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Where does the Nile River begin and who were the men who risked everything to find it? That's at the heart of Candice Millard's "River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile."

We're celebrating National Poetry Month with Kansas Poet Laureate Traci Brimhall. Dr. Brimhall teaches creative writing at Kansas State University and is the author of several books, including Come the Slumberless to the Land of Nod.

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.

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.

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.

Renowned journalist Bill Moyers passed away recently at the age of 91. In this special encore broadcast, we revisit his remarks from the 2016 Bennett Forum on the Presidency, sponsored by the Truman Library Institute. Moyers was joined at this event by presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin.

Kansas Poet Laureate Traci Brimhall joins us to talk about poetry and to challenge listeners to write their own "Dear Kansas" letter-poem in celebration of Kansas Day.

Kansas Notable author Nghiem Tran talks about his haunting novella, We're Safe When We're Alone. Plus, we remember poet Nikki Giovanni who passed away December 9, 2024.

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.

Our Kansas Notable series continues with Nghiem Tran's haunting novella, We're Safe When We're Alone. Also, Rachel McCarthy James explores the history of axe murder in her new book, Whack Job.