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George Washington Carver was a renowned scientist and teacher, yet he is one of the most misunderstood figures in American history. His expansive...

Noted humorist Roy Blount Jr. discusses Alphabetter Juice, the follow up to the critically acclaimed...

David Meyers, a professor of medicine- cardiology at the University of Kansas Medical Center, presents a discussion on Medicine in the Civil War....

Author and National Public Radio commentator Andrei Codrescu discusses his new book Whatever Gets You Through the Night, an irreverent and de...

The authors of The Sumner Story discuss the history of Sumner High School, the formerly segregated black high school in Kansas City, Kansa...

Author Larry Bennett tackles some of our commonly held ideas about the “Windy City” with the goal of better understanding modern-day...

Gardening expert Ethne Clarke discusses her book Hidcote: The Making of...

The Kansas City Public Library celebrates the 40th birthday of Ziggy with an appearance by Tom Wilson, who...

Emory University historian Deborah E. Lipstadt examines the May 1960 capture of SS Lieutenant Colonel Adolf Eichmann by Israeli ag...

July 17, 2011, marks the 30th anniversary of Kansas City’s Hyatt Regency hotel walkway collapse that killed 114 people and injured 216. Kansa...