
KPR Presents (archived episodes)
This is a list of old episodes. For new episodes, starting in December 2022, go to KPR Present.
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The Kansas Museum of History reopened its doors this past week, opening its new exhibit on the fight for votes for women in Kansas. We'll also learn about "Word of a Feather," the newest project from Humanities Kansas.
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This week on KPR Presents: From President Eisenhower to ICBM bases and the movie "The Day After" -- the surprisingly large role of Kansas during the Cold War.
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From Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather to Anderson Cooper and Lester Holt -- the evolution of television news. It's the 2019 Journalism and Politics Lecture from KU's Dole Institute of Politics, with Emmy Award-winning producer Michael Cascio and media executive Ed Hersh.
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This week on KPR Presents: Sally Buzbee, the new executive editor of the Washington Post, Olathe native, and KU alum.
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Hot off the presses from Emporia! It's The 105 Meadowlark Reader, the newest journal of Kansas creative non-fiction, plus a new book by Kevin Rabas.
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We celebrate the 50th anniversary of NPR with one of its "Founding Mothers:" Susan Stamberg.
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Former Vice President Walter Mondale passed away last week at the age of 93. On this week's KPR Presents, it's an encore presentation of Mondale's 2007 talk at KU's Dole Institute of Politics.
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We're celebrating National Poetry Month with former Kansas Poet Laureate Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg and Ottawa poet Shannon Carriger.
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If you were a Major League Baseball player, what song would you choose to play as you approach the batter's box? We've asked KPR staffers to pick their own walk-up songs in the second part of this two-part series.
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If you were a Major League Baseball player, what would your walk-up song be? We celebrate the start of baseball season by posing this question to KPR staffers. Plus, author Lisa Harkrader's take on Fractured Fairy Tales.