury, Jr. Postcard Collection (R1551), SHSMO]
Banner Image: Entrance to Fisher Cave in Meramec State Park, ca. 1931 [John F. Bradbury, Jr. Postcard Collection (R1551), SHSMO]
In this episode, Sean Rost talks with Tasha Gabel, senior naturalist for the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, about Onondaga Cave State Park.
Episode Image: Two teenage girls look at cave formations in Onondaga Cave, 1959 [Missouri Ruralist Photographs (P0030), SHSMO]
Banner Image: Interior view of Onondaga Cave, ca. 1945 [Mr. and Mrs. Walter Williams Photograph Collection (P0535), SHSMO]
If you are from Missouri, you know at least one thing: the weather in the state is always changing. In the summer, we have record-breaking heat waves. And here’s the thing, when winter comes along, there will be days when the temperature struggles to get above zero. Traveling along the state’s roadways—maybe you are doing so right now—you may also notice billboards proclaiming the subterranean wonders of Missouri. Some of these billboards even remind you that these caves are cool on hot days and warm on cold days. It’s the best of both worlds.
Continuing the "Cave State" series, Alice Johnson, superintendent of Graham Cave State Park and the Mid-East Section of the Katy Trail State Park, joins host Sean Rost to discuss the unique features of Graham Cave State Park.
Episode Image: Graham Cave Quilt Patch by Linda Ann Eatherton, 2021 [Missouri Bicentennial Commission Records (CA6643), SHSMO]
Banner Image: Graham Cave State Park, date unknown [Courtesy of Missouri State Parks]
Next up in the 2025 Summer Series, host Sean Rost talks with George Guastello, President and CEO of Union Station Kansas City, about one of the city's most recognizable landmarks.
Episode Image: Postcard of Union Station, Kansas City, Missouri, date unknown. [Martin Eichenlaub Postcard Collection (P0009), SHSMO]
Banner Image: Construction of Union Station, Kansas City, Missouri, 1912. [George A. Fuller Company Photograph Collection (K0080), SHSMO]
