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On this edition of Conversations, Joyce Lee Malcolm talks with host Dan Skinner about “The Times That Try Men’s Souls – The Adams, the Quincy’s and the Battle for Loyalty in the American Revolution.” -
Jim Meadows/Harvest Public MediaThe U.S. has lost more than 2,800 newspapers since 2005, many of them in rural areas. Now some journalists are redoubling their efforts to provide local news and trying new models in a difficult industry. -
Keith Weller/U.S. Department of AgricultureThe flu has been found in cows for the first time, but most cattle seem to be showing only mild symptoms and recovering from the illness. Officials say the pasteurization process means milk remains safe. -
The Brown v. Board National Historic Park and the KU School of Education are co-sponsoring "Brown v. Board at 70," a two-day conference marking the 70th anniversary of the landmark desegregation case. Kaye McIntyre visits with Dr. Jim Williams, superintendent of the Brown v. Board site in Topeka, about the April 18th and 19th conference. -
This week's Retro Cocktail Hour celebrates the life and and music of Henry Mancini for the 100th anniversary of his birth. We'll hear all your favorite Mancini themes from TV and movies, with Peter Gunn, Mr. Lucky, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Charade, Experiment in Terror and more, plus Mancini interpreted by other artists, including Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, Jet Set Sweden, the Intergalactic Contemporary Ensemble, etc. -
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It's April 15th - tax filing deadline day! Stormy weather is headed toward eastern Kansas and western Missouri... authorities discover the bodies of two southwest Kansas women in the panhandle of Oklahoma and four people are now under arrest for murder and kidnapping. Those stories and more headlines can be found inside.
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More than 40 partners will come together this week in Lawrence to spotlight digital storytelling. It's the Stories for All Festival, April 18th, 19th, and 20th, a partnership between the Hall Center for the Humanities and the Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities at the University of Kansas. -
Clarinetist Dr. Larkin Sanders brings her talents and clarinets to the Kansas Public Radio Live Performance Studio April 10, 2024. -
Jerome Moross was part of a small cadre of New York-based composers in the 1930s, including Leonard Bernstein, David Diamond and Bernard Herrmann. His career took various paths, creating music for films and TV, theatre and the concert hall. This week on Film Music Friday we'll hear some examples of the Moross magic from The Big Country, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Jayhawkers and more. -
On this edition of Conversations, Edda Fields-Black talks with host Dan Skinner about “Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom During the Civil War.” -
A pair of exhibits at the Spencer Museum of Art in Lawrence are inspired by the life and death of Emmett Till, which helped launch the civil rights movement. The work of area textile artists helps connect the 1955 killing to contemporary violence against Black people.
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