Kansas Stories
Kansans at the Crossroads
“Voices from the Big First, 1961-1968,” a new exhibition at the Dole Institute of Politics, explores concerns of Kansans in the 1960s through archived letters to then-Congressman Dole.
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Race & Ethnicity
Hotline: The Memorial of Emmett Till
Dave Tell, Professor of Communications Studies at the University of Kansas, tells the story of the struggle to memorialize Emmett Till.
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Places
Hotline: Kansas Counties and Identity
Jay Price, Director of the Public History program at Wichita State University, looks at the ways Kansas’s 105 counties are the cornerstones of local identity in the state.
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People
Hotline: Inspiration and Craft
Poet, writer, and author Mercedes Lucero reflects on the connection between inspiration and craft.
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People
Hotline: First Cow
Tom Prasch, Professor of History at Washburn University, explores themes of settlement in 1820s Oregon in his review of the new film “First Cow.”
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HomeWords
HomeWords is a collection of poems from poets across Kansas that consider "home"—from the mobile home of the body, to the house it inhabits, to the land that holds the house, to the sky that enfolds it all.
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Hotline: "Who But the Lord"
HomeWords is a collection of poems from poets across Kansas that consider "home"—from the mobile home of the body, to the house it inhabits, to the land that holds the house, to the sky that enfolds it all.
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Hotline: The Chaperone
HomeWords is a collection of poems from poets across Kansas that consider "home"—from the mobile home of the body, to the house it inhabits, to the land that holds the house, to the sky that enfolds it all.
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El Dorado: Suffragist County
HomeWords is a collection of poems from poets across Kansas that consider "home"—from the mobile home of the body, to the house it inhabits, to the land that holds the house, to the sky that enfolds it all.
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Proud to be Rural
HomeWords is a collection of poems from poets across Kansas that consider "home"—from the mobile home of the body, to the house it inhabits, to the land that holds the house, to the sky that enfolds it all.
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North Newton: La Vida Buena
HomeWords is a collection of poems from poets across Kansas that consider "home"—from the mobile home of the body, to the house it inhabits, to the land that holds the house, to the sky that enfolds it all.
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Big Idea: Coupling Jim and Jane Crow
HomeWords is a collection of poems from poets across Kansas that consider "home"—from the mobile home of the body, to the house it inhabits, to the land that holds the house, to the sky that enfolds it all.
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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: 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.
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