KPR Statehouse Bureau Chief and Kaye McIntyre review the 2019 legislative session. Also, KU Professor John Tibbetts talks about musicians talking about music.

This week's show features two Kansas authors: Sarah Smarsh, author of "Heartland: Working Hard and Growing Up Poor in the Richest Country on Earth," and Mike Graves, author of "Shadow of Doubt."

As Topeka marks 65 years since the landmark Brown v. Board decision, we hear from Kansans who look back on the days before and after legal segregation. We'll also meet Shelly London, this year's recipient of the Dole Humanitarian Award.

It's a challenging time to be in the news business, but there's room for opportunity and optimism. That's the message of Sally Buzbee, executive editor of the Associated Press and recipient of the 2019 William Allen White National Citation.

We celebrate National Poetry Month with the new Poet Laureate of Kansas, Huascar Medina of Topeka. We'll also hear from the outgoing Poet Laureate, Kevin Rabas of Emporia, and Wichita native Jon Kelly Yenser.

Former U.S. Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa, recipient of the 2017 Dole Leadership Prize from KU's Dole Institute of Politics.

Fifty years ago, Kansas soldiers joined the 2 million Americans serving in the escalating Vietnam conflict. We share some of their stories in "Kansas Stories of the Vietnam War," an oral history project sponsored by Humanities Kansas.

Week of March 31, 2019: What's the most dangerous job in America? Not ice-road trucking. Not fishing for the "deadliest catch." Join us for a conversation with Douglas Scott Delaney, author of "Tower Dog."

Week of March 24, 2019: Laura Moriarty's "The Chaperone" hits the big screen this week. Join us for a conversation with Lawrence author Moriarty about her 2012 novel, and her conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks.

Week of March 17, 2019: What progress have we made in the fight to end world hunger? What challenges lie ahead? Join us for a conversation with Catherine Bertini, winner of the World Food Prize and former director of the United Nations World Food Program.