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Veteran music journalist David Rowell was disappointed when he saw an audience's indifferent reaction to a friend's original music but was even more dismayed when the same audience overwhelmingly embraced his friend's performance of a Tom Petty song. He then asked himself a question, which became the basis of his new book, “The Endless Refrain: Memory, Nostalgia, and the Threat to New Music." More on that, plus news from Wichita and around the state.

Eric Litwiller encourages you to include a mental health checkup in your annual physical.

What's a writer to do with a stalled plot? KMUW's Beth Golay finds out while speaking with murder mystery writer, Jane Pek. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

Beth Golay recently spoke with Jane Pek about her mystery series featuring amateur sleuth Claudia Lin.

Danzy Senna’s 'Colored Television' is a dark comedy that explores issues of parenting, art, Hollywood, real estate and the racial-identity industrial complex. There’s really not a single aspect of modern life that escapes the author’s critical eye or searing wit.

Planned Parenthood opened a health center in Pittsburg, Kansas, in August, making it the state’s third new abortion provider since the fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022. KMUW's Rose Conlon takes us there. Plus we have more news from Wichita and around the state.

Roughly a third of wild rice beds in the Great Lakes region have disappeared over the last century. For the Ojibwe people, it’s not just a loss of food source. We’ll take a look at why wild rice is in decline and efforts being made to restore it. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

Eric Litwiller talks about how the information on a mental health crisis card can be helpful.

The Ogallala aquifer is a critical source of water in western Kansas, and it’s running dry. But despite playing a major role in the daily lives of Kansans, a recent survey revealed half of Kansans say they have never heard of the Ogallala. We’ll hear about why you should care about the Ogallala aquifer, even if you don’t live directly above it. Plus we have news from Wichita and around the state.

Daniel House discusses the Seattle music scene of the 1980s, the importance of The U-Men, the role that community played during his time as a young musician in Seattle and the continued importance music plays in his own community making. We also get some news about at least one future Skin Yard project.