Gina Kaufmann
Host, Central StandardGina Kaufmann is the host of KCUR’s Central Standard, a talkshow fueled by curiosity and critical thinking. You can reach her on Twitter, @GinaKCUR.
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With community spread of the coronavirus remaining high in Kansas City, rules parents once thought would be short-lived now account for a huge chunk of kids' formative years. Can the lessons be unlearned? -
Howard Hanna loves being a chef with every fiber of his being, but he won't bring back the Rieger unless he can figure out how to make restaurants better for the people who work in them.
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For Eric Williams, virtual church has meant dressing down and being more real. It's also meant a new chapter in a decades-long ministry soothing pain in the here-and-now: relief from hunger.
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Ilya Papinako grew up in Russia, under Leonid Brezhnev. Lately, he says, US politics bear a striking resemblance to what made him cynical as a youngster. Here's his perspective—and his advice.
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A sculptor has gone back to fixing cars. A well-known public muralist is trying to figure out how to make it as an artist, just like when he was in his twenties. These are their stories.
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We've been through a half a year of coronavirus in Kansas City. It's time to take stock of major changes and subtle shifts in lives of real people here in town, starting with the real people you hear on the radio.
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Rosh Hashannah and Yom Kippur bring Jews to the synagogue who barely set foot in a temple the rest of the year. I'm one of them, even though my mom is a rabbi.
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People are still having babies, even in a pandemic. But where they feel safest giving birth has changed.
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Wesley Hamilton won viewers' hearts when he appeared on the Netflix series Queer Eye. Now he's speaking out on behalf of Jacob Blake, who — like Hamilton — suffered a spinal cord injury caused by gunfire.
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Pandemic-style commerce has added to household waste in the form of carryout packaging, delivery boxes and disposable grocery bags. Maybe it's time to deal with that. These Kansas Citians show us how.
