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In Episode 10, Part I, a lovestruck bail bondsman becomes smitten with his very recently deceased friend's widow and starts selling stock in his ability to win her hand in marriage. Then we meet a man who, despite his charming name, was a thorn in the side of nearly everyone who knew him, except for one notorious local madam. Along the way, we discover her surprising connections to the City Union Mission and how an eleven foot tall painting of her helped inspire a beloved local Tex-Mex restaurant. Finally, a sweet, homebody wife persuades her husband to take her out for a night on the town and winds up in a barroom brawl.

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This week's episode is a whirlwind of musical mischief. We meet two self‑proclaimed Pied Pipers — one trying to whistle to pigs but got himself a date with the judge. In the 2nd story, fifty people were lead by a vocalist and a flute to dance down a street. A devoted musician becomes a private eye to find a stolen century‑old violin and sparks fly when “Turkey in the Straw” is played on it. Next, a circus midget returns home and fiddles his way into jail using a loaf of bread and a carrot leading to a command performance at Municipal Farm. Thrown into this medley of comical characters, the Salvation Army becomes a nuisance and mixing music with whiskey becomes illegal. Karen O'Infinity makes a return with her singing debut and Gomer Clodhopper has a cameo as a banjo artiste! 

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In this week’s episode, we learn how Kansas City’s legendary debauchery inspired a famous song once covered by Pee Wee. Unattractive men get reminded not to look a gift horse in the mouth. City slickers get hoodwinked by a hayseed, a big‑nosed “Mongoose” and Silent John are forced to win $200,000, and Maxey, aka Gold‑Tooth, retires rich while folding napkins for the war effort. We meet Karen O’Infinity, who enlightens us about pimps and brothels, while across town Gomer Clodhopper provides details on “Mad Dog.” And finally, Mormon Bishop Pills gets a rise out of men. 

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This week’s episode is truly “hair‑raising.” A destitute, dark‑haired Rapunzel sells her hair for a movie ticket, while two grown women become best friends and roommates over their shared love of entertainment—until an undercover detective sends them both back home to their parents. Neighborhood boys spark a miniature border war that gets a neighbor lady arrested. We uncover the real truth about what used to soothe cranky babies. Pope Leo XIII drinks cocaine wine. A bad‑driving doctor hits a pedestrian and then tries to pawn off his daughter on the victim. A male cook from the Midget Restaurant hides under a woman’s bed. Thieves steal an entire sidewalk. A bride and groom get the neighbor’s 13‑year‑old son drunk. A traveling salesman has buyer’s remorse then claims an exotic woman stole his money. A proto‑FaceTime machine from 1905 foreshadows today’s hidden webcams and virtual‑meeting fatigue. And somewhere in the middle of all this, I catch a fever and Oxford University teaches me how to spell. 

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In Episode 6, we discover that swiping your friend’s fiancé might leave you empty handed. Meanwhile, skipping town on a debt leaves a bride and her mother in the clinker on her wedding day. Also, Grace thinks she can reform a bad boy, and we find that “Breezing Along” with a "Tart" reaps an award no one wants. Plus, don’t miss our “It Takes Two to Tango” segment, and meet a garbage man who ultimately kills with just a gaze. 

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This week, we cross paths with an overly hopeful widower, a hospital imposter running a tidy little scam, and an “armless and legless” beggar who turns out to be anything but. We’ll also skim a few headlines from the region, including one featuring Hickory County’s most infamous outlaw!

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 In this episode of Show Me Mo, we explore the intricate contrasts between women of the underworld, those who found themselves accidentally on the wrong side of the law, and those who rose victorious over the men who tried—and failed—to oppress them. 

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In this episode, we continue our journey through W.B. Moorhead’s Police Reporter, diving into the true crime tales tucked inside Chapter Three: Police Court — The Hippodrome of Heart Throbs. Settle in for a few chuckles, a raised eyebrow or two, and the kind of courtroom chaos only Kansas City could produce.

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Chapter Two, Cops and Robbers, serves up another round of quirky, true stories featuring the bold, the bumbling, and the downright bizarre characters who cycled through police headquarters.

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In this episode, we’re reading excerpts from W.B. “Bill” Moorhead’s book Police Reporter, sharing the wild, colorful, and often unbelievable true stories from the days when the Press Room was located inside police headquarters.