Up To Date
Up To Date
KCUR Studios
What Kansas City cares about. Up To Date brings people together for daily conversations about what’s happening in our region and how it affects our lives. Featuring interviews with artists, lawmakers, experts and everyday residents, plus original reporting from the KCUR newsroom, Up To Date keeps our city connected. Email the show at [email protected]
Kansas City musician Jamogi celebrates 2000s pop and R&B on new album ‘J’Day’
Released this month, “J’Day” is Kansas City-based musician Jamogi Bridges’s first full-length album. Inspired by early-2000s pop and R&B, Bridges says he wants his songs to bring joy to listeners.
Jun 27
24 min
Algeria fans don't want a 'Disgrace of Kansas City,' ahead of high-stakes Austria match
Nearly four and a half decades after the infamous "Disgrace of Gijón" effectively eliminated Algeria from the 1982 World Cup, the Algerian and Austrian national teams are set to meet again on the final day of the World Cup group stage in Kansas City.
Jun 26
11 min
Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids on Trump's refusal to sign housing bill: 'This is nonsense'
After Congress passed the "21st Century ROAD to Housing Act" this week, President Donald Trump said he wouldn't sign it into law unless lawmakers also passed an unrelated bill focused on voting restrictions. Johnson County Rep. Sharice Davids joined KCUR's Up To Date to share her reactions and to discuss what could come next.
Jun 25
12 min
A Kansas City master sommelier recommends wines for the World Cup
Doug Frost is one of only three people in the world to hold both the titles of master sommelier and master of wine. He joined KCUR’s Up to Date to share a selection of wines with connections to teams staying or playing in Kansas City during the World Cup.
Jun 25
45 min
Kansas and Missouri weather forecasters have less NWS data to predict tornadoes and storms
If they heed the warnings, people in Kansas City have taken shelter more than usual this season — the 1,438 severe weather warnings issued so far is the most on record. But staffing cuts to the National Weather Service have resulted in less warning time for some storm systems.
Jun 24
21 min
‘Side Quest Dad’ goes viral showing off Kansas City (and its weather) to World Cup watchers
With the World Cup underway in Kansas City, Oliver Wright — who makes videos on TikTok as @SideQuestDad — has become a local celebrity talking about soccer and living in the Midwest as a Brit. In particular, he’s been teaching visitors how to beat the oppressive summer heat.
Jun 24
14 min
De Soto mayor welcomes data center growth, but some residents want the city to slow down
De Soto Mayor Rick Walker says revenue from a planned $3 billion data center campus is an opportunity to grow the city. But one resident is concerned that leaders are moving too fast and not weighing the negative impacts on the community and environment.
Jun 23
17 min
A Kansas City stadium announcer is the voice of World Cup matches in Monterrey, Mexico
John Dale, the longtime public address announcer for Sporting Kansas City, the Kansas City Mavericks and countless local sporting events, is now bringing his voice to World Cup matches at the stadium in Monterrey, Mexico.
Jun 22
20 min
Sen. Patrick Schmidt said experience sets him apart in the  U.S. Senate  primary for Kansas
First-term Kansas state Sen. Patrick Schmidt said the issues facing residents are greater than what can be addressed at the state level. Calling himself the “door-knockingest candidate in the race,” Schmidt is competing in the crowded Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.
Jun 20
15 min
Democrat Christy Davis says USDA leadership role prepared her to challenge Kansas Sen. Marshall
Eleven candidates are running as Democrats in the August 4 primary for U.S. Senate in Kansas. Christy Davis, a candidate from Cottonwood Falls, said that number shows Sen. Roger Marshall’s failure to represent Kansans. Davis is touting her experience as the only candidate who served in a federal leadership role.
Jun 19
20 min
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