Central Standard's Gina Kaufmann goes pawpaw foraging with Ruth Farrand-Cox.

Pawpaw search - "Is that an animal?"

Central Standard's new theme music produced by Spoonbender Labs

Central Standard Theme Music By Spoonbender Labs

Restaurant owner Spike Nguyen says he gets his noodles shipped fresh, not dried, from California and has to use them within four days. But he says it’s worth it. As part of our exploration of Asian Noodles in and around Kansas City we sent our producer Sylvia Maria Gross to visit Spike at his restaurant on Broadway.

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Ever wonder what KCUR newscaster Jenny Whitty says after she nails a newscast?

JennyWhittyNewscastSong

We asked people around Kansas City what they thought "middle class" means to them. Here's what they had to share.

Kansas City's Idea of MIDDLE CLASS

Paseo High School student Alton Herron performs at Louder Than A Bomb-KC.

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A story about a power couple in Kansas City getting ready to move away. This is the story of Gunnar and Ashley Hand.

Gunnar Hand took a job to open a city design studio for an architectural firm in Los Angeles. And we're told Ashley gets to decide where they move to the next 3 times.

Leaving Kansas City

David Wayne Reed recounts the conversation he had with his father the night after he came out to his family.

LGBTQ life in Rural Missouri and Kansas - David Wayne Reed

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