Segment 1: Four nearby counties are "the most typical in the U.S." according to recent study.
A recent study by Echelon Insights, a research and polling firm based in Washington D.C., ranked the top 25 most typical counties in America. Two on the list include Jackson and Clay county in Missouri, as well as Shawnee and Sedgwick in Kansas, respectively. So what makes us so typical? And what does 'typical' even mean?
- Patrick Ruffini, partner and co-founder, Echelon Insights
Segment 2, beginning at 25:10: Local journalist investigates history of Midtown block by block.
When it comes to local history, sometimes it's best to scale down. On this episode, we visit with a local writer who has compiled stories, photographs and memories of individual blocks in Midtown to learn more about our city's past.
- Mary Jo Draper, editor, Midtown KC Post
