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Up To Date

Weekdays at 11am
Steve Kraske

Up to Date focuses on pressing issues, both local and national, including politics, economics, planning and design, history and entertainment - topics that have an impact on the lives of the Greater Kansas City region.

  • Monday: Psychologist Wes Crenshaw on Adult Children Living At Home
  • Tuesday: MLK's Mountaintop Speech / Changing The Kansas City Charter
  • Wednesday: Erik Stegman On Poverty / Behind The Gown: Betty Ford
  • Thursday:  Kris Kobach & Alvaro Vargas Llosa on Immigration / 90-Mile View
  • Friday: Art Of The Car Concours / Real Pirates / Weekend To-Do List

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Up to Date
6:00 pm
Mon June 10, 2013

The 2012 Election: An Epic Battle

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Victories for the Republican Party in the 2010 midterm elections seemed to block President Obama at every turn and the GOP appeared to have a clear shot at controlling all three branches of government.

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Up To Date
12:00 pm
Sun June 9, 2013

Embracing Anger To Be Happier

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Harriet Lerner's book, The Dance of Anger
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Have you ever felt so angry that steam could be pouring out your ears? 

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Up to Date
1:15 pm
Fri June 7, 2013

Up To Date's Indie, Foreign & Doc Critics' 'Three To See,' June 7-9, 2013

Scatter My Ashes At Bergdorf's is one of our critics' Three to See.
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Looking for a great film to see this weekend, June 7-9, 2013?

Up to Date's indie, documentary and foreign film critics share their three favorites showing on area screens.

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Up to Date
6:00 pm
Thu June 6, 2013

What's Showing In Independent, Foreign & Documentary Film, June 7

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A family man has a dark side… as a Mafia hitman, and one actress turns the camera on her own family as she searches for her biological father. 

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90-Mile View
1:51 pm
Thu June 6, 2013

90-Mile View: Eric Neill

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Weather plays a major role in agriculture.  Just ask dairyman Eric Neill.  Last summer it was drought, then record snows this past winter.  Now it's rain . . . lots and lots of rain.

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Up to Date
11:45 am
Thu June 6, 2013

The Weekend To-Do List: June 7-9, 2013

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Scottish dancing is one of the events on the schedule for the Scottish Highland Games and Celtic Festival.
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Looking for ways to celebrate the end of school the weekend of June 7-9, 2013? Brian McTavish has some ideas for you on the Weekend To-Do List.

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6:00 pm
Wed June 5, 2013

Balancing Life With Yoga

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Breathing correctly is an important part of yoga, according to Max Strom.
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Breathe in, breathe out. It's a common exercise in yoga, and one yoga master is trying to spread the word.

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6:00 pm
Tue June 4, 2013

An Unconventional First Lady

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Thomas Jefferson's eldest and favorite daughter, Martha Jefferson Randolph, would often assume the role of First Lady after her mother died.

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6:00 pm
Tue June 4, 2013

Behind The Scenes At Harvesters

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To feed more than 66,000 people every week Harvesters needs an advanced and organized warehouse operation to collect and distribute all this food to over 26 counties.

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6:00 pm
Mon June 3, 2013

ExxonMobil: From PR Disaster To Global Player

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Steve Coll's 'Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power' wins the 2012 Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year.
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The images of oil-coated animals on the beach after the Exxon Valdez oil spill rallied environmentalists, but the company has made quite the recovery since then.

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6:00 pm
Mon June 3, 2013

Kansas City Royals: Rocketing Start To Steep Decline

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Pitcher James Shields high-fives third baseman Mike Moustakas after the Royals' win over at their home opener in April.
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How can a team that began the season so brilliantly currently be in the basement?

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11:04 am
Mon June 3, 2013

Kansas Legislature Finishes In Overtime

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The Kansas Legislature passed its budget and tax plan Sunday morning.
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The Kansas Legislature finished its overrunning session in the early hours of June 2, passing its budget and tax plans.

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12:00 pm
Sun June 2, 2013

Getting Comfort From Animals

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Some young girls interact with a comfort dog from Lutheran Church Charities after the tornado in Moore, Okla.
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Your pet always seems to know when you’re upset, and maybe you’ve noticed that cuddling with Fido or Fluffy makes you feel calmer. 

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Up To Date
2:16 pm
Fri May 31, 2013

90-Mile View: James White

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James Mahlon White, Publisher of The Benton County Enterprise
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James White is the fifth-generation publisher of the Benton County Enterprise, the weekly paper started by his great, great grandfather in 1879 down in Warsaw, Missouri.

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10:03 am
Fri May 31, 2013

Up To Date's Indie, Foreign & Doc Critics' 'Three To See', May 31-June 2, 2013

'Mud' stars Matthew McConaughey.
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By and and Cynthia Haines

Looking for a great film to see the weekend of May 31-June 2, 2013? 

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