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On this edition of Conversations, Laekan Zea Kemp talks with host Dan Skinner about her middle-grade novel “Omega Morales and the Curse of El Cucuy.”
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This year, wildfires have already burned thousands of acres in the Great Plains. Dry conditions and unseasonably warm temperatures have optimal settings for wildfires, and some experts say they are seeing more intense fires.
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Raising roosters is big business. Now a push to ease penalties for cockfighting is ruffling feathersCockfighting, the practice of fighting roosters, has been around for centuries. In the U.S. it’s a federal crime and illegal in all 50 states. But in Oklahoma, there’s an effort to lower the penalties for cockfighting that breeders say simply protects their right to raise roosters, while animal rights groups are calling foul.
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Shane Hennessy grew up steeped in the music of his native Ireland, but his self-taught guitar playing would come to incorporate such influences as Chat Atkins, Tommy Emmanuel, Middle Eastern and East African music. Hear his music and a conversation with Bob McWilliams from the KPR Performance Studio, Sunday March 17 at 2:04 p.m.
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This week's Retro Cocktail Hour includes some exotic treats from Martin Denny, singer Lisa Ono, the Black Olive Jazz Band and Kinky Waikiki. Also, TV private eye from shows like Staccato and 77 Sunset Strip.
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The Kansas Presidential Preference Primary is Tuesday... the Kansas Legislature considers another flat tax proposal... state lawmakers finalize restrictions on ornamental pear trees... plus, the KU men's and women's basketball teams and the K-State women all make the NCAA Tournament, while the K-State men will play in the NIT. More news, inside. These ad-free headlines, made possible by KPR listener-members, generally post weekdays around 10 am. Enjoy.
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Although he worked in many different film genres during his long career, it's the Western movie scores of Elmer Bernstein that are especially beloved by film fans. On this week's Film Music Friday we'll hear some of Bernstein's classic Western scores, including music from The Magnificent Seven, The Tin Star, The Comancheros, True Grit, The Shootist and more.
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On this edition of Conversations, Caroline Paul talks with host Dan Skinner about “Tough Broad: From Boogie Boarding to Wing Walking – How Outdoor Adventure Improves our Lives as We Age.”
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In the first of our series “The Injured,” a Kansas family remembers Valentine’s Day as the beginning of panic attacks, life-altering trauma, and waking to nightmares of gunfire. Thrown into the spotlight by the shootings, they wonder how they will recover.
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In an unusually fast response from federal authorities, the men were not charged with shooting the weapons, but rather with trafficking, illegal sales and lying to federal agents. One of the weapons was illegally bought at Frontier Justice, where Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed the since-blocked "Second Amendment Preservation Act."
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