
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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We explore mysterious rock carvings of Kansas with Rex Buchanan, one of the authors of "Petroglyphs of the Kansas Smoky Hills."
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This week on KPR Presents: Why you should think twice before shopping on Amazon. It's a conversation with Danny Caine, the owner of The Raven Bookstore and author of "How to Resist Amazon and Why: The Fight for Local Economies, Data Privacy, Fair Labor, Independent Bookstores, and a People-Powered Future."
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We celebrate March Madness with three conversations about four basketball-related books: Jayhawker, Games of Deception, This Was Never About Basketball, and All Roads Lead to Lawrence.
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What was on the minds of Kansans in the 1960s? We'll visit "Voices from the Big First: 1961-1968," the newest exhibit at KU's Dole Institute of Politics.
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Thunderstorms, tornadoes, damaging winds -- are you ready for springtime weather in Kansas? March 1-5 marks Severe Weather Awareness; we'll hear from Chad Omitt of the National Weather Service with tips on how to stay safe this spring.
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This week on KPR Presents: It's a conversation with Nancy Pickard, author of "The Virgin of Small Plains." We also remember KANU's first chief announcer, Glenn Price, who passed away last month.
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How sports can change the world: a conversation on race, gender, and athletics, with sportswriter Dave Zirin.
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This week on KPR Presents, it's a conversation with NPR's Poet-in-Residence Kwame Alexander, and a preview of the spring line-up at KU's Dole Institute of Politics.
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We celebrate the 750th episode of KPR Presents with a favorite conversation from the KPR archives: Eugene Drucker of the Emerson String Quartet is the author of "The Savior," the haunting story of a violinist forced to play at a German concentration camp.
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With the presidential inauguration safely behind us, how about a whimsical, nonpartisan White House adventure? Kansas City author Alistair Heim is the author of "If I Had Your Vote," the latest adventure of The Cat in the Hat.