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In this encore presentation, we revisit our conversation with Scott Hobart, AKA "Rex", on the occasion of his country band's first new album in ten years.…

The Savoy, Putsch's, the Westport Room at Union Station... even Dixon's Chili. How have the stories of Kansas City's iconic restaurants intersected with…

Eating locally during the summer is easy, but how do we eat local during a Midwestern winter?Inspired by Harvest Public Media's series, Feasting on Fuel,…

In December, an often-called iconic Kansas City steakhouse shut its doors.The Golden Ox Restaurant & Lounge, which was one of the oldest restaurants in…

The con-man may be someone you want to avoid in real life, but he is a beloved figure in literature. Why do readers and writers love the con artist so?…

Story of a Song is a monthly segment on KCUR's Central Standard, in which Kansas City area musicians tell the story behind a recent song, and explain how…

Her children's books shaped ideas about the Midwestern experience for multiple generations worldwide. She's been gone more than sixty years, but her…

Todd Sheets started making horror movies in KC in the late 1980s. He stopped after a close friend died at the Catacombs Haunted House. A health scare — a…

When Central Standard left off for the holiday, a lot of our listeners were anticipating a highly politicized and contentious Thanksgiving. Some were…

The ride where you almost had your first kiss. Or what about the one you were finally tall enough to ride... only to chicken out? Or the one where you met…