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As we mark the 70th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision, we hear about the girls and young women who led the fight to desegregate America's schools. -
Dole Institute/Image provided by Dole Institute of PoliticsLegendary newsman, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me scorekeeper, and KANU and KU alum Bill Kurtis reflects on his 60-year career in broadcasting in this year's Dole Lecture at the Dole Institute of Politics
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Kaye McIntyre hosts an hour of songs and stories about the season, featuring members of the Kansas Public Radio staff. -
KPR's Community Spotlight for December is on Harvesters: the Community Food Network. Sarah Biles of Harvesters and Aundrea Walker of Just Food join us to talk about fighting food insecurity in northeast Kansas. -
Kevin Merida is the editor of the Los Angeles Times and recipient of the 2023 William Allen White National Citation, awarded annually to an outstanding journalist. -
Edgar Award winner Elizabeth Bunce returns to talk about "Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity" — the latest in her popular Myrtle Hardcastle mystery series. -
The year is 1938. A man is murdered outside a Wichita art studio. It's another case for private eye Pete Stone. Michael Graves of Emporia is the author of "Human Shadow," the fifth in the Pete Stone detective series. -
The U.S. Army recently set aside the convictions of 110 black soldiers convicted in the largest murder trial in American history. Kevin Willmott tells their story in his film, "The 24th." -
Liberty Hall is marking the 40th anniversary of the made-for-TV movie "The Day After" with the documentary "Television Event." Award-winning filmmaker Jeff Daniels and a number of the cast and crew of "The Day After" will attend the December 4th screening of "Television Event" and a Q-and-A discussion afterwards. -
40 years ago, millions of Americans watched in horror as Lawrence suffered the effects of a fictitious nuclear bomb. We mark the 40th anniversary of the made-for-TV movie "The Day After" with conversations with many of the people involved, including director Nicholas Meyer. -
What can Native American knowledge teach us about how to deal with climate change? Dr. Daniel Wildcat is the author of "On Indigenuity: Learning the Lessons of Mother Earth." -
What do the histories of Kansas City and its football team have in common? Mark Dent and Rustin Dodd explore the parallels in their book, "Kingdom Quarterback: Patrick Mahomes, the Kansas City Chiefs, and How a Once Swingin' Cow Town Chased the Ultimate Comeback."
