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Seg. 1: Tiny Towns Surrounded By Kansas City | Seg. 2: Margins Box

Segment 1: Why does Kansas City look like swiss cheese?

If you look at a map of Kansas City, you'll find little holes of independent towns, such as Platte Woods and North Kansas City. We speak with representatives from some of these non-annexed communities to talk about how these tiny towns fit into the fabric of the bigger city.

  • Bill Worley, historian, Metropolitan Community College
  • Brad Wolf, City Historic Preservation Officer, City of Kansas City, Missouri
  • Kim Nakahodo, assistant city administrator, North Kansas City
  • John Smedley, mayor, Platte Woods


Segment 2, beginning at 31:34: Two Kansas City authors start their own subscription box.

A new subscription box called Margins Box features books by Black and indigenous authors and authors of color. Founded by two local young adult authors, the box also includes artwork from a diverse range of artists. We sit down with Margins Box's two co-founders to talk about the subscription service and the importance of spotlighting work from authors of color. 

  • Cara Davis, co-founder, Margins Box
  • Adrianne Russell, co-founder, Margins Box

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Anne Kniggendorf is a freelance writer based in Kansas City, whose work has appeared in local media outlets as well as in the Smithsonian Magazine, Saturday Evening Post, Electric Literature, Ploughshares, and several literary reviews, including two as far away as India and Scotland.
Michelle is a reporter covering race and culture for KCUR and also is part of a Diversity Initiative project that produces audio storytelling with reporters in St. Louis, Hartford, Conn. and Portland, Ore.
Melody Rowell