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Our Kansas 250 Bookshelf series continues with the first of two episodes on this month's theme: Love Your Community! This episode features conversations about the Walnut Valley Festival, a family's journey from Mexico to Kansas, and the resilience of two Kansas towns' in the face of declining population. -
President's Day marks the launch of "In Pursuit," a weekly series of reflections and lessons on the lives of the U.S. presidents and first ladies. Dr. Colleen Shogan is the former archivist of the U.S. and CEO of "In Pursuit."
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In honor of Women's History Month, it's a look at the often-underestimated political role of America's First Ladies. Diana Carlin is one of the co-authors of "Remember the First Ladies: The Legacies of America's History-Making Women." -
Our Kansas Notable Book series continues with "Roadside Geology of Kansas," by James Aber, Susan Aber, and Michael Everhart, and with "Grief Said, 'Have a Seat,'" by Amanda Elsbury. -
Husband and wife comedy writers Felipe Torres Medina and Taylor Kay Phillips stop by to talk about their new books, America, Let Me In: A Choose-Your-Own-Immigration Story and A Guide to Midwestern Conversation. -
We mark Women's History Month with the story of women challenging gender roles within the Mennonite Church. Dr. Lois Barrett and Dorothy Nickel Friesen are the authors of Proclaiming the Good News: Mennonite Women's Voices, a Kansas Notable Book. -
We celebrate Women's History Month with a basketball trailblazer: former University of Kansas Coach Marian Washington. Her new book is "Fierce: My Fight for Nothing Less." -
Set during the Great Depression, Karen Russell's latest book takes on climate, community, history, storytelling and more. -
Matt Beat is an educator, popular podcaster/YouTuber, and host of the spring discussion series at KU's Dole Institute of Politics, looking at the expanding role of the president. -
Cozy up with the first in the new Josie Posey mystery series, Doomed by Blooms, by Anna St. John. Doomed by Blooms was named a Kansas Notable Book by the State Library of Kansas. -
Dozens of Kansans turned out on President's Day to protest many of the sweeping changes enacted by President Trump in the past month. We hear from many of them in this audio postcard from the State Capitol in Topeka. -
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Kevin Willmott joins us for a sneak peek at the Kevin Willmott Film Festival, taking place February 18-21 at Lawrence's Liberty Hall.
