Hungry For MO

Myth-busting the St. Louis World's Fair

By Natasha Bailey,

Jenny Vergara, Suzanne Hogan

Published September 14, 2021 at 3:00 AM CDT

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Ice tea, cotton candy, ice cream and hamburgers were all popularized at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis.

The St. Louis World’s Fair of 1904 forever changed modern American cuisine — popularizing foods like the ice cream cone, hamburgers and iced tea. But what aren't we remembering about this international affair?

Read more about how the World's Fair of 1904 offered the best and worst of America from KCUR's Suzanne Hogan.

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Natasha Bailey

Natasha Bailey is one of the hosts of Hungry For MO.

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Jenny Vergara

Jenny Vergara is one of the hosts of Hungry For MO.

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Suzanne Hogan

Every part of the present has been shaped by actions that took place in the past, but too often that context is left out. As a podcast producer for KCUR Studios and host of the podcast A People’s History of Kansas City, I aim to provide context, clarity, empathy and deeper, nuanced perspectives on how the events and people in the past have shaped our community today. In that role, and as an occasional announcer and reporter, I want to entertain, inform, make you think, expose something new and cultivate a deeper shared human connection about how the passage of time affects us all. Reach me at hogansm@kcur.org.

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