The Hollywood vs. History series returns to examine the key figures, uniforms, military maneuvers, and more in The Patriot with Mel Gibson.

The 2026 Off the Wall rooftop film series, Summer on the Sidelines, wraps up with pop culture’s favorite eternal teenagers in the vampire romance, Twilight (2008, PG-13, 122 min.).

Urban planning expert William Fulton discusses how successful cities are built with intention and can create enduring economic assets and prosperity for their residents.

Historian Dustin Gann discusses the 140-year rivalry between Missouri’s two largest metropolises, Kansas City and St. Louis.

Author and political theorist Danielle Allen discusses the Declaration of Independence and perhaps the most important words in American political history: “We hold these truths to be self-evident...”

James R. Grossman, former executive director of the American Historical Association, talks to UMKC's David Trowbridge about how memory and history shape what it means to be an American.

Nationally recognized Harry Houdini expert John Cox discusses the magician's remarkable career, including his first-ever suspended straitjacket escape in Kansas City in 1915.

Journalist Pamela Colloff and author Christopher Leonard talk about how conman Paul Skalnik’s fabricated jailhouse testimony landed a Kansas man on death row for four decades.

The documentary The Librarians tells the stories of nine librarians who are working to stop book bans.

Jonathan Abel, associate professor of military history at the Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth, discusses the early relationship between France and the United States during the American Revolution.