Episodios

  • Missouri will see an abortion ban on the ballot. Advocates are preparing for another campaign

    Missouri will see an abortion ban on the ballot. Advocates are preparing for another campaign
    May 16 2025
    Only six months after Missourians enshrined the right to an abortion in the state's constitution, the issue is going back before voters. Republican lawmakers approved an abortion ban amendment that would overturn many of the protections in Amendment 3.
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    15 m
  • 75 years after Truman integrated the military, Black veterans reflect on the 'freedom to serve'

    75 years after Truman integrated the military, Black veterans reflect on the 'freedom to serve'
    May 15 2025
    In 1950, a special committee assembled by President Harry S. Truman delivered its groundbreaking report on desegregating the military. KCUR's Up To Date spoke with two Black veterans to discuss the legacy of Truman's decision and the battles that are still being fought to ensure the integration of the armed forces.
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    28 m
  • Mario Vasquez, Kansas City's new city manager, talks about how he plans to approach the job

    Mario Vasquez, Kansas City's new city manager, talks about how he plans to approach the job
    May 14 2025
    Kansas City Council voted last week to make Mario Vasquez, a longtime city employee, as the new city manager. Vasquez joined KCUR's Up To Date to discuss his new role and his vision for Kansas City.
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    33 m
  • This Fort Leavenworth soldier plans to keep fighting against Trump's transgender ban

    This Fort Leavenworth soldier plans to keep fighting against Trump's transgender ban
    May 13 2025
    Thousands of military members are pending discharge from the military after President Trump's ban on transgender people was allowed to go into effect. One Army major stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, tells Up To Date why she'll continue to resist the ban.
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    22 m
  • Food recs: The best late-night eats in Kansas City

    Food recs: The best late-night eats in Kansas City
    May 10 2025
    Maybe you’re working late, or maybe you caught a concert or show downtown — sometimes, you just need a good meal after the dinner hour. Here’s where to eat out in Kansas City after 10 p.m.
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    45 m
  • Ketanji Brown Jackson accepts Truman Foundation's 'Good Neighbor Award' in Kansas City

    Ketanji Brown Jackson accepts Truman Foundation's 'Good Neighbor Award' in Kansas City
    May 8 2025
    Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson visited Kansas City on Thursday to accept the Good Neighbor Award from the Truman Foundation. She joined KCUR's Up To Date to discuss what it is like to be a justice in this politically-charged era of government as well as her bestselling autobiography "Lovely One."
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    45 m
  • Spinning Tree Theatre and other Kansas City arts organizations stripped of federal arts grants

    Spinning Tree Theatre and other Kansas City arts organizations stripped of federal arts grants
    May 8 2025
    Arts organization in Kansas City are under financial pressure after the Trump administration rescinded grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. Spinning Tree Theatre is one of hundreds of organizations who were notified by email last week that their grant had been withdrawn.
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    17 m
  • What does it mean to be truly free? A Kansas professor says our ancient ancestors have the answer

    What does it mean to be truly free? A Kansas professor says our ancient ancestors have the answer
    May 7 2025
    In "The Psychology of Liberty: Reclaiming Everyday Freedom," University of Kansas professor Dr. Barbara Kerr defines freedom as having the time to play, gossip and create in community — all activities our ancient ancestors prioritized.
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    20 m
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