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Big Idea: Harriet Tubman, Freedom's Conductor

Dr. Kim Warren discusses Harriet Tubman's life and impact.

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Potters Field Full Story Places   Remembering the Forgotten A Douglas County project reclaims stories lost to time. Full Story Jelks Full Story The Big Idea   Big Idea: Democracy As a Matter of the Spirit Dr. Randal Jelks discusses his book, "Letters to Martin: Meditations on Democracy in Black America." Full Story Tai Edwards Full Story The Big Idea   Big Idea: How Should We Honor Someone's Military Service? Listening to and engaging with veterans about their military experience is the most meaningful way to thank someone for their service. Full Story A woman in military attire looks at the camera from a vehicle. Full Story People   Kansas Stories of the Vietnam War To commemorate 50 years since the escalation of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, Humanities Kansas launched a multidimensional, statewide oral history project in partnership with the Library of Congress. Full Story
Bender Land   Full Story True Crime in Kansas: The Mystery of the Benders An upcoming lecture in Pittsburg separates myth, lore, and legend from the facts. Full Story
statue of woman in a bonnet   Full Story Hotline: The Legend of the Blue Light Lady Generations of Hays residents have stories about seeing or seeking the ghostly "Blue Light Lady." Jim Hoy tells the story of Elizabeth Polly and how she became the "Blue Light Lady" of Hays. Full Story
illustration of a scene from Hamlet   Full Story Hotline: Ghosts in Literature Kim Stanley of McPherson College discusses the role of ghosts in Western literature, from The Odyssey to Hamlet to The Haunting of Hill House. Full Story
Gordon Parks Full Story   Kansas 1972: Kansas Through the Camera's Eye How did Kansas photographers in the early 1970s engage with Kansas and Kansans in their work? Hear how Terry Evans and Gordon Parks used their cameras to capture Kansas stories and perspectives. Full Story
Marci Spaw Full Story   If These Tools Could Talk Wabaunsee County Historical Society is cataloging a collection of indigenous stone artifacts dating back thousands of years. Full Story
Wakeeny Full Story   Home is a Work in Progress A new film tells the stories of LGBTQ Kansans. Full Story
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Author Lucas Bessire presents on the history and current state of water on the High Plains.

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Kima Mora Full Story   The Power of Women Author Lucas Bessire presents on the history and current state of water on the High Plains. Full Story group of musicians playing bluegrass music Full Story   Kansas 1972: Returning to Roots Music Author Lucas Bessire presents on the history and current state of water on the High Plains. Full Story Ira Wagner and Fred Brand Full Story   Flood of Memories Author Lucas Bessire presents on the history and current state of water on the High Plains. Full Story Wizard behind Oz Full Story   We're off to See the Wizard Author Lucas Bessire presents on the history and current state of water on the High Plains. Full Story 1972 campaign mailer Full Story   Kansas 1972: Decision 1972 Author Lucas Bessire presents on the history and current state of water on the High Plains. Full Story Keeper of the Plains Full Story   Blackbear Bosin, Painter of Songs Author Lucas Bessire presents on the history and current state of water on the High Plains. Full Story
Earth as seen from the moon Full Story People   Kansas 1972: To the Stars While a Kansan was orbiting the moon in 1972, the state was also a hotbed of UFO sightings. A proposed space shuttle launch site in western Kansas was met with local opposition. Full Story Grassroots Art Center Full Story Places   Art from the Heart A Lucas oral history project preserves the stories of Kansas grassroots artists. Full Story andrew mckenzie Full Story The Big Idea   Big Idea: Doing Indigenous Language As a Kiowa linguist, Dr. Andrew McKenzie studies the scientific and social side of language, and shares what he is doing to help save it in his Big Idea essay. 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
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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.

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