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The Two-Way
1:29 pm
Wed May 16, 2012

Chipping In To Your Office Lottery Pool? Read This First

Tim Boyle / Getty Images

Here's yet another reminder about why it's important to have somebody write down the rules and keep accurate records if you're pooling money at the office to buy lottery tickets.

After all, for every heart-warming story about "three amigos" who seem to have gotten along swimmingly and deserved the money they won, there are tales such as this:

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Central Standard
2:02 pm
Tue May 15, 2012

MLK's Spiritual & Intellectual Father

We may see Martin Luther King, Jr., as the father of the civil rights movement, but history teaches us that the 'family' around movements has its roots in previous generations.

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KC Currents
12:47 pm
Mon May 14, 2012

Penn Valley Skate Park, Jazz Meets Gamelan

Skaters test out new obstacles at Penn Valley Park.
Sylvia Maria Gross / KCUR

The show for May 13, 2012. Click "Listen" to hear the entire show; see below for individual stories:

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Central Standard Friday
12:14 pm
Thu May 10, 2012

KC History: Friends Of The Sheffield Cemetery Prepare For Ed Asner Fundraiser

Sheffield Cemetery

The Sheffield Cemetery is the second largest Jewish cemetery in the Kansas City area and certainly one of the oldest, but until recently, it didn't look like such an area of prestige.

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Central Standard Friday
1:29 pm
Wed May 9, 2012

KC History: Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum Celebrates 100th Anniversary

Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum

What comes to mind when you think of famous Missourians? Brad Pitt, or Thomas Hart Benton, or Sheryl Crow? Well, of course, but even more long-enduring is the beloved author and satirist Mark Twain.

On Central Standard Friday, our host Monroe Dodd interviews Cindy Lovell, executive director of the Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum. The museum celebrates its 100th anniversary on May 15th.

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May 6, 2012
4:59 pm
Mon May 7, 2012

Art In A Foreclosed Mansion, Indian Missions In Kansas, Xanath Caraza

The show for May 6, 2012. Click "Listen" to hear the entire show; see below for individual stories:

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