Podcasts about kmuw

When Jo Harkin was in the middle of writing a science fiction novel, she took a procrastination break to read a book about kings and queens. That's when she came across the name Lambert Simnel in footnotes of British history, a known pretender to Henry VII's throne. In her novel, "The Pretender," Harkin elevates Simnel from the footnotes to an imagined history, filling in with fiction what written history might have left out. KMUW's Beth Golay talked to Harkin.

How much do we really want to know about our parents' past lives? Author Andrew Porter recently told KMUW's Beth Golay that this is just one question addressed in his novel, "The Imagined Life."

KMUW's Fletcher Powell says there's only one way to see one new movie.

We are back with another exciting episode featuring Wichita's own S.J. Crespo. S.J. has accomplished several things in her career working in the public and nonprofit space, and most of it (really all of it) has been to advance the city of Wichita and the state of Kansas. She is usually busy working for Kansas Health Foundation (and previously KMUW) and hosting a show where locals can have real discussions: https://storycorps.org/discover/onesmallstep/wichita/But she also wrote a children's book! The Sloth Moth hits stores and the internet TODAY so go get yourself a copy! We've read it - it's great. S.J. will be hosting events for The Sloth Moth and here is the anticipated schedule:Storytime reading at the PBS CEDC on April 2nd, 10:30 a.m. (https://www.kpts.org/family/CEDC/)Storytime reading at Red Fern Booksellers in Salina on April 5th at 10:30 am. (https://redfernbooksellers.com/)Storytime reading at Lily Lake Kansas (Augusta, KS) on April 10th, 10 a.m. (go check out the episode we did with them!)Storytime reading at The Dusty Bookshelf (Manhattan, KS) on April 12th, 10 a.m.Storytime at Watermark Books & Cafe on April 19th, 10:00 a.m.If you want to find more out about all of this and buy a book - head over to https://sjcrespo.com/ or check out her book at Watermark Books & Cafe!Follow/Like Us!Website - https://www.wichitapodcast.com/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wichitapodcast/                          https://www.instagram.com/threeyumsix/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/WichitaPodcast                          https://www.facebook.com/threeyumsixTwitter - https://twitter.com/WichitaPodcast                    https://twitter.com/threeyumsixTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@wichitapodcastEmail - wichitapodcast@gmail.comWichita Podcast YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5-HvQ16Chb5FzfXBeXuOMA(3YUM6) YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO5v3FPrfLHBAbUZ5OBozBgIntro sounder from the Wichita Now video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH6XW1JltQY&t=349sTheme music by Emily Hahn - @emilyhahnmusic on Instagram. Find her music on Spotify, Apple Music, and anywhere you can stream music! EP is out called "Brighter Tomorrow" and single "Take Time."© Wichita Podcast LLC 2025

KMUW's Fletcher Powell talks about one of his favorite annual movie traditions.

In his new novel, author Eric Puchner's "Dream State" explores the effects of climate change through a multi-generational saga. As he tells KMUW's Beth Golay, it begins when two people fall in love.

KMUW's Fletcher Powell brings us a few highlights from the Sundance Film Festival.

"Mona Acts Out" by Mischa Berlinski is a novel set in the world of theatre in New York City, specifically, Shakespearean theatre. KMUW's Beth Golay visited with Berlinski about his novel, and how the #MeToo movement affected his characters and his plot.

Lola Kirke grew up feeling like an outsider in her larger-than-life family of creatives. In her new book titled "Wild West Village," she details some of the memories of growing up in that family, and, as she told KMUW's Beth Golay, how the experience influenced who she is today - an actress and country music singer.

In his new coming-of-age novel, Playworld, author Adam Ross writes about a child actor who must also deal with school, young crushes, adults behaving badly, and the many challenges that come with being a teenage. As he told KMUW's Beth Golay, this fictional account rhymes with his own life.

National Book Award-winner Lily Tuck has a new novel out that's a haunting blend of fact with fiction. KMUW's Beth Golay recently spoke with Tuck about the piece of history that served as inspiration for her book.

KMUW's Fletcher Powell looks at a new movie thriller.

KMUW's Beth Golay visits with Juhea Kim about her sophomore novel, City of Night Birds, set in the complex world of the Russian ballet.

KMUW's Beth Golay visits with author Melanie Cheng about her novel, 'The Burrow,' a beautiful look at a family dealing with grief.

For Halloween, KMUW's Fletcher Powell tells us about one of the season's best new horror movies.

The 22nd Tallgrass Film Festival begins today. KMUW's Fletcher Powell gives us a rundown of some of this year's featured movies.

KMUW's Fletcher Powell says a new movie's two leads make everything a whole lot better.

KMUW's Fletcher Powell says "I Saw the TV Glow" is as stunning as it is difficult.

On what would have been James Baldwin's 100th birthday, KMUW's Beth Golay spoke with Colm Tóibín about his new collection of essays, "On James Baldwin."

KMUW's Beth Golay speaks with author Coco Mellors about family, grief and addiction in her novel 'Blue Sisters'.

KMUW's Fletcher Powell looks at a movie that he says speaks to both teens and parents.

At first glance, Jessica Anthony's novel, The Most, takes place on a single unseasonably hot day in November 1957. But as she tells KMUW's Beth Golay, Anthony uses memory and perspective to explore the history of a marriage.

KMUW's Fletcher Powell says a single great decision can make a movie.

KMUW's Fletcher Powell says a new movie is a little hard to get a hold on.

KMUW's Beth Golay & Suzanne Perez are back after a 3 month unintentional break, and they're joined by the folks at Exile in Bookville to talk about books coming out in June.

KMUW's Fletcher Powell says a new literary adaptation is worth the effort.

Director Nicole Holofcener makes movies that aren't afraid to show flawed people - warts and all. This remains true with her most recent effort, which is titled "You Hurt My Feelings." KMUW film critic Fletcher Powell has more.

KMUW's Fletcher Powell looks at what happens when movie kids rock out.

Nell Freudenberger's new novel, "The Limits," *tests* limits, of distance, of relationships, as she told KMUW's Beth Golay, the limits imposed by the COVID lockdown.

Acclaimed director Wes Anderson's most recent feature film is one of his more thematically and narratively dense works. Up next, KMUW movie critic Fletcher Powell takes a closer look.

KMUW's Fletcher Powell says a recently released movie is making him rethink a filmmaker.

Gary Bender did play by play for Final Fours, the NFL, NBA, the Olympics, Major League Baseball and more. Bender, a 1962 University of Wichita graduate, got his start at KMUW broadcasting Shocker basketball as the team rose in the national rankings. We talk about his days on the farm in Western Kansas creating the anthem, commercials and action to pass the time on a tractor. We discuss how he maintained silence during one of the most exciting finishes in NCAA Tournament history and how advice from Bill Parcells pushed him on his way to CBS. Bender is a member of the 2024 Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame induction class. That ceremony is free to the public at 2 p.m. Feb. 6 in Wiedemann Hall.

KMUW's Fletcher Powell says "Miguel Wants to Fight" is a nice little summer surprise.

KMUW's Fletcher Powell says a new movie is saved by something out of this world.

KMUW's Fletcher Powell says a new movie brilliantly shows the intensity of everyday life.

KMUW's Fletcher Powell looks at a new documentary series that he says far surpasses its genre.

KMUW's Fletcher Powell says a new science fiction comedy is way more than meets the eye.

KMUW's Beth Golay visits with an author about her quest to understand friendships.

In this episode of Marginalia, KMUW's Beth Golay with De'Shawn Charles Winslow about the fictional town, some of the surprises he found when writing Decent People, and how readers might recognize some of their own biases.

In this bonus episode recorded before a live audience, co-hosts Sara Dixon and Daniel Pewewardy join Suzanne Perez and Beth Golay from the KMUW podcast Books & Whatnot to celebrate the 2023 kickoff of the #ReadICT challenge. A departure from the usual podcast format, these book aficionados and fellow podcasters talk about the history of the challenge and explore each category and how it might be approached differently by readers. This episode is full of great recommendations for each category (including some from a few very brave audience members) as well as their own reading plans for #ReadICT 2023! Episode Transcript and Show Notes: http://wichitalibrary.org/BooksMore/Podcast/Pages/rrr_s3e0.aspx New to #ReadICT? Join the challenge! For more information visit wichitalibrary.org/readict.

In this episode of Marginalia, KMUW's Beth Golay speaks with author Oindrila Mukherjee about her debut novel, The Dream Builders, and its diverse cast of characters.

KMUW's Fletcher Powell says The Pale Blue Eye leans hard into clichés instead of being afraid of them, and it turns this into exactly the kind of dark, deliciously brooding detective story we're hoping for.

On this episode of Marginalia, KMUW's Beth Golay talks to Sonali Dev about breaking stereotypes at every age, how Bollywood films influenced her, and how she crafted some laugh-out-loud moments.

Nina Totenberg is a name—and voice—heard often on public radio. As NPR's Legal Affairs Correspondent, she has been breaking down the news of the Supreme Court for listeners since 1975. Early in her career, a phone call to a source began as a law lesson, and ended with a near 50-year friendship... with Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Nina Totenberg spoke with KMUW's Beth Golay this week about her book, Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships.

KMUW's Fletcher Powell says the director of The Eternal Daughter Joanna Hogg is a master at framing the people and places you see on screen.

On this episode of Marginalia, KMUW's Beth Golay visits with a teacher who wants his book to leave a lasting impact.

Kwame Alexander is a Caldecott and Newbery Award–winning author of books for young readers. His newest book, the first in a trilogy, is available beginning today and Alexander recently spoke with KMUW's Beth Golay about the new release.

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world's leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Kathryn and Ross Petras, authors of A History of the World Through Body Parts: The Stories Behind the Organs, Appendages, Digits, and the Like Attached to (or Detached From) Famous Bodies. Kathryn & Ross Petras are a brother-and-sister writing team and authors of many word-oriented books like the New York Times bestseller You're Saying It Wrong, THAT DOESN'T MEAN WHAT YOU THINK IT MEANS, as well as Very Bad Poetry and Wretched Writing. They've also compiled a series of bestselling quote books like Age Doesn't Matter Unless You're a Cheese and It Always Seems Impossible Until It's Done, as well as the page-a-day calendar The 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said (now in its 24th year—with over 4.8 million copies sold) and its counterpart The 365 Smartest Things Ever Said. They also do a podcast, a sort of Car Talk about words, with NPR's KMUW called You're Saying It Wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Marginalia, KMUW's Beth Golay visits with author James Kennedy about his novel, "Dare to Know," a work of science fiction in which those who can afford the high price tag can discover their death date, if they dare.

Next month, Kansas will be the first state to vote on abortion rights following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Three years ago, the Kansas Supreme Court found that the state's constitution guarantees the right to an abortion. It was a 6-to-1 decision that prompted anti-abortion rights groups to campaign to change the state constitution.On the August 2nd ballot is a proposed amendment revoking abortion rights protections. It's one of five states with ballot measures on abortion rights this election cycle.We take a closer look at the amendment and discuss where abortion rights stand in state constitutions. This conversation is part of our Remaking America collaboration with six public radio stations around the country, including KMUW in Wichita, Kansas. Remaking America is funded in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Find us on Twitter @1A.