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Kansas City, MO
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What Kansas City cares about. Up To Date brings people together for daily conversations about what’s happening in our region and how it affects our lives. Featuring interviews with artists, lawmakers, experts and everyday residents, plus original reporting from the KCUR newsroom, Up To Date keeps our city connected.
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@KCURUpToDate
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English
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Episodes
Book recs: Kansas City librarians, bookstore owners and readers share their current favorites
3/26/2025
A Pulitzer-prize winning play, trendy fantasy series, a whistleblower memoir and more were picked by Up To Date's panel of book lovers as their current favorites. Find recommendations from local booksellers and librarians, as well as suggestions from our listeners.
Duration:00:44:30
Kansas Senate aims to defund the arts, which would be 'devastating' for culture across the state
3/25/2025
Kansas artists and cultural organizations would be stripped of state grants if the Kansas Legislature adopts a Senate-approved budget, which entirely eliminates funding the Kansas Arts Commission. The impact would be felt even harder in smaller and rural communities.
Duration:00:15:16
KC Soundcheck: Flora From Kansas
3/25/2025
A creative collaboration between a Lawrence high schooler named Flora and her dad, Flora From Kansas dropped its debut EP, "Homesick," on March 14. Flora says the musical project has made her feel less alone.
Duration:00:23:50
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum plans $30 million development project on The Paseo
3/22/2025
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is planning a $30 million expansion in the Historic 18th and Vine Jazz District that will allow it to add more museum offerings and also include a seven story hotel, a rooftop bar and a restaurant. The Kansas City institution was also featured on the video game "MLB The Show 25."
Duration:00:21:10
Kansas Supreme Court justices are chosen through merit-based appointments. That could change
3/19/2025
Republicans in the Kansas Legislature are pushing a resolution that would put a proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot in August 2026, that would require Kansas Supreme Court justices to be elected by the popular vote.
Duration:00:20:54
Riders say Kansas City cutting bus services will 'alienate the most vulnerable people'
3/18/2025
Public transportation users fear that Kansas City's proposed budget plans would lead to KCATA eliminating routes and slowing service, and create a negative spiral effect for bus funding and usage.
Duration:00:15:46
In-A-Tub’s neon orange tacos aren’t just a Northland quirk. They’re a Kansas City tradition
3/18/2025
The locally-owned fast food restaurant — a cult favorite since 1951— is famous for its deep-fried tacos coated in a bright orange powdered cheese. For generations of Kansas City residents, there’s really nowhere else like “the Tub.”
Duration:00:06:58
KC Soundcheck: TheBabeGabe
3/17/2025
After years as one-third of the Kansas City indie rock/hip hop trio BLACKSTARKIDS, TheBabeGabe is going solo. Her new mixtape "HONEYPOP" aims to re-introduce her to the world.
Duration:00:24:59
Food recs: The best restaurants in Kansas City's Northland
3/15/2025
Home to cult favorites, hidden gems and family-run eateries, the Northland’s culinary scene is brimming with cultural diversity. Here’s where to eat and drink like a local, north of the river.
Duration:00:38:20
Lawrence, Kansas, hopes to host a World Cup team and training facility in 2026
3/14/2025
Lawrence, Kansas, will see an estimated 15,000 people if Rock Chalk Park is selected as a training facility for a 2026 World Cup team. It's an opportunity that city and county officials are excited about, although they still have unanswered questions about planning for the large-scale event.
Duration:00:19:58
The Kansas City Current return with strong chances for the 2025 NWSL championship
3/13/2025
After the Kansas City Current finished fourth in the NWSL standings in 2024, the team has legitimate championship aspirations heading into its new season. Their first game is Saturday, March 15 at CPKC Stadium.
Duration:00:15:52
In a new Nelson-Atkins exhibit, photos show rural America in all its 'strange and familiar' wonder
3/12/2025
“Strange and Familiar Places,” on view at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City through July 20, showcases 26 large-scale photographs by 10 contemporary artists, several with ties to Kansas and Missouri.
Duration:00:22:44
Missourians voted for a higher minimum wage and paid sick leave. Both are under attack
3/11/2025
The Missouri Supreme Court will hear a case Wednesday challenging the constitutionality of Proposition A, the minimum wage and sick leave law that voters passed with 58% support in November last year. Bills in the state legislature also aim to modify the law.
Duration:00:22:54
Kansas City arts advocates say that diversity bans are government overreach
3/11/2025
Kansas City arts advocates are concerned by President Donald Trump's executive order that bans federally funding programs and initiatives supporting diversity, equity and inclusion. Missouri's governor issued his own order restricting state programs as well — but the terms are not well defined.
Duration:00:22:01
Kansas City urban farmers say federal cuts won’t stop them from feeding their community
3/10/2025
Farms and non-profits around Kansas City have recently lost, or could lose, grant funding from the USDA under the Trump Administration. Despite facing financial uncertainty, urban growers plan to continue fighting food insecurity.
Duration:00:24:42
Haskell Coach Adam Strom wants his termination to inspire 'determination'
3/8/2025
Haskell Indian Nations University women's basketball coach Adam Strom learned he would be laid off in February due to the Trump Administration's federal workforce cuts. He's kept coaching as a volunteer since, leading the team to a conference championship and an NAIA tournament berth.
Duration:00:16:45
Kansas City Manager Brian Platt has been suspended with pay. How did we get here?
3/7/2025
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas announced on Thursday night that City Manager Brian Platt has been suspended from his position. This comes after a whistleblower lawsuit alleged Platt told the city communications department to lie to the media.
Duration:00:17:46
'Extreme spirituality, closeness to God.' 3 Kansas City Muslims share how they celebrate Ramadan
3/6/2025
Muslims around the world are celebrating the holy month of Ramadan. Three members of Kansas City's diverse Muslim community talk about the ritual of daily fasting, teaching the traditions to their children and the experience of community — all part of Ramadan.
Duration:00:24:31
5 Questions: Mike Mahoney, former KMBC 9 News reporter
3/6/2025
For more than 40 years, Mike Mahoney reported on government and politics for KMBC 9 News. Mahoney joined KCUR's Up To Date for the series "5 Questions."
Duration:00:19:15
University of Kansas expert says more Americans are voting with their dollars
3/6/2025
Americans have increasingly been choosing where they spend their money based on social and political values. KU marketing and psychology professor Dr. Jessica Li shares what's behind this trend.
Duration:00:13:51