Up To Date
KCUR
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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Kansas City, MO
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KCUR
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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.
Twitter:
@KCURUpToDate
Language:
English
Contact:
4825 Troost Ave, Ste 202 Kansas City, MO 64110 816-235-2888
Email:
uptodate@kcur.org
Episodes
Who should own the Shawnee Indian Mission in Fairway? Kansas lawmakers are debating
2/26/2025
A committee of state lawmakers in Topeka is considering legislation that would transfer ownership of the former Native American boarding school from the Kansas Historical Society to the Shawnee Tribe.
Duration:00:27:22
Missouri bill would enable more wrongfully convicted people to get compensation
2/26/2025
Missouri exonerees are only eligible for compensation if they're proven innocent through DNA evidence, leaving many wrongfully convicted people without any support once they leave prison. A bipartisan bill in the Missouri General Assembly would expand who qualifies for restitution.
Duration:00:18:49
5 Questions: Jason Kander, former Missouri Secretary of State
2/25/2025
Jason Kander is a former Missouri Secretary of State and host of the podcast Majority 54. He shared his thoughts on the state of local and national politics, and played along for Up To Date's series "5 Questions."
Duration:00:14:43
A former Shawnee Mission Northwest student from Ukraine has a message for Americans
2/24/2025
Tetiana Fliak, who attended Shawnee Mission Northwest High School as an exchange student in 2019, has seen her hometown of Lviv, Ukraine, damaged and deprived by the Russian war. On the three-year anniversary of the invasion, Fliak says Ukrainians feel betrayed by President Trump.
Duration:00:22:05
Jhy Coulter wants her Kansas City pizza shop to be a destination for creative pies and vibes
2/24/2025
Orange by Devoured, the brainchild of local chef Jhy Coulter, opened last fall in midtown's Martini Corner neighborhood. The restaurant began life as a pop-up and specializes in "neo-Neapolitan" pizza and tapas-inspired plates.
Duration:00:14:41
Food recs: Kansas City's favorite Black-owned restaurants
2/22/2025
Spanning venerable favorites and creative newcomers, wings and vegan fare, Caribbean and crab, you'll want to explore these Black-owned restaurants, cafes and more around Kansas City, as picked by local diners.
Duration:00:30:59
Kansas City's cold winter giving you seasonal depression? You may need more light
2/21/2025
A Lawrence-based psychologist says more light exposure could help reduce the effects of Seasonal Affective Disorder.
Duration:00:20:04
Kansas City Democrats say Trump's mass layoffs have sown 'chaos' in the country
2/20/2025
Missouri Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II says that Congressional Democrats have no power to stop the Trump administration's funding cuts and other actions without Republican buy-in. Cleaver and Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids joined Up To Date to discuss the impact of Trump's first month on Kansas City.
Duration:00:25:56
KC Soundcheck: Daniel Gum
2/20/2025
The singer-songwriter from Kansas City, Kansas, ruminates on life, family and relationships in the "The Great Conjunction," a new album released Feb. 7. Daniel Gum is playing an album release show this Friday at The Ship.
Duration:00:20:00
KU's student newspaper faces a massive budget threat. Here's why it matters
2/19/2025
The University Daily Kansan would have had its funding cut by 80% under a budget proposed by the student government. Although the newspaper was saved for now, it now faces an uncertain future — echoing larger trends in media funding.
Duration:00:15:51
Kansas City doesn't have enough jobs available for all the federal workers getting laid off
2/18/2025
Federal workers in Kansas City whose jobs were eliminated under the Trump administration's massive budget cuts will have a hard time finding comparable work in the area. Instability in the city's workforce could lead to a recession.
Duration:00:14:02
Mayor Lucas 'hopes and prays' larger KCPD budget will help public safety, but isn't optimistic
2/17/2025
Kansas City officials are proposing an increase of $23 million in police department funding in the city's new $2.5 billion budget. Mayor Quinton Lucas hopes this will help officers address the public safety issues, but the city's lack of local control of the KCPD has not left him optimistic.
Duration:00:36:17
Filmmaker Kevin Willmott wants to 'reduce the distance' between Kansas and Hollywood
2/16/2025
Oscar-winning screenwriter and University of Kansas film professor Kevin Willmott is retiring from teaching this year. KU is hosting a four-day film festival celebrating his career starting Feb. 18 in Lawrence.
Duration:00:19:47
Kansas City textile artist weaves the story of her ancestors in new Englewood Arts exhibit
2/15/2025
Karen E. Griffin's upcoming exhibition, "Because of Black History Month," opens this Sunday, Feb.16, at Englewood Arts in Independence. The show includes abstract pieces and art quilts that portray her ancestors' odyssey from Africa to America.
Duration:00:16:41
One year after the Kansas City Chiefs parade mass shooting
2/14/2025
Feb. 14 marks the one year anniversary of the mass shooting at the Super Bowl parade that killed Lisa Lopez-Galvan and injured 24 others. In their series "The Injured" from KCUR and KFF Health News, reporters Peggy Lowe and Bram-Sable Smith spoke with survivors about how the shooting continued to impact their lives.
Duration:00:18:02
Pro Football Hall of Fame denies entry to controversial Chiefs player Jim Tyrer
2/13/2025
Although his on-field accomplishments made him unquestionably qualified for induction, Jim Tyrer was a controversial nomination from the start — because he killed his wife and himself in 1980. Advocates say it's a missed opportunity to further discussions around CTE.
Duration:00:21:34
NPR's Steve Inskeep on his 'old school' journalism approach in this national moment
2/12/2025
Steve Inskeep, the voice you hear on your morning commute each day co-hosting NPR's Morning Edition and Up First, came to Kansas City to promote his book "Differ We Must." He joined KCUR's Up To Date to discuss his fact-based approach to journalism in the era of Trump.
Duration:00:24:44
Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl plans didn't pan out. Here's why
2/10/2025
The Kansas City Chiefs were dominated by the Philadelphia Eagles in a resounding 40-22 Super Bowl victory. So what went wrong for Patrick Mahomes and company?
Duration:00:45:28
5 Questions: Wendy Doyle of United WE
2/10/2025
Wendy Doyle is the CEO of United WE, a Kansas City nonprofit that promotes economic and leadership opportunities for women and girls. She joined KCUR's Up To Date as part of our series "5 Questions" to discuss music, books and Kansas City.
Duration:00:08:31
5 Questions: Mauli Agrawal of the University of Missouri-Kansas City
2/9/2025
Mauli Agrawal is the chancellor of the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He joined KCUR's Up To Date for the series "5 Questions" to discuss music, books and the state of Kansas City.
Duration:00:12:03