A weekly podcast conversation, produced by Link 2 Lee's Summit, highlighting local issues and people in Lee's Summit, Missouri. Host Nick Parker and guests discuss pertinent issues and topics concerning local residents and introduce listeners to some of the people who help make Lee's Summit a vibrant community.
Episodes
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Diana and Allen Rendell drop by the studio to talk about their love of art and how they're using their downtown Lee's Summit-based nonprofit business, Art School KC, as a means to help grow the arts in our community.
Monday Jan 09, 2023
Monday Jan 09, 2023
Your Monday NewsLink for the week of January 9, 2023. Each week, we'll take a few minutes to give you the news, happenings, and events around Lee's Summit. This week's headlines come from UCM-Lee's Summit, the Lee's Summit R-7 School District and Downtown Lee's Summit Main Street, inc.
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Yeah, you read that right. Student journalism students from Lee's Summit West recently spent a day at Lee's Summit Town Hall's Bridge Space studio learning about podcasting and interview techniques. In this final episode before Christmas we thought it was a good idea to bring you one of the student interviews with local business owner Dave Eames. In the coming weeks, we'll try and share some of the other student interviews. Here are Lee's Summit West's Hayden Peters and Emily Gerhart.
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Your Monday NewsLink for the week of December 19, 2022. Each week, we'll take a few minutes to give you the news, happenings, and events around Lee's Summit.
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Once upon a time, Courtney Stoddard wanted to have a pub crawl in her hometown's downtown district. Nine years later, her little Christmas wish has grown into one of the metro's most popular events and has raised more than $100,000 for Hope House. This year, her goal was to add another $30,000 to that tally and she is oh-so-close. Listen in as she joins hosts Nick Parker and Liesl Hays to preview this Saturday's crawl and how you can help reach this goal supporting a vital local nonprofit.
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Your Monday NewsLink for the week of December 12, 2022. Each week, we'll take a few minutes to give you the news, happenings, and events around Lee's Summit.
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Musician, teacher and all-around good egg, Shawn Harrel joins the show (and brings along some students) talk about an upcoming jazz concert and the work his digital media students are doing in the community. In fact, Nick and Liesl didn't do anything for this show except talk. The episode was recorded at Summit Technology Academy by a team of Harrel's students. Harrel was joined on air by senior students Amya Morgan, Abby Oldham and Jacob Loesch. Student engineers for this episode were Hannah Jones and Alex King. Harrel and the Lee's Summit Jazz Orchestra will perform it's annual holiday concert at 5 p.m. Thursday, December 15 at Bridge Space in downtown Lee's Summit.
Monday Dec 05, 2022
Monday Dec 05, 2022
Your Monday NewsLink for the week of December 5, 2022. Each week, we'll take a few minutes to give you the news, happenings, and events around Lee's Summit.
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
We missed our chance last year, but Santa returns to the Lee's Summit Town Hall podcast today for a visit with hosts Nick Parker and Liesl Hays. During the show, he talks about his favorite snacks, negotiating with the elves' union and favorite Christmas memories. And don't forget to listen for some great upcoming photo opportunities with the big man!
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Your Monday NewsLink for the week of November 21, 2022. Each week, we'll take a few minutes to give you the news, happenings, and events around Lee's Summit.