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
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English
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4825 Troost Ave, Ste 202 Kansas City, MO 64110 816-235-2888
Email:
uptodate@kcur.org
Episodes
This Fort Leavenworth soldier plans to keep fighting against Trump's transgender ban
5/13/2025
Thousands of military members are pending discharge from the military after President Trump's ban on transgender people was allowed to go into effect. One Army major stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, tells Up To Date why she'll continue to resist the ban.
Duration:00:22:06
Food recs: The best late-night eats in Kansas City
5/10/2025
Maybe you’re working late, or maybe you caught a concert or show downtown — sometimes, you just need a good meal after the dinner hour. Here’s where to eat out in Kansas City after 10 p.m.
Duration:00:44:35
Ketanji Brown Jackson accepts Truman Foundation's 'Good Neighbor Award' in Kansas City
5/8/2025
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson visited Kansas City on Thursday to accept the Good Neighbor Award from the Truman Foundation. She joined KCUR's Up To Date to discuss what it is like to be a justice in this politically-charged era of government as well as her bestselling autobiography "Lovely One."
Duration:00:44:36
Spinning Tree Theatre and other Kansas City arts organizations stripped of federal arts grants
5/8/2025
Arts organization in Kansas City are under financial pressure after the Trump administration rescinded grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. Spinning Tree Theatre is one of hundreds of organizations who were notified by email last week that their grant had been withdrawn.
Duration:00:16:39
What does it mean to be truly free? A Kansas professor says our ancient ancestors have the answer
5/7/2025
In "The Psychology of Liberty: Reclaiming Everyday Freedom," University of Kansas professor Dr. Barbara Kerr defines freedom as having the time to play, gossip and create in community — all activities our ancient ancestors prioritized.
Duration:00:19:30
Catholics will soon elect a new pope. Here's what happens in the conclave
5/6/2025
On Wednesday, cardinals — some of the highest-ranking clergy — will sequester to choose a new pope for the Catholic Church. Here's how the process works, and how it compares to the way it was depicted in the 2024 film "Conclave."
Duration:00:18:18
KCUR leaders on the executive order to defund NPR and member stations
5/6/2025
President Trump signed an executive order directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to immediately cut funding for NPR and its member stations. KCUR's general manager and interim director of content explain what we know about the impact to KCUR and Classical KC.
Duration:00:18:17
How Missouri's Josh Hawley wields his own flavor of populism on Capitol Hill
5/5/2025
The senior U.S. senator from Missouri is known for his raised fist in solidarity with Trump supporters on January 6, and he was the first Republican senator to object to the 2020 election results. He's also positioned himself as a champion of working class Americans.
Duration:00:14:15
Could Kansas Panasonic plant get hit in Trump's campaign against clean energy?
5/4/2025
The changing political landscape around clean energy makes for an uncertain future for Kansas students training for jobs at the multi-billion-dollar Panasonic Energy plant in De Soto, Kansas.
Duration:00:07:57
Kansas City wants to reinvest in Prospect Avenue. Here's what's being considered
5/3/2025
The ProspectUS plan lays out guidelines for the city to invest in the neighborhoods along Prospect Avenue — without displacing neighbors who live there.
Duration:00:16:24
A child welfare bill is heading to Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe's desk. What's in it?
5/2/2025
A child welfare bill that passed through both chambers of the Missouri General Assembly this week will raise the minimum age for marriage from 16 to 18. House Minority Leader Ashley Aune, a Democrat from Platte County, says this will prevent young women from being victimized.
Duration:00:15:08
5 Questions: Kathy Nelson of Visit KC and the Greater Kansas City Sports Commission
5/2/2025
Kathy Nelson is the president and CEO of both Visit KC and the Greater Kansas City Sports Commission and Foundation. She joined KCUR's Up To Date for our series "5 Questions."
Duration:00:26:50
Kansas City women look back on experiences in Vietnam War, 50 years after the fall of Saigon
4/30/2025
On April 30, 1975, the city of Saigon in South Vietnam fell to the North Vietnamese forces, marking the end of the nearly 20-year Vietnam War. These are the stories of three Kansas Citians with direct ties to the conflict.
Duration:00:36:03
This Independence program delivers support, not just emergency aid, to 911 callers
4/30/2025
In Independence, Missouri, an emergency response program called ARCH pairs social workers with paramedics to better address 911 calls. By focusing on specialized immediate care and long-term support, ARCH aims to meet people where they are — and free up police and fire services for other emergencies.
Duration:00:14:16
Count Basie Orchestra got its start in Kansas City. It's returning to celebrate 90 years
4/29/2025
On Wednesday, April 30, the Count Basie Orchestra will celebrate 90 years swinging at the Kansas City Music Hall. "Everybody in the orchestra will be featured. And we'll just be doing what Mr. Basie began in 1935," director Scotty Barnhart told Up To Date.
Duration:00:22:59
Could Kansas City learn from Houston's success combatting homelessness?
4/29/2025
Since 2012, homelessness in Houston has decreased more than 60%. As Kansas City continues its own efforts, the woman who developed Houston's strategy will speak at the Kansas City Public Library next week.
Duration:00:19:23
Kansas City's interim city manager says she wants to prioritize transparency
4/28/2025
Kimiko Gilmore has filled in as Kansas City's acting city manager since Brian Platt was fired last month. She's now a finalist for the permanent job, and says the city needs to be "building confidence with the community."
Duration:00:22:47
Cameron Lamb's family feels 'sense of relief' after KCPD settles civil rights lawsuit
4/27/2025
A civil rights lawsuit is costing the KCPD and the city's Board of Police Commissioners $4.1 million. An attorney for the family of Cameron Lamb, who was killed by a white detective in 2019, said they're happy to have the "political football" of the case behind them.
Duration:00:11:30
Kansas City's Nelson-Atkins picked this design for its museum expansion. Here's why
4/26/2025
Nelson-Atkins officials announced this week that the New York City firm Weiss/Manfredi will be the lead architect for the museum's upcoming expansion project, which is expected to be the largest investment in Kansas City arts in years.
Duration:00:12:28
Why the measles vaccine is so important now, as outbreak spreads to Kansas and Missouri
4/25/2025
Kansas has so far identified 37 measles cases this year, mostly among children, and the first Missouri measles case of the year was reported just last week. Dr. Sarah Boyd of Saint Luke's Health System says vaccinating is the best way to prevent contracting the airborne virus.
Duration:00:13:02