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Explaining the New RSV Shot | Sponsored Kansas City MomCast Episode
This episode is sponsored by HCA Midwest Health.
RSV can be dangerous for infants and young children. Each year in the United States, about 80,000...
The NFL Draft Comes to Kansas City | Kansas City MomCast...
As many of you know, the NFL draft is in our city this month! We are invited to join the three-day event which will...
A Letter to My Son on Women’s Equality Day
My Dearest Son,
I should have known when you were born on July 4, that you would be a firecracker! Your explosive personality is one...
Appointments Project Ensuring More Female Representation in Civic Roles
When I returned to the Kansas City area three years ago and was researching organizations that I wanted to engage with, the words above...
The Kansas Ballot: Reproductive Rights | Kansas City MomCast Special Episode
Today we are addressing a topic that we feel is important for our listeners and as women, can affect us in profound ways. Our...
Kansas City MomCast Episode 16 | Moms Addressing the Climate Crisis
In celebration of Earth Day, we are visiting with Susan Alig and Robin Ganahl of Mothers Out Front, an organization that brings moms together...
Ketanji Brown Jackson Perseveres, Like All Black Women
"Perseverance is in our DNA." A Hallmark Mahogany writer penned that when I still worked there, and it's now on a card. It instantly...
Guide to the 2022 Winter Games
Less than six months after the closing ceremony in Tokyo, the 2022 Winter Games in Bejing are set to commence in just a few...
Moms’ Perspective: The COVID Vaccine for Our Kids
More than 28 million children in the United States are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine after a Pfizer vaccine was shown to be...
Kansas City MomCast BONUS Episode: The COVID-19 Vaccine for Kids
COVID-19 vaccines have been approved for ages 5-11, a big moment that many moms have been waiting for. We know you also have lots...
Kansas City MomCast Episode 3 | Why Should I Care About...
We are so glad to be back today for an important conversation with a local KC mom, Joni Wickham. Joni was chief of staff...
September 11: More Than A Chapter in Your History Book
I was in the sixth grade on September 11, 2001. I was in woodshop class - a class we had to take, and I...
Unsafe at Home in America
Last week, our family should have been taking a 17-hour road trip. Thursday was the day we were taking our daughter, Kate, back to...
When the Government Shuts Down
With any luck, as you’re reading this the government is fully back up and running and the hashtag #governmentshutdown has long left your social...
Why You (Yes, YOU) Need to VOTE
You’ve seen the yard signs, you’ve heard the political ads… you know it’s election season. But when is the election? And why should you...
