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On this edition of Conversations, Christopher Marquis talks with host Dan Skinner about “Better Business: How the B Corp Movement Is Remaking Business.”…

Sheila Bair is the Chairman of the FDIC, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and a two-time University of Kansas graduate. She spoke as the Anderson Chandler Lecturer at the Lied Center on September 17, 2007. Her talk included timely financial topics like sub-prime mortgages and pay-day loans. Engineer(s): Kaye McIntyre

Gary Entz is an associate professor of history at McPherson College. He spoke on "Religion and Politics: A Kansas Perspective" at the Lawrence Unitarian Fellowship. Engineer(s): Kaye McIntyre

From the 1940s to the 1990s, several jazz composers wrote large-scale orchestral compositions that portrayed the journey of black people from Africa, slavery in America, and emancipation, to the continuing complexities of life in America. Join us 8:00 Sunday night for Suite History, with the music of Duke Ellington, Wynton Marsalis, Oliver Nelson, and John Carter, along with commentary from historian Michael McGerr.

Ethologist and evolutionary theorist Richard Dawkins challenges the very premise of religion in the first stop of a national tour to promote his latest book, The God Delusion. Dawkins' lecture was co-sponsored by KU's Hall Center for the Humanities and the Biodiversity Institute, as is part of the Difficult Dialogues at the Commons Series. Recorded at the Lied Center at the University of Kansas on October 16, 2006. Engineer(s): Chubby Smith & Kaye McIntyre

Frank is the author of the best-selling book"What's the Matter with Kansas," in which he looks at why citizens vote against their economic interests. Frank spoke at Kansas State University on September 18, 2006, as part of the Lou Douglas Lecture Series. Frank's talk is entitled "How Conservatives Won the Heart of America." Engineer(s): Kent Nelson, Kansas State University

On this edition of Conversations, editor Susan Tyler Hitchcock joins host Dan Skinner to talk about the “National Geographic Almanac 2021.” Hitchcock is a…

Alan Mulally is President and CEO of Ford Motor Company, having previously served as President of Boeing Commercial Airplane. Mulally is a Lawrence native and two-time graduate of the University of Kansas. Mulally spoke April 16, 2007 at the Lied Center as the 2007 Anderson Chandler Lecture, sponsored by the KU School of Business, in conjunction with the Engineering Distinguished Lectureship, sponsored by the KU School of Engineering. Engineer(s): Chubby Smith

We celebrate Mother's Day with stories and songs -- irreverant, funny, sweet, and sad -- about Mom. This KPR Presents features music by Elvis, the Beatles, Paul Simon, and much more. Tune in with your mom, 8:00 Sunday night, as KPR Presents celebrates Mother's Day!

Join us for an hour of poetry this week, featuring the poems of Ted Kooser, former U.S. Poet Laureate, from a reading at Washburn University. We'll also hear five high school students compete in the Kansas Poetry Out Loud competition, held in Topeka. Engineer(s): Chubby Smith/Kaye McIntyre