Central Standard
Central Standard is a talk show fueled by curiosity and critical thinking.
We tell the stories of people who matter in the Kansas City region.
Latest Episodes
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Segment 1: Rye's Megan Garrelts is a semi-finalist for a James Beard Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef. While some pastry chefs make a name for themselves…
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Segment 1: Can we really expect people to stay home from work when they're sick if they don't get paid sick leave?In Missouri and Kansas, employers are…
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Segment 1: How voters are feeling the day after the 2020 Missouri Democratic Primary.Yesterday’s primary in Missouri and several other states may have…
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Segment 1: In 1990, Deanna Dikeman took a photo of her parents waving goodbye to her as she drove away.She continued to take these pictures for decades…
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Segment 1: Inequality in the story of lead contamination and lead removal.Homes in Kansas City's oldest and one-time affluent neighborhoods are now lived…
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Turnout among younger voters so far in the Democratic presidential primary contest has been lower than expected. Still, many college students in the…
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Kansas City is becoming more welcoming for black women who want to start their own businesses.Adrienne Haynes, the managing partner at the business law…
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Segment 1: What if instead of the Confederate flag, the symbol of the Civil War was a worn out dish rag?The current exhibit at H&R Block Artspace is about…
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Less than a week before the Missouri preisdential primaries, on the day that the Democratic field narrowed to a final two candidates, Kansas City area…
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Segment 1: A new exhibit at the Fed highlights a surge of businesses owned by black women.Between 2002 and 2012, the number of businesses owned by black…