Central Standard

On this Central Standard, meet the new quarter-time African Art curator at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Nii Quarcoopome. He’s seeing us on the side while staying in a committed relationship with the DIA in Detroit.

While sitting in the UMKC course “The Kansas City Black Experience,” Emiel Cleaver decided to write a paper on KC's first black political group, Freedom Inc.

On this Central Standard, we explore what happens to our brains on food. Have you ever wondered what goes on when you lie in bed, thinking about that late night snack?

On this Thursday's Central Standard, a closer look at Nature in the City, from the courtship displays of Woodcocks (a.k.a. Timberdoodles) to the sounds of Western Chorus Frogs. Enjoy our look at nature this time of year with our guests Larry Rizzo, natural history biologist, and Joe Werner, biologist and urban ecologist.

From African refugee camps to Alzheimer’s clinics to returning vets from Iraq and Afghanistan, discoveries in the field of art therapy are helping to change lives.

Here's a spread of songs and personal stories about love, loss and the in-between, including tales from Up to Date host Steve Kraske and KC Currents co-host Sylvia Maria Gross.

A look at cyber thieves. How are big companies hacked? How are cyber criminals found and prosecuted? And what can we do to better protect our personal data?

On this Thursday's Central Standard, one of the most acclaimed South African novelists of our time Zakes Mda. The New York Times Book Review has celebrated his Dickensian ability to generate characters from diverse backgrounds.

On this Wednesday's Central Standard, a look at a documentary that argues that Black History is American History. We speak with documentary director Shukree Tilghman, who visited cities across the country with one message: End Black History Month.

If you have a special someone in your life and you want to show them how you feel... is a box of chocolates really the best you can do? What about the fat? The calories? The guilt? On the second half of today’s Central Standard, food writer Beth Bader will join us with a new way to tell your special someone you care- by making them something healthy to enjoy.