Central Standard

Seg. 1: American Dirt Reaction | Seg. 2: 15K To Move To Topeka


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Segment 1: Who gets to tell what stories? Controversy over a novel called “American Dirt” led to a canceled book tour—a week before author Jeanine Cummins was set to come to Kansas City. Critics have a problem with the fact that Cummins is white, yet wrote a book about a Mexican family trying to make it across the US-Mexico border. Jose Faus , poet and artist Jessica Ayala , poet Alex Martinez , writer and poet Segment 2, beginning at 27:46: Would you move to Topeka for $15,000? The organization
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