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We kick off our 2024 Kansas Notable Book Series with Alex Grecian, author of Red Rabbit — a story of witches, demons, and the Wild West. We'll also hear from Brian Daldorph, author of Words is a Powerful Thing: 20 Years of Teaching Creative Writing at the Douglas County Jail.

Not enough staff, uncertain funding, technology challenges...just a few of the issues facing election officials today. Election experts explore those issues in the Bolstering Elections Initiative, a joint project sponsored by the Dole Institute of Politics and the Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate.

As the Menninger Clinic marks its 100th anniversary, Dr. Walt Menninger talks about the clinic, mental health care in the U.S., and lessons learned in his 93 years. We're also joined by Todd Fertig, co-author of "Like What You Do: The Memoirs of Dr. Walt Menninger."

Just in time for Halloween, "The Haunted States of America" is a new anthology of spooky stories for middle-school (and up!) readers. Also, what role will split-ticket voters play in this year's election? It's Part 2 of the Dole Institute of Politics series "Beyond the Ballot."

Former Kansas governors Kathleen Sebelius and Mike Hayden express their concern about the shifting balance of power in the Kansas Statehouse. It's the 2025 Dole Forum from KU's Dole Institute of Politics, moderated by Katie Bernard of the Philadelphia Inquirer.

We mark Autism Acceptance Month with a children's book about a special little boy facing a challenging week of school. Jenn Bailey is the author of "Henry, Like Always," named a Kansas Notable Book by the State Library of Kansas.

Husband and wife comedy writers Felipe Torres Medina and Taylor Kay Phillips stop by to talk about their new books, America, Let Me In: A Choose-Your-Own-Immigration Story and A Guide to Midwestern Conversation.

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.

The Trump campaign is set to run about $11 million in ads in the two Midwestern states he won in 2016. But six states continue to dominate the airwaves, with Florida and Pennsylvania topping the list.