A People's History of Kansas City Podcast Por KCUR Studios arte de portada

A People's History of Kansas City

A People's History of Kansas City

De: KCUR Studios
Escúchala gratis

The podcast about the everyday heroes, renegades and visionaries who shaped Kansas City and the region. If these stories aren't told, they're in danger of fading into the past. Made by Suzanne Hogan, Mackenzie Martin and KCUR Studios. Mundial Política y Gobierno
Episodios
  • Reclaiming the right to jaywalk

    Reclaiming the right to jaywalk
    Feb 17 2026
    Kansas City, Missouri, became the first major city in the country to repeal its anti-jaywalking ordinance, after research found that tickets were being disproportionately issued to Black men. It’s a full-circle moment, because Kansas City was also the first city to criminalize jaywalking more than a century earlier. Mackenzie Martin reports in the second of our two-part series.
    Más Menos
    27 m
  • When jaywalking became a crime

    When jaywalking became a crime
    Jan 29 2026
    Kansas City was not only the birthplace of the term “jaywalking,” it also became the first city in the U.S. to arrest people for such a crime. Fueled by auto industry propaganda, this decision set off a nationwide trend to redesign our roads for the car — at the expense of everyone else. Mackenzie Martin reports in the first of our two-part series.
    Más Menos
    27 m
  • Leila’s Hair Museum lives on

    Leila’s Hair Museum lives on
    Dec 17 2025
    Since 1956, Leila Cohoon had amassed the world’s largest collection of hair art and jewelry — intricate works made of human hair. Her museum in Independence, Missouri, was the only one of its kind. But when Cohoon died last year, the future of this Kansas City institution — and the unusual tradition it preserved — was suddenly an open question. Suzanne Hogan speaks to KCUR’s Julie Denesha to find the answer.
    Más Menos
    27 m
Todas las estrellas
Más relevante
Really enjoying the series, recently moved here and thought this was a great way to learn about my new home. Really loved the Swipe episode.

Happy to learn about my new hometown.

Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.