Is a tomato a fruit or vegetable? Award-winning author Lindsay Metcalf explores the legal food fight in her children's book, Tomatoes on Trial: The Fruit v. Vegetable Showdown. Also, two penpals learn about two very different ways to grow food in her picture book, Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm.

We revisit one of our most popular shows of the year, as journalist Bill Kurtis retraces his career from his early days at KANU to his current gig as Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me scorekeeper. This episode was recorded at a September 18th, 2025, book launch event for Kurtis' new memoir, Whirlwind: My Life Reporting the News.

Celebrate the season with the KPR staff on A Very Merry Prairie Journal! With songs of the season, holiday stories, and Christmas memories, from your favorite announcers as well as folks behind the scenes.

From Kansas Governors Bob Bennett to Laura Kelly, political scientists Michael Smith and Ed Flentje look at the push and pull of state politics in "Reform and Reaction: The Arc of Kansas Politics."

We talk to the Kansas City author behind the new Netflix series "Death by Lightning." Candice Millard is the award-winning author of "Destiny of the Republic," which tells the story of the assassination of President James Garfield.

Las Madres is the inspiring true story of three generations of Mexican-American women in Kansas. It recently won three medals at the International Latino Book Awards and was named a Kansas Notable Book.

The Kansas Museum of History is set to reopen November 22nd after a three year renovation. We get a sneak peek at the Museum with Museum Director Sarah Bell. Also, Eric Meyer of the Marion County Record from his 2024 William Allen White National Citation speech. Marion County was recently ordered to pay a $3 million settlement in connection from the 2023 raid on the newspaper and the homes of several of its staff.

In connection with NPR's occasional series, KPR's "Here to Help" highlights the work of volunteers in our own community. Our first KPR Here to Help volunteer is Debbie Zabel with the Douglas County Master Gardeners.

What can the political landscape of 2025 tell us about what to expect in 2026? Political journalist and Dole Institute of Politics Visiting Fellow Jerry Seib joins KPR's Kaye McIntyre to preview the 2026 national and Kansas midterms, one year out.

From busking on the streets of Lawrence to Broadway and beyond, how George "Nash" Walker became one of the highest paid vaudeville performers in America. As half of the duo Williams and Walker, he's the focus of a new exhibit at the Watkins Museum in Lawrence and the subject of "The Rediscovery of George 'Nash' Walker: The Price of Black Stardom in Jim Crow America."