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Award-winning journalist Dick Lehr tells the story of the 2016 failed bomb plot against Somali immigrants in Garden City, Kansas.

On this week's Retro Cocktail Hour, we'll preview new releases by Ixtahuele and Mr. Moai & the Tikiheads. Also, the twist goes Latin, Johnny Aloha sings Katy Perry plus tunes by the Hollywood Film Noirchestra, Henry Mancini and the Mary Kaye Trio.

It's a sneak peek at the 2024 Free State Festival, with Festival director Marlo Angell and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Kevin Willmott.

Ben Lerner's novel 10:04 has just been named one of the Best 100 Books of the 21st Century by the New York Times. In this episode, we revisit our conversation about 10:04's prequel, The Topeka School.

What can the rise of the Kansas City Chiefs tell us about KC history? Mark Dent and Rustin Dodd are the authors of Kingdom Quarterback: Patrick Mahomes, the Kansas City Chiefs, and How a Once Swingin' Cow Town Chased the Ultimate Comeback.

The National Center for the Book has just named its 2024 Great Reads from Great Places for Kansas. On this week's KPR Presents, we'll hear from Susan Jonusas, author of "Hell's Half Acre" and Grant Snider, author of "One Boy Watching." We'll also revisit a conversation with KJ Dell'Antonio, author of "The Chicken Sisters," coming soon to the Hallmark+ Channel.

Kansas native and author Shannon Pufahl joins us to talk about the novel behind the new film On Swift Horses. We also preview the fall lineup of programs at the Dole Institute of Politics with director Audrey Coleman.

How are fake news and disinformation changing political campaigns? Sasha Issenberg is the author of The Lie Detectives: In Search of a Playbook for Winning Elections in the Disinformation Age.

Two competing chicken restaurants run by two sisters — it's a premise that may sound familiar to many Kansans. The new TV series The Chicken Sisters is inspired by the real rivalry between Chicken Annie's and Chicken Mary's in southeast Kansas, and is based on the bestselling book by KJ Dell'Antonia.

What can Native American wisdom teach us about climate change? Dan Wildcat's latest book is On Indigenuity: Learning the Lessons of Mother Earth.