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Sarah Smarsh: Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth

By Kaye McIntyre
Published September 30, 2018 at 4:16 PM CDT
Sarah Smarsh and KPR's Kaye McIntyre

Week of September 30, 2018: A conversation with Sarah Smarsh of Wichita, author of the acclaimed "Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on the Earth." Smarsh's memoir was released just two weeks ago and has already been long-listed for the National Book Award. We'll also hear how 1991's Summer of Mercy shaped Kansas politics for decades to come in Episode 2 of "My Fellow Kansans" from the Kansas News Service.

KPR Presents (archived episodes)
Kaye McIntyre
Kaye starts her weekends the same way you do: with Weekend Edition Saturday, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, This American Life, and To the Best of Our Knowledge. She started at Kansas Public Radio in 2001; in 2006, she became the producer of our weekly public affairs program, KPR Presents. In her spare time, she loves to read, travel, and attend theater.
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