Conversations

Sundays at 6 a.m. on KPR & KPR2 Conversations is sometimes serious and sometimes humorous, but always informative. Host Dan Skinner shares interviews with writers about recent works of fiction and non-fiction, featuring internationally known best-selling authors as well as new voices in literature. Conversations also shares updates on the area art scene through discussions about upcoming performances and exhibits.

Film Music Friday

What do Die Hard, Dead Poets Society and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective all have in common? They all feature music from Beethoven's popular Symphony No. 9! It's questions like that you may get answered on KPR's Film Music Friday at 7:06 p.m.Film Music Friday celebrates the use of classical music in movies, as well as classic symphonic scores created especially for motion pictures. Whether is J.S. Bach's Toccata and Fugue from Monty Python and the Meaning of Life or Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture from Caddyshack or Bellini's "Casta Diva" from The Bridges of Madison County, classical music and opera has provided the background for movies since the age of silent film. With the advent of sound, pioneering composers like Max Steiner and Erich Korngold created memorable scores for films like King Kong and The Adventures of Robin Hood.

Retro Cocktail Hour

Kansas Public Radio's Retro Cocktail Hour is our weekly nod to the Space Age Pop revival. Here you'll find vintage recordings from the dawn of the Hi-Fi Era - imaginative, light-hearted (and sometimes light-headed) pop stylings designed to underscore everything from the backyard barbecue to the high-tech bachelor pad. Darrell Brogdon serves up two hours of incredibly strange music on Kansas Public Radio, so grab a cocktail shaker and join us for the Retro Cocktail Hour.» New! Listen to Retro Cocktail Radio: our new 24/7 RCH stream!» Enter to win Retro Cocktail Hour CDs and ticket giveaways» Learn more about RCH and host Darrell Brogdon» Find archived episodes

Live at Green Lady Lounge

Saturdays, 6-7 p.m. & Sundays, 9-10 p.m.Groove to the beat of Kansas City's top jazz talents as they perform live at the city's premier jazz club: Green Lady Lounge. With in-house recordings right off the venue's stage, you can experience KC's rich jazz tradition and listen to your favorite local artists - such as Danny Embrey, Rod Fleeman, Tyrone Clarke, Ken Lovern, Brian Baggett, and more.

105 Live

105 Live is a contemporary music show, showcasing new and noteworthy music from all 105 counties in Kansas, Allen through Wyandotte. Celebrating and promoting music made right here in Kansas, each show will include an in-studio session recorded in KPR’s live performance studio, as well as interviews with selected artists, album debuts and more.Hosted by musician Nick Carswell, an Irish native who has lived in Lawrence since 2011, the show’s goal is to find music from each of the 105 counties in Kansas, and submissions are open now. Interested Kansas artists can submit music using this form or can mail EPKs and media releases to [email protected]. Please do not send mp3s directly but include a download link to broadcast-quality WAV files. If you are from Kansas or have a Kansas connection, let us know when sending your submission.Submit your music for consideration on 105 Live.

Prairie Journal

(KPR Presents)

Take the Off Ramp

Kansas Public Radio has launched a Kansas travel series. KPR News Director J. Schafer and KPR Commentator Rex Buchanan hit the road, traveling to cool and interesting Kansas places.

When Experts Attack!

Fighting misinformation, zapping half-truths, putting pseudoscience in a headlock, and setting the record straight — one podcast at a time. Each episode of “When Experts Attack!” is a conversation with a knowledgeable specialist in politics, science, art, business, society, health and more. Listeners get to know these experts’ stories, discover why they’re super credible and hear them answer the pivotal question: What does everybody get wrong about what you do? And then experts play a jam on the Theremin — just for kicks. Hosted by Brendan Lynch, “When Experts Attack!” is produced by the KU News Service and presented by Kansas Public Radio.Subscribe via the RSS feed. Subscribe on Spotify. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

Research Matters

Hosted by longtime KPR engineer, Steve Kincaid, Research Matters is a new collaboration between Kansas Public Radio (KPR) and the KU Office of Graduate Studies (OGS) that highlights the contributions of graduate research to the economic, human, social, and environmental health and growth of Kansas and the nation. Each installment of Research Matters will showcase a brief interview with a KU graduate student about their project, its impact on the state, and the motivations driving the student’s research pursuits. These 2-minute installments are scheduled to broadcast on Monday mornings at 9:04 a.m., Wednesday evenings at 8:04 p.m., and Sunday afternoons at 1:04 p.m., and can be found on KPR 1 (FM 91.5) and KPR 2 (FM 96.1) as well as on the OGS and KPR websites.