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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.
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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.
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Magic, Mystics, and Murder
A new Speakers Bureau topic looks at the story of Spiritualism.
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True Crime in Kansas: The Mystery of the Benders
An upcoming lecture in Pittsburg separates myth, lore, and legend from the facts.
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Hotline: The Folklore of the Soucouyant
Giselle Anatol of the University of Kansas talks about the history of the vampiric "soucouyant," a shapeshifting character from Caribbean folklore.
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Meet Bill Tsutsui
Jancita is the Executive Director of Native American Affairs.
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Frank Wickware: From Girard, Kansas to Schenectady, New York
Jancita is the Executive Director of Native American Affairs.
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Mining for Stories in a Kansas Ghost Town
Jancita is the Executive Director of Native American Affairs.
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African American Soldiers in the Civil War: A Kansas Story
Jancita is the Executive Director of Native American Affairs.
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It Was Us We Were Looking For: Kansas, UFOs, and the Unknown
Jancita is the Executive Director of Native American Affairs.
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Big Idea: A Filipino Writer in Wichita
Jancita is the Executive Director of Native American Affairs.
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Celebrating Our Stories: Topeka Trailblazers
The Our Stories traveling exhibition weaves together the stories of African American Topeka, past and present.
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For the Love of the Prairie
A four-part interview series is preserving the stories of Kansas farmers and ranchers.
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The Big Idea
From International Trade to Shakespeare's Stage: Asian American Angles on Law and Literature
What does international trade have to do with Shakespeare? Raj Bhala explores the connection in his Big Idea.
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Hotline: Holidays at the All-Electric House
Andrew Gustafson, Curator of Interpretation at the Johnson County Museum, shares the history of the All-Electric House that resides inside their facility and gets a holiday makeover each year.
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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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