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On this edition of Conversations, M.P. Woodward talks with host Dan Skinner about "Line of Demarcation" featuring Jack Ryan, Jr.

This week's Film Music Friday is a complete hoax! That's because we're featuring music from films about hoaxes, including Capricorn One, The Ladykillers, Now You See Me and Quiz Show, among others.

On this edition of Conversations, Rajani LaRocca talks with host Dan Skinner about her picture book, “Some of Us: A Story of Citizenship and the United States.”

We get a sneak peek at the 2025 Free State Festival — six days of movies, music, and more — with Festival director Marlo Angell and Backer Hamada, co-director of the documentary "Trauma: The New Epidemic." Also, we visit with KPR's new Morning Edition host Matthew Algeo.

We celebrate Pride Month with the story of the fight for gay rights on campus. Kathy Rose-Mockry is the author of "Liberating Lawrence: Gay Activism in the 1970s at the University of Kansas." We also hear from Matt Keenan, executive director of Kansas Legal Services, KPR's Community Spotlight organization for June.

This week's Retro Cocktail Hour features jungle jazz by Modesto Duran, Ixtahuele and the Royal Samoans, along with tunes by the Lighthouse All Stars and the Voodoo 5, plus music for belly dancing!

Ken Lovern's Organ Jazz Trio is in the spotlight on this week's Live at Green Lady. The band plays some original tunes, including "Nice and Easy" and "Dreamanova", plus a couple of debuts - Brian Baggett's "Electric Cadillac" and Ken Lovern's "Martini Shaker Samba", inspired by KPR's Retro Cocktail Hour.

It's an all-submissions special on 105 Live this week! 105 Live intern Gracie Hughes joins host Nick Carswell to catch up on recent submissions with new emo, folk, pop, hip hop and more, coming from Sedgwick, Douglas, Johnson, Ellis, Saline, Crawford and Johnson counties!

We visit with artist Phyllis Garibay Coon Pease, the creator of "Rebel Women," the new mural at the Kansas Capitol honoring the Kansas women who fought for the right to vote. Also, we hear from travel writer and explorer Roxie Yonkey, author of "Historic Kansas Roadsides." Finally, a couple of Kansas-themed poems to celebrate Kansas Day.

Composer David Raksin created scores for more than 100 films and 300 TV shows, and penned the song standard "Laura". This week on Film Music Friday we're hearing the work of David Raksin in films, including The Bad and the Beautiful, Laura, Forever Amber, The Big Combo and more.