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On this edition of Conversations, Joan Brady talks about her latest book, Alger Hiss: Framed - A New Look at the Case that Made Nixon Famous. In 1948, Alger Hiss was identified along with several other government officials as belonging to a communist network. The others plead the Fifth Amendment, but Hiss chose to publicly deny the claim against him. Richard Nixon pressed the case against Hiss and his victory set him on a course to become President.00000184-7fa9-d6f8-a1cf-7fad02150002

Q: For the past two years - and for most of the past 50 years - which Kansas county led the state in oil production?

On this edition of Conversations, Markus Potter talks with host Dan Skinner about the upcoming season of performances by the University of Kansas Department of Theatre and Dance.

On this edition of Conversations, Ben Silverman talks with host Dan Skinner about “The Night Before Christmas at Dunder Mifflin” which he co-authored with Brian Baumgartner who played Kevin Malone.

From busking on the streets of Lawrence to Broadway and beyond, how George "Nash" Walker became one of the highest paid vaudeville performers in America. As half of the duo Williams and Walker, he's the focus of a new exhibit at the Watkins Museum in Lawrence and the subject of "The Rediscovery of George 'Nash' Walker: The Price of Black Stardom in Jim Crow America."

A jam-packed show with new music from artists predominantly from NE Kansas, plus family connections between tracks, and the first of our holiday songs from KS artists!

We revisit one of our most popular shows of the year, as journalist Bill Kurtis retraces his career from his early days at KANU to his current gig as Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me scorekeeper. This episode was recorded at a September 18th, 2025, book launch event for Kurtis' new memoir, Whirlwind: My Life Reporting the News.

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!

Here are the headlines for our area, as compiled by KPR news staffers.

October 6, 2018