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Next week, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Snyder v. Phelps, a case pitting free speech against privacy. Hear arguments on both sides of the case, presented at a Dole Institute of Politics panel discussion.

As the U.S. military reviews its controversial "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy on gays serving openly, KPR Presents "Freedom to Serve." We'll look at the role of blacks and women in the military, and how those lessons can be applied to gays. "Freedom to Serve" was moderated by NPR Senior News Analyst Juan Williams, and held at the Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence, MO.

With Labor Day just around the corner, this week's KPR Presents looks at the other side of working: getting fired. Whether you've been downsized, let go, or as the British say, "made redundant," join us as KPR Presents looks at the humorous side of getting the pink slip. This week's show is a presentation of the L.A. Theatre Works. [This program is not available to listen online.)

Judge Mary Murguia is awaiting Senate confirmation after being nominated by President Obama to the U.S. District Court of Appeals. She is the first Latina to serve on the U.S. District Court of Arizona. Her twin sister, Janet Murguia, is President and CEO of the National Council of La Raza, the nation's largest Hispanic civil rights organization. Janet and Mary Murguia gave this year's Emily Taylor and Marilyn Stokstad Women's Leadership Lecture; you can hear it on this week's KPR Presents, 8:00 Sunday evening.

With football season right around the corner, this week's KPR Presents features Herman Boone, the real-life hero of the acclaimed Denzel Washington movie. Boone was football coach of T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia, and spoke at Emporia State University as this year's Bonner and Bonner Diversity Lecture.

This week's KPR Presents features former U.S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winner Ted Kooser, from a reading sponsored by the University of Kansas Libraries. We'll also hear the collaborative efforts of Kansas Poet Laureate Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg and singer-songwriter Kelley Hunt, in a reading performed at the Lawrence Public Library.

Shalala served as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services during all eight years of the Clinton administration, becoming the longest-serving HHS Secretary in U.S. history. In 2007, Shalala and Senator Bob Dole were named as co-chairs on the Commission on Care for Returning Wounded Warriors. Shalala received this year's Dole Leadership Prize from the University of Kansas Dole Institute of Politics. Engineer(s): Lied Center

One of the most controversial political figures of the 1990s, Newt Gingrich served as Speaker of the House from 1995 to 1999, the first Republican to do so since 1954. First elected to Congress in 1978, Gingrich authored the Contract with America, which was widely credited with ushering in Republican victories in the 1994 midterm elections. He has written 20 best-selling books, including 11 works of historical fiction. Gingrich spoke at the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas on November 4, 2009, as the inaugural Robert J. Dole Distinguished Visiting Fellow. Engineer(s): Stephen Koranda

This week's KPR Presents explores the origins and curiosities of the 4th of July with The History Guys. We'll look at the early days of celebrating the 4th and how our interpretation of the Declaration of Independence has changed over the years.