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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.

Week of August 19, 2018: The media is a frequent target of President Trump. This week, the press pushed back. In this Truman Library Institute event, four White House correspondents talk about the importance of a free press in America today.

Former U.S. Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa, recipient of the 2017 Dole Leadership Prize from KU's Dole Institute of Politics.

The 14th Amendment is often called the "single most important amendment to the U.S. Constitution." Find out why on this week's KPR Presents, from Constitution Day at the Dole Institution of Politics.

September 24, 2017: the best new books by Kansans or about Kansas. Kaye McIntyre visits with some of this year's Kansas Notable authors in the second of this two-part series.

November 5, 2017 KPR Presents: we mark Veterans' Day and the 100th anniversary of America's entry into World War One. We'll hear highlights from this year's National Centennial Ceremony in Kansas City.

November 12, 2017 on KPR Presents: Colombian President Juan Santos. Also, Richard Rothstein, author of "The Color of Law: The Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America."

November 26, 2017: race, gender, and how sports can change our world. Sportswriter Dave Zirin gave the keynote address at The Power of Sport: A Conversation on Business, Race, and Sports.