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Kansas Stories
Big Idea: Coupling Jim and Jane Crow
Jim Crow impacted African Americans throughout the twentieth century. So did its accomplice Jane Crow. Dr. Ayesha K. Hardison describes how Jane Crow affected Black women's lives and shaped their writing and activism.
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People
Satanta: Connected at the Crossroads
When the pandemic hit Haskell County, Kansas, Bethany Wood picked up her camera and headed to front porches across her hometown of Satanta to capture the portraits and stories of families.
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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.
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Race & Ethnicity
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.
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Nature
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.
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Hotline: Antigone
Did Antigone have it right? Listen as Sheilah Philip of Johnson County Community College explores themes of moral courage and civil disobedience in Sophocles' Greek tragedy.
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Hotline: Holes on the Range
Did Antigone have it right? Listen as Sheilah Philip of Johnson County Community College explores themes of moral courage and civil disobedience in Sophocles' Greek tragedy.
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Suffragist County
Did Antigone have it right? Listen as Sheilah Philip of Johnson County Community College explores themes of moral courage and civil disobedience in Sophocles' Greek tragedy.
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Los Peloteros: Mexican-American Softball Players in Kansas
Did Antigone have it right? Listen as Sheilah Philip of Johnson County Community College explores themes of moral courage and civil disobedience in Sophocles' Greek tragedy.
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Hotline: The History of Jell-O
Did Antigone have it right? Listen as Sheilah Philip of Johnson County Community College explores themes of moral courage and civil disobedience in Sophocles' Greek tragedy.
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Hotline: Henry Clubb
Did Antigone have it right? Listen as Sheilah Philip of Johnson County Community College explores themes of moral courage and civil disobedience in Sophocles' Greek tragedy.
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Hotline: The Cultural Importance of Indigenous Food
Did Antigone have it right? Listen as Sheilah Philip of Johnson County Community College explores themes of moral courage and civil disobedience in Sophocles' Greek tragedy.
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Race & Ethnicity
Hotline: The History of the Tortilla
Listen as Gene Chávez recounts the centuries of story of the tortilla and shares a recipe for a flour tortilla.
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Race & Ethnicity
Keeping Tradition Alive: Native American Heritage Month
November is Native American Heritage Month, a time in which we celebrate the contributions of native peoples to the United States and honor the the rich cultural heritage of our indigenous tribes.
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People
Pandemic Reflections: Kansas Then and Now
"Pandemic on the Prairie" is a wide-ranging podcast about the 1918 influenza and its impact on Kansas communities that sheds light on our contemporary cultural moment.
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People
Hotline: The Chaperone
Laura Moriarty reads from her 2012 novel, "The Chaperone," set in 1920s Wichita.
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Hotline: The Legacy of Nicodemus
Angela Bates shares the legacy of Nicodemus, the first Black settlement west of the Mississippi.
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