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Real Humans By Gina Kaufmann

KCUR's Gina Kaufmann brings you personal essays about how we're all adapting to a very different world.

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A Midwest goodbye

A Midwest goodbye

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I want to tell you about my hometown

I want to tell you about my hometown

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