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Seg. 1: College Financial Insecurity | Seg. 2: Barista Pay Survey

By Gina Kaufmann,
Noah Taborda
Published November 4, 2019 at 3:38 PM CST

Segment 1: The financial stress of college causes some students to struggle.

For college students who don't come from financial means, it can be difficult to survive on a college campus. We hear about how they try to stay afloat while also staying on top of classes.

  • Anthony Maly, Senior Program Manager, UMKC
  • Monsignor Stuart Swetland, Monsignor, Donnelly College
  • Maria Carter, News Director, KCUR

Segment 2, beginning at 37:30: A local coffee shop wants to know how much baristas make.

Oddly Correct has been surveying baristas in Kansas City to see if they make a liveable wage. Among other findings, their data reveals that managers tend to make less an hour than baristas.

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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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Noah Taborda
As KCUR's health reporter, I cover the Kansas City metro in a way that reflects our expanding understanding of what health means and the ways it touches different communities and different areas in distinct ways. I will provide a platform to amplify ideas and issues often underrepresented in the media and marginalized people and communities in an authentic and honest way that goes beyond the surface of the issues. I will endeavor to find and include in my work local experts and organizations that have their ears to the ground and a beat on the health needs of the community. Reach me at noahtaborda@kcur.org.
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