Matt Hodapp
Producer, Statehouse Blend Kansas, Statehouse Blend Missouri and Midwesternish-
Kansas is one of a handful of states that have not expanded Medicaid. This has created a gap for patients who are too poor to afford insurance, but make…
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The political divisions in America, and Kansas, appear deeper than ever. Republicans and Democrats can't seem to work together on anything. One candidate…
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This week on Statehouse Blend Missouri, we meet the eastern Missouri district that supported Donald Trump with 61% of the vote in 2016, but in a special…
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How important is the tone a Governor sets in state politics? Can a tenor of optimism or the opposite affect policy? As Kansas transitions from former Gov.…
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During his State of the State address, exiting Gov. Sam Brownback said his budget recommendations included an additional $600 million in funding over the…
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During his State of the State address, exiting Gov. Sam Brownback said his budget recommendations included an additional $600 million in funding over the…
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Reporter Laura Ziegler reflects on what bringing her family and her father under one roof really meant.Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play and…
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Why are thousands of Missourians losing state funding for nursing home or in-home health care this week? On this episode, we discuss how that funding was…
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For his day job, he smoked ribs at a barbecue joint. But his secret identity was a playwright. Hear Nathan Louis Jackson's journey to becoming a writer…
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When you start a show called "Midwesternish," at some point there'll be an episode about The Wizard of Oz. If this film defines Kansas for the entire…