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Seg. 1: School Bus Solutions | Seg. 2: Midwestern Gothic

KCUR | By Gina Kaufmann,
Aviva Okeson-Haberman, Aviva Okeson-Haberman, Melody Rowell
Published October 9, 2019 at 2:21 PM CDT

Segment 1: How a fractured school system contributes to problems with transportation.

Kansas City, Missouri, public school kids travel to school on dated buses that crisscross the city inefficiently. That cuts into school budgets, as well as time spent in class and on extra-curriculars. Big thinkers are taking on the issue and envisioning new models for getting kids to and from school.

  • Katie Boody, Founder and CEO, Lean Lab
  • Ashley Hand, CityFi, author ofthis article on inefficiencies in the school bus system
  • Errol Sharpe, bus driver


Segment 2: The author of an acclaimed new horror novel set in Kansas discusses "Midwestern Gothic."

Does Scott Thomas really have it in for Kansas, as an NPR review of his new book suggests? Or does he keep setting his horror stories in the state for another reason? 

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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