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Seg. 1: Right-Wing Policies & Health | Seg. 2: Cooling Before A/C

Segment 1: How conservative ideology could be bad for white Americans' well-being.

Sociologist Jonathan Metzl discussed how rightist policies for health care, guns and racial hierarchies could mean more health problems for whites. 


Segment 2, beginning at 27:20: Beat the Heat: What did we do before air conditioning?

Expert Chrysanthe Broikos explained how people kept their homes cool in the summer heat before A/C became commonplace and callers offered ways they keep their homes cool even today. 

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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.