Seg. 1: Apple Orchards. Seg. 2: Restaurant Road Trips. Seg. 3: Restaurant News

KCUR | By Brian Ellison,

Kathleen Pointer

Published September 14, 2018 at 2:14 PM CDT

Segment 1: From the tree to the pie, we learn about the past, present and future of apples.

Fall is quickly approaching and many crops are ready for harvest. On this segment we talk with a relative of Johnny Appleseed about all things apples.

Rick Godsil, owner of Wagon Wheel Orchard, Gardner, Kansas

Segments 2 and 3, beginning at 14:56: Sometimes food is worth the trip, and sometimes it is best to stay close to home.

We discuss restaurants worthy of a road trip around Kansas, Missouri, and Iowa. Also, we learn about restaurant news around Kansas City.

Jenny Vergara, Feast Magazine
Mary Bloch, Around the Block KC
Charles Ferruzza, KCUR food critic

Missouri News

Brian Ellison

Brian Ellison is substitute host of Central Standard and Up To Date and has served in a variety of roles at KCUR since 2008. He has been acting producer and associate producer of Up To Date and was acting producer of The Walt Bodine Show. A member of the Religion Newswriters Association, he also contributes occasionally to KCUR news coverage. Even before joining the KCUR staff, he was a producer and frequent guest on Up To Date's "Religion Roundtable," as well as a committed listener and volunteer.

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Kathleen Pointer

Kathleen Pointer, the new intern for Up to Date with Steve Kraske, is a 2011 graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia. There, she studied journalism and women's and gender studies.

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