Homegrown KC

Homegrown KC Adventure to the Zoo

I took an adventure with owner and founder of Urban Hikes KC, Lisa Pena through Strawberry Hill and Downtown KCK! Well researched history of the area, stunning views and beautiful architecture and murals, a chance to meet cool new people, and work out.

Hear the story of the Wyandots from 2nd Chief Louisa Libby of the Wyandot Nation of Kansas. There is a sensitivity warning for this episode.

Hear the story of the Wyandots from 2nd Chief Louisa Libby of the Wyandot Nation of Kansas. There is a sensitivity warning for this episode.

Anne Lacey and the Kansas Room Special Collection at the KCK Public Library

Topic 3 of Series 5 People of the Island This episode concludes the history of the Wyandotte National Burial Ground, and concludes this series.

Topic 3 of Series 5 People of the Island The story of the Wyandotte National Burial Ground begins...

Series 5 People of the Island, Topic 2 The Long Journey part 2 The history of the Wyandots from 1843 to present. There is a sensitivity warning for this episode

Series 5 People of the Island, Topic 2 The Long Journey part 1 The history of the Wyandot people after continued contact with settlers. There is a sensitivity warning for this epsiode.

Topic 1 of Series 5: People of the Island. An overview of western European and American interactions with and policies concerning indigenous groups. And a discussion of the Evil -Isms: Imperialism and Colonialism.

My thoughts and reactions after visiting the traveling exhibit Auschwitz Not Long Ago Not Far Away at Union Station in KC. There is a trigger warning for this episode.

New special exhibit by the Johnson County Museum: Redlined: Cities, Suburbs, and Segregation ; with Curator of Interpretation Andrew Gustafson. There is a sensitivity warning for this episode.

Conclusion to Topic 3 of Series 4, and the conclusion of series 4: Treasures of Kansas City. This episode explores the history of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art from the mid-90s to 2022.

an audio version of #homegrownkcadventure: the Negro League Baseball Museum

This episode examines the history of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in the '80s and '90s.

KC Monarchs and Negro League Baseball history with Phil Dixon.

2021 Year in Review

An exploration of the Museum's history during the 1960s and 1970s.

The history of the Museum during the 1940s and 50s and the men and women involved.

Conversation with Megan Burton from KSHS and KCAA.

Conversation with Ryan Maybee, owner of Rieger Distillery, a history Kansas City Whiskey Distillery.

Biographical narration of the lives of Laurence Sickman, Paul Gardner, and Langdon Warner who helped shape the Museum's policies and collections in the 1930s, and their work as Monuments Men during WWII.

A description and analysis of the architecture of the Nelson-Atkins Museum building and introduction to some of its earlies history.

How the Nelson family estates and the Atkins estate came together to create a single art museum, and the initial planning and design of the museum.

Interview with Art Museum historian Kristie Wolferman.