Rick Osman, co-creator and co-host of Lost America, joins the Southern Illinois Insider to discuss the show itself, but specifically the first 2 episodes that feature Southeastern and Southern Illinois state parks and the ancient mysterious behind its beauty. Lost America is available for purchase on Amazon Prime now.

Rylie and Hanley make their triumphant return to the radio along with Noelle from the Jefferson County Child Abuse Prevention Committee to talk about April and how it is Child Abuse Awareness Month.

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Congressman Mike Bost joins the show to discuss his recent Farm Bill Op-Ed, which you can read in full via the link above this post. Also, Congressman Bost tells us about his reasons behind voting for, and then against, the recent continuing resolution regarding the United States budget. And finally, the pair chat about the US Postal Service and its woes in recent years as well as what the government is doing to fix it.