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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

"Ofrenda" is the new release from the Portland, Oregon band Roselit Bone. The record was inspired by a series of losses that the band's front woman, Charlotte McCaslin, experienced over the last few years. McCaslin recently spoke with KMUW's Jedd Beaudoin.

Plus more on these stories:

  • Some Kansas lawmakers say schools aren’t following rules for spending money set aside to help students at-risk of failing academically.
  • Wichita school leaders say a new approach to teaching reading is paying off for the district's youngest students.
  • The City of Wichita is moving forward with plans to put a public restroom in A. Price Woodard Park.
  • US Senator Jerry Moran says he’s optimistic that lawmakers can reach a long-term deal to fund the federal government.
  • In the last five years, the number of children killed by guns in Kansas has nearly doubled.
  • A resource fair for veterans will be held Friday in Wichita.

Producers: Beth Golay and Lu Anne Stephens
Editors: Beth Golay and Tom Shine
Contributors: Jedd Beaudoin, Kylie Cameron, Daniel Caudill, Suzanne Perez, Tom Shine, and Sam Zeff
Theme music: Torin Andersen
Digital editor: Karlee Cooper

Beth Golay is KMUW's Director of Marketing and Digital Content. She is the host of the KMUW podcast Marginalia, co-host with Suzanne Perez of the Books & Whatnot podcast, creator of the podcast You're Saying It Wrong, creator of KMUW's daily news podcast Wichita's Early Edition, and NPR StoryLab Workshop team member on the award-winning podcast My Fellow Kansans.