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As we count down to the new year, we asked our readers what they thought were the top political stories of 2021. Here's what they picked.

Join us for a conversation with Lawrence filmmaker Kevin Wilmott. His latest movie, "Da 5 Bloods," was just released on Netflix. And for Father's Day, "Climbing Lessons: Stories about Fathers, Sons, and the Bond Between," by Topeka author Tim Bascom.

The 14th Amendment is often called the "single most important amendment to the U.S. Constitution." Find out why on this week's KPR Presents, from Constitution Day at the Dole Institution of Politics.

00000184-7fa9-d6f8-a1cf-7fad23350000Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Leonard Pitts spoke on the war on terror and civil liberties on October 5, 2006, at the Lied Center at the University of Kansas. Engineer(s): Kaye McIntyre

00000184-7fa9-d6f8-a1cf-7fad1e210000This week on KPR Prsents, the "Kansas Reads" book for 2009... The Virgin of Small Plains. We'll hear from author Nancy Pickard about this tale of a mysterious death set in the Flint Hills.

For a seventh straight week, Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department rules the Billboard 200. On the singles chart, Eminem references both the Steve Miller Band and his own past glory.

President Biden is passing the torch to Vice President Harris, which changes the narrative of the race against former President Donald Trump.

Kansas brought in nearly a billion dollars in tax revenue in June...results of an audit examining county election security policies in Kansas have been released to the public...and a loud noise in Downtown Lawrence on Wednesday was the result of a bad idea involving fireworks and a storm drain. Details on these stories and more can be found here.

Some of the nominations were expected — The Bear earned 23 nominations and Shogun received 25 nods. But the Television Academy still had a few surprises up its sleeve.

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