Seg. 1: Cowboy Music. Seg. 2: Wilderness, Technology And Millennials (R)

By Gina Kaufmann,

Published April 24, 2018 at 10:11 AM CDT

Segment 1: The story behind a cowboy music band from Kansas City.

Cowboy music is not the same as country-western. We speak with two of the musicians of 3 Trails West — one of the few practitioners of cowboy music in Kansas City.

Leo Eilts, 3 Trails West
Roger Eilts, 3 Trails West

Segment 2, beginning at 21:50: The relationship between technology, the wilderness and the selfie generation.

Is nature a place to unplug ... or is it a photo op for social media? (#nature #gettingoutthere)?

Megan Coleman, KC resident, traveler
Corey Arnold, National Geographic; photographer for "The Power of Parks: Can the Selfie Generation Unplug and Get Into Parks?"
Matt Hodapp

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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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Matthew Long-Middleton

Matthew Long-Middleton has been a talk-show producer, community producer, Media Training Manager and now the Community Engagement Manager at KCUR. You can reach him at Matthew@kcur.org, or on Twitter @MLMIndustries.

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