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Influences on jazz didn’t come just from New York and New Orleans.

Downtown Depot host Andrea Kosar talks with JoAnna McLennan - owner of both a day care and a barber shop. Joanna spent years in the public school sector and also has a robust skill set including leadership, management, strategic planning, and more.

After 22 years in corporate America, Gabe Madison wasn’t expecting the call to lead a nonprofit addressing food insecurity and community wellbeing in South Dallas. In this Baylor Connections, Madison, the 2024 recipient of Baylor’s Pro Texana Medal of Service, shares her journey to Bonton Farms and examines needs in the community that this farm is growing to meet.

Harrison Otis says of The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the nineteen thirty-six Berlin Olympics, "...this is more than a sports story. It’s a window into American life during the Great Depression. It’s a story about Hitler’s rise to power. It’s a story of the men and women from Washington whose friendships and conflicts are the real heart of the book...".

A California artist named Ed Ruscha offered a distinctive vision to the 20th century art world.

In this Baylor Connections, a Baylor history professor transports listeners to Colonial times. Julie Anne Sweet, Professor of History and Director of Military Studies has been featured on C-SPAN as she lectures in full Revolutionary War-period military gear. As we approach Independence Day, she shares why that period is so meaningful to her, gives insights on making history come alive, and recounts some of her favorite people and moments from the period surrounding the founding of the U.S.

David Smith delves into the fascinating story of an overlooked but influential songwriter, and the efforts to preserve her local historic home.

Autumn Outlaw fills in this months to lead a conversation with the Dr. Pepper Museum's President and CEO Chris Dyer to talk all things Dr. Pepper, and highlight the iconic soft drink's place in Waco history.

Standing in the very spots where history was made transforms our understanding and connection to the past.