A day for independents?
Dave Helling, Steve Kraske, and Scott Canon discuss the push for an independent or third-party candidate in the presidential election. Could it happen? If not, why not? Listen to the Kansas City Star...
25 Maj 201628min
The Democrats' dilemma
Dave Helling and Scott Canon of the Star, and Steve Kraske of KCUR and the Star, discuss the damage from the continuing battle for the Democratic presidential nomination between Hillary Clinton and Se...
18 Maj 201627min
Joplin Tornado of 2011: A harrowing look inside St. John's Medical Center
Kansas City Star reporter Eric Adler reads a story that he and Laura Bauer wrote in May 2011 in the days following the Joplin tornado that killed 161 people and injured more than 1,000. Their story, "...
16 Maj 201626min
'It was like heading into a hellscape'
Kansas City Star reporters Eric Adler and Laura Bauer recall covering Joplin in the first few hours after a massive EF5 tornado swept through the city on May 22, 2011 and killed 161 people. The tornad...
12 Maj 201631min
Desire for more KC streetcars, patience for a new airport
Deep Background discusses the debut of Kansas City's streetcars, the delay on efforts to remake the airport and how Donald Trump complicates elections for Republican politicians. Listen to Scott Canon...
12 Maj 201624min
Donald Trump and his almost now-certain nomination
Kansas City Star reporters Dave Helling and Scott Canon, and Steve Kraske of KCUR's Up to Date and the Star, dissect Donald Trump's improbable but now-certain nomination by the Republican party. Learn...
5 Maj 201629min
A new airport, Kansas Republicans — and more Donald Trump
Dave Helling of the Star and Steve Kraske of KCUR and the Star discuss the politics of a vote on a new Kansas City airport, the contentious battle among Kansas Republicans, and the state of the presid...
28 Apr 201621min
New York weighs in on Trump while the political landscape shifts in Missouri and Kansas
The Kansas City Star's Scott Canon and KCUR's Steve Kraske discuss how the New York primary pushed Hillary Clinton closer to the nomination, the challenges still ahead for Donald Trump and how races f...
21 Apr 201622min
