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We kick off our 2024 Kansas Notable Book Series with Alex Grecian, author of Red Rabbit — a story of witches, demons, and the Wild West. We'll also hear from Brian Daldorph, author of Words is a Powerful Thing: 20 Years of Teaching Creative Writing at the Douglas County Jail. -
Ben Lerner's novel 10:04 has just been named one of the Best 100 Books of the 21st Century by the New York Times. In this episode, we revisit our conversation about 10:04's prequel, The Topeka School.
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How is the continuing war in Ukraine affecting global security? General Philip Breedlove, former NATO Supreme Allied Command Europe, was the keynote speaker at this year's KU Security Conference, moderated by Col. Mike Denning, USAF (retired). -
Morels, Devil's Dipsticks, Chicken of the Woods — it's mushroom season! Caleb Morse, Sherry Kay, and Benjamin Sikes are the authors of A New Guide to Kansas Mushrooms. -
A young Kansas reporter. A hospital for German POWs. Journalist, filmmaker, and author Elizabeth Farnsworth talks about her new novel, Last Light, with KPR's Laura Lorson. -
The Marion County Record was in the national spotlight last year when its offices were raided by local police. The small-town Kansas newspaper received the 2024 William Allen White National Citation, the first time the honor has ever been awarded to a media outlet instead of an individual journalist. Eric Meyer accepted the award and gave the keynote address at this year's KU's WAW Day. -
Washburn University's Mulvane Art Museum re-opened last week after a year-long renovation. Director Connie Gibbons joins us to talk about the museum's current exhibits and their 100-year history. -
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. -
Legendary 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 -
We're celebrating National Poetry Month with Kansas Poet Laureate Traci Brimhall. Dr. Brimhall teaches creative writing at Kansas State University and is the author of several books, including Come the Slumberless to the Land of Nod. -
Where does the Nile River begin and who were the men who risked everything to find it? That's at the heart of Candice Millard's "River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile." -
The Brown v. Board National Historic Park and the KU School of Education are co-sponsoring "Brown v. Board at 70," a two-day conference marking the 70th anniversary of the landmark desegregation case. Kaye McIntyre visits with Dr. Jim Williams, superintendent of the Brown v. Board site in Topeka, about the April 18th and 19th conference.
