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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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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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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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Hotline: La Yarda
Poet Laureate of Kansas Huascar Medina reads his poem “Mi Isla.”
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Hotline: The History of Board Games
Poet Laureate of Kansas Huascar Medina reads his poem “Mi Isla.”
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Hotline: Lecompton's Christmas Trees
Poet Laureate of Kansas Huascar Medina reads his poem “Mi Isla.”
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Hotline: The Cultural Importance of Indigenous Food
Poet Laureate of Kansas Huascar Medina reads his poem “Mi Isla.”
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Kansas 1972: Voices of Vietnam Veterans
Poet Laureate of Kansas Huascar Medina reads his poem “Mi Isla.”
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Kansas 1972: Rattlebone Hollow
Poet Laureate of Kansas Huascar Medina reads his poem “Mi Isla.”
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Kansas 1972: Uprooted
Urban renewal comes to Kansas in 1972 and irrevocably alters historic communities. One woman leads a movement to save a historic Wichita church.
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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.
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Kansas 1972: Returning to Roots Music
In the Fall of 1972, around 10,000 people descended on the Winfield fairgrounds to enjoy a long weekend of camping, crafts, and bluegrass music. 50 years later, the festival has created a community around bluegrass.
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Kansas 1972: Decision 1972
Explore the 1972 election year, including who won, the changes to come, and a few larger-than-life individuals.
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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.
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