KPR Presents Podcast
1) A Very Merry Prairie Journal
Celebrate the season with the KPR staff on A Very Merry Prairie Journal! With songs of the season, holiday stories, and Christmas memories, from your favorite announcers as well as folks behind the sc...Show More
2) A Year of KPR's Community Spotlight
As 2025 comes to a close, Kaye McIntyre and J. Schafer look back at the non-profit groups in KPR's Community Spotlight this year, closing out the year with the O'Connell Children's Shelter in Lawrence...Show More
3) The Arc of Kansas Politics
Michael Smith and Ed Flentje are the editors of "Reform and Reaction: The Arc of Kansas Politics."Â It's a look at the push and pull of state politics through the ages, featuring political scientists ...Show More
4) Candice Millard: Death by Lightning
The new Netflix series "Death by Lightning" tells the gripping story of the assassination of President James Garfield and the doctors whose good intentions may have killed him. Best-selling author Ca...Show More
5) Dennis Garcia: Las Madres
Las Madres is the inspiring story of three generations of Mexican-American women in Kansas. It recently won three medals at the International Latino Book Awards event and was named a Kansas Notable B...Show More
6) KPR Community Spotlight: Good Shepherd Homecare and Hospice
KPR's Community Spotlight is shining on Good Shepherd Homecare and Hospice in Manhattan. Director Christina Nolte joins us to describe the wide range of health care services Good Shepherd provides.
7) Kansas History Museum Set to Reopen
Three years ago, the Kansas Museum of History in Topeka closed its doors for a major renovation. We get a sneak peek at the Museum in advance of its grand reopening, November 22nd, with Museum Direct...Show More
8) Here to Help: Master Gardener Debbie Zabel
In connection with NPR's series "Here to Help," KPR highlights the work of volunteers in our own community. Our first "Here to Help" features Debbie Zabel with the Douglas County Master Gardeners.
9) The 2026 Midterms, One Year Out
What can the political landscape of 2025 tell us about the 2026 elections? Political journalist and Dole Institute of Politics Visiting Fellow Jerry Seib and Kaye McIntyre preview the 2026 midterms, o...Show More
10) The Rediscovery of George "Nash" Walker
He was once one of the highest paid vaudeville performers in America, but then largely forgotten. Dr. Daniel E. Atkinson is the author of "The Rediscovery of George 'Nash' Walker: The Price of Black ...Show More