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Hotline: Blackbear Bosin
Erin Raux, Museum Director and Curator of the Mid-America All-Indian Museum, shares the story of Blackbear Bosin, the artist behind Wichita's iconic Keeper of the Plains sculpture.
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Hotline: Encountering John Brown
Natalie Vondrak, Watkins Museum of History Summer Fellow, provides a brief history of John Brown - a Kansas icon - in preparation of their new national traveling exhibit, Encountering John Brown.
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Hotline: "Charla de Merienda" or "snack talks"
David Tamez, Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder of Lawrence Talks, discusses the inspiration for his podcast series, "Charla de Merienda," or "snack talks."
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Hotline: What's for Lunch?
Dr. LuAnn Soliah, Former Clinical Professor of Nutritional Sciences at Oklahoma State University, shares the history of the school lunch program.
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Hotline: Letters to Bob Dole in the 1960s
Dole Archives Curatorial Fellow, Dr. Virgil Dean, discusses letters Bob Dole received from his Kansas constituents during his years in the US House of Representatives in the 1960s.
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Root for the Home Team
Catch a glimpse of Kansas sports history with short documentaries about Kansas basketball at the Olympics and futbol in Garden City.
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Hotline: Fisk Jubilee Singers
Catch a glimpse of Kansas sports history with short documentaries about Kansas basketball at the Olympics and futbol in Garden City.
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Hotline: David Harlan and the Founding of Cherokee County
Catch a glimpse of Kansas sports history with short documentaries about Kansas basketball at the Olympics and futbol in Garden City.
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Proud to be Rural
Catch a glimpse of Kansas sports history with short documentaries about Kansas basketball at the Olympics and futbol in Garden City.
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A History Home Run
Catch a glimpse of Kansas sports history with short documentaries about Kansas basketball at the Olympics and futbol in Garden City.
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Hotline: The History and Significance of Powwows
Catch a glimpse of Kansas sports history with short documentaries about Kansas basketball at the Olympics and futbol in Garden City.
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Hotline: Lincoln in Kansas
Catch a glimpse of Kansas sports history with short documentaries about Kansas basketball at the Olympics and futbol in Garden City.
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Hotline: Mary White
In May 1921, William Allen White wrote "Mary White" in memory of his daughter. The editorial would become his most famous piece. Beverley Olson Buller explores its lasting impact.
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Hotline: "Mi Isla"
Poet Laureate of Kansas Huascar Medina reads his poem “Mi Isla.”
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Mariachi Estrella: Ad Astra Per Aspera
Share the triumphs and tragedies of Topeka’s Mariachi Estrella, the nation’s first all-female mariachi band.
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The Lyons' Share
Jan Lyons didn’t set out to become a role model, but that’s exactly what happened when she was elected president of the Kansas Livestock Association (KLA) 25 years ago.
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Trailblazers
"We don't tell Black women's stories enough," says Donna Rae Pearson, from "Making Agreements" a project that's collecting, sharing and archiving stories and details of Black women involved in Kansas' political sphere.
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