Fletcher Powell
Program Director | All Things Considered Host | You’re Saying It Wrong Host and Producer | Movie Reviewer | Wichita’s Early Edition Host | The Range Executive ProducerFletcher Powell has worked at KMUW since 2009 as a producer, reporter, and host. He's been the host of All Things Considered since 2012 and KMUW's movie critic since 2016. He also co-hosts the PMJA-award winning show You're Saying It Wrong, which is distributed around the country on public radio stations and around the world through podcasts. Fletcher is a member of the Critics Choice Association.
Fletcher was recently honored with state wide Kansas Association of Broadcasters awards for You’re Saying It Wrong: The Words of 2023, 'Poor Things' is a world of delights, Newscast June 13, 2024, and the Substance Use Resource Page.
Fletcher can be reached by email at powell@kmuw.org.
-
Rudy Love and The Encore have a new album out and will perform at the Somewhere Fest and Conference this weekend. The group's newest member says that the new single from the album drew from some unusual inspiration. More on that, plus news from Wichita and around the state. -
R&B and Funk pioneer Sly Stone passed away Monday. KMUW's Carla Eckels spoke with Bob Love about the Love Family ties to Stone, including when he lived with him. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.
-
Fletcher Powell says a new movie is a lot less profound than it thinks. -
The cattle feedlots on the western side of Kansas produce a significant amount of the beef in your grocery store. But despite being surrounded by feedlots, a small town in the region is petitioning against another one moving in. We’ll hear about how this rural town is trying to fight back. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.
-
When author Megan Hunter channeled the characters in her latest novel, she considered less of what they were saying, and more of what they were feeling. KMUW's Beth Golay visits with Hunter about her new book, "Days of Light." Plus we have news from Wichita and around the state,
-
We wade into the conversation about AI with a look at the effects it's having on our language. Expect some grumbling! -
Fletcher Powell says it's still not safe to go in the water. -
Get ready for some (barely) controlled chaos as we look at phrases that seem to contradict themselves, and others that just get under our skin. -
Take me out to the ballgame … to look at some art. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.
-
President Donald Trump says his mass deportation campaign prioritizes immigrants who have committed violent crimes. But a crime victim in Kansas City says authorities detained him — even though he was about to receive immigration protections. The unspoken policy change that could affect hundreds of thousands of immigrants. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.
