Kaye McIntyre
KPR Presents/Weekend Edition SaturdayKaye starts her weekends the same way you do: with Weekend Edition Saturday, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, This American Life, and To the Best of Our Knowledge. She started at Kansas Public Radio in 2001; in 2006, she became the producer of our weekly public affairs program, KPR Presents. In her spare time, she loves to read, travel, and attend theater.
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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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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." -
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." -
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. -
How are fake news and disinformation changing political campaigns? Sasha Issenberg is the author of The Lie Detectives: In Search of a Playbook for Winning Elections in the Disinformation Age. -
Kansas native and author Shannon Pufahl joins us to talk about the novel behind the new film On Swift Horses. We also preview the fall lineup of programs at the Dole Institute of Politics with director Audrey Coleman. -
What can the rise of the Kansas City Chiefs tell us about KC history? Mark Dent and Rustin Dodd are the authors of Kingdom Quarterback: Patrick Mahomes, the Kansas City Chiefs, and How a Once Swingin' Cow Town Chased the Ultimate Comeback.
