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Beth Golay visits with Hampton Sides about his new book, "The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook".

Magician Christian Manahl blends modern magic and comedy to keep audiences on their toes … and bellied over with laughter. Manahl talked with KMUW's Hugo Phan about pursuing his long-time dream. And we have news from Wichita and around the state.

Los bajos precios de la gasolina harán que los viajes de este fin de semana feriado se vean más concurridos, los desalojos han aumentado en el condado de Sedgwick y la Junta Escolar de Wichita aprobó un plan para construir nuevas escuelas y el cierre de las antiguas.

In recent years, Sedgwick County began investing in a diversity, equity and inclusion program. But as DEI becomes increasingly politicized, some conservative county commissioners have pushed back. In August, the county commission voted to cut a key DEI position from its budget. Celia Hack has more. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

Southwest Kansas has the highest concentration of Latino residents in the state, but many of them aren’t voting. Young Latinos are going back to the basics to try to get their communities more involved in politics. We hear about the efforts taking place to make changes in rural Kansas. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

Fletcher Powell says it's still not safe to go in the water.

Western Kansas is running out of the water needed for agriculture, and switching crops is one solution. There are viable options that require less water, but the massive agriculture system is built around a few crops that make money. We’ll hear why it’s so hard to make changes to the farming industry in Kansas, plus news from Wichita and around the state.

The band Sister Sadie is getting ready to release a new album and the band's co-founder Deanie Richardson says the record in part celebrates country music from the '90s. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

The muffuletta sandwich may have Italian roots, but it is truly a New Orleans original.The story goes that Italian immigrants living in New Orleans served…

Critic Francis Davis surveyed the jazz community to determine the best albums of the year. The winner has had a very good 2016.