The podcast about the everyday heroes, renegades and visionaries who shaped Kansas City and the region. If these stories aren't told, they're in danger of fading into the past. Made by Suzanne Hogan, Mackenzie Martin and KCUR Studios.
A People's History of Kansas City
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4.8(257 reviews)
73 episodes
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The podcast about the everyday heroes, renegades and visionaries who shaped Kansas City and the region. If these stories aren't told, they're in danger of fading into the past. Made by Suzanne Hogan, Mackenzie Martin and KCUR Studios.
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Publishing Since
1/29/2020
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Recent Episodes
June 25, 2026
America's favorite popsicle: the Bomb Pop
Host Mackenzie Martin explores the Bomb Pop's invention in Kansas City and its surprising Cold War controversy as a patriotic symbol.
May 27, 2026
Why Kansas City won the World Cup
Host Suzanne Hogan explores how Kansas City secured the World Cup, reshaping its infrastructure and solidifying its identity as a soccer city.
April 29, 2026
Carving Kansas City out from limestone
Bluffs up to 120 feet tall once hugged the Missouri River by Kansas City — making it difficult to traverse the landscape and expand the growing town. So in the mid-1800s, a Catholic priest named Father Bernard Donnelly recruited hundreds of Irish immigrants for a dangerous but critical task: sculpting the city's streets from mountains of rock and mud. KCUR's Jacob Smollen reports.
73 total episodes available with 14 transcripts
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