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Kansas Abortion Stunner + Housing Cost Crisis

Author
Lee Miringoff, Barbara Carvalho, Jay DeDapper, Mary Griffith
Published
Fri 05 Aug 2022
Episode Link
https://poll-hub.simplecast.com/episodes/kansas-abortion-stunner-housing-cost-crisis-t_ect_sb

In the first post-Roe chance for voters to weigh in on abortion rights, reliably red Kansas surprised the nation. Kansas voters turned back a proposed amendment to the state constitution to remove protections for abortion rights.

Next, between massive floods, fires, and pervasive heat waves, climate change has become impossible to deny. It appears Americans are becoming believers in climate change, but is it too little, too late?

Then, New York Times journalist Emily Badger (@emilymbadger on Twitter) joins to talk about the lack of affordable housing across the country. She provides insight into what this means for first-time home buyers and gives some potential solutions to this crisis.

Finally, heat up with Lee's Fun Fact of the week! We take a look at the heatwave of 1955 to see just how hot it really was.

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