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KCUR Studios
A People's History of Kansas City
The podcast about the everyday heroes, renegades and visionaries who shaped Kansas City and the region. If these stories aren't told, they're in danger of fading into the past. Made by Suzanne Hogan and Mackenzie Martin.
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Ratings & Reviews
4.8 stars from 196 ratings
As a native of Missouri, I was pleasantly surprised to come upon this podcast. I grew up in Columbia, where the residents were more oriented toward the east and St. Louis than the west and Kansas City. This may have had something to do with baseball. But Kansas City has developed into what...Read full review »
David A&W via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 09/22/24
Always enjoy this pod!
Great reporting and very interesting stories. I love it and always end up forwarding the episode on to someone in my life. Thanks!!
Hannaleah83 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 08/05/24
60 years a Kansas City Citizen
I am just old enough to have fuzzy memories of the riots in 1968. I was in kindergarten at Fairfax Elementary school, one of three white children in my class. We lived in Quindaro projects so there was quite a bit of activity in my neighborhood during that. Whether or not he lived in Kansas City...Read full review »
larz133 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 05/23/23
Recent Episodes
Kansas City composer Dana Suesse was behind some of the most popular American music of the 1930s. Nicknamed “the girl Gershwin,” Suesse’s songs like “You Oughta Be In Pictures” and “My Silent Love” were performed by stars like Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby. As Classical KC’s Lilah Manning...
Published 11/12/24
In 1976, Kansas City, Missouri, was the unlikely host of a drama-filled Republican presidential convention that ended up defining the conservative agenda for decades to come. Incumbent President Gerald Ford found himself in a heated battle with then-California Gov. Ronald Reagan to win over...
Published 10/29/24
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