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Singer performs at the Folly.The artist(s): www.gretchenparlato.comEngineer(s): David Basse

October 31, 2009 - Happy Halloween!Music that is shaken, not stirred. This KPR-produced program features swingin' bachelor pad music from the 1950s and 60s, hosted by Darrell Brogdon.

The state of Kansas marks its 150th birthday on Saturday, January 29th. How are you celebrating the sesquicentennial? Find out how you can join in, with everything from music to museums, poetry to postage stamps. Kaye McIntyre is your host for KPR Presents, 8:00 Sunday evening on Kansas Public Radio.

On this edition of Conversations, Sandra Goldmark talks with host Dan Skinner about “Fixation: How to Have Stuff Without Breaking the Planet.” Goldmark…

On December 26th, the holiday feast has been eaten, gifts have been opened, and Christmas is over for another year. Or is it? December 26th is traditionally known as Boxing Day, Saint Stephen's Day, and the second day of the twelve days of Christmas. This week on KPR Presents, we celebrate the Days AFTER Christmas with "Kaleidoscope," a radio special from the Public Radio Exchange. (This program not available on-demand.)

On this edition of Conversations, Steve Burk talks with host Dan Skinner about upcoming concerts at Grace Cathedral in Topeka including the 23rd Annual…

This week on KPR Presents: it's a conversation with disability rights activist Judith Heumann, co-author of "Being Heumann" and the keynote speaker at KU's upcoming symposium marking the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Each year, the Kansas Center for the Book at the State Library of Kansas puts out a list of the 15 best books written by Kansans or about Kansas. Join us for a review of this year's Kansas Notable Books, featuring interviews with many of the authors. Fiction, non-fiction, young adult literature, childrens' books... join KPR Presents for some great Christmas gift ideas off the Kansas Notable Book list. For more information about the Kansas Notable Books, visit their website, www.kcfb.info.

On what would have been his 100th birthday, KPR Presents a look at President Ronald Reagan. Historian Richard Norton Smith served as the first director of the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas and as the director of the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. Smith's talk is the first of a four-part series on a 20th Century Mount Rushmore.

The 112th Congress convened this month in Washington D.C., with a much different political landscape than that of 2010. This week on KPR Presents, it's Part Two of the Dole Institute of Politics' symposium on the 2010 election, the new Congress, and the challenges both parties face in the year ahead. This Dole Institute panel features distinguished journalists and political strategists from both sides of the aisle, including CNN Political Director Sam Feist, White House correspondent Anne Kornblut of the Washington Post, and Major Garrett of the National Journal, formerly White House correspondent for FOX News. Engineer(s): Lawrence Bush