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Segment 1: The fact and fiction of mass shootings.Last week's shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, highlighted misconceptions when it comes to…
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StoryCorps' MobileBooth came to Kansas City to collect the stories and memories of residents. This is one in a series of stories KCUR has chosen to…
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Segment 1: Going "Beyond the Ballot" to find what drives Missouri voters to the ballots.How can we inspire high-schoolers to become more passionate about…
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As a second grader growing up in North Carolina, Fidencio Fifield-Perez was the school cartoonist. He won a few awards and certificates, and a local…
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After the Board of Immigration Appeals in Virginia denied his appeal on May 3, Crecensio Mendez Ramirez was deported to his native Mexico. Mendez, who had…
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At a factory in Kansas City's East Bottoms, a conveyor belt spits out roughly 2,500 warm tortillas an hour. They're made from yellow, blue and red…
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Segment 1: How a redrawn border influences modern Mexican-American identityWhen the U.S.-Mexico border moved at the end of the Mexican-American War, more…
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Coco, the latest movie from Disney's Pixar Studios, has been praised for its portrayal of Mexican folklore. Meet the local children's book author who has…
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Hear the stories behind this year's Day of the Dead altars at the Mattie Rhodes Gallery, then meet a local spoken word poet/minister.Guests:Xanath Caraza,…
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Tensions have been rising on college campuses over freedom of speech issues. From pressure to cancel controversial speakers to debates about safe spaces,…
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Julián Zugazagoitia runs a classic Kansas City institution, but his own story is international. His grandparents fled fascism in Europe, and he grew up in…
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There’s a relatively well-known corridor of Southwest Boulevard on Kansas City’s Westside — it’s a strip of Latin American restaurants and shops.…