Deep Background

Latest Episodes:

Desire for more KC streetcars, patience for a new airport May 12, 2016

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Deep Background discusses the debut of Kansas City's streetcars, the delay on efforts to remake the airport and how Donald Trump complicates elections for Republican politicians. Listen to Scott Canon, Steve Kraske and Dave Helling discuss these issues.

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Donald Trump and his almost now-certain nomination May 05, 2016

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Kansas City Star reporters Dave Helling and Scott Canon, and Steve Kraske of KCUR's Up to Date and the Star, dissect Donald Trump's improbable but now-certain nomination by the Republican party.

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A new airport, Kansas Republicans — and more Donald Trump Apr 28, 2016

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Dave Helling of the Star and Steve Kraske of KCUR and the Star discuss the politics of a vote on a new Kansas City airport, the contentious battle among Kansas Republicans, and the state of the presidential race as Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton move closer to nominations.

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New York weighs in on Trump while the political landscape shifts in Missouri and Kansas Apr 21, 2016

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The Kansas City Star's Scott Canon and KCUR's Steve Kraske discuss how the New York primary pushed Hillary Clinton closer to the nomination, the challenges still ahead for Donald Trump and how races for governor in Missouri and the U.S. Senate in Kansas could be shifting.

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The fight for delegates: Conventional wisdom Apr 14, 2016

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Dave Helling and Scott Canon of the Kansas City Star discuss the fairness of the fight for delegates in the Republican and Democratic parties, and the potential for angry and alienated voters once the parties hold their conventions later this year. And a bonus chat: Canon picks the winner of the NBA playoffs.

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Has the race for president reached a tipping point? Apr 07, 2016

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The Star's Dave Helling and Scott Canon review the results from Wisconsin, the path forward in both parties —and whether money matters anymore. And: Are Kansas Citians anti-tax?

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Earnings taxes, Donald Trump, and the SCOTUS fight Mar 29, 2016

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Lynn Horsley and Dave Helling of the Star, and Steve Kraske of KCUR's Up to Date and the Star, talk about the coming earnings tax election in Kansas City, the chances of a contested - and violent - GOP convention in July, Rex Sinquefield, and Sen. Jerry Moran's endorsements of hearings for Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland. Music "Folk Round" by Kevin MacLeod

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Presidential race turns the page Mar 22, 2016

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The Kansas City Star's Dave Helling and KCUR's Steve Kraske discuss the results of the Missouri presidential primary, the chances for a contested Republican convention, and Sen. Claire McCaskill's cancer diagnosis. Music by Kevin MacLeod.

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Presidential candidates try to lock up Missouri in closing hours of the race Mar 15, 2016

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Dave Helling and Scott Canon of the Star discuss the Trump phenomenon, protests, and the Democratic race in Missouri as the state prepares to vote in the primary Tuesday.

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Kansas caucus, the politics of race, and Nancy Reagan's impact on the White House Mar 09, 2016

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The Star's Dave Helling and Steve Kraske of KCUR and the Star discuss Saturday's Kansas caucus, the politics of race, and Nancy Reagan's impact on the White House. Analysts said the March 5 Kansas caucuses were the most competitive presidential contests in the nation.

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