Inde Talks

Blazing New Trails

Independence has a rich history. In this episode, Dan Hobart leads us through his vision for a new history museum.

Reliving our History - Were you there 50 years ago?

Jeff Fox brings us an interesting memory that highlighted the celebration of our most famous citizen, President Truman. Following his death, a life-size statue was dedicated and now watches over our Courthouse. May 7, 2026, marked the 50th anniversary of that special day! Were you there?

World Cup 2026 and what it means for Independence - featuring Michael Young.

As citizens know FIFA World Cup 2026 will arrive in the Greater Kansas City area in June. We invited Michael Young in to join Jeff and Laurie Dean as he served as a committee member for Independence during the many months of planning. To say he is excited for our city to experience such an event is an understatement, but we also wanted to address the question most of us have; are we ready?

Living History with Fox - The Colonel's Editorials - Prohibition, drugs, and a compilation of crime 100 years ago

We are seeking recommendations for naming our monthly history segments of Inde Talks. For now we call it, Living History with Fox. In this episode Jeff Fox shares with us editorials written by The Colonel of The Examiner or what the Sheriff thought more than a century ago. In it, we are encourage to think about drinking, the scourge of the local drug problem, the consequences for shackled bootleggers, and the crime wave way back when. Do we blame the ladies, teens, or prohibition'?

Welcome Cody!

Another local election has ended and on this edition Dan and Jeff welcome new At-Large City Council Member, Cody Atkinson. Get to know Cody and hear his take as he begins serving the citizens of Independence, Missouri.