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June 20, 2015

June 28, 2015: Amber Waves of Change: Hard Times on the High Plains. Kansas and the Southern High Plains faces many challenges today: water, energy, diversity and depopulation. Amber Waves of Change was written and researched by Journalism Professor David Guth of the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Kansas, with editing help and production assistance from KPR's J. Schafer and Kaye McIntyre.

July 4, 2015 (rebroadcast)

July 19, 2015: We got a rare look at the dwarf planet of Pluto got a rare look this week during a historic flyby by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft. We explore the Kansas connection to Pluto on this week's show, Burdett native Clyde Tombaugh, who discovered Pluto in 1930.

July 26, 2015: This year marks the 75th anniversary of I Married Adventure, the autobiographical movie and best-selling book that tell the true story of explorers Osa and Martin Johnson. Join us for a look at these Kansas natives, a visit to their museum in Chanute, and a "conversation" with Osa.

Jeremy Siskind, winner of the 2012 Nottingham International Jazz Piano Competition and the second place winner of the 2011 Montreux Solo Piano…

August 2, 2015: this year marks the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Join us as we hear about the past and future of the ADA, and tour a new exhibit at the Dole Institute of Politics.

Each summer Heartland Chamber Music Festival hosts over 100 students, faculty and staff for 9 days of chamber music instruction and performances at the…

August 30, 2015: As lawmakers return to D.C. to take up the Iran nuclear deal, former Kansas Congressman Jim Slattery talks about his involvement in recent U.S.-Iran negotiations and the prospect for improved relations.

September 6, 2015: Is America ready for a female president? Kathleen Sebelius, former Kansas Governor and former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, talks about women in politics and her own political career.