Missouri Humanities

About Missouri Humanities

Welcome to Season 5: The Story of US! Throughout 250 years of United States history, the people and places of Missouri have played a vital role in shaping the nation’s story. At the crossroads of rivers, frontiers, and ideas, Missouri has been a stage for exploration, innovation, conflict, and change. From Indigenous peoples to French settlers and westward pioneers, Missouri’s story began before statehood and remains ingrained in the nation’s history. As we commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, The Story of US invites Missourians to reflect on how Missouri’s people and communities have shaped defining chapters of our shared American journey. In this year-long series, we honor the enduring power of place and the voices, both celebrated and too often unheard, that reveal Missouri’s contributions to the complexity and promise of the American experience. PAST SEASONS: Season 1, "Eat, THINK, & Be Merry: Missouri's Foodways and Edible History" Season 2, "Roots & Routes: The Movement and Settlement of Missourians" Season 3, "Missouri Marvels: Humanities, Discovery, and Innovation" Season 4, "Missouri Voices: Civics and Citizenry" For more from Missouri Humanities, visit mohumanities.org

Publisher

Missouri Humanities

Category

history · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Feb 2022

Latest episode

16 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

33 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Sept 2026

   How is Missouri Commemorating America250?

   In this special episode of the Story of US podcast, we hear from several inspiring Missouri organizations who are some of the recipients of our Semi quincentennial grant funding to help us commemorate America250. They'll tell us about their grant project and how the work they’re doing helps bring stories to life of Missouri’s place in this pivotal moment in American history. This episode of the Story of Us podcast is also part of the nationwide initiative from the Federation of State Humanities Councils and the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage called By the People: Conversations Beyond 250.

2. 

   1 Jul 2026

   How is Mill Creek Valley Remembered?

   In this episode, our guest is Vivian Gibson, author of The Last Children of Mill Creek and proof positive of the importance of telling your story. The book came out in 2020, amid the craze of the COVID19 pandemic, and has since grown to be a must-read. Mill Creek Valley was a segregated Black community in St. Louis city that was labeled "blighted" and razed for urban development in the late 1950s. Vivian’s book set out to humanize the people, stories, and places of Mill Creek through the eyes of her childhood.  This is Gibson’s first book, and though it started as a retirement project, the momentum of the book ensured Gibson would not be slowing down any time soon.

3. 

   21 May 2026

   S5 E3: What Stories are Found at Cahokia Mounds?

   While we commemorate 250 years of American History, we're reminded of the people and stories who were here before the establishment of the United States. For this conversation, we're joined by Dr. Angela Cooper, Site Services Specialist at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, to discuss a place that was once one of the biggest civilizations in North America, home to the Mississippian people and the largest pre-Columbian earthworks in the Americas.

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