Seg. 1: Climate Change Inequality | Seg. 2: Crochet Lady | Seg. 3: Kansas Rice Farm

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Segment 1: Climate change affects people unequally. 

We talk about what this inequality looks like when it comes to housing, the needs of low-income residents, and more.


Segment 2, beginning at 28:10: A KU student went viral for crocheting at a football game.

She was just there to see a professor accept an award that she had nominated him for, but ESPN turned her into an internet sensation.

  • Hailey Solomon, Civil Engineering Senior, KU


Segment 3, beginning at 32:10: The first-known rice to be grown in Kansas is in Franklin County.

Koji Nakao grew up outside of Hiroshima to a family that wasn't wealthy enough to grow rice. To make up for lost time, he and his wife, Susan, are now experimenting with their own rice paddies.

  • Susan Nakao, rice grower, Kansas

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Gina’s background combines print and broadcast journalism, live event hosting and production, creative nonfiction writing and involvement in the arts. Early in her career, she followed a cultural beat for The Pitch, where she served as an editor and art writer in the early 2000s.
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