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  • Host: Steve Kraske
  • Up to Date focuses on all things Kansas City, including lifestyle, politics, economics, entertainment and social points of view on the lives of the greater community. The show utilizes the views of informed guests, listeners via telephone and tape, vigorous debate, live interviews, commentary and more. Steve Kraske is the political correspondent for The Kansas City Star and covers local, state and national politics.
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The Greatest Science Stories Never Told

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In the week when this year's Nobel Prizes are awarded, we look back at some of the greatest scientific inventions and how a few of the best are the result of accidents. Steve Kraske talks with author Rick Beyer about his new book The Greatest Science Stories Never Told which looks a science from a new angle.

Free Health Clinic Comes to Bartle Hall

Tue, Dec 8 Listen
Steve Kraske talks with Sheri Wood, Executive Director of the Kansas City Free Health Clinic and Dr. Bridget McCandless, Medical Director of the Jackson County Free Health Clinic about a large free medical clinic coming to Bartle Hall this week. They discuss the challenges coordinating such a large clinic, what may happen to clinics like theirs if Congress ends up approving universal health coverage, the state of uninsured in Kansas City, and the biggest health consequences when people lose...

Culinary Expeditions: Nigella Lawson

Mon, Dec 7 Listen
As part of Up to Date's continuing Culinary Expeditions series Steve Kraske broadcasts live from Webster House in Kansas City's crossroads district where we spend the hour with celebrity chef Nigella Lawson talking about new cookbook Nigella Christmas with suggestions for elegant yet easy-to-make recipes for Christmas. On our menu today with Webster House executive chef Charles d'Ablaing: a Boozy British Trifle, Roast Squash and Sweet Potato Soup... a use for leftover goose... and a rolled...

Packaging Boyhood: Saving Our Sons From Superheroes, Slackers, and Other Me

Fri, Dec 4 Listen
In Packaging Boyhood: Saving Our Sons From Superheroes, Slackers, and Other Media Stereotypes, authors Lyn Mikel Brown, Mark Tappan, and Sharon Lamb scrutinize cartoons, video games, and movies to examine the stereotypes that marketers and the media sell boys about what it means to be a boy. Today guest host Brian Ellison talks with Brown and Tappan about how parents can broach these subjects with their sons, and discuss what tools boys can use to help resist these messages.

Fmr. U.S. Senator Jean Carnahan / Farragut North at the Unicorn / Weekend T

Thu, Dec 3 Listen
Guest host Brian Ellison speaks with former U.S. Senator Jean Carnahan (D-MO). Carnahan's new memoir is titled The Tide Always Comes Back: And Other Irrefutable Truths and Assurances She discusses her family’s political lineage, how faith guides her life, and her own political legacy. Also, Playwright Beau Willimon and actor Mark Thomas talk about "Farragut North", a new production on stage at the Unicorn Theatre. They discuss how Beau's real-life experience as a staffer for presidential...

30,000 New Troops in Afghanistan / Outsourcing U.S. Foreign Policy/ Ecologi

Wed, Dec 2 Listen
President Obama announced last night that he's sending 30,000 more troops to Afganistan. In the first portion of today's program guest host Stephen Steigman speaks with Bob Beatty, an associate professor of political science at Washburn University about the announcement. We also hear listeners' thoughts on the increase. Then, a covnersation with Middlebury College international relations professor Allison Stanger about her new book One Nation Under Contract: The Outsourcing of American Power...

Media Critics: Are Political Pundits Past their Prime? Over- and Under-Cove

Tue, Dec 1 Listen
Are the over-the-top pundits bad for their parties? Up to Date's media critics roundtable bats that topic around the table as Kansas City Star readers' representative Derek Donovan, KCUR producer/host Sylvia Maria Gross, and University of Kansas School of Journalism associate professor Mike Williams join Steve Kraske to evaluate news coverage of major events of the day. We also examine 2009's most over- and under-covered stories.

FBI special agent Robert Herndon

Mon, Nov 30 Listen
As an FBI special agent Robert Herndon handled the nation's biggest agriculture price-fixing case, and the Robert Courtney scandal involving diluting cancer drugs. Steve Kraske talks with Herndon about working on those cases, the life lessons Herndon has learned from the people he's helped lock up, and how he feels about the movie based on his work.

Senator Jim Talent on Bio-terrorism Preparedness

Mon, Nov 30 Listen
Steve Kraske talks with former U.S. Senator Jim Talent of Missouri. He's co-chaired a federal panel on bio-terrorism preparedness that shows that the U.S. isn't well-enough prepared for a potential bio-terrorism attack.

FBI Special Agent Robert Herndon / Former U.S. Senator Jim Talent on Bioter

Mon, Nov 30 Listen
As an FBI special agent Robert Herndon handled the nation's biggest agriculture price-fixing case, and the Robert Courtney scandal involving diluting cancer drugs. In the first portion of today's show Steve Kraske talks with Herndon about working on those cases. They also discuss the life lessons Herndon has learned from the people he's helped lock up, and how he feels about the movie based on his work. In the second half of the program Steve Kraske talks with former U.S. Senator Jim Talent...

Why Dogs Are Better Than Cats / Your Black Friday Stories / Weekend To-Do L

Fri, Nov 27 Listen
In the first portion of today's program guest host Brian Ellison talks with Bradley Trevor Greive about the argument of his book Why Dogs Are Better Than Cats. We examine some of the more lovable qualities found in canines versus cats... such as dogs teach us patience while cats test our patience, and dogs are social while cats are sociopaths. We also discuss if there's truth in Greive's bottom line... dogs want love: cats want fish. Also today - a look at today's shopping madness. We talk...

Wine Expert Doug Frost / Chef Ted Habiger on Thanksgiving Pairings

Wed, Nov 25 Listen
Steve Kraske sits down with wine consultant and writer Doug Frost, one of three people in the world to hold the dual designation Master Sommelier and Master of Wine. Frost helps pair the right wine for your Thanksgiving meal based in part on our own pairing of wine in our studios with the culinary creations Chef Ted Habiger of Room 39. We examine which wines are best for specific holiday meals, which wines make the best gifts, and which ones are good for first time wine drinkers. You'll find...

Juvenile Diabetes / New Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines

Tue, Nov 24 Listen
Steve Kraske talks with Grace Chisholm, a Youth Ambassador for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and fourth grade student with Type 1 diabetes. Chisholm, her mother Laura Chisholm, and Children's Mercy Hospital Associate Medical Director of Diabetes Program Dr. Angela Turpin-Nelson discuss Grace's trip to Washington, DC, examine the "Promise to Remember Me" campaign, talk about promising treatments for Type 1 diabetes, and the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. Also, Dr....

Congressman Dennis Moore Announces He's Not Seeking Re-Election / Religion

Mon, Nov 23 Listen
In the first portion of today's program Steve Kraske talks with University of Kansas political science professor Burdett Loomis about U.S. Congressman Dennis Moore's decision not to seek re-election in 2010. Also today, our Religion Roundtable explores how a number of religious groups and congregations are trying to bring a new generation back into places of worship.

Removal of KC City Manager Wayne Cauthen

Fri, Nov 20 Listen
Steve Kraske talks with Kansas City Star City Hall reporter Lynn Horsley, Council members Bill Skaggs and Ed Ford as well as attorney and former City Council member Dan Cofran about the sudden suspension of KC City Manager Wayne Cauthen.

A Christmas Story: The Musical / City Council Boots Wayne Cauthen / Weekend

Fri, Nov 20 Listen
In the first portion of today's show Steve Kraske talks with Kansas City Rep artistic director Eric Rosen, director of "A Christmas Story, The Musical". We examine what went into adapting the movie and book into the Rep's Pre-Broadway world premiere. We also talk with screenwriter and film professor Mitch Brian about the trend to adapt popular films for stage. Also today - Steve Kraske talks with Kansas City Star City Hall reporter Lynn Horsley, Council members Bill Skaggs and Ed Ford as...

Journalist Jon Lee Anderson on Afghanistan & Iraq / Actor Roger Rees

Thu, Nov 19 Listen
Journalist Jon Lee Anderson talks about his reporting from the front lines of Afghanistan, Iraq, Guinea, and elsewhere. Steve Kraske talks with Anderson about about his experiences on the fall of Baghdad during the U.S. invasion in 2003, and his experiences in Afghanistan. Also, actor Roger Rees visits to talk about his one man Shakespeare show "What You Will", which covers characters ranging from Juliet's nurse to a gory Macbeth to an exhausted Hamlet.

Obama Campaign Manager David Plouffe

Wed, Nov 18 Listen
Steve Kraske talks with Obama campaign manager David Plouffe about the historic campaign and his book The Audacity to Win. We'll examine how Obama for America garnered funding and support, and how it felt when the team eventually won the race. We also discuss what Plouffe is currently doing now the election is over, and why he isn't working in the White House.

Artist Shane Evans / Composer Avner Dorman on New KC Symphony Piano Concert

Tue, Nov 17 Listen
Kansas City illustrator/artist Shane Evans talks about his creativity and how it comes alive in children's books, including his first solo written/illustrated Olu's Dream and his "Dream Studio", part gallery, workspace, and arts venue for the Kansas City community. In the second half of the program composer Avner Dorman and pianist Alon Goldstein discuss their collaboration with the Kansas City Symphony in a new piano concerto penned by Dorman and performed by Goldstein. It's titled "Lost...

Robert Altman: The Oral Biography

Mon, Nov 16 Listen
Today Steve Kraske talks with Mitchell Zuckoff about Kansas City native and famed director Robert Altman. Zuckoff is author of new book titled Robert Altman: The Oral Biography which gives an intimate look at Altman's life - the early years before making it in Hollywood, his thoughts on the success of M*A*S*H the TV show, and his secret heart transplant. We also talk with Kathryn Reed Altman, the late director's wife of nearly 50 years, and Frank Barhydt, a screenwriter who collaborated with...

Friday the 13th and Superstitions / Vocal Group Octarium

Fri, Nov 13 Listen
In honor of the unluckiest day of the year Steve Kraske and professional paranormal investigator and Skeptical Inquirer science magazine writer Joe Nickell discusses superstitions. We examine the history of Friday the 13th and some popular superstitions, look at what motivates us to be superstitious, and what role science is playing in superstitions. Also - a conversation with members of the vocal group Octarium. Steve Kraske talks with ensemble director Krista Blackwood, and composers Steve...

Author John Irving

Thu, Nov 12 Listen
Steve Kraske talks with novelist John Irving about his unique writing style, his latest book Last Night in Twisted River and its theme of wanting to control the uncontrollable.

Novelist John Irving / Weekend To-Do List

Thu, Nov 12 Listen
Steve Kraske talks with novelist John Irving about his unique writing style. We discuss his latest book Last Night in Twisted River and its theme of wanting to control the uncontrollable. We'll also talk about his experience in the movie business, and his Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for his work The Ciderhouse Rules. Also, Brian McTavish of KC Confidential returns with his Weekend To-Do List.

Rural Brain Drain and What It Means for America / New York Times Columnist

Wed, Nov 11 Listen
Steve Kraske talks with Maria Kefalas about her book Hollowing Out the Middle: The Rural Brain Drain and What It Means for America. They discuss the rural brain drain and the exodus of young people from America's countryside and what happens to the towns that they desert, and the people who are left behind. In the last portion of the show Kraske talks with New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd about her inspiration, her more favorite references, and if it's ever awkward meeting the people...

Pain Management / High School Sports Injuries

Tue, Nov 10 Listen
Steve Kraske talks with Dr. Ann Karty of the American Academy of Family Physicians and Myra Christopher, president and CEO of the Center for Practical Bioethics about why pain is under-treated, what's being done to promote better pain management, and what treatments are currently available to help alleviate pain. In the second portion of today's Shane Foster, head of The Barstow School, Barstow senior athlete Kenny Fox, and Dr. James Kelly of Children's Mercy Hospital discuss high school...

Regionalism - Are We Better or Worse off being on a State Line?

Mon, Nov 9 Listen
A conversation about the benefits and the pitfalls of being split along a state border. David Warm, executive director of the Mid-America Regional Council and Chris Lester, Senior Vice President of Business Growth for the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce discuss the positives to being split into Kansas and Missouri - such as greater representation in the U.S. Congress - and the pitfalls, such as different municipalities having different taxation laws. We also talk about why people on...

John Hodgman on More Information Than You Require / the Music Genome Projec

Fri, Nov 6 Listen
Guest host Maria Carter talks with John Hodgman about his book More Information Than You Require, role as a "Famous Minor Television Personality", his work on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and why Mac users just love to point at his geeky glasses. In the second portion of the show we talk with critically acclaimed composer, pianist, and musicologist Nolan Gasser, the chief architect of the Music Genome Project, the musical technology behind the famous Pandora personalized radio...

John Hodgman on More Information Than You Require

Fri, Nov 6 Listen
In 2005, John Hodgman, (The Daily Show as the "Resident Expert" and as "PC" in the iconic Apple TV commercials) published his first compendium of Complete World Knowledge, The Areas of My Expertise, a handy volume of fake trivia and made-up facts. Hodgmania was born. Virtually overnight, John was whisked from tweedy obscurity to the high ether of minor celebrity. And from his strange new vantage point as a "Famous Minor Television Personality", John realized that there is some world...

Nolan Gasser, Chief Architect of the Music Genome Project

Fri, Nov 6 Listen
Nolan Gasser, in addition to being a critically acclaimed composer, pianist, and musicologist is the chief architect of the Music Genome Project, the musical technology behind the famous Pandora personalized radio application - which is fast changing the nature of radio. We talk with Gasser about breaking down the "genome" of a musical composition, how musicians at Pandora categorize a particular piece of music, and why the selections you hear on Pandora are so well programmed for your own...

"Tear Down This Wall" / Astronaut Sally Ride

Thu, Nov 5 Listen
Today guest host Fred Logan talks with Romesh Ratnesar about his book Tear Down This Wall: A City, A President, and the Speech that Ended the Cold War Time, his search deep into American and former East German archives, and how both Reagan and Gorbachev played indispensable roles in bringing about an end to the United States-Soviet Union rivalry. In the last portion of the show America's first woman astronaut, Sally Ride discusses the Sally Ride Science Festival and its goal of encouraging...

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