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What Kansas City cares about. Up To Date brings people together for daily conversations about what’s happening in our region and how it affects our lives. Featuring interviews with artists, lawmakers, experts and everyday residents, plus original reporting from the KCUR newsroom, Up To Date keeps our city connected.

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    • 4.3 • 72 Ratings

What Kansas City cares about. Up To Date brings people together for daily conversations about what’s happening in our region and how it affects our lives. Featuring interviews with artists, lawmakers, experts and everyday residents, plus original reporting from the KCUR newsroom, Up To Date keeps our city connected.

    Kansas City’s zero fare bus rides are here for another year, but fiscal troubles loom

    Kansas City’s zero fare bus rides are here for another year, but fiscal troubles loom

    The Kansas City Council unanimously approved $70.9 million in funding for the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority. Bus and paratransit rides will stay at zero fare at least until the contract expires on April 30, 2025, but the bus system faces a deficit once federal funds run out.

    • 20 min
    Kansas City G.I.F.T.'s business center provides services to help elevate Black-owned businesses

    Kansas City G.I.F.T.'s business center provides services to help elevate Black-owned businesses

    Kansas City G.I.F.T. is a local nonprofit working to address the racial wealth gap in our metro by helping Black entrepreneurs build and sustain their small businesses. While they provide grants, the organization's business center also provides free business coaching, accounting, marketing and more.

    • 21 min
    The first day of the 2024 NFL Draft has arrived. Who will the Kansas City Chiefs select?

    The first day of the 2024 NFL Draft has arrived. Who will the Kansas City Chiefs select?

    The Kansas City Chiefs will have seven picks in tonight's NFL Draft to determine which young players will play alongside Patrick Mahomes in the team's quest for its third straight championship.

    • 15 min
    It’s National Volunteer Week. Here’s what the Peace Corps was like for Kansas City volunteers

    It’s National Volunteer Week. Here’s what the Peace Corps was like for Kansas City volunteers

    In honor of National Volunteer Week April 21-27, three returned Peace Corps Volunteers from Kansas City shared what the Peace Corps experience was about for them.

    • 28 min
    Comics, improvisers and sketch artists to feature in Kansas City’s first Black Comedy Festival

    Comics, improvisers and sketch artists to feature in Kansas City’s first Black Comedy Festival

    The first ever Black Comedy Festival KC will take place from April 25-28, mainly in Kansas City’s historic 18th & Vine district. Festival organizers say it’s the first festival to highlight black comics in the region, as well as the first to feature several different forms of comedy.

    • 22 min
    A new walkable neighborhood is coming to the Berkley Riverfront next to KC Current's stadium

    A new walkable neighborhood is coming to the Berkley Riverfront next to KC Current's stadium

    Port KC and the KC Current on Monday announced a district to surround CPKC stadium, which opened last month. The development will break ground at the end of this year and wrap up before the World Cup in 2026.

    • 14 min

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72 Ratings

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Awesome podcast

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Good stuff!

Always high-quality, informative segments. The host is a great interviewer and covers unique topics. I loved the recent episode with Sen. Anthony Hensley!

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