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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Legendary newsman, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me scorekeeper, and KANU alum Bill Kurtis looks back at his 60-plus career in broadcasting in this year's Dole Lecture at the Dole Institute of Politics. -
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. -
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. -
Take a walk through the history of Montgall Avenue, once home to Kansas City's Black movers and shakers. Margie Carr is the author of Kansas City's Montgall Avenue: Black Leaders and the Street They Called Home. -
When you think of a dangerous Kansas abolitionist, you probably think of John Brown. On this week's KPR Presents, the most dangerous Kansas abolitionist you probably haven't heard of: James Montgomery. Todd Mildfelt and David Schafer are the authors of "Abolitionist of the Most Dangerous Kind: James Montgomery and His War on Slavery." -
Just in time for Halloween, "The Haunted States of America" is a new anthology of spooky stories for middle-school (and up!) readers. Also, what role will split-ticket voters play in this year's election? It's Part 2 of the Dole Institute of Politics series "Beyond the Ballot." -
Part history, part ghost story: we visit with Fran Borin, author of "The Spirit of Quindaro," part of our 2024 Kansas Notable Book Series. -
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.
