Melanie Radford makes arresting, contemplative solo debut with For the Sake of Stillness.

Before July 4 became a founding legend, there was a quieter, more uncertain turning point. In early July 1776, independence wasn’t inevitable. It had to be argued, negotiated, and won.

Who really decides the rules that shape everyday work in America, the states or the federal government? On today’s Past and Present, Dr. Robin Henry explores how a landmark Supreme Court decision put that question at the center of national debate and why the answer still matters today.

Hear the sounds and songs of a Pow Wow at The Mid-America All Indian Museum.

The new Terror/Cactus album, Colapso, examines migration, cultural memory and resistance.

Los Angeles quartet delivers an unapologetic and ultimate summertime LP.

In this episode of Marginalia, KMUW's Beth Golay speaks with author C.J. Farley about his novel, "Who Knows You By Heart," which dives into the implications AI has on one woman who begins working at a Big Tech company

This week, we look at the (sometimes huge) differences between the technical, specialized definitions of words, and what they mean to everybody else.

Joshua Fiedler makes solo debut as LOWREV with the LP It’s Hard To Lie To Strangers.

KMUW's Fletcher Powell looks at a new adaptation of a celebrated literary work.

Most readers probably associate Nathaniel Hawthorne with Hester Prynne and her scarlet ‘A’; but Wichita State English professor Rebeccah Bechtold thinks a later Hawthorne character is also deserving of fame. She tells us why in today’s Why Should I Read This?

Hear the sounds of commerce at the farmers market at the Old Town Farm and Art Market Plaza on this week's "Wichita Soundscapes."