The living legacy of Missouri's dramatic 1939 sharecroppers' strike
The living legacy of Missouri's dramatic 1939 sharecroppers' strike
Back in 1939, the world was a different place. For one thing, there were a lot more people involved in farming. In the B... Read more
22 Apr 2022
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29mins
Preserving the disappearing history of Missouri's 'Little Tuskegee'
Preserving the disappearing history of Missouri's 'Little Tuskegee'
Madelyn Paine remembers getting weighed at the Dalton elevator. Diane Pippens feels her light skin helped her pass for w... Read more
26 Jan 2022
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30mins
Digging Deep: Macon County Mining Memories
Digging Deep: Macon County Mining Memories
Episode 6—Digging Deep: Macon County Mining Memories. Climate change requires adaptation and, as a result, Missourians a... Read more
23 Dec 2021
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29mins
The View from Beacon Hill
The View from Beacon Hill
Kansas City is a city of neighborhoods. In this episode of Mo' Curious, Trevor Harris introduces us to a trio of long-ti... Read more
19 Nov 2021
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32mins
Start Your Engines: I-70 and Missouri's Culture
Start Your Engines: I-70 and Missouri's Culture
Episode 4 of the Mo' Curious by Missouri Life looks at the history of I-70, with a particular focus on how this busy hig... Read more
5 Oct 2021
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29mins
Communes Part 2: There is a Better Way
Communes Part 2: There is a Better Way
Here comes part two in our exploration of communes in Missouri. We look at utopian communities from the nineteenth centu... Read more
5 Oct 2021
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29mins
Communes Part 1: That American Ideal
Communes Part 1: That American Ideal
Here comes part one in our exploration of communes in Missouri. We look at utopian communities from the nineteenth centu... Read more
6 Aug 2021
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28mins
Missouri Rocks!
Missouri Rocks!
In the inaugural episode of our podcast Mo' Curious by Missouri Life we take a brief look at 1.5 billion years of geolog... Read more
23 Jun 2021
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29mins