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Supply chain blues

By Nomin Ujiyediin,
Byron J. Love
Published December 20, 2021 at 4:00 AM CST
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Supply chain issues have slowed down every industry worldwide, including vinyl records. In Kansas City, one popular rock band has been feeling the pain, but it's more than just the pandemic — or Adele — who's to blame.

Frogpond, Kansas City's legendary four-woman rock band, recently took the stage for the first time since the year 2000. The show was supposed to double as a record release party for their new album Time Thief — only there were no records available. The entire vinyl industry had gotten backed up.

From the KCUR podcast Real Humans, host Gina Kaufmann investigates the root of the supply chain issues affecting artists, labels and music consumers who don't remember the time before streaming.

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Kansas City Today is hosted by Nomin Ujiyediin. It is produced by Byron Love and edited by Gabe Rosenberg & Lisa Rodriguez

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Nomin Ujiyediin
As a newscaster and a host of a daily news podcast, I want to deliver the most important and interesting news of the day in an engaging and easily understandable way. No matter where you live in the metro or what you’re interested in, I want you to learn something from each newscast or podcast – and maybe even give you something to talk about at the dinner table.
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Byron J. Love
As an on-demand producer, I am focused on using my skills and experiences across multiple digital applications, platforms and media fields to create community focused audio, video and on-demand products for KCUR Studios. The media that I produce aims to inform, entertain and connect with the Kansas City metro area as we continue to learn from each other. Email me at byronlove@kcur.org.
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