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Michael Garozzo is an Italian restauranteur, a St. Louis native, a Chiefs mega-fan, a bonafide movie star, and a Kansas City household name. 

Mike started his career as a busboy at 13 with a dream of one day owning his own restaurant. Hailing from “The Hill”, St. Louis’s Italian neighborhood, Mike worked his way into the world of Italian fine dining before putting his own stamp on the Kansas City restaurant scene with “Garozzo’s Ristorante” in Columbus Park, where “Chicken Spiedini began!”

Mike has hosted everyone from Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid and his quarterback Patrick Mahomes to Tony Bennett and Kid Rock. In today’s episode he talks family, history, and the legends who made him who he is today. You’re in for a fun trip with the one and only Michael Garozzo.

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Jim Eddy is a Kansas City second-generation restauranteur and Kansas City native who has seen it all. Take a trip back in time to the food, entertainment, and lifestyle from the 1940s, ‘50’s and 60’s in Kansas City to today. The “Eddy Brothers” became world-famous during the era of the Supper Club Circuit, and Kansas City was right in the middle of the boom.

Eddy’s Supper Club at 13th and Baltimore was hoppin’ in the ‘50’s, hosting some of the biggest names in pop music. Jim Eddy talks through everything from mandated 24/7 bowling alleys during WWII, to a terrible business decision passing on a to-be pop icon, to the KC Chiefs and Popeye’s chicken. Take the wild ride through KC food history with Jim Eddy!

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Kate McLiney is a Kansas City blogger, influencer, and native with a passion for sharing all of KC’s best-kept secrets with the community. “LoKCal” hit Instagram five years ago, and Kate has since become one of the top influencers in the KC Metro. 

The Brookside local and Notre Dame de Sion grad made her way to Arkansas for college before returning home to KC and starting a career at Cerner, where she found herself surprised time and time again at all that her hometown now had to offer.

Five years ago, she felt inspired to start sharing the events, stories, meals, and businesses she was discovering through a blog and Instagram account appropriately named “LoKCal”. Covid transformed the passion project, bringing her deeper into conversation with the people behind the places. Today, Katie runs her own boutique recruiting firm — MAC Industries — and spends her free time exploring the people, places, and stories that make Kansas City so unique.

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The W Sports Podcast breaks down a great SuperBowl! 

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From the QB's to DLine, you know we have an X-Factor as we breakdown the big game! 

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Cliff Illig is an entrepreneur, a philanthropist, and a native Kansas Citian. Cliff went from working for his father loading punch cards into a computer, to writing up a business plan with some friends on a picnic bench in Loose Park, to founding Cerner, a $5 billion dollar healthcare software company. Now principal owner of Sporting Kansas City, Cliff talks Kansas City soccer and all that went into bringing the World Cup to our town. You’ll discover how saying things like, “figure it out”, “slog away at it” and “what would Neal do” became Cerner’s mantra for success.

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Episode 4.05 - Charcuterie: This week Garrick has us try an online wine challenge, we review a list of 21 must visit Orlando Themed restaurants and catch up on the NFL Divisional Championship Games.  We fit in a discussion on Universal's announcement on their new park, Universal's Epic Universe and the show Stargate SG-1 that we will definitely have to follow up on. 

Two rambling idiots stumble through rum, movies, television shows, theme parks, and all things Nerdy. With backgrounds in entertainment and theme park design you never know where each show will take you... but there will be booze. 

When Kyle Talbot left KC after high school he doubted he’d ever be back, but the city had a certain allure he could never shake. When Talbot returned in 2020, he set out to change the way real estate is sold. His venture has become a Youtube and Instagram sensation, with hundreds of videos highlighting the inside scoop on the exciting growth Kansas City has in store.

Talbot talks about growing up in Kansas City and the independence he had to develop during his childhood, the counselor who saw his potential and helped him succeed, his transition into real estate, and the ways KC inspired him towards his now-viral video content. 

Hear his expert thoughts on the next big developments in Kansas City — like Pennway Point, the Rock Island Bridge, and the South Loop Project — and more on the growth our city has in store.

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George Brett is Mr. Kansas City. He has spent 50 plus years inside the KC Royals organization, rising through the Minor Leagues, to the Major Leagues, to Cooperstown. 

George talks about his life, his brothers, his dad, and his career as only George can, and touches on the MLB Network’s recent documentary profiling his life - “Brett”. Join us for an in depth conversation with this legendary Hall of Famer, what motivated him, who helped him along the way and why he has never stopped giving back to the city he loves.

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We’ve got comedian, actor, and die hard Chiefs fan Rob Riggle in studio! We’re diving into the 2019 AFC Championship game aka “The Super Blood Wolf Moon Game” between the New England Patriots and the Kansas City Chiefs. Rob joins us on the couch (4:54). We go back in time to January 2019 (27:45). We run through these rosters (42:18). Then we dissect this OT thriller (51:30). We wrap this thing up by giving a very controversial score (1:18:27). 

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Sarah McEnerney, Kate Feder, Ben Messner, and Frank Boal ring in the new year by remembering some of the best moments from 2023 and looking forward to 2024 on “There’s Just Something About Kansas City.”

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The Duffy brothers are FINALLY back together in this weeks episode!

They talk James Cook and the PHENOMINAL performance against the Cowboys... with TWO Bills offense members not getting enough credit. 

The Duffy's talk giving Bills gifts Christmas and Ryan is now legit looking at his brother like he's a psycho.

Pat was off in Kansas City last week and met ALL kinds of Chiefs fans... and it turns out KC is doing something the Bills SHOULD have done for decades with their stadium.

And they look towards a PIVITAL game with the Chargers that has ONE of the Duffy boys WAY more nervous than he should be...

Kansas City resident and New York Times Best Selling author David Von Drehle wrote “The Book of Charlie” for his kids. Little did he know the impact it would have on people of all ages.

David talks about his rise from the youngest sports writer in the history of the Denver Post, to Time Magazine and Deputy Opinion Editor of the Washington Post. But it’s a friendship with his 102 year old Kansas City neighbor, Dr. Charles White, that inspired “The Book of Charlie.” In our opinion, it should be required reading for everyone. 

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Matt Besler is the pride and joy of Kansas City soccer. Born and raised in KC, Matt takes us on his amazing journey from a local club & high school player, to Notre Dame player of the year, to the Kansas City Wizards (now Sporting KC) first round SuperDraft pick and a defender for the United States Men's National Team in the 2014 World Cup.

Matt talks family, sharing the incredible story of scoring his one and only international goal just hours after welcoming his first-born daughter. He also talks friendship, and you’ll love hearing where he and Graham Zusi first became roommates after signing with the Kansas City Wizards.

Get ready for some incredible insights and stories and how he continues to give back to the city he loves.

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In today's episode, we’re raising a toast to Andy Rieger, the president, co-founder, and driving force behind J. Rieger & Co.

Andy's family built the historic Rieger Hotel in the years leading up to prohibition. Today, he has revived the family tradition of creating exceptional spirits, winning international acclaim in the world of craft distillation. And while Kansas Citians take great pride in our incredible "local distillery", J. Rieger & Co. has "passed the test" as one of the best distilleries in the country.

Andy shares his family story, the origin of J. Rieger & Co., and the importance of the craft, apprenticeship, and methodologies behind distilling. Even though the pandemic brought him to his knees, he figured out a way to keep his dream alive.

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In this episode, Wellington and Savon discuss a few Thanksgiving games including San Francisco's dominant win over Seattle, Green Bay's winning in Detroit, and how impressive Jordan Love's performances have been. Next up, they analyze the Eagles' Monday night win in Kansas City and the Chiefs' receivers and turnover issues. They also discuss Washington and Georgia staying undefeated plus a preview of Michigan-Ohio St. For their basketball topics, they discuss the Rockets having a surprise start to the season and Zach LaVine's frustration with the Bulls and possibly wanting a trade.

In the second half, they're joined by Maurice Hendricks, a longtime friend of the show to review André 3000's New Blue Sun album, discuss the uniqueness and artistic expression packed into it, also Drake's Scary Hours 3 and highlight the high-level rapping he displayed again and discuss if this is his best Scary Hours ever. For their next album review, they talk about Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz' Welcome 2 CollegeGrove collab album, Danny Brown's Quaranta, and Naomi Sharon's debut album Obsidian. 

It’s the #1 WWI Museum and Memorial in the world, and it has stood guard on Kansas City for almost 100 years. President and CEO of the National WWI Museum and Memorial Dr. Matthew Naylor, Ph. D., whose grandfather fought in the Great War and father fought in WWII, is a distinguished figure in the world of history and preservation.

The Australia native turned Kansas City leader walks us through this pivotal time in history and why the Great War and this museum has an enduring relevance today. Hear his thoughts on the “extraordinary cultural assets” our city has been blessed with, the incredible story of community support that has made them possible, and all that's in store for our city in 2026.

Whether you’re a Kansas City native, a travel lover, a history buff, or an Aussie at heart, today’s episode is one you won’t want to miss.

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Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, recap St. Louis CITY SC's MLS Cup Round 1 Game 2 loss and elimination from the MLS Cup Playoffs against Sporting KC! We talk initial reactions, highlights, low lights, player ratings, where we go from here, and much much more!

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