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Seg. 1: Daycare Deserts | Seg. 2: Allison Gliesman

Segment 1: Daycare Deserts

Pre-kindergarten has been on the mind of Kansas City-area parents, but the conversation is also extending to care from birth onward. In this conversation, we hear about the struggles parents face in finding and affording childcare, as well as what's being done about it both locally and nationwide.

Segment 2, beginning at 37:59: Allison Gliesman

Kansas City band Mess is making a splash with its debut album, Learning How to Talk, which tells the story of a complicated relationship from two points of view. We take a listen with the lead vocalist.

  • Allison Gliesman, lead singer for Mess

 

People don't make cameos in news stories; the human story is the story, with characters affected by news events, not defined by them. As a columnist and podcaster, I want to acknowledge what it feels like to live through this time in Kansas City, one vantage point at a time. Together, these weekly vignettes form a collage of daily life in Kansas City as it changes in some ways, and stubbornly resists change in others. You can follow me on Twitter @GinaKCUR or email me at gina@kcur.org.