Central Standard

Filipino food in Kansas City, a visit to a local restaurant that specializes in poke bowls, then the Food Critics search out the best bowl dishes in and around KC. Guests: Lillian Pardo, Filipino Association of Greater Kansas City Steve Nguyen, Bistro 913 Charles Ferruzza, The Independent and Shawnee Mission Post Jenny Vergara, Feast Magazine Jill Silva, The Kansas City Star

Searching for a place to park is just a fact of life in Kansas City. Or is it? A look at how parking — or lack thereof — shapes daily life in KC, from Westport to the City Market. Guests: Thomas Morefield, BikeWalkKC Rick Usher, Assistant City Manager, KCMO City Hall Matt Staub, Chair, KCMO Parking and Transportation Commission Sean O'Byrne, Vice President of Business Development, Downtown Council of Kansas City

Some have started calling it "Northlandia" — the area around Highway 9 and Armour Road that's become home to cool restaurants, breweries, distilleries and more. We take a closer look at this part of NKC. Then: the story behind the Northland opposition to tax-funded streetcar expansion on the August 8 ballot, and the new pipe organ, almost 10 years in the making, at a Prairie Village church. Guests: Adam Roberts, owner, Screenland Armour Theatre Jenny Vergara, Feast Magazine Elise Carlson, NKC

Have you ever revisited a favorite book from your childhood . . . to find that it is actually racist? As our society's thoughts on race continue to evolve, we'll consult the author of the new book Was the Cat in the Hat Black?: The Hidden Racism of Children's Literature, and the Need for Diverse Books . Plus, we hear from Kansas City artist and activist Jessica Ayala, whose new collection of poetry, Huelga , will be released this Saturday, Aug. 26. Guests: Philip Nel ​, author, professor, K

Just hours ahead of the total eclipse of the sun, Central Standard broadcasts live from Parkville, Missouri. We hear from KCUR reporters along the path of totality, as well as scientists and historians who traveled across the country to see this rare celestial event. Guests: Frank Morris , KCUR reporter Mario Benitez , teacher, Patterson Education Fund's MOTH program Bryan Diaz , student, John F. Kennedy High School, Patterson, New Jersey Jeffrey Sanchez , student, Passaic County Technical

A chat with the local actor and director about being an out teen in Blue Springs, how he helped create the campy and irreverent Late Night Theatre group and how, until fairly recently, he couldn't perform onstage without throwing up. Guest: Ron Megee, Late Night Theatre

On the 10th anniversary of his eponymous restaurant, chef Michael Smith talks about embarking on a new concept: making his version of Tuscan cuisine. Then, a local filmmaker on his new documentary about the growing conflict between coffee plantation workers and elephants. Guests: Michael Smith, chef, Michael Smith Restaurant and Extra Virgin D.K. Bhaskar, filmmaker, Elephants in the Coffee

In a new Netflix series, a family flees from Chicago and goes into hiding at the Lake of the Ozarks. We take a closer look at Ozark and how the show represents Missouri — and the larger urban-rural divide in the Midwest. Guests: Chris Mundy, showrunner for Ozark Melissa Lenos, KCUR arts contributor and Assistant Professor of English at Donnelly College Michael Duggan, Lake of the Ozarks native

How are Kansas Citians reacting to the violence that erupted in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend, and what's next? Plus, development in the River Market has skyrocketed in recent years. The neighborhood is changing, but is it all for the better? Guests: PaKou Her , SURJ-KC , People of Color Power Team Justin Stein , SURJ-KC Kevin Collison ​, KCUR contributor Amanda Graor , air quality program manager, MARC

Performing in public for unsuspecting audiences . . . You've seen it in big cities on street corners and on subways, but what about here in KC? We tap into the local scene. Are you friends with your ex? We'll talk to a KU researcher about why . Plus, advice on where to watch the solar eclipse in and around Kansas City . Guests: Ann Holliday , program director, Art in the Loop Rod Sipe , busker Benjamin Rosenthal , artist-in-residence, Charlotte Street Foundation ; assistant professor of expanded