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During the 20th year of the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve , outside of Strong City, Kansas, a new documentary explores how the park was created and is sustained. Then, we learn about the life of Forrest "Phog" Allen , who amassed 590 wins in 39 seasons coaching the KU men's basketball team. Finally, Brian McTavish shares the last Weekend To-Do List of 2016.

Over concerns about the exclusivity of the local tech scene, one Kansas City man wants to create a startup community near the 18th and Vine District for minority entrepreneurs. We also hear from a former Kansas City Star writer about her life in the Flint Hills and the transition to new work. Finally, Bill Brownlee presents the latest Local Listen, electro-funk duo The Floozies .

Do you drink pop ... or soda? Do you wash something or "warsh" it? Those answers depend on where you grew up. Today, we learn How to Speak Midwestern , and discover why the Heartland dialect is so different from our Illinois and Minnesota neighbors. Then, consumer advocate Ralph Nader shares an important message in his latest book, Animal Envy , a fable akin to Charlotte's Web and Animal Farm .

As the Dow Jones Industrial Average edges closer to 20,000 points, the Smart Money Experts share advice on how to respond to record highs in all three major stock indices. They also discuss last week's rise in the interest rate by the Federal Reserve Bank, the growth markets have seen since Donald Trump's election, and just how long the current bull market may last.

The City Council is considering an $800 million bond that may improve Kansas City, Missouri, infrastructure. Today, Mayor Sly James discusses that proposal, and the city's increasing murder rate. Then, we speak with Todd Graves, Governor-elect Eric Greitens' pick to lead Missouri's Republican Party . Finally, Baker University and Northwest Missouri State prepare for their respective national championship games this weekend.

First, Up To Date 's independent, foreign and documentary film critics share their favorites of 2016. Then, they review movies now showing in area theaters, including La La Land , Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened , Manchester by the Sea , Nocturnal Animals , Miss Sloane , The Eagle Huntress , Loving and Moonlight . Finally, Brian McTavish brings us the Weekend To-Do List .

First, a forensic psychologist who spent years communicating with Dennis Rader reveals what drove the serial murderer to kill 10 people in and around Wichita, Kansas. Then, two of Kansas City's best-known jazz performers talk about their latest album , how they met, and the area jazz scene. Finally, Victor Wishna shares his holiday wish list in A Fan's Notes . The David Basse & Joe Cartwright Septet will perform at Polsky Theatre on the campus of Johnson County Community College at 7 p.m. on

As you’re out doing your holiday shopping this month, you certainly don’t want to forget your favorite sports fans — a team hat, a scarf, a jersey, maybe even some season tickets. Yet as commentator Victor Wishna details in this edition of 'A Fan’s Notes,' his own wish list is a little longer than that. Well, it’s that time of year again. By which I mean, the time of year when there isn’t much time left in the year. It’s a time when everyone, it seems, is making lists — best-ofs, in-memoriams,

We know we're supposed to reduce, reuse, and recycle our waste, but can local companies that make recycling their business turn a profit? Then, an eyewitness to the attack on Pearl Harbor shares her experience in Hawaii during World War II. This week's Statehouse Blend Kansas features House Speaker nominee Ron Ryckman ( R-Olathe ). Dorinda Nicholson will recollect the morning of December 7, 1941, and the aftermath of the attack on the Pacific Fleet at the Kansas City Public Library's Plaza

In Kansas City, there is a connection between where people live and the economic realities of their lives. Today, we air a conversation hosted by American Public Square that looks to understand how poverty, race and place interact to affect the people who live in urban neighborhoods.