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Seg. 1: Freshman State Lawmakers | Seg. 2: Running With Peter Sagal (R)

Segment 1: Newest Kansas and Missouri lawmakers express frustration with statehouse power structures.

First-term Kansas and Missouri House representatives detailed the challenges they faced as members of the minority party in their respective chambers.


Segment 2, beginning at 22:30: NPR host writes book that begins with the Boston Marathon bombing. 

Peter Sagal is known for being the host of NPR's "Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!" but he's also an avid runner. In this encore broadcast Sagal revealed how qualities he couldn’t seem to apply in his personal life became imbedded through long-distance running.

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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.