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Hotline: Winter Reading Recommendations

Miranda Ericsson, Readers Librarian for the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, gives some fun winter reading recommendations.

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chickadee on a snowy branch Full Story Nature   Hotline: Christmas Bird Count Kim Perez of Fort Hays State University tells the story of how the annual Christmas Bird Count got its start in 1901 and how this conservation effort continues today on the Humanities Hotline. Full Story woman and girl celebrating kwanzaa Full Story People   Hotline: The Story of Kwanzaa Kwanzaa is observed for seven days after Christmas through New Year's Day. Lona Reeves of The Kansas African American Museum talks about the history and traditions of this celebration of African American culture. Full Story victorian christmas tree Full Story Places   Hotline: Lecompton's Christmas Trees President of the Historic Lecompton Museum, Paul Bahnmaier, tells the story behind the museum's Christmas Tree exhibit.  Full Story Cash Hollistah Full Story People   Hotline: Winter Soundtrack Cash Hollistah shares a playlist of songs to get you in the winter spirit. Full Story
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photo of female 1940s college students at a party   Full Story Hotline: Marymount College Dr. Patricia Ackerman, freelance writer and professor of language arts at Kansas State University, shares the holiday traditions of Marymount College on the Humanities Holiday Hotline. Full Story
prairie in winter   Full Story Hotline: The Wintering Prairie Learning from the land. Emily Ryan, director of The Commons at The University of Kansas, invites listeners to explore and connect with the winter prairie on the Humanities Hotline. Full Story
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Kansas 1972: Voices of Vietnam Veterans

This episode features stories from Kansans who served in the Vietnam War during the early 1970s and how their services affects their lives today.

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John Garland park sign Full Story   Kansas 1972: Rattlebone Hollow This episode features stories from Kansans who served in the Vietnam War during the early 1970s and how their services affects their lives today. Full Story historic church building Full Story   Kansas 1972: Uprooted This episode features stories from Kansans who served in the Vietnam War during the early 1970s and how their services affects their lives today. Full Story Gordon Parks Full Story   Kansas 1972: Kansas Through the Camera's Eye This episode features stories from Kansans who served in the Vietnam War during the early 1970s and how their services affects their lives today. Full Story group of musicians playing bluegrass music Full Story   Kansas 1972: Returning to Roots Music This episode features stories from Kansans who served in the Vietnam War during the early 1970s and how their services affects their lives today. Full Story 1972 campaign mailer Full Story   Kansas 1972: Decision 1972 This episode features stories from Kansans who served in the Vietnam War during the early 1970s and how their services affects their lives today. Full Story Earth as seen from the moon Full Story   Kansas 1972: To the Stars This episode features stories from Kansans who served in the Vietnam War during the early 1970s and how their services affects their lives today. Full Story
Sign in forest with Smokey Bear image Full Story Nature   Kansas 1972: Only You Learn about the Kansas roots of Smokey Bear, New Deal public works programs, the environmental movement, and a Rawlins County mural. Full Story Ranchers and Students Discuss Tallgrass Prairie Full Story Nature   Kansas 1972: Think Globally, Act Locally Episode 4 of the "Kansas 1972" podcast revisits the fight against a proposed nuclear waste site and efforts to preserve the tallgrass prairie. Full Story Back of an ERA T shirt Full Story People   Kansas 1972: Women on the Move Kansas was the seventh state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment on March 28, 1972. Hear how the ERA was ratified in Kansas and the challenges it faced after ratification. Full Story photo of Wescoe Hall at KU Full Story People   Kansas 1972: Ramp It Up! Why was the construction of Wescoe Hall at the University of Kansas halted in 1972? Learn how Roger Williams used the courts to make the building and the rest of Kansas accessible to wheelchair users. Full Story
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Kansas 1972: Get Up, Stand Up!

In the early 1970s, Kansans advocated for change on campuses, in high schools, and in the grocery aisles through sit-in, protests, and boycotts.

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