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Segment 1: How voters are feeling the day after the 2020 Missouri Democratic Primary. Yesterday’s primary in Missouri and several other states may have been a turning point in the selection of a democratic nominee, but how we're feeling is a mixed bag. Here's just a sampling of what people expressed: disappointed, excited, frustrated, and indifferent. Beth Vonnahme , associate professor of political science, UMKC Segment 2, beginning at 19:40: Looking back at great men with the men who looked up

Segment 1: In 1990, Deanna Dikeman took a photo of her parents waving goodbye to her as she drove away. She continued to take these pictures for decades and today, what started as random keepsakes is now a series of photos spanning through her father’s death until her mother passed away. Since releasing “Leaving and Waving,” she has also received comments from people who can see moments from their own lives, reflected in hers. Deanna Dikeman , artist, photographer, A Photographer's Parents Wave

Segment 1: Inequality in the story of lead contamination and lead removal. Homes in Kansas City's oldest and one-time affluent neighborhoods are now lived in by people without the resources to remove the lead paint commonly used before its dangers were known. Plus, how the rise and fall of lead mining has affected a part of Missouri known as the Lead Belt. Benjamin Hoste , artist/photographer, Life in Missouri's Fading Old Lead Belt Amy Roberts , program manager, Childhood Lead Poisoning

Segment 1: What if instead of the Confederate flag, the symbol of the Civil War was a worn out dish rag? The current exhibit at H&R Block Artspace is about the little-known Confederate Flag of Truce, a dish towel used by Confederate forces to surrender the Civil War in Virginia in 1865. It's a counterweight to the more controversial Confederate flag, seen by many as a symbol of racism. Sonya Clark , artist, Monumental Cloth, The Flag We Should Know Segment 2, beginning at 24:29: The Rep's

Less than a week before the Missouri preisdential primaries, on the day that the Democratic field narrowed to a final two candidates, Kansas City area voters under 25 years old shared their journeys watching the process unfold so far. What are the issues that matter to them the most, and why? What do the candidates look like through that lens? Our roundtable includes two democrats, one republican, and two unaffiliated voters. A political science professor adds context to the young people's

Segment 1: A new exhibit at the Fed highlights a surge of businesses owned by black women. Between 2002 and 2012, the number of businesses owned by black women in America increased 179%, while overall business ownership only increased by 20%. A report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City dug into the data to understand the phenomenon. What inspired these business owners? What pushed them? Adrienne Haynes , managing partner at SEED Law and head of the Multicultural Business Coalition in

Segment 1: A former Kansas City journalist living in China reflects on life under partial lockdown. As the Coronavirus becomes a bigger threat in the U.S., we hear dispatches from someone who has been in China this whole time. Kendrick Blackwood and his wife, Krista, are now teachers living with their teenage son in a partially quarantined Shenzhen, where their lives have been upended. Segment 2, beginning at 20:47: The rise of secondhand shopping and Facebook groups that give things away for

Segment 1: How Title IX applies to transgender students. With the background of a couple of court cases currently in progress, a KU law professor has created a guide for using Title IX to protect transgender students from discrimination in schools. Kyle Velte , associate professor of law, The University of Kansas Segment 2, beginning at 27:00: Season 1, Episode 4, A People's History of Kansas City . We continue sharing installments of this new podcast from KCUR exploring the everyday heroes,

Dine-in or delivery, dinner or dessert, Kansas City's Asian food scene boasts a variety of traditional and experimental offerings representative of our city's growing desire for knowledge of food cultures. "People try these dishes in a very particular part of the world or country, and they want that flavor back home," says food-and-beverage writer Pete Dulin. "It's a craving for more variety too." "I also think our culture has moved toward living for experiences," said food critic Bonjwing Lee.

There are a lot of options for Asian cuisine in Kansas City: banh mi sandwiches, tasty curries, Thai noodles, ramen, hot pot, fried rice, shrimp and sweet potatoes, fresh sushi. And that's just a taste! Our food critics share their recommendations for the best Asian dishes in town. Plus, we get some advice on cooking Thai food at home from someone who grew up with it. Pete Dulin, freelance food writer and author of KC Ale Trail Bonjwing Lee, food photographer and blogger, The Ulterior Epicure