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Seg. 1: The Tree. Seg. 2: The Hemp Breakers. Seg. 3: Bob Jones Shoes Closing

Segment 1: It's never too late to travel back home, even when you're 90 years old.

We visit with a Kansas City filmmaker and actress about a locally-made movie exploring themes of aging, memories and wanderlust.

  • Stephen Pruitt, filmmaker, "The Tree"
  • Joicie Appell, leading actress, "The Tree"

Segment 2, beginning at 24:01: How do you piece together a historical narrative when the information isn't readily available?

Curator of African American Collections at Emory University and former Kansas City Chiefs player, Pellom McDaniels III, discusses his new book taking a creative spin on poetry, music and historical narrative examining the arc of African American life.

  • Pellom McDaniels III, former KC Chiefs player and author, The Hemp Breakers

Dr. Pellom McDaniels will be speaking about his book 'The Hemp Breakers' at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 10 at the Kansas City Public Library — Lucile H. Bluford Branch. For more information, visit KCLibrary.org.

Segment 3, beginning at 43:18: Memories of Bob Jones Shoes, an iconic shoe store in Kansas City that closed its doors last month.

People don't make cameos in news stories; the human story is the story, with characters affected by news events, not defined by them. As a columnist and podcaster, I want to acknowledge what it feels like to live through this time in Kansas City, one vantage point at a time. Together, these weekly vignettes form a collage of daily life in Kansas City as it changes in some ways, and stubbornly resists change in others. You can follow me on Twitter @GinaKCUR or email me at gina@kcur.org.
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.