Streetwise (The Pitch KC)
110 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsA podcast from The Pitch Kansas City, hosted by Editor-in-Chief Brock Wilbur, covering Kansas City's best and worst and all points in between. Pitch in and we'll get through it.
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Episodes
Real Talk About The Kansas City Mayor's Race
June 14, 2019 18:21 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBToday on the pod: longtime Kansas City political journalist and Pitch contributor Barbara Shelly joins Pitch editor David Hudnall to talk about next Tuesday's election, which will determine whether Jolie Justus or Quinton Lucas will succeed Sly James as Kansas City's mayor. We also look back on Sly's eight-years as mayor. Here's Barb's piece on Sly's legacy. Here's Barb's piece on Sly and Quinton. Thanks to Snacky for the theme music. Subscribe to City Rag on iTunes or Spotify. ...
New Jack City
June 06, 2019 16:24 - 46 minutes - 43 MBMad Jack's. Mad Jack's on Troost. Mac's Fish and More. Fat Jack's. Jax. What's up with all these fish places? Why do they all sound the same? Do they all taste the same? The Fish Boys are here with City Rag host David Hudnall to untangle the web of KC fish houses and unlock the deep-fried mysteries that lie within. Thanks to Snacky for the theme music. Subscribe to City Rag on iTunes or Spotify. And subscribe to the City Rag newsletter, which sends you tasty Kansas City content ever...
Millennial Witch Culture and Other Metaphysical Pursuits
May 27, 2019 18:00 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBA chat with writer Liz Cook about the surprising resurgence of Kansas City's metaphysical community. Here's Liz's piece. It's also on the cover of the May issue of The Pitch. Thanks to Snacky for the theme music. Subscribe to City Rag on iTunes or Spotify. And subscribe to the City Rag newsletter, which sends you tasty Kansas City content every Saturday.
On QuikTrip
May 12, 2019 19:06 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBLibrarian and local QuikTrip scholar Dylan Little joins Pitch editor David Hudnall to share some fire takes on the convenience mart & gas station's standing in Kansas City. Thanks to Snacky for the theme music. Subscribe to City Rag on iTunes or Spotify. And subscribe to the City Rag newsletter, which sends you tasty Kansas City content every Saturday.
Super Terrific Whole Foods Happy Hour
April 29, 2019 19:25 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBThe Whole Foods in Brookside has a happy hour. Pro: delicious, discounted seafood. Con: What's up with this three-drink maximum? Lots going on here, and this week host and Pitch editor David Hudnall is joined by the Fish Mongers to chop it all up. Thanks to Snacky for the theme music. Subscribe to City Rag on iTunes or Spotify. And subscribe to the City Rag newsletter, which sends you tasty Kansas City content every Saturday.
A People's (unreliable and incomplete) History of Waldo Retail
April 23, 2019 22:33 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBToday's topic: Waldo retail in the 1980s and 1990s. Pitch editor David Hudnall is joined by Big Hatt and Andrew Vontz, San Francisco journalist, amateur Waldo folklorist, and host of the Choose the Hard Way podcast. House of Hunan, Kamikaze Koast, the old Circle K on Gregory: We will not forget you. Thanks to Snacky for the theme music. Subscribe to City Rag on iTunes or Spotify. And subscribe to the City Rag newsletter, which sends you tasty KC content every Saturday.
A Guy Fieri walks into a fake dive bar...
April 08, 2019 05:34 - 38 minutes - 34.8 MBWhen is a man more than a man? When he’s a Guy — Fieri, to be precise, the Food Network star and latest celebrity to slap his name on a restaurant in the Power & Light District. This week on City Rag, Pitch editor David Hudnall chats with Pitch restaurant critic Liz Cook about Fieri's new KC taco-eatery-slash-"dive-bar." Spoiler alert: Liz's review is not favorable! Thanks to Snacky for the theme music. Subscribe to City Rag on iTunes or Spotify. And subscribe to the City Rag news...
The Crab District
March 28, 2019 18:23 - 40 minutes - 37 MBWelcome to City Rag, a podcast from The Pitch. This week: A lively and wide-ranging discussion of Kansas City's budding Crab District. Theme music by Snacky. Love those jams. Subscribe to City Rag on iTunes or Spotify. And subscribe to the City Rag newsletter, which sends you tasty, top-choice, primo KC content every Saturday.
The democratic socialist running for KCMO City Council
March 03, 2019 02:37 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBWelcome to City Rag, a podcast from The Pitch. This week: host and Pitch editor David Hudnall chats with Austin Strassle, who's running for 4th District At-Large in the upcoming KCMO City Council race. Theme music by Snacky. Love those jams. And subscribe to the City Rag newsletter, which sends you tasty, top-choice, primo KC content every Saturday.
Eating like a scumbag in midtown Kansas City
February 13, 2019 00:25 - 35 minutes - 65.7 MBWelcome to City Rag, a podcast from The Pitch. This week: host and Pitch editor David Hudnall chats with writer Aaron Rhodes about fast-food places, gas stations, and other semi-disgusting dining options in midtown Kansas City. We're still feeling out how to do this podcast. This is the first one. We never said we were professionals, OK! Here's Aaron's satirical piece, which inspired this episode. Theme music by Snacky. Love those jams. And subscribe to the City Rag newsletter, w...