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'Urban Ideas That Shape The World,' And Human Trafficking In The Rural Midwest

Advocate Jamie Manzer, right, shows reporter Mike Tobias a bag of essential items that a nonprofit gives trafficking victims.
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The suburbs and shopping malls don't excite modern urban planners, but they were innovations in their own time. Today, we learn about urban designs that shape our cities. Then: Contrary to popular belief, sex trafficking is not just an urban phenomenon. We learn about an NET News reporting project that focuses on trafficking in rural Nebraska, and speak with Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley about a new initiative to help curb trafficking in his state.

Wade Graham discusses his book 'Dream Cities: Seven Urban Ideas That Shape the World' at the Kansas City Public Library's Central Library on Tuesday, April 25, at 6:30 p.m. For more information, visit KCLibrary.org.

When I host Up To Date each morning at 9, my aim is to engage the community in conversations about the Kansas City area’s challenges, hopes and opportunities. I try to ask the questions that listeners want answered about the day’s most pressing issues and provide a place for residents to engage directly with newsmakers. Reach me at steve@kcur.org or on Twitter @stevekraske.
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