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Celebrate America 250 with a Kansas Notable Book! Ray Walling and Valarie Lamoreaux of the State Library of Kansas join us to talk about the Kansas 250 Bookshelf.

What does it mean to be a Kansan today? Tom Averill and Leslie VonHolten gather the writings of 35 authors in their new anthology, "Kansas Matters: 21st Century Writers on the Sunflower State."

In connection with America 250 and Kansas 250, we visit Topeka's Free State Capitol, home to the 1855 Topeka Constitutional Convention and the Free State legislature, almost demolished in the 1990s, now renovated and restored to its original glory.

On this edition of Conversations, Jessica Franz-Martin talks with host Dan Skinner about the Theatre Lawrence production of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."

From Kansas Governors Bob Bennett to Laura Kelly, political scientists Michael Smith and Ed Flentje look at the push and pull of state politics in "Reform and Reaction: The Arc of Kansas Politics."

Morgan Wallen's I'm the Problem continues to dominate the charts, while long-ago chart queen Connie Francis is gathering momentum for a song from 1962.

Week of February 10, 2019: Army scout, federal marshal, gambler, showman -- best-selling author Tom Clavin talks about his latest book, "Will Bill: The True Story of the American Frontier's First Gunfighter."

We celebrate National Poetry Month with the new Poet Laureate of Kansas, Huascar Medina of Topeka. We'll also hear from the outgoing Poet Laureate, Kevin Rabas of Emporia, and Wichita native Jon Kelly Yenser.

What does it take to be a great leader in troubled times? Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, former U.S. Senator Jeff Flake, and journalist David von Drehle talk about presidential leadership in this Bennett Forum on the Presidency.

Join us for a conversation with Lawrence filmmaker Kevin Wilmott. His latest movie, "Da 5 Bloods," was just released on Netflix. And for Father's Day, "Climbing Lessons: Stories about Fathers, Sons, and the Bond Between," by Topeka author Tim Bascom.