KPR Presents
KPR Presents is an opportunity to showcase high-profile, thought-provoking lectures, discussions and dialogues recorded throughout the region. There are so many fascinating people who come to this area, everyone from Supreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayor to syndicated columnist Leonard Pitts. KPR Presents is a great way to share some of those lectures with our listeners. We have also been able to expand the program to cover a broad range of topics, including the Kansas Sesquicentennial, the National Day of Listening and the Kansas Reads program sponsored by the State Library of Kansas, just to name a few. Subscribe via your favorite podcast platforms.
Latest Episodes
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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. -
Award-winning journalist Dick Lehr tells the story of the 2016 failed bomb plot against Somali immigrants in Garden City, Kansas. -
Bestselling travel writer Rolf Potts is the author of "The Vagabond's Way." Kate Benz is the author of "Nothing But the Dirt." Both books were named Kansas Notable Books in 2023. -
It's a sneak peek at the 2024 Free State Festival, with Festival director Marlo Angell and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Kevin Willmott. -
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.
