On this edition of Conversations, Henry Bial, Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance at KU, and Katherine Pryor, Director of Theatre, join us to talk about the upcoming season of performances. The season opens on September 27 with "The Christians" at Crafton-Preyer Theatre. More information is available at kutheatre.com.

On this edition of Conversations, I'll talk with Leonard “Kris” Krishtalka. You may know him as the Director of KU’s Biodiversity Institute, but did you know he is an author of both fiction and non-fiction? He joins us to talk about his series of novels featuring the Private Investigator Harry Przewalski and a historical fiction novel based on a murder case in 1871 Lawrence.

On this edition of Conversations, Joseph Harrington talks about his book of poetry, Of Some Sky. Harrington is an author and poet who teaches at the University of Kansas.

"Big Botany: Conversations with the Plant World" gets underway on March 27th at the Spencer Museum of Art. On this edition of Conversations, Steve Goddard, Associate Director and Senior Curator at the museum, talks about the lectures, exhibits and activities that make up the series. "Big Botany" runs through July 15th.

On the 80th Anniversary of Zora Neale Hurston's novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, KU will hold a symposium that explores themes of black love in literature, culture and other disciplines. On this edition of Conversations, KU professors Ayesha Hardison and Randal Maurice Jelks join me to talk about the Black Love Symposium which will be held September 11-18 and is open to the public free of charge. More information and registration for the symposium is at bls.ku.edu.