Kansas City: 2 States, 1 Story

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03/15 - Kansas City: 2 States, 1 Story Mar 15, 2021

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Kansas City is home to many golf courses. In fact, our town was home to one of the first 20 golf courses in all of America. Bob and Diane sit down and take a look at how golf came to be in KC.

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02/17 - Kansas City: 2 States; 1 Story Feb 17, 2021

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BBQ is the most important thing to Kansas City. But many don't know the founder of KC BBQ. Bob and Diane introduce you to the man who started it all!

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01/15 - Kansas City: 2 States; 1 Story Jan 15, 2021

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Every area of Kansas City has a story. This month Bob and Diane discuss one area of South Kansas City that almost didn't exist.

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12/15 - Kansas City: 2 States; 1 Story Dec 15, 2020

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Diane and Bob discuss one of the great holiday traditions in Kansas City, the Mayors Christmas Tree. There is a hidden story that most don't know and we explain why the tree is so significant, especially in 2020.

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11/17 - Kansas City: 2 States, 1 story Nov 17, 2020

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Bob and Diane take a look at how Missouri became one of the most important producers of wine in the world!

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10/15 - Kansas City: 2 States, 1 Story Oct 15, 2020

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You may not know the name Bert Dudley but you will never pass 119th and Roe and look at it the same again. He's Johnson County's first real criminal and he is the subject of this months Halloween edition of Two States, One Story.

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Kansas City: 2 States; 1 Story - Voter Fraud Sep 15, 2020

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This month Diane and Bob look back on the voter fraud of the 1850s in the KC area that could have changed the course of history for America.

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08/14 - Kansas City: 2 States, 1 Story Aug 14, 2020

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Part 2 of our conversation with Missouri State History Professor Dr. Jeremy Neely discusses what KC landmarks could be in the market for a name change.

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07/15 Kansas City: 2 States, 1 Story -- Dr. Jeremy Neely Jul 15, 2020

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2020 is the year of change in America. When it comes to Confederate Statues, Kansas City and Missouri are right in the middle of controversy. Professor of History at Missouri State Dr. Jeremy Neely joins Diane and Bob to discuss what statues need to go in the Show Me State and KC.

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06/15 - History Podcast Jun 15, 2020

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Watts Mill may just be a strip mall to you and me but it actually played a very important role in establishing Kansas City as the city it is today.

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