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Segment 1: The Media Critics discuss Pompeo, the Washington Post, impeachment and more.U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's behavior towards NPR's Mary…

A tribute to the Kansas City tax attorney who spent 40 years hosting a music show devoted to rock and roll.Bill Shapiro recently died at the age of 82. To…

Bill Shapiro, a Kansas City tax attorney by day who spent more than four decades hosting a Saturday-night radio program devoted to rock-and-roll, died on…

Segment 1: The host of The Splendid Table stops by on a Kansas City visit.Francis Lam is the son of immigrants, the father of a toddler, and a rising star…

Kansas City is one of the few metropolitan areas of its size in the country without a full-time classical music broadcaster.That may be about to…

The veteran journalist's path to NPR and what it's like working the political beat today.  Mara Liasson started her career with NPR  in 1985 becoming one…

This year marks the 60th anniversary of KCUR — and we're celebrating by sharing the story of how our station came to be. From humble beginnings in a house…

For people on fixed incomes, being priced out of house and home by redevelopment and rising property values is a real concern. Today, we learn how…

He's been called the "fastest-rising public-radio star in memory." Our conversation with Snap Judgment host Glynn Washington, from his upbringing in a…

After handing off the reins of A Prairie Home Companion, Garrison Keillor is back on the road. Today, we speak with the legendary radio personality about…

Perhaps 1970s television character Peter Brady said it best: “When it’s time to change, you’ve got to rearrange.” (and cue ... earworm!)Over the past few…

Have you ever hung out with a stranger without talking for two minutes straight? And I’m not talking “two minutes” that are actually just 30 seconds that…