Arts and Culture

Beth Golay speaks with three-term United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo about her new collection of essays, "Girl Warrior: On Coming of Age."

The classic sophomore LP from The Dream Syndicate is out now in expanded form via the box set Medicine Show: I Know What You Like. The band's Steve Wynn looks back at one of the most tumultuous but fruitful moments in the band's history.

Kansas born musician and composer Paul Elwood passed earlier in 2025 at the age of 66. This weekend some of his closest friends, including Susan Mayo, will gather to play some of his music for the public. Mayo says that one of Elwood's greatest gifts was the wide reach of his musical interests.

Fall in Kansas means cooler air, golden fields, and fresh apples at local orchards. Chef Travis Russell took his son Arlo on a short drive to Rose Hill to learn a little more about their favorite apples - and the cider they become. We learn about the orchard they visited on today’s Flyover Food.

Friendship Commanders continue to mix up a brand of sludge and doom music with radio-ready hooks and lyrics that reach deep into our souls on the new album Bear.

KMUW's Fletcher Powell says one new movie shows small acts can have huge effects.

A record a decade in the making, the sophomore release from The Silver Snails, Speed of Light, is a remarkable collection of songs that stirs the mind and the emotions.

Beth Macy's new nonfiction narrative, "Paper Girl," is part memoir, part reportage, part oral history, and the result is a comprehensive look at a microcosm of modern America.

Beth Golay recently spoke with author Lily King about her new novel, "Heart the Lover."

Sunday's concert will benefit the family of Henry Walker Jr.