Dec 18, 2020
State senator Tara Nethercott discusses the ways that COVID-19 has affected Wyoming, why she decided to pursue law, and the values of her fellow Wyomingites.
"Rural America needs to recognize what rural America is." - Tara Nethercott
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Dec 14, 2020
Carla Mowell discusses the experience of growing up between two cultures, challenges for Spanish-speaking children in the U.S., and why she ultimately became an educator.
"Colorful characters are kind of our specialty." - Carla Mowell
Learn more about this episode of First, but Last at www.thinkwy.org/53
Nov 12, 2020
Mary Burman discusses why she works in preventative health, how to remove gender bias from healthcare, and the value of individual and societal policy intervention.
"Our healthcare is way more costly, it is profoundly inequitably distributed, and we have poorer outcomes than any other developed country in the world." -...
Nov 4, 2020
Susan Simpson discusses the role of libraries in a healthy democracy, how politics is like sausage making, and why women don't run for office, they have to be asked.
"There is so much to learn running for office, and so to do that and to have a job and to have a family is really challenging." - Susan Simpson
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Oct 22, 2020
Michelle Sullivan discusses latchkey kids, who inspires her, and how to promote women in Wyoming.
“Solutions are always better with a broader set of perspectives at the table.” - Michelle Sullivan
Learn more about this episode of First, but Last at www.thinkwy.org/50