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This is a very special one because we all five get to be together.

I'm so thrilled.

- We love it.

- These are wonderfully talented women, and we have a lot to get to for season two.

So, we want to start with kind of what was the most impactful thing we thought of season two, something that really opened our eyes, and of course, we have to start with Danielle.

- Well, thank you.

(everyone laughing) I would say it would have to be cannabis.

Because I had a whole 180-degree shift on what I thought about it.

The little Pentecostal girl had a change in thought.

- Mm hmm.

- And so, now I know all of the therapeutic reasons why people should have it.

It non-addictive like opioids and we need to get it here in Kansas.

I'm very disappointed that the legislature didn't get it done this year and I'm ready for it to be a thing.

'Cause so many lives could be changed, and saved, as a result of it.

(guests talking) - [Betty Lou] Well, and I know we spent three sessions on that, as well.

- [Danielle] Three whole shows, 'cause I was like, "How are we gonna talk about cannabis three shows?"

Now I'm like, "Maybe we should have done more.

'Cause maybe it could have like, pushed somebody in the legislature to say, hey, this is really important.

- [Betty Lou] Right.

- And we should make sure that people have it so they don't have to go elsewhere to get it.

- Right.

- Maybe next year we should have a legislature person as a guest.

- I would love that.

- Maybe we should.

- That's a good idea.

- [Amber] I think we should do that.

- Just saying.

(everyone laughing) - That's a good idea.

- She has some things she'd like to say.

(everyone continues laughing) - I have some questions.

- Amber, what about you?

What was most eye opening?

- So, this was hard for me to pick just one because I felt like this season, we had some really important discussion topics.

So for example, domestic violence, obviously, and just how that definition was expanded in our discussion.

I think sometimes we tend to think of domestic violence as you know, male on female violence that occurs in the home only, and only physical in nature.

(guests talking) But I think that through that discussion, we really sort of, elevated that definition.

But really for me my ultimate favorite was, "Policing Sex in the Sunflower State."

Because that was so hard to take a look at this oppression of women, that we're still seeing happening right now.

- [Leslie] Right.

- [Amber] And I think that it was important to talk about it and it was important to recognize the injustice that happened then, but it was also important to keep those conversations about the history of the treatment of women alive, so that we understand what's happening with the treatment of women in modern times.

- [Betty Lou] And that took us clear back to World War I.

- [Amber] Absolutely.

- So yeah, we encourage everybody, if some of these are unfamiliar with, go to ktwu.org and look 'em up- - Please, check them out.

- Check them out.

- Because you're gonna learn a lot.

- Go ahead, Amy.

- See, I'm gonna go in a little bit different direction, probably because it's personal, right?

You're talking about yourself so having personal.

It's the end-of-life care.

That conversation was so, and it was so somber and so gentle and so reassuring.

I remember thinking at the time, we had Tiffany Brubaker here as a guest- - [Betty Lou] Right.

- [Amy] And thinking, oh, when that comes the time, I would want her around.

- That's yeah, oh!

- And at the end, all you all went, "I wish Tiffany's here when it," you know- - Right.

- Because that kind of- - She has a gift.

- She really does.

- She does.

- You know, there comes a point of time where the hospital no longer has that fix-it button or are the risks worth the benefits?

And there's going to be a point in time where it's not.

And that's when families come to hospice and say, "Let's focus on comfort.

There's no cure."

Or, "I don't want the cure," or, "The cure is going to cause more hurt and pain and suffering and I don't want that for my future."

- You know, I've lost my dad in the past couple months, one of my dearest friends lost his mom, just recently, I went to another funeral of a death of a parent.

And so, it's very real for me.

And having that, you know, this is gonna happen.

This is gonna, and just that it's not a horrible thing, we are there for the family and all of that, I was just moved.

I've moved and I have such respect for them.

Not something I could do, but boy, I'm glad there's people out there who can.

- [Danielle] Right.

- I remember us talking.

Several of us said we hope that she's at our bedside- - [Danielle] Exactly.

- And holding our hand and- - Not for a while.

- No, no.

- I was thinking way down the line.

- Not for decades.

- Long time, long time.

- I like her, but let's just go to lunch.

(everyone laughing) - Yeah.

- Several decades.

I think for me, I mean, I'm gonna kind of go back to policing sex, but also, The Women's Army.

Because what that said to me is we are still marching, women.

And women are the ones who are always marching.

We always pick up the baton and say, this isn't right, this is what I'm gonna do about it.

And that leads me to say, I mean, look at the abortion issue, just Roe versus Wade the other day.

Look at that situation with the pink hats several years ago, where all the women got out and were protesting.

That's who we are as women.

And that was inspiring to me, that as far back as the right to vote for women, the right to, you know, have fair pay, all of these things that we're still fighting for today.

And it circles back to like, the 1920s and it's still going on and women are always at the forefront.

And that's inspiring to me.

So, you know, it's wrong to imprison women for sex, it's wrong to imprison women around abortion, it's wrong to not give women the right to vote.

When are men gonna stand up for women?

- So here's what I was going to say, 'cause I think that you're right.

Women always show up for this.

And when you look in particular, at things like the civil rights movements for gay and lesbian couples- - [Leslie] Right.

- Or people that affiliate, or are a part of that community, women were right there with people- - [Leslie] Right.

- Marching for their rights as well.

So it's time for people to stand up for women now- - Exactly.

- Because we are always the ones- - We're always the ones.

- Standing up for doing good.

- Right.

And doing the right thing, frankly, in my opinion.

- [Amy] I agree.

- Well, and mine kind of dovetails into that because it's women in politics.

How lucky were we to have Vicki Schmidt- - [Danielle] Yes.

- With us?

And Mayor Wagnon, former Mayor Wagnon?

- [Leslie] Mayor Wagnon, right.

You know, just to think about the fact that they have gone through this and actually got involved, because things weren't getting done the way they wanted them to be done.

I mean, you have laid such wonderful groundwork for women.

- [Amy] Yes.

- Well, we also made, I think, a whole lot of difference on issues that we care about.

I mean, you've done wonderful things with health.

And in your role now with overseeing the insurance industry, I can't think of a better time to have someone that really understands family issues.

I got involved because of domestic violence.

I was the Director at the YWCA, did that for years, and went over and testified before the all male, white Senate Judiciary Committee.

- Wow.

- Wow.

- And they ate me alive.

And I thought, never again.

So, I learned how to do it, and got involved on a lot of women's issues, but a lot of other things as well.

- So, instead of just sitting back and hoping that somebody else was gonna do it, they took it upon themselves to get involved, be active, go door to door, and ultimately win a seat.

And then, you know, to continue on.

They haven't just given up.

They continue on because they realize that there are things that we still need to accomplish.

- But Joan Wagnon still indicated that- - Right.

- You know, at this point, I'm willing to pass the baton.

- Yeah.

- Right.

(hosts laughing) - I'm seeing what's going on and I've done my part- - [Betty Lou] I'm tired, right?

- And I, you know, I christen you, it is pick up the baton- - [Betty Lou] Right.

- And run, my friend, run.

(hosts laughing) - What an act of bravery for women to run for office because female candidates are grossly scrutinized in comparison to their male counterpart.

- It's ridiculous.

- Oh, totally.

- Right.

- Yes.

- In terms of talking about what clothes they're wearing- - Right.

- Right.

- Or if they were too emotional- - Yes.

- Right.

- Or if they- - [Amy] Or their voice.

Remember, they said about Hillary, ooh, I can't stand her voice.

What the heck?

- I know, yeah.

- Like, what?

What does that mean?

(Danielle laughs) - Yep.

- Yeah.

So I think it is truly brave to put your name on the ballot like that, because in this day and age, you're not just putting your name on the ballot, putting your family's name on the ballot, too.

- Yes.

- Right, that's true.

- And that's a huge sacrifice.

- [Betty Lou] Right.

Well, and you have to be so cautious now.

Because if you are against what somebody else is for, they could come after your family, they know where you live.

- Exactly.

- Yeah.

- They know, they know.

- Yep.

And I know we could talk about this for hours and hours and hours (everyone laughing) but it's time to talk about our season two guests.

And it was pretty much impossible for me to narrow down my favorite, but Betty Lou, do you have a favorite?

(Betty Lou laughs) - I loved 'em all.

We are so fortunate to have wonderful guests.

I do wanna highlight Lacey, though.

Lacey is a special needs person who had gone through Capper Foundation, and now works there.

And I just loved listening to her talk about how important it was for her to feel and how far we've come, 'cause we were talking in the first segment about how far we've come, but how far we need to go.

And I remember her talking about being bullied because she had special needs, not just by the students, but by the teachers.

- [Danielle] Oh my goodness.

- So I thought that was amazing.

And then, let's fast forward to the older lady and she has more energy than I do, but she was the photographer who did the hood ornaments.

- Yes.

- Mm hmm.

- And she was over at the car museum over in Manhattan, Ann, Ann Palmer.

She was just divine and I still want her to make a coffee table book- - Amen.

- Oh, yeah.

- [Betty Lou] Of those ornaments.

- [Amber] That would be amazing.

- [Betty Lou] Hood ornaments.

- Yeah, yeah.

- Absolutely, absolutely.

- How about you?

- Okay, why you gonna take mine?

(everyone laughing) I was getting ready to talk about Ann- - She loved Ann.

- 'Cause she was so amazing.

And I really am not into cars, but she made me feel like I wanted to know more about cars.

- Yeah.

- [Danielle] And to go to Manhattan to actually see the cars up close and some of the pieces, like the pieces on the hood?

- [Betty Lou] Yeah.

- [Danielle] Oh my goodness.

I mean, we're talking about works of art.

- [Betty Lou] Yes.

- [Danielle] So, yes.

Shout out to Ann because I mean- - [Betty Lou] Yes, we love Ann.

- She took a topic that I was like, oh, this is gonna be a very long show.

(hosts laughing) But I mean, I was really impressed that I got as engaged in it as I did.

So, thank you, Ann.

- Amazing.

I have to give some love, some Washburn love, to Dr. Sharon Sullivan and Dr. Jericho Hockett.

- Back the Bods!

- Yeah.

They were on our beauty standards show and so they were talking about these really unreasonable expectations of how women should physically present themselves, And Dr. Hockett, who is a psychology professor, talked about the psychological ramifications of these expectations.

And I think that it's so good that we're having these conversations.

We should have had them hundreds of years ago.

(guests talking) And talk about how it impacts women to have to adhere to these completely unachievable standards.

And that really was such a healthy conversation, and to get that out on the table and to just tell people, look, you have to find a different way to estimate the value of a woman.

- Right, yeah.

- Absolutely.

Yeah, no, I agree.

There's a couple I need to mention real quick.

You can't not mention Kelly Rippel, who was here on the cannabis- - Oh, yes.

- We love Kelly, too.

- [Amy] And he was here many times.

- We love Kelly.

- Yes, right.

- [Amy] I mean, we kept, bring him back, bring him back.

And I love the energy of Nancy Vogelsberg-Busch from the Bossie's Best Organic Beef.

- Oh, yeah.

- Right, yes.

(hosts laugh) - [Amy] She was just delightful.

She loved it, it was just fun.

She was just joy.

- [Leslie] Oh my gosh, really, really funny.

- [Betty Lou] And watching her drive that tractor and you know, get the hay to all the cattle.

- Yeah.

- Exactly.

- [Betty Lou] And I mean, that woman knows what she's doing, she's in and out.

- Yep.

- Yeah.

- [Amy] I say field trip to go buy some of that Bossie's Beef.

(hosts laugh) - Yeah.

- But if I had to give one, I wanna give my love to Linda Hargrove.

- [Amber] Yes.

- Linda Hargrove was a basketball coach at the early times.

She was trying to get programs started.

She ended up being the General Manager of the Washington Mystics, which is the women's NBA team.

And then she was also the coach of the 1992 Barcelona Olympics- - Yeah!

- Yes.

- [Amy] Basketball team.

- [Amber] That's so amazing.

- [Amy] I mean, pretty impressive.

And then against that, we had Kaylee Manns- - [Betty Lou] Right.

- [Amy] Who is currently a professional volleyball player and listening to a woman who was trying to start sports- - [Amber] Yes.

- [Amy] And Kaylee saying, "I can't imagine not having sports."

- [Host] That's so funny.

- "What would I have done?"

The juxtaposition was fabulous.

- Yes, I thought so too.

I wrote that exact same thing down, watching that interview. '

Cause she said, "I don't know what I would've done."

And I think that is true for so many young women.

They've never had to encounter- - Exactly - A world without sports that they were included in.

- 50th anniversary of Title 9.

- Yes.

- Yeah, that's right.

- Exactly.

- Huge.

- That's right.

- It is, it's huge.

- So I have to go back to our discussion about special needs.

So Lacey and her mom, Penny Kinder.

- Right.

- Mm hmm.

- You know, I was asking the question.

So, you know, we do all of this to help young people with special needs, or anyone with special needs, but then what happens?

And then, there was Lacey who has been, you know, taken through, since basically first or second grade, up until the time that she is working at the Capper Foundation.

I found that totally inspirational because, not only has she overcome and succeeded with those disabilities, but she is successful.

- [Betty Lou] Yes.

- So I found that fabulous.

And then, my other one is really Megan Stuke, who was talking to us about standing up to violence.

And what I loved about what she had to say, was the fact that she really was a realist.

Like, she would tell people, you're not gonna get over this right away, this doesn't take six months, this doesn't take a year, it takes time to get through this.

- [Danielle] Yeah.

- And they work with people for three years.

They don't just, you know, pick 'em up and give 'em a little bit of advice and let 'em go.

They stay with them through the process.

- For however long that individual took.

- Exactly.

- Yeah.

- Without any norm?

Right.

- Norm.

Exactly, exactly.

So I thought that was very inspirational to know that they were going to stay with you through that, because that's difficult.

And, that there are men that come to that program as well.

- [Amber] Yes, absolutely, - Not just women, now just women.

- To touch a little bit more on Lacey and her mom, I really was so struck by their willingness to be vulnerable in their discussion, because it has to be difficult to go on TV and talk about these deeply personal experiences that were not great all the time.

- Yeah.

- Right.

- Upon hearing this information, you know, what was your reaction to that?

- Oh, well I remember being devastated.

And you've got to give yourself that moment to be disappointed, but then, you know, you become that mama bear and you know, you expect that you're going to do whatever it takes, that will help your child succeed.

- And there was just so much candidness about, you know, this was hard.

And when we found out that this was how our life was gonna play out, you know, we had to deal with that too.

And I really appreciated just how open they were with their experience.

- [Leslie] Their vulnerability, yeah.

- And think how much they've helped people in- - Absolutely.

- Since then.

Because they've been there and they can be on their same terms.

- Absolutely.

- So let's move on to some lighthearted moments and we all know we've had a couple of those.

So Leslie, what is this about you and 85 miles an hour?

(hosts laughing) - And I'm still salty about it to this day, but go ahead.

- That was during our Women on Wheels discussion.

And, Ms. Palmer asked me about, you know, she asked us all, "Well, what was the only like, icon for cars, or symbols of cars, that hasn't changed?"

- [Betty Lou] Yes.

- And I got it right, I said Mercedes.

And then we started talking about other cars and I was saying one of the things that I love about Kansas, unlike New York, where I'm from, I can go down the highway 85 miles an hour or more, and not get caught.

And I love that!

Love it, love it, love it, love it.

- So your episode is women and hot wheels.

- Well- (everyone laughing) So yes, that is true.

That was my favorite blooper.

One of my favorites.

- And no ticket.

- Yes.

- [Leslie] And no ticket.

And you know, I always, you know, my thing is, be kind to the officers, agree with them that you are, in fact, speeding.

You did speed.

And then, you know, they go a lot lighter on you.

- I did that and they still gave me a ticket.

(Betty Lou laughs) - Babe, it's all in the presentation.

- I gave presentation.

(everyone laughs) That's all I'm saying.

- Well, one of my fun things that just happened, 'cause we were all gonna go out and help Crooked Post Winery.

We were gonna do the crush and pick the grapes and so forth.

So we all get out there real early in the morning, but at the time, Miss Danielle was not getting up at 2:30 in the morning to be on KMAJ.

- I know.

(everyone laughing) - So she showed up when we're all finished.

- I think that was beautiful timing, personally.

- It was good timing.

- Thank you.

'Cause I got there in time to load the grapes in like we all did, you know, and then we got to sip some wine.

- You got the photo op on the way out.

- I did, I did, but I thought we were going one time through and it's like, no, we're taking another basket.

I'm like, "I already took a basket.

Why are we taking another basket?"

Like, no, we're gonna take another basket.

So, oh my Lord.

But that was a fun day.

- That was a fun day.

- My particularly fun episode was the candy corn episode.

- Ohh.

- Ahh.

- We ate some nastiness- - Nasty.

- That don't even ever want to eat again.

- Right.

'Cause there was green beans, there was Thanksgiving in a candy corn.

- Stuffing, yeah.

- I mean it was all just wrong.

It was just all wrong.

And so, and to get us all, you're like, doing it in real time.

That's the kicker, the in real time.

- Yeah.

Your face is gonna be your face, you know?

- It was, it was.

And I don't have a poker face so I was like, eh.

- Ick.

- Were any of those good?

Were any of them yummy?

- There was one.

What was the one?

- I think it was pie.

- Was it cranberry?

- It was the apple pie.

- Or apple pie?

- The apple pie was pretty good.

- Apple pie, yeah.

(host chattering) - I would've liked that one.

- But there was one that tasted like soap suds.

So I was like, I'm good.

- How do you know what soap suds taste like?

- Maybe my mouth got washed?

- Her mouth got washed out with soap.

- Why we trying to go back in my past?

(everyone laughing) - This is just season two recap, not Danielle Norwood's life recap.

- Exactly, exactly.

We ain't trying to go all the way back there.

- That would never happen to you anyway.

Why would they ever want to go back- - I don't know, I don't know.

- You're a good Pentecostal woman.

- Thank you.

- And Granny was making sure that I stayed that way.

- Yep.

- That's what I'm saying.

- Amen.

Speaking of going back.

Hello, 50th.

My 50th birthday.

(hosts cheering) - Yay!

That was a good one.

(hosts clapping) - Yes.

Yes, yes.

- To actually have an episode where I turned 50 and we're talking freedom after 50.

- [Betty Lou] Yeah, on the day.

- On that day.

We could not have planned that any better if we tried.

And you all got me flowers and the cake and just the whole idea of feeling sexy after 50 it's like, shoot.

Looking good, I'm about to bring it.

That's all I'm saying.

So, I was ready for it, it was awesome.

- Do you think you feel like, sexier and better about yourself at 50 than you did at like 20?

- Yes, absolutely.

- Yeah.

- Yeah, definitely.

- Absolutely.

The confidence, you know?

- [Amy] Yeah.

- And everything that I'm bringing to the table.

- Yeah.

- Absolutely.

- I love that.

- And the feeling of stuff that I don't care.

- Exactly!

- [Amy] I don't care.

- Exactly.

- I don't have all the answers, I don't need all the answers and I don't care.

(everyone laughing) - I love that!

I love that.

And we're so valuable, you know?

Because we've gone through so many things.

So many bumps and scrapes, but that's part of our tapestry.

- [Betty Lou] Right?

- Makes us who we are.

So, I can't wait to, you know, get through the 50 and get on the 60, 'cause I know I'll be even sassier that I am right now.

(Amber laughs) - Oh, Lordy.

- I know, I know, y'all just hold on for that.

(everyone laughs) Maybe we'll have a season 12 by that time.

- There you go, there you go.

- Could be very interesting.

Well, can you believe that we're already on our last topic?

The favorite show category, but here's the catch.

We each have one minute to talk about our favorite show.

So good luck with that.

And Amy, we're gonna start with you.

- Oh, Lord.

Thank God I'm a Libra.

(Amy mockingly laughs nervously) Yeah, all of the above.

If I had really had to pick one, I think I would go with the self-care.

Because I struggle with that.

That was something that was kind of, I could relate to, because women tend to put themselves on the back burner.

You're caring for kids, you're caring for family, you're caring for aging parents, you're caring for your career, you're caring, blah, blah, blah.

You're caring for, you're marching.

You're busy marching and, you know.

And when do you take time to stop and say, it's okay for me to spend time on me, to do my 90-minute massage, or whatever is needed, to make me be okay so I'm still strong to take care of all the things that I want to take care of, so that I can do that.

And I've struggled with that because you know, I tend to be type A, yeah.

- Right.

- And so I like to be productive, I like to get things done, but sometimes you have to stop and say, no, it's okay.

- That's right.

- Oosa.

- Yeah, oosa.

Yeah, take care.

And I really, really appreciated that and it gets me ideas for a script, for ideas for next season.

- Yeah, so I have to tag onto that, 'cause this is a little bit of behind the scenes stuff.

Amy actually has a notebook that she keeps every single thing by, and it is perfectly done.

And I asked her, I said, "Were you an A student in classes?"

And she says, yes, she was.

And it's no wonder.

She's got everything perfectly organized.

I bow to, to you, my friend.

- That's right.

- Amen.

- I bow to you.

- Exactly.

- Thank you.

- Totally organized.

- Yep, there's my type A. Yep, there you go, okay.

- I didn't know that at the beginning, so.

- Oh, wow.

- I totally learned, totally have learned.

So I guess my favorite was Freedom after 50.

And of course it was fun because it was Danielle's birthday, but when I, because I wasn't on that show, I watched it and I thought, wow, that was like "The Today Show."

Like that was like, that was such an impressive show.

You had the doctor with her white coat, and then you had the other doctors and it was on screen.

And you know, I felt like you guys were, you know, Katie Couric and, you know.

(everyone laughs) And the team.

And you know, and then the guests were so buttoned up and together and saying all the right things that were natural, that were real, that, you know, as I was watching at home the other day, I thought, oooh, girls, you all knocked that out of the park.

(everyone laughs) - [Danielle] Thank you.

- You know?

So, I really loved that show and I thought absolutely it was inspiring 'cause it really gave some great insights, some great information for our guests.

So that was my favorite show.

- I'm gonna go back to Women in Politics because I love Joan Wagnon and Vicky Schmidt and they were doing it before it was popular, kinda like Barbara Mandrell country before country was cool.

- [Leslie] Yeah.

- But it was just like, you know, for them to actually take that on and to have evolved and learn so much and taken so much grief, and I never have had the guts to do anything like that.

I dated a politician who told me that you can't do anything, you cannot have done anything bad or questionable since the third grade.

- [Leslie] Oh my goodness.

- Basically.

I mean, you know, that's kind of the norm because somebody's gonna find it, somebody's gonna pick you apart for it.

And I'm thinking, do you really want that hassle?

Yeah, you wanna do good and be good and try to make things better for people, but at what personal sacrifice and like you were talking earlier, your family's sacrifice as well.

- [Leslie] Right.

- So I think that takes a special type of giving individual, you know, people like, in the service as well, that's a giving individual and those are giving families.

- And I think that's ridiculous.

Because I want someone with battle scars.

- Absolutely.

- Right, yeah.

- I want somebody who's been through it and learned and knows what it's like, and I can relate and I can empathize, that's who I want, so.

- Right.

- Right.

- It's silly that we are expecting these perfections.

- But what percent of population is like that?

- Yeah, no.

- Right, right.

- Zero?

- Not a lot.

- Yeah.

- Exactly.

- But you can rise above it and make something good happen.

- Well, I'm gonna give you 45 seconds since y'all took most of my time.

(Amber cracks up) Anyhow, what I will say is Body Image.

Because it's something that we all struggle with.

No matter how perfect your body is, there's always something that you feel is wrong.

whether you've got, you know, cellulite on the back of your leg, or you got a scar, and we all just need to know that we are valuable.

- Yeah.

- Yes.

- And we are lovable and we should accept ourselves first.

- [Betty Lou] Right.

- And you know, other people will accept or they won't accept, but it doesn't matter.

- [Amy] Right.

- 'Cause you gotta love yourself.

- Yes.

- Right.

- So, that was the thing that I really picked up on, was like, you know, no matter what society's saying, do you and enjoy yourself.

- And those who love you, are gonna love you.

- Exactly.

- Yep.

- And that's what matters.

- For what you are and who you are.

So that's where I am.

- And I think it's a constant struggle to relearn how we look at ourselves.

I remember when this show very first, the first episode of this show, I found myself watching my body and saying- - Wow.

- "Oh, that looks awful and I've gained so much weight during COVID," and I thought, what am I doing?

- [Danielle] Yeah.

- I am saying these things that need to be heard with these brilliant women, and I'm just looking at my physical appearance.

- Oh, gosh.

- Sure.

- So I think that episode was profound.

- Mm hmm.

- Yeah.

- For me, Standing up to Violence is the episode that I'm most proud of, because if we're gonna have a show about women, what are we doing if we're not talking about issues and trying to give women real resources to deal with these intense issues.

- Absolutely.

- And we're talking about, you know, this happens to men, of course, but it disproportionately impacts women- - [Danielle] That's right.

- Including trans women in this country.

And if we cannot be a venue to offer help and resources to people in these situations, what are we doing here?

- Exactly.

- Correct.

- Exactly.

(upbeat music) - Well as always, time flew by.

- Yep.

- But it's been an absolute pleasure working with my fellow "Inspire" hosts.

My friends, my sisters, my Bods.

- Yes.

We have a great time.

And we thank all of you for being with us on this journey.

We'll see you next season.

- Inspiring women, inspiring you, and inspiring kindness, respect and equality for women.

- Here, here.

- Amen.

- Right here on KTWU.

Thank you for watching.

We'll see you back here for season three!

- Whoo!

- Whoo!

(everyone clapping) - [Announce] "Inspire" is sponsored by Kansas Furniture Mart, using furniture to inspire conversation And, by the Blanche Bryden Foundation.