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Kansas City Vaccination Frustration | Rolling Stone's Top 500 Albums

Segment 1, beginning at 4:53: The vaccination rollout has been anything but smooth for Kansas City area residents.

So many people are trying yet so few are succeeding at landing a prized appointment with the needle. In spite of preparations made for the vaccine rollout, people have been left frustrated as they compete for a vaccination slot.

  • Dr. Mary Anne Jackson, dean of the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Medicine
  • Dr. Chris Beyrer, professor of public health and human rights, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Segment 2, beginning at 31:00: Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time was revamped to be more inclusive of genres and artists.

Artists like Prince, Stevie Wonder, and Lauren Hill cracked the top ten while Marvin Gaye's 1971 album "What's Going On" dethroned the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" for the number one spot. Two contributors to the project discuss what went into deciding which albums were in and which were out.

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Steve Kraske is an associate teaching professor of journalism at UMKC, a political columnist for The Kansas City Star and has hosted "Up to Date" since 2002. He worked as the full-time political correspondent for The Star from 1994-2013 covering national, state and local campaigns. He also has covered the statehouses in Topeka and Jefferson City.
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