Local Commentary & Podcasts

A listener question prompts us to try to translate some nearly impenetrable examples of academic writing.

Commentator Curt Clonts reviews a new acquisition at the Wichita Art Museum that left him deeply affected.

'Rye Lane' is reminiscent of the films of the American independent movement of the 1980s and ‘90s.

Upcoming local events include an Easter Eggstravaganza, Tulip Festival, ICT Block Party, and a #ReadICT book swap.

Suzanne Perez looks at a debut novel from an author with serious editing chops.

If being a public radio listener means always wanting to learn more, The Lost King delivers.

Much has been made of the efforts in Wichita to address homelessness as a part of the renewed effort toward mental health. But while all thumbs are fingers, not all fingers are thumbs.

In 2016, Beth Golay visited with Idea Novey about her novel Ways to Disappear. This time they spoke about her newest novel, titled Take What You Need.

We head back to the mailbag to answer some listener questions, including one about the origins of "woke," and another about the power of the bossy R.

This week on An Artist's Perspective, commentator Curt Clonts justifies his need to collect.

Viewers of the new film "Boston Strangler" will end up having trouble focusing on exactly which story the movie wants to tell.

Up next, book reviewer Suzanne Perez looks at a debut collection from a young Black poet who went viral on YouTube.