Segment 1, beginning at 00:59: With Monday's announcement, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt ends a political career that started as a county clerk in 1973.
The senator's decision not to run again sent shockwaves through political circles in his home state of Missouri and in Washington, D.C. The race to replace him could be a major determinant of the political direction for the Show Me State and the Republican Party.
- Dave Helling, a member of The Kansas City Star’s editorial board
- Eli Yokley, senior reporter for Morning Consult
Segment 2, beginning at 28:03: Effa Manley's achievements as the first woman to own a professional baseball team led to her becoming the first woman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Effa Manley turned her love of baseball into owning the Newark Eagles of the Negro Leagues and managing them to the league's 1946 championship. With the entry of Jackie Robinson into Major League Baseball the following year, the Negro Leagues were doomed. Even after selling her team, though, Manley continued to be a voice advocating for Black players and owners.
- Andrea Williams, author of "Baseball’s Leading Lady: Effa Manley and the Rise and Fall of the Negro Leagues"
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