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Hosted by Laura Darnell · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 106 episodes
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A podcast dedicated exploring Kansas City's fascinating history and to sharing stories from its rich past.Homegrown KC is a podcast written and produced by Laura Darnell. I love history and wanted to share my passion with others, especially my passion for local history which is so rarely taught in schools.Every episode will delve into a person, place, or event from Kansas City’s multi-hued historical narrative.Be sure to listen and subscribe, rate and review. For more information you can visit my website: https://homegrownkc.wordpress.com/. I am also on Facebook, Instagram, Pintrest, and Twitter as Homegrown KC. You can also find me on Audea. Go to https://audea.io/, create a free account, and then search for and subscribe to Homegrown KC. Patreon Subscribers will receive exclusive access to bonus interviews with other local historians, a shoutout on the show, and an item from Homegrown_KC_Store valued at $5 or less.Support the podcast: subscribe to Patreon or Redcircle: https://
Laura Darnell hosts Homegrown KC, a history show with 106 episodes published.


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...

Prohibition lasted from 1920 to 1933. Kansas City was known as a wide-open town during that time, meaning alcohol was still readily available.

Minisode of my Adventure to the Mayan exhibit at Union Station

Adventure through the American Art Deco: Designing for the People 1918-1939 exhibit at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Adventure Minisode: Historic Northeast Urban Hike with Urban Hikes KC

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

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

The end is come. Pendergast goes to prison and the Machine collapses.

Conversation with Archaeologist Dr. Ann Raab about her work in Bates County Missouri. There is a sensitivity warning for mentions of war and violence.

Sensitivity Warning: introduction does include brief mention of genocide and public shootings. Series 8 We The People Topic 2 Biography of Harry S Truman from birth to marriage.


Conversation with Amy Loch from the Wyandotte County Historical Society about their new special exhibit on the Fairfax Industrial District

Patreon Exclusive: Interview with Director Amy Loch of the Wyandotte County Museum about their special exhibit on the original Kansas City, KS 1868-1886

Series 8 2024:We The People Topic 1 A look at the Presidential National Conventions hosted in KC: RNC in 1900, DNC in 1928, and RNC in 1976.

A look back at what was accomplished in 2023, and a glimpse of what is coming in 2024.

An introduction to the Johnson County Museum


Conversation with Alana Smith, President of the Westport Historical Society
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