A weekly podcast conversation, produced by Link 2 Lee's Summit, highlighting local issues and people in Lee's Summit, Missouri. Host Nick Parker and guests discuss pertinent issues and topics concerning local residents and introduce listeners to some of the people who help make Lee's Summit a vibrant community.
Episodes
Thursday Apr 11, 2019
Thursday Apr 11, 2019
Ben Rao joins the program to talk about his experience battling skin cancer and how it has inspired him to spend the past nine years preaching the importance of skin screenings and early detection. Rao joins host Nick Parker and his wife, Stephanie Parker, in hosting the April 20 Live Next Cancer Awareness event at Bridge Space in downtown Lee's Summit.
Wednesday Apr 10, 2019
Wednesday Apr 10, 2019
Jason and Nick draw a conclusion from last week’s LS R-7 School Board election before diving into a discussion on a presentation before City Council concerning a possible no tax increase bond issue for the August election.
Monday Apr 08, 2019
Friday Apr 05, 2019
Friday Apr 05, 2019
Host Nick Parker sits down with Dave Eames & Ben Wine, local craftsmen and owners of Fossil Forge Design, who are opening a new retail store this weekend in Downtown Lee's Summit. Local Foundery will showcase not only their own creations, but work from other makers and creatives.
Wednesday Apr 03, 2019
Wednesday Apr 03, 2019
Today, on the Lee's Summit Town Hall podcast: The 2019 election Lee’s Summit R-7 School District election is finished and we have our winners, but what does that mean? Hosts Nick Parker and Jason Norbury are asking these questions as they look at how the election played out and how conversations may shift as the newly-shaped board gets to work.
Monday Apr 01, 2019
Friday Mar 29, 2019
Friday Mar 29, 2019
In a surreal moment, Nick interviews his own wife, Stephanie Parker, to talk about celebrating her 5-year cancer free anniversary and the special event she’s planned to raise awareness and increase early detection. The Live Next cancer awareness event, is set for 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 20 at Bridge Space in downtown Lee’s Summit.
Wednesday Mar 27, 2019
Wednesday Mar 27, 2019
Jason and Nick take a look at the recent TIF Commission hearing on the proposed downtown multi-family project and offer one last breakdown of next week’s LS R-7 Board of Education election. And while the results are important, the duo point out, how we got there and how we talked about the issues may matter even more.
Tuesday Mar 26, 2019
Friday Mar 22, 2019
Friday Mar 22, 2019
Nick and Jason sit down with Dr. Laurel Hogue, vice provost for UCM Extended Studies, and Andrea Bisogna, an adult student and member of the UCM staff, for a conversation about the adult learning program and opportunities at the Lee’s Summit campus located inside the Missouri Innovation campus.