Segment 1: Rye's Megan Garrelts is a semi-finalist for a James Beard Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef. While some pastry chefs make a name for themselves for crazy concoctions, a significant portion of Garrelts' success is the result of elevating standbys like pies and cinnamon rolls. Megan Garrelts , owner and executive pastry chef, Rye and Bluestem Segment 2, beginning at 13:49: Looking into the impact of the coronavirus on our local restaurants. How are businesses changing how they operate?

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Seg. 1: Rye's Pastry Chef | Seg. 2: Coronavirus + Restaurants | Seg. 3: Pantry Cooking

Segment 1: Can we really expect people to stay home from work when they're sick if they don't get paid sick leave? In Missouri and Kansas, employers are not required to provide sick leave. What does that mean as we watch the coronavirus spread and workers are told to self-quarantine? Christopher Ingraham , data reporter for The Washington Post, Our lack of paid sick leave will make the coronavirus worse Wade Conyers , local sous chef Segment 2, beginning at 25:04: Season 1, Episode 5, A People's

Seg. 1: Sick Leave + Viruses | Seg. 2: A People's History

Segment 1: How voters are feeling the day after the 2020 Missouri Democratic Primary. Yesterday’s primary in Missouri and several other states may have been a turning point in the selection of a democratic nominee, but how we're feeling is a mixed bag. Here's just a sampling of what people expressed: disappointed, excited, frustrated, and indifferent. Beth Vonnahme , associate professor of political science, UMKC Segment 2, beginning at 19:40: Looking back at great men with the men who looked up

Seg. 1: Post Primary Feelings | Seg. 2: Gordon Parks x Muhammad Ali

Segment 1: In 1990, Deanna Dikeman took a photo of her parents waving goodbye to her as she drove away. She continued to take these pictures for decades and today, what started as random keepsakes is now a series of photos spanning through her father’s death until her mother passed away. Since releasing “Leaving and Waving,” she has also received comments from people who can see moments from their own lives, reflected in hers. Deanna Dikeman , artist, photographer, A Photographer's Parents Wave

Seg. 1: Leaving And Waving | Seg. 2: Bibliofiles On Travel

Segment 1: Inequality in the story of lead contamination and lead removal. Homes in Kansas City's oldest and one-time affluent neighborhoods are now lived in by people without the resources to remove the lead paint commonly used before its dangers were known. Plus, how the rise and fall of lead mining has affected a part of Missouri known as the Lead Belt. Benjamin Hoste , artist/photographer, Life in Missouri's Fading Old Lead Belt Amy Roberts , program manager, Childhood Lead Poisoning

Seg. 1: Lead Abatement | Seg. 2: Coronavirus In KC

Segment 1: What if instead of the Confederate flag, the symbol of the Civil War was a worn out dish rag? The current exhibit at H&amp;R Block Artspace is about the little-known Confederate Flag of Truce, a dish towel used by Confederate forces to surrender the Civil War in Virginia in 1865. It's a counterweight to the more controversial Confederate flag, seen by many as a symbol of racism. Sonya Clark , artist, Monumental Cloth, The Flag We Should Know Segment 2, beginning at 24:29: The Rep's

Seg. 1: The Truce Flag | Seg. 2: Telling Frankenstein's Story | Seg. 3: The Taming Of Shakespeare

Less than a week before the Missouri preisdential primaries, on the day that the Democratic field narrowed to a final two candidates, Kansas City area voters under 25 years old shared their journeys watching the process unfold so far. What are the issues that matter to them the most, and why? What do the candidates look like through that lens? Our roundtable includes two democrats, one republican, and two unaffiliated voters. A political science professor adds context to the young people's

Young Voters 2020

Segment 1: A new exhibit at the Fed highlights a surge of businesses owned by black women. Between 2002 and 2012, the number of businesses owned by black women in America increased 179%, while overall business ownership only increased by 20%. A report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City dug into the data to understand the phenomenon. What inspired these business owners? What pushed them? Adrienne Haynes , managing partner at SEED Law and head of the Multicultural Business Coalition in

Seg. 1: Black Women Entrepreneurs | Seg. 2: Healing Masculine

Segment 1: A former Kansas City journalist living in China reflects on life under partial lockdown. As the Coronavirus becomes a bigger threat in the U.S., we hear dispatches from someone who has been in China this whole time. Kendrick Blackwood and his wife, Krista, are now teachers living with their teenage son in a partially quarantined Shenzhen, where their lives have been upended. Segment 2, beginning at 20:47: The rise of secondhand shopping and Facebook groups that give things away for

Seg. 1: A Coronavirus Diary | Seg. 2: Buy Nothing Groups

Segment 1: How Title IX applies to transgender students. With the background of a couple of court cases currently in progress, a KU law professor has created a guide for using Title IX to protect transgender students from discrimination in schools. Kyle Velte , associate professor of law, The University of Kansas Segment 2, beginning at 27:00: Season 1, Episode 4, A People's History of Kansas City . We continue sharing installments of this new podcast from KCUR exploring the everyday heroes,

Seg. 1: Title IX + Transgender Students | Seg. 2: A People's History

There are a lot of options for Asian cuisine in Kansas City: banh mi sandwiches, tasty curries, Thai noodles, ramen, hot pot, fried rice, shrimp and sweet potatoes, fresh sushi. And that's just a taste! Our food critics share their recommendations for the best Asian dishes in town. Plus, we get some advice on cooking Thai food at home from someone who grew up with it. Pete Dulin, freelance food writer and author of KC Ale Trail Bonjwing Lee, food photographer and blogger, The Ulterior Epicure

The Best Asian Food in Kansas City

Segment 1: UMKC political science professors give us a lesson in what socialism is, and what it isn't. With a democratic frontrunner who doesn't shy away from being labeled a socialist, the need to understand the term (and its baggage in US politics) is more crucial than ever. We start with the basics and take it from there. Max Skidmore , professor of Political Science, UMKC Deborah Leiter , associate professor of Political Science, UMKC Segment 2: How an increase in tourism could affect Kansas

Seg. 1: Defining Socialism | Seg. 2: Tourism In KC

In a show inspired by the film Hidden Figures, we hear local stories, like the story of Ed Dwight, a KCK native, came close to being the black man on a multiracial mission to the moon dreamed up by John F. Kennedy. This show has been rebroadcast, in 2020, as a tribute to the memory of NASA mathematician Katherine Goble Johnson, whose huge role in historic space launches was not well-known until Hidden Figures came out. She died this week at the age of 101. Guests: Ed Dwight , first African

Hidden Figures (Repeat)

Segment 1: Local musician AY has a new song out about his experience as a male victim of domestic abuse. When he was going through the experience, he didn't know where to turn for help or how to talk about it. Now he's sharing his story to open up the conversation about who gets abused by who. Researchers and support organizations say that while intimate partner violence can happen to anyone, it's harder to get help and find the right resources if you're a man. AY Young , musician, For You Emily

Seg. 1: Male Victims Of Abuse | Seg. 2: William Least Heat-Moon

Segment 1: A Lawrence poet is coming out with the first book of fast food poetry. Danny Caine's new book reviews chain restaurants with poetry, touching on parenting and how they shaped his identity as a Midwesterner along the way. We'll also hear Caine's feelings on Amazon. As a local bookstore owner, he has recently become a central voice in the movement against its influence. Danny Caine , owner of The Raven Book Store and poet, El Dorado Freddy's Segment 2, beginning at 24:46: Season 1,

Seg. 1: Fast Food Poetry | Seg. 2: A People's History

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