Central Standard

Segment 1: How are grocery stores changing? Leon's Thriftway recently closed down in Kansas City, marking the end of an era for a black-owned business that had served its community for 50 years. The closing of Leon's reflects a sea of changes for a grocery industry that now has to keep up with the Amazons and WalMarts of the world. So how are grocery stores trying to keep up with the times? And how has the consumer relationship to grocery stores changed? In this segment, we tackle these

Segment 1: Metro areas experience hotter summers, and Kansas City is no exception. An urban heat island is a city that gets signigicantly warmer than its surrounding area, just by virtue of having a lot of buildings and a lot of people in one place. Downtown Kansas City is one place that feels the effects of urban heat, especially in the summer. We talk with local Kansas Citians who have studied this phenomenon and how to combat its effects. Kyle Reed , environmental and urban geosciences master

Segment 1: Why does Kansas City look like swiss cheese? If you look at a map of Kansas City, you'll find little holes of independent towns, such as Platte Woods and North Kansas City. We speak with representatives from some of these non-annexed communities to talk about how these tiny towns fit into the fabric of the bigger city. Bill Worley , historian, Metropolitan Community College Brad Wolf , City Historic Preservation Officer, City of Kansas City, Missouri Kim Nakahodo , assistant city

Segment 1: In honor of the Women's World Cup, we ask what's up with the sport here in Kansas City. We lost our professional women's soccer team in 2017. Kansas City isn't alone; the national league is having a hard time maintaining enough teams to sustain their seasons, despite the sport's popularity among girls. Gemma Clarke , author, Soccer Women: The Icons, Rebels, Stars and Trailblazers Who Transformed the Beautiful Game Greg Echlin , sports reporter, KCUR Carrie Fry Robinson , founder and

Segment 1: Telling the American story through art by acclaimed African-American artists. There's no hyphen in 30 Americans , an art exhibition featuring masterworks by four decades of African-American artists. That's by design. Hear how Kansas Citians have made this traveling show their own, and why the curator who brought it to the Nelson-Atkins says it's "a long time coming." Stephanie Fox Knappe , Samuel Sosland Curator of American Art, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Segment 2, begins at 15:12:

Segment 1: Affordability of Micro-Apartments Developers plan to include micro-apartments as an option for "affordable housing" in the Midland building downtown. The plan has inspired an outcry from skeptical Kansas Citians: Is paying $750 for a tiny apartment truly affordable? A housing advocate and a business journalist weigh in. Kevin Collison , founder, CityScene KC Tara Raghuveer , director, KC Tenants ; housing director, People's Action Segment 2, beginning at 38:21: Dad Jokes Beer A Kansas

Segment 1: Why we don't fix things any more, and why that matters. There's a national movement encouraging people to learn how to fix things as an antidote to consumer waste and excess spending. But fix-it-yourself workshops happening around the country are having trouble getting off the ground in Kansas City. Our guests give the spiels they'd deliver at such workshops, if they did exist here. Kyle Wiens , Editor in Chief and co-founder, I Fix It Sean Eagan , volunteer mechanic, 816 Bicycle

Segment 1: Political Internships For years, it used to be standard fare that taking an unpaid internship in the political world was invaluable if you wanted to break into Capitol Hill and the halls of power. But questions about fair pay have pushed many politicians to start offering paid internships in recent years. We talk with two people who experienced some of the pitfalls of an unpaid internship and a university's internship coordinator about the movement to pay more interns and the outsized

Segment 1: 100 Years Of Swimwear A new clothing exhibition at the Kansas City Museum at the Historic Garment District focuses on the history of swim fashion. Looking back on the past 100 years, the exhibit examines the changes in swimwear fashion until the modern age. We talk to the collections specialist from the museum about the exhibit and how changes in swimwear reflect changes in our society and culture. Kate Warfield , collections specialist, Kansas City Museum at the Historic Garment

Segment 1: Food access as an environmental issue Metropolitan cities like Kansas City have often struggled with ensuring that their residents have access to healthy, affordable food. In addition to being a political and economic issue, food access also carries environmental implications. The Missouri Coalition for the Environment, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary, is one organization that has focused on supporting envrionmentally responsible food systems in the area. We talk about this