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Seg. 1: Jordan Reeves | Seg. 2: Harry And The Potters

KCUR | By Gina Kaufmann,
Aviva Okeson-Haberman, Aviva Okeson-Haberman, Melody Rowell
Published August 15, 2019 at 11:52 AM CDT

Segment 1: A thirteen year old with limb difference writes a book with her mom.

Jordan Reeves was born without the bottom half of one arm, and she's spent the thirteen years since then proving that she can do anything, "except monkey bars." She invented a prosthetic limb that shoots glitter and looks like a unicorn's horn and she's founded a nonprofit. Now she and her mom are out with a new book.


Segment 2: A Harry Potter-themed band takes on white supremacy.

In their new album Lumos, a band fronted by two Harry Potters (played by brothers Paul and Joe DeGeorge) has a political message for kids. The songs treat characters from the Harry Potter stories as models for budding young activists.

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Gina Kaufmann
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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Aviva Okeson-Haberman
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Aviva Okeson-Haberman
When Aviva first got into radio reporting, she didn’t expect to ride on the back of a Harley. But she’ll do just about anything to get good nat sounds. Aviva has profiled a biker who is still riding after losing his right arm and leg in a crash more than a decade ago, talked to prisoners about delivering end-of-life care in the prison’s hospice care unit and crisscrossed Mid-Missouri interviewing caregivers about life caring for someone with autism. Her investigation into Missouri’s elder abuse hotline led to an investigation by the state’s attorney general. As KCUR’s Missouri government and state politics reporter, Aviva focuses on turning complicated policy and political jargon into driveway moments.
Melody Rowell