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Seg. 1: What Is Populism? Seg. 2: Eddie Moore

Segment 1: The word 'populism' is being used more and more in national headlines. So what does it mean?

Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Donald Trump are all running for president in 2020. While these candidates may not have much in common, media outlets use one word to describe all of them again and again: populist. In this conversation, we look at what defines populism, and what that word means for politics in both America and abroad.


Segment 2, beginning at 34:45: Meet a Kansas City musician who infuses jazz with hip-hop. 

There's a ton of ways to describe music such as genres like jazz, hip-hop, and rock. But local artist Eddie Moore prefers to label his style as "rolling down a hill on a bike with no brakes." Find out why.

  • Eddie Moore, jazz pianist and band leader, We The People

We The People will perform at the Blue Room Jazz Club at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, February 22. For ticketing and more information, visit AmericanJazzMuseum.org.

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Brian Ellison is substitute host of Central Standard and Up To Date and has served in a variety of roles at KCUR since 2008. He has been acting producer and associate producer of Up To Date and was acting producer of The Walt Bodine Show. A member of the Religion Newswriters Association, he also contributes occasionally to KCUR news coverage. Even before joining the KCUR staff, he was a producer and frequent guest on Up To Date's "Religion Roundtable," as well as a committed listener and volunteer.
Melody Rowell