Sylvia Maria Gross
Storytelling EditorSylvia Maria Gross is storytelling editor at KCUR 89.3. Reach her on Twitter @pubradiosly.
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Suddenly, everyone seems to be using the word "y'all." But what do we mean when we use that word? Is it a bad case of appropriation? Is it racist? One… -
Anthony Ladesich never got to buy his dad a drink. He died when Anthony was only 19. But after listening to his father's old reel-to-reel tapes, Anthony… -
As more young people identify as Nones (as in "no religious affiliation"), are they still making room for rituals in their daily lives?Subscribe on… -
As a kid, Ed Dwight never dreamed he might one day go to the moon, but he did fantasize about escaping life in Kansas. And it was that idea of escape that… -
In the 1990s, fiddler Dennis Stroughmatt was a student at Southwest Missouri State University when a folklore professor made a passing reference to a…
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A shooting in Olathe, Kansas that left one Indian man dead and another injured has captured national and international attention. How does violence like… -
There's no question that the McDonald's Happy Meal was invented in Kansas City, Missouri. The question is...who invented it? To find an answer, we go on a… -
KCUR Studios released today Midwesternish, a new podcast about the thinkers, doers and makers in the middle of the country.Jumping off from Kansas City,… -
A visit to a local olive oil shop, then KCUR's Food Critics search out the best pasta dishes in and around KC.Plus, the latest news from KC's restaurant… -
From 60 degrees to a winter weather advisory in just a couple of days: yes, the weather here can be manic. A chat with Mike July, who recently retired…
