Missouri Humanities

Jan 27 2025 23 ep. 50 mins 12

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For season 4 of the Missouri Humanities podcast, "Missouri Voices: Civics & Citizenry", our conversation will consider individual and collective roles in civic engagement and democratic participation as we examine the bold "American Experiment" of a government run by and for the people, a vision rooted in the Constitution of the United States. With our featured guests, we will look at sweeping social movements to cast ballots and engage in policy as we explore the complex history of American democracy and Missouri's enduring participation. Join us as we consider the role of civility in democracy and ask ourselves: What is the role of citizenry in our “American Experiment,” past, present, and future? How can we employ civics to build a “more perfect union?” PAST SEASONS: Season 1, "Eat, THINK, & Be Merry: Missouri's Foodways and Edible History" Season 2, "Roots & Routes: The Movement and Settlement of Missourians" Season 3, "Missouri Marvels: Humanities, Discovery, and Innovation" LET US KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS! Take our survey: https://forms.gle/mdqsf9SrVNpyeXfV7

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S4 E1: How Do You "Do" Civics?

Jan 27 2025 42 mins

In our Season 4 premiere, we sit down with Dr. Jay Sexton, Director of the Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democrazy at Mizzou. As we explore the theme of "Civics and Citizenry" throughout this year, Dr. Sexton will guide us through defining some of the ideas and terms we’ll encounter this year and set the stage to help us better understand the role of civics in our daily live

S3 E5: What do Walt Disney, J.C. Penney, The Pony Express, and Sliced Bread Have in Common?

Oct 18 2024 41 mins

What do Walt Disney, J.C. Penney, the Pony Express, and Sliced Bread have in common? They all have incredible stories of innovation originating along Missouri’s Highway 36! Also known as The Way of American Genius, Highway 36 from St. Joseph to Hannibal connects individuals and inventions from rural communities in America's Heartland. In this special episode, we’re sharing a pr

S3 E4: How Can We Engage with Stories of the Enslaved?

Aug 14 2024 48 mins

For the latest episode of Missouri Marvels, we dig into a groundbreaking initiative from Washington University in St. Louis, The Wash U and Slavery Project. Our conversation will highlight the St. Louis Integrated Database of Enslavement (or SLIDE), which makes historic Census and other key data searchable online, as well as efforts to revisit connections between slavery and WashU'

S3 E3: Why Do We Still Care About the World's Fair?

Jun 12 2024 37 mins

In this episode, we invite you to meet us in St. Louis, Louis, for a conversation about the 1904 World's Fair. Joining our discussion is Adam Kloppe, a public historian with the Missouri Historical Society who worked on the new World's Fair Exhibit at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park, which opened in April 2024. We discuss both the new perspectives and harsh realities fac

S3 E2: What Do You Ask an Astronaut?

Mar 22 2024 43 mins

Our guest for Episode 2 is Dr. Linda Godwin. Selected by NASA as an astronaut candidate in June 1985, Dr. Godwin became an astronaut in July 1986. A veteran of four space flights, Dr. Godwin has logged over 38 days in space, including over 10 EVA hours in two spacewalks. She retired from NASA in 2010 and is now a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the

S3 E1: Can Our Earthly Ways Thrive in the Cosmos?

Feb 26 2024 57 mins

Space settlement is rapidly becoming ever more likely. Will it look like the utopian vision of Star Trek? Or the dark future of Star Wars? Can our earthly ways thrive in the cosmos? For the first episode of this new season, we are thrilled to be able to share with you a previously recorded program from Missouri Humanities. On Feb 17th, 2024, Missouri Humanities held their Keynote E

S2 E7: Roots & Routes of Indigenous Missouri

Dec 22 2023 37 mins

As we conclude our season on the Roots & Routes of Missourians, we bring it back to the beginning to discuss Missouri’s first peoples. Joining our conversation for our final episode is Greg Olson, an independent researcher and author who lives in Columbia, Missouri. Greg talks with us about the vast and complex history of native peoples in this area, as well as the massive un

S2 E6: Preserving Hispanic Stories in Missouri

Nov 27 2023 69 mins

Dr Gene Chavez is known for documenting the life experiences of Mexican and other immigrants in the Midwest. In this episode, we discuss the impact of hispanic peoples putting down roots in Missouri, as well as Gene's work preserving Hispanic histories and his dedication to lifting up Hispanic voices, bringing awareness to these often untold or under-represented stories in Missouri

S2 E5: The Irish American Experience

Oct 09 2023 50 mins

Our conversation for this episode features Patrick Murphy, an author and former television producer with 9 PBS in St Louis. He’s penned three books: Candy Men: The Story of Switzer’s Licorice, The Irish in St. Louis: From Shanty to Lace Curtain, and Places to Pray: Holy Sites in Catholic Missouri. We discuss the immigrant experience in Missouri, his inspiration behind writing a

S2 E4: The Roots of the Genealogy Craze

Jun 09 2023 41 mins

Family historian and genealogist Kate Huffman helps us answer questions about finding our roots. She has over a decade of experience in the field and even started her own genealogy firm, "Historic Kate Genealogy." We discuss the drastic increase in public interest in genealogy, how technological advancements have changed the field, and the most fascinating parts of her job. We hope