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Global Village | July 25-28, 2022

The holidays are over, both on the calendar and on the pop charts, and that's great news for an assortment of beneficiaries.

The Cactus Blossoms are a Minnesota based duo consisting of brothers Page Burkum and Jack Torrey - who will be performing in Belle Plaine this weekend. Their music might remind you of such classic artists as The Everly Brothers and the Louvin Brothers. In fact, Torrey says that at first he didn't feel the need to write songs at all. We'll find out how they've developed their own sound. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

Nina Totenberg is a name—and voice—heard often on public radio. As NPR's Legal Affairs Correspondent, she has been breaking down the news of the Supreme Court for listeners since 1975. Early in her career, a phone call to a source began as a law lesson, and ended with a near 50-year friendship... with Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Nina Totenberg spoke with KMUW's Beth Golay this week about her book, Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships.

There’s still time to register for mama.film’s movie trivia tomorrow night. It’s hosted by Hugo Phan of the KMUW Movie Club, and I’ve heard a certain local movie reviewer will serve as scorekeeper. It’s a series of four events, every other Thursday through August 12. Learn more at mama.film.

A Wichita artist uses a mixture of odd shapes to explore personal discovery and relationships.

A year after Roe v. Wade was overturned, divisions within the anti-abortion movement are becoming more visible. KMUW's Rose Conlon shares why a small but growing movement wants to charge women who get abortions with murder. Plus more news from Wichita and around the state.

Higher inflation in recent years has eaten up the value of pension payments for thousands of retired teachers, first responders and other public employees in Kansas. Yet the Kansas Legislature has not provided a cost-of-living adjustment in decades. We’ll hear why advocates are calling for a boost in retirement pay for the oldest retirees and why Kansas lawmakers have resisted them. Plus more news from Wichita and around the state.

Beth Golay spoke with Josh Barkan about what he learned through his first marriage to his first wife, about his healing journey, and how his journey of self-discovery took him half-way around the world to meet the man who had come between his marriage.

What's the advice given most often to aspiring authors? Write what you know. Christine Coulson took her 25 years as a writer for the Metropolitan Museum of Art and did just that. Today on "Wichita's Early Edition," Beth Golay's conversation with Coulson about her book, "One Woman Show," a novel written in the form of museum labels. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.