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Seg. 1: Immigrant & Latino Healthcare Access | Seg. 2: Cult Of The Soprano

Segment 1: Health insurance can be hard to get in Kansas City, especially if you're Latino or an immigrant.

A recent study found that immigrants and U.S. born Latinos account for more than a third of uninsured people in Kansas City, based on the three largest counties in the metro.


Segment 2, beginning at 29:30: Why don't sopranos ever play normal, boring characters?

One soprano wanted to know, so she researched it. Now an upcoming performance is tracking the history of opera through famous soprano arias, and it's a wild and gruesome story.

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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.
Noah Taborda is a Sports Broadcasting Journalism major who hopped on the short flight from Chicago to hone his trade at the University of Missouri. He hopes to cover a meaningful moment or two in his future career.
Melody Rowell