Monroe Dodd

What's The Story Behind Your Street?

Matthew Long-Middleton — Fri, 10 May 2013 21:34:36 +0000

Have you ever wondered why a street is named the what it is? Or what that one person did that immortalized their name onto our mailing address? Some are fairly obvious, but many surprises abound when you start exploring. History host Monroe Dodd invites David Boutros, the Assistant Director at State Historical Society of Missouri, Daniel Serda a teacher at the KU school of Architecture Design and Planning, and Matt Gilligan of the Johnson County Museum to explore our streets and just how they became know for what they are today.

Your Memories of Walt Bodine

Bill Anderson and Matthew Long-Middleton — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:00:00 +0000

Walt Bodine, legendary Kansas City broadcaster and icon of the city, died Sunday at the age of 92. To celebrate the life and career of Bodine, Central Standard invites his fans, friends and colleagues to call in and share their memories of former Walt Bodine Show host both on and off the air.

Irish History in Kansas City

Matthew Long-Middleton and Claire McInerny — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:28:55 +0000

As St. Patrick's Day approaches next week, the 'Kiss Me I'm Irish' t-shirts are getting pulled out of the closets and shamrocks will plaster the city. Kansas City has a special relationship with Irish culture that goes hand in hand with the city's narrative.

Enemies: A History of the FBI

Matthew Long-Middleton — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 22:51:22 +0000

The Federal Bureau of Investigations is our federal police force, “to protect and defend the United States against terrorist and foreign intelligence threats and to enforce the criminal laws of the United States." However, in that mission the FBI has investigated its own citizens, even it's own presidents. Pulitzer prize winning author Tim Weiner discusses the complicated history of the FBI.

Historic Building Preservation In Kansas City

Jeffrey Harvey and Matthew Long-Middleton and Monroe Dodd — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 22:18:20 +0000

Change is inevitable. But what if that change affects a community-loved building, or historic landmark?

Dining Rooms Of Days Gone By

Jeffrey Harvey and Charles Ferruzza — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 18:03:43 +0000

Do you remember the Wishbone, Earl's Hamburgers, Po' Folks, Piccadilly Cafeteria, and the Athena on Broadway? Well, we do.

The History Of Holiday Shopping

Jeffrey Harvey and Monroe Dodd — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 22:18:56 +0000

Heads up y'all, there's only one weekend left to get that last-minute Christmas shopping done.

KC History: Eisenhower

Matthew Long-Middleton — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000

In his life Eisenhower lead the allied forces to victory in Europe, built the interstate system, and oversaw school integration, but what experiences built this man of action from Kansas?

Highlight Reel

Tomeka Weatherspoon and Bill Anderson and Charles Ferruzza and Monroe Dodd — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:30:43 +0000

We've got a rare treat for you.

Tune in this week when Food Critics Charles Ferruzza, of The Pitch and Fat City Blog, and Emily Farris, of Feed Me KC, join forces with history host Monroe Dodd to bring you a very special edition of Central Standard Friday.

KC History: Kansas Bureau Of Investigation

Tomeka Weatherspoon and Monroe Dodd — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:42:27 +0000

Coming up on Central Standard Friday, a look at some of the most high-profile criminal cases spanning the past 70 years in the state of Kansas.

For this show, we'll get a detailed history of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. History host Monroe Dodd talks with Larry Welch, author of Beyond Cold Blood: The KBI from Ma Barker to BTK.

KC History: What Led To Vietnam

Andrea Silenzi and Monroe Dodd — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:30:54 +0000

How did America end up in Vietnam? Coming up on Central Standard Friday, a look at the 40 years of political, military and diplomatic decisions that led to U.S. involvement in Indochina, going back to Versailles Peace Conference in 1919.

KC History: This WWI Memoir Isn't A Major Motion Picture, Yet

Andrea Silenzi and Monroe Dodd — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 19:53:51 +0000

Around the time that the 19th Century turned into the 20th, the most extraordinary man grew up in the woods of Western Missouri. There he learned to track and shoot with consummate skill. When the United States went to war in 1917, he went to war, used those skills, and came home with the highest decoration his country could bestow. He was an independent guy, who loved nothing more than doing combat in his own way. And when peace came, he handled it his own way, too.

KC History: Forgotten Tales of Missouri

Andrea Silenzi and Monroe Dodd — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:33:42 +0000

Coming up on Central Standard Friday, join host Monroe Dodd for a history of the Show Me State rarely shown, including the chamber pot war of 1812, Long’s Dragon Boat, and wind wagon technology from 1846.

KC History: Waldo & The Westport Presbyterian Church

Andrea Silenzi — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 21:26:22 +0000

Next time on Central Standard Friday, join historian Monroe Dodd for the history of the Waldo neighborhood with LaDene Morton, author of The Waldo Story.

PHOTOS: What Kansas Looked Like Then And What It Looks Like Now

Susan B. Wilson and Suzanne Hogan — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 13:30:05 +0000

If you happen to stand in one spot in a Kansas town or city, did you ever wonder what things looked like 100+ years ago?