Hosts Christina Knott and Julie Hume begin with a discussion on author Ruby Payne's book "A Framework for Understanding Poverty," and the challenges of upward mobility.

Then Christina Knott speaks with three experts on domestic violence and housing insecurity: Christina Holt, Assistant Director of the Center for Community Health and Development at the University of Kansas Life Span Institute, Zach Newby, Prevention Specialist at the Sexual Trauma and Abuse Care Center in Lawrence, Kan., and Bre Kirkhart, Director of Housing & Economic Justice at the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence in Topeka, Kan. They explain how policy affects the cycle of poverty in our communities.

She Talk Wha?? is a weekly Chautauqua, a historic movement for adult education and cultural enrichment, that focuses on local, state, national and global issues facing women in today’s political and cultural climate. We’ll discuss books, ideas, current legislation and executive actions, local and national activism and the different challenges women are dealing with in today’s society.

If you are experiencing domestic violence, the following regional resources are available for support.

For help anywhere, 24 hours a day:

National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)

National Sexual Assault Hotline (1-800-656-4673)

This episode originally aired on Nov. 8. Listen live on KKFI 90.1 fm – Kansas City Community Radio every Saturday at 3 p.m. CST and on kkfi.org.