The 41 Files

Mar 22 2024 100 ep. 30 mins 37

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The 41 Files Podcast takes a deeper look every week at the stories and trends in Kansas City, hosted by the staff of KSHB 41 News.

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Now Boarding, Ep. 12--A longtime flight attendant goes from fearful to fan on the new terminal

Mar 22 2024 30 mins

In the final episode of Now Boarding, KSHB 41's Taylor Hemness talks with Susie McKenzie, a 35-year flight attendant with American Airlines. Back in 2017, she voted against building the new terminal at KCI, because she was concerned that it would mean losing the convenience that she valued so much at the old terminals. Today, she's a big fan of the terminal. During this conversatio

Now Boarding, Ep. 11--Longtime Southwest Airlines employees describes the move to the new terminal

Feb 29 2024 33 mins

It's kind of like moving into a new house. That's how Mike Ward described the process of moving from the old terminals at KCI, to the new terminal in 2023. Ward is the Assistant Manager of Operations at KCI for Southwest Airlines. In this episode, he describes working conditions at the old terminals, what it was like to practice his team's jobs before the new terminal opened, that

Now Boarding, Ep. 10--KCI's new terminal gets its first real winter weather test

Jan 29 2024 25 mins

Were you lucky enough to fly out of Kansas City during the extreme cold weather we experienced in mid-January? Hopefully, that flight took you to someplace much warmer! But there were multiple days in January that had travelers very concerned about whether or not their flight would go on as scheduled. January presented the first real test for the new terminal at KCI in terms of sev

Now Boarding, Ep.9--Edgemoor before, during, and after building the terminal

Dec 20 2023 31 mins

Kansas City got very familiar with a company called Edgemoor during the construction of the new terminal at KCI. People from all over the KC area attended meetings the company hosted about the terminal's design, and now those people are getting to see which suggestions actually made the cut. KSHB 41 anchor Taylor Hemness chats with Edgemoor Senior Managing Director Geoff Stricker a

Meet the KC man who wrote the official "Grinch" sequel

Dec 11 2023 31 mins

Did you know the original "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" by Dr. Seuss was written in 1957? Today, the book, the animated films, even the live action film are big parts of the Christmas season for people all over the world. This year, the official sequel to the book, titled "How the Grinch Lost Christmas," is on store shelves just in time for Christmas. The author writing for Dr.

Now Boarding, Ep. 8--KC roofer talks terminal construction

Nov 29 2023 36 mins

The new terminal at KCI cost more than a billion dollars to build. That's hard for any traveler to put into perspective. But for the companies chosen to be involved in its construction, that represents man hours, and of course, potentially career-changing money. In this episode, I spoke to Mary McNamara, the President of Cornell Roofing in Independence. We talked about a job that s

Now Boarding, Ep. 7--Living near the airport

Oct 27 2023 24 mins

How long does it take you to get to KCI? My guest this week, Kim Kluge, lives about 12 minutes away. It's a big advantage when you travel a lot for work, like she does. So what does the new terminal mean for the neighborhoods around KCI, not just right now, but in the future?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Now Boarding, Ep. 6--Kansas City Councilman Kevin O'Neill

Sep 28 2023 33 mins

Kansas City International Airport is located within District 1 of the city's council districts, represented by Kevin O'Neill and Nathan Willett. In this episode, KSHB 41 news anchor Taylor Hemness wanted to get the perspective of what it's like to represent a district that has always included the airport, but now has such a massive potential impact with the construction of the term

Now Boarding, Ep. 5--How do you design an airport terminal?

Aug 17 2023 38 mins

Kansas City residents know that the years-long process to build a new terminal at KCI had more than its fair share of controversies. Beyond the question of whether or not the city needed a new single terminal were the opinions on what it should look like, how it would showcase/represent KC, and if it would maintain the convenience of the city's older terminals. In this episode, KS

Now Boarding Ep. 4--KCI in the eyes of a frequent flyer

Jul 12 2023 20 mins

How often do you fly, for work or personal reasons? For many Kansas Citians, air travel is a huge part of their regular lives. So the new single terminal at KCI is almost like your office being moved to a whole new building. In Episode 4 of Now Boarding, KSHB 41 anchor Taylor Hemness chats with Kevin White, who flies about three weeks out of every month, about what he's seen in the