Seg. 1: Pre-K For All? Seg. 2: Chiefs Nation

By Suzanne Hogan,

Published January 16, 2019 at 4:16 PM CST

Segment 1: The debate over free pre-kindergarten.

At face value, the idea of universal preschool sounds great. And that's exactly what Kansas City Mayor Sly James is trying to accomplish with his proposal calling for a sales tax to fund it. But he's facing quite a bit of opposition, notably from the local school districts. Mayor James joins us to lay out his plan, and then school superintendent Dan Clemens explains his concerns with the proposal.

Sly James, Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri
Dr. Dan Clemens, Superintendent of North Kansas City Schools

Segment 2, beginning at 34:15: What's at stake for the Chiefs this Sunday?

For the first time in 25 years, the Kansas City Chiefs are headed to the AFC Championship. A long-awaited victory, spanning decades and even generations, is close. So what exactly does this mean, both for the team and the city? Two die-hard Chiefs fans explain.

Pete Sweeney, editor in chief of Arrowhead Pride
Justin Kaufmann, brother to host Gina Kaufmann

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Suzanne Hogan

Every part of the present has been shaped by actions that took place in the past, but too often that context is left out. As a podcast producer for KCUR Studios and host of the podcast A People’s History of Kansas City, I aim to provide context, clarity, empathy and deeper, nuanced perspectives on how the events and people in the past have shaped our community today. In that role, and as an occasional announcer and reporter, I want to entertain, inform, make you think, expose something new and cultivate a deeper shared human connection about how the passage of time affects us all. Reach me at hogansm@kcur.org.

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Gina Kaufmann

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.

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