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Best-selling soprano Sarah Brightman is bringing her "Christmas Symphony" tour to Kansas City's Midland Theater this weekend. She previews the November 30th show with Kaye McIntyre.
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We dig into the book behind the new Hulu series, Interior Chinatown. It's a conversation with Polli Kenn of the Lawrence Public Library and Dr. David Mai of KU's Department of Film and Media Studies.
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Part history, part ghost story: we visit with Fran Borin, author of "The Spirit of Quindaro," part of our 2024 Kansas Notable Book Series.
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We mark National LGBTQ History Month with Kathy Rose-Mockry, author of "Liberating Lawrence," a look back at the fight for gay rights at the University of Kansas in the 1970s.
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We preview the Kansas congressional elections with Jonathan Shorman, lead political reporter with the Kansas City Star and moderator of the Dole Institute of Politics' fall election series. We'll also hear from Kansas Public Radio's Cordelia Brown and Destiny Ann Mermagen about KPR's upcoming Live Day.
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Professor Greg Jackson is the creator and host of the podcast History That Doesn't Suck. Jackson brings a live version of History That Doesn't Suck to Lawrence on Friday, October 11th.
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U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón is coming to Salina this month in connection with the launch of her poem "In Praise of Mystery" into space. We'll also hear from Professor Greg Jackson, host of the History That Doesn't Suck podcast and live show, coming to Lawrence this week. Finally, we'll talk politics with Jerry Seib of the Wall Street Journal and visiting fellow at the Dole Institute of Politics.
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What do national security experts get wrong about keeping America safe? Thom Shankar is the co-author of Age of Danger: Keeping America Safe in an Era of New Superpowers, New Weapons, and New Threats. We'll also hear from journalist, filmmaker, and author Elizabeth Farnsworth about her latest novel, Last Light.
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The KU Department of Theatre and Dance opens its 2024-25 season with "Indecent," a play about the controversy surrounding the 1906 play, "God of Vengeance."
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How can a children's book help a kid dealing with a suicide loss? Scott Emmons and Stacey Lamb are the creators of "Hope and the Winds of Grief: A Story of Healing After Losing a Loved One by Suicide."
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It's a sneak peek at the upcoming Kansas Book Festival, September 28th at Washburn University in Topeka, and the play "Tree of Life" running September 14-22 at the Jewish Community Center of Kansas City. We'll also hear from Kansas Notable author Sarah Edgerton about "Daughter of Chaos," the first in her Chaos trilogy.
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Two competing chicken restaurants run by two sisters — it's a premise that may sound familiar to many Kansans. The new TV series The Chicken Sisters is inspired by the real rivalry between Chicken Annie's and Chicken Mary's in southeast Kansas, and is based on the bestselling book by KJ Dell'Antonia.