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Seg. 1: Celeste Ng | Seg. 2: Community Newspapers & Mayoral Election

Segment 1: Celeste Ng

Best-selling author Celeste Ng's most recent book is about a lot of things: idealism gone awry, the dark-side of suburbia, and just how complicated family relationships are.

Celeste Ng will discuss her novel Little Fires Everywhere at the Midcontinent Public Library-Woodneath Branch on Thursday, May 16 at 7 p.m. For more information, visit MyMCPL.org.

Segment 2, beginning at 23:38: Community newspapers

Representation is on a lot of people's minds as the Kansas City mayoral election ramps up. We visit with the Kansas City Call and Camp Magazine to find out what their readers are thinking about as the election draws near.

  • Eric Wesson, staff writer and columnist, The Call
  • Luke Walker, politics reporter, CAMP Magazine
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.