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 celebrate National Poetry Month with Antonio Sanchez-Day's "I've Been Fighting This War Within Myself," edited by Brian Daldorph and named a Kansas Notable Book. -
We mark Autism Acceptance Month with a children's book about a special little boy facing a challenging week of school. Jenn Bailey is the author of "Henry, Like Always," named a Kansas Notable Book by the State Library of Kansas. -
Beyond morels: exploring the world of Devil's Dipstick, Puffballs, Fried Chicken Mushrooms, and more! Caleb Morse, Sherry Kay, and Benjamin Sikes are the authors of A New Guide to Kansas Mushrooms, a Kansas Notable Book. -
Rebekah Taussig is the author of "Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary, Resilient, Disabled Body," the Kansas City Public Library's Big Read selection for 2025. -
From the Docking years and the Brownback tax experiment to the election of Governor Laura Kelly, it's a look at the push and pull of Kansas politics over the past 70 years, with the co-editors of "Reform and Reaction: The Arc of Kansas Politics." -
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."
