July Signature Event Recap
Check out our latest roundup of signature event videos from the past month.
Tom Clavin
July 9, 2020
60 minutes
In a discussion of his new, carefully researched book Tombstone, best-selling author Tom Clavin revisited Tucson, Arizona, in 1881 to separate fact from fiction about the celebrated shootout between the Earp brothers and the Clanton-McLaury gang behind the O.K. Corral.
The People, No: A Brief History of Anti-Populism
Thomas Frank, Whitney Terrell, V.V. Ganeshananthan
July 15, 2020
1 hour, 5 minutes
Bridging the Digital Divide in the COVID-19 Era: A Virtual Fireside Chat
Geoffrey Starks, Quinton Lucas, Mark Bedell, Melissa Robinson, Marshall Stewart, Carrie Coogan, Gwendolyn Grant, Clint Odom
July 21, 2020
1 hour, 10 minutes
The COVID-19 outbreak is compounding our longstanding economic, social, and racial inequities in access to – and use of – crucial technology. A blue-ribbon panel featuring the current FCC commissioner and Kansas City’s mayor, Third District city councilwoman, and schools superintendent assessed local and national efforts to bridge that digital divide.
Myths (and Myth-Busting) in the Era of COVID-19
Mark Steele M.D., Paramdeep Baweja M.D., Steven Woolfolk
July 29, 2020
1 hour
In navigating the COVID-19 pandemic, an anxious public in Kansas City and beyond has had to sort through an array of claims and concerns that aren’t always rooted in reality. Truman Medical Centers / University Health doctors Mark Steele and Paramdeep Baweja separated fact from fiction in examining a number of widespread assertions about the coronavirus and how to prevent and treat it.