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Fran Connor teaches Shakespeare at Wichita State, so it might be surprising that he is recommending a play by two of the bard’s rivals. He tells us why on today’s Why Should I Read This.

Wichita State English professor Rebeccah Bechtold thinks Edgar Allan Poe’s poetry and short fiction are overrated. She claims horror enthusiasts are better served by Poe’s one and only novel. She tells us why in today’s Why Should I Read This.

Alan Williams discusses his new album, Floating on the Dreamline, his life as an educator, and contemplating what happened to saxophone solos in pop songs.

We revisit a conversation with Karen Russell on 'The Antidote' ahead of the paperback release.

There are rules about who can keep and interact with big cats in the U.S. But after an Oklahoma man was killed by his tiger last year, animal welfare advocates expressed safety concerns about owning big cats. We'll learn about the landscape of big cats in America, and we have news from Wichita and around the state.

Fans of Liz Moore's "The God of the Woods" will love Patmeena Sabit's debut novel, "Good People," which is another literary mystery-thriller that keeps you wondering and guessing until its final pages.

KMUW's Carla Eckels shares with us a day in the life of a familiar face from a Wichita morning show. And we have news from Wichita and around the state.

For many people, artificial intelligence and chatbots have become a part of daily life. That includes some Kansas lawmakers, who use chatbots to help keep track of bills or gather information in a fast-paced legislative session. We'll hear how some policymakers use chatbots to research and debate laws that affect everyday life, and we have news from Wichita and around the state.

Wichita State English professor and poet Adam Scheffler knows you might not like poetry. But he thinks reading a nearly 200-year-old Shelley sonnet might make you change your mind. He tells us why in today’s Why Should I Read This?

Carla Eckels takes us behind the scenes of a new Ballet Wichita production honoring the legacy of the 1958 Dockum Sit In. We'll hear about the show, "Breaking Barriers," and we have news from Wichita and around the state.