Melody Rowell
Producer, Central StandardMelody Rowell is the lead producer for KCUR’s Central Standard. You can find her on Twitter at @MelodyRowell, or by email at melody@kcur.org.
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Segment 1: What does it mean to be presidential?Imagine a world in which campaigning for president was considered beneath the dignity of the office. That…
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Segment 1: A KU professor's book explores the sense of place created by our technology.Where do you live? What is your neighborhood? Is it a physical…
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Segment 1: An article from The Atlantic sparked debate over the merits of gym class last year.Gym class in school is supposed to be fun. But according to…
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Segment 1: Kansas lawmakers are debating a bill to end hair discrimination.The idea behind the CROWN Act is to ban employers and schools from expecting…
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Segment 1: How Missouri is dealing with opioids.After House Bill 188 died in the Senate last year, Missouri became the only state without a database to…
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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…
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Segment 1: MU and other universities are tracking attendance through a cellphone app.Developed by a former Mizzou basketball coach, SpotterEDU has been…
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Segment 1: A young Kansas City poet reads Dear White Police Officer.Veronica Clay was one of the featured performers at the Kansas City Jazz Museum for…
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How Kansas City should be preparing for climate change.Average temperatures in Kansas and Missouri are up a degree or two from a century ago. That may not…
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How do we honor America's most recognized Civil Rights leader, and what does it say about us?Kansas City has spent the last year in conversation and…