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J. SchaferThe Retro Cocktail Hour serves up space age pop by Juan Esquivel and the Three Suns, plus tunes by the Voodoo Organist, the Hollywood Jazz Stars and Ixtahuele. -
Brian TurnerThe Wire Town band features guitarists Danny Embrey and Rod Fleeman and is in the spotlight this week on KPR's Live at Green Lady Lounge. -
Emily DeMarchiWe celebrate 1 year of 105 Live with a revisit of live sessions with The Yards, CS Luxem and Lauren Lovelle. Plus, Hank Osterhout of Halfway 2 Everywhere Fest joins us to talk about the event on October 10-11 in Emporia, KS. -
One of the most prolific composers in films, Hans Zimmer's music has two received two Oscars, , a BAFTA, and three Golden Globes. On this week's Film Music Friday we'll hear Zimmer's work on Driving Miss Daisy, the Batman films, Pirates of the Caribbean, Rango and more.
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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg battles a rare eye cancer and helps save a historic family farm in her latest book, The Magic Eye: A Story of Saving a Life and a Place in the Age of Anxiety.
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The field is growing more crowded as Republicans and Democrats line up to seek the Kansas governor's office. -
Wichita’s headcount for the 2025-26 school year is 45,075, down from 46,556 last year. The state’s largest district has lost about 6,000 students — a nearly 12% drop — over the past decade. -
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is expecting a strong corn and soybean harvest this year. But low crop prices, high input costs and international trade uncertainty could hurt farmers. -
Before Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony, Kyle Wiley Pickett led the TSO in Narang Prangchoen's 2021 composition for two Thai instruments and orchestra called Sound Echo and Silence. -
Every Friday, the Spencer Museum of Art opens its entire collection of prints, drawings and photographs to the public. Visitors can explore up close pieces that are usually kept in storage or behind glass.
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National parks across the country face conflicting demands and uncertainty as a result of the ongoing federal funding dispute. -
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that he hopes Hamas will have returned all remaining hostages by Oct. 13. -
His political comeback put the country on a course away from supporting Ukraine and toward Hungary and Slovakia, which have taken a pro-Russian path. -
After warning Congress for months about premium spikes, the leader of the country's insurance commissioners — a Republican from North Dakota — says he's hopeful there could be a last minute fix. -
Jane Goodall, the influential primatologist and conservationist, died this week at the age of 91. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on her legacy and love for chimpanzees.
On this edition of Conversations Jack Mackay talks with host Dan Skinner about "Gloam," a heart-warming middle-grade horror novel.
