Commentary

Even though Autumn's still a few weeks off, the wheat harvest has pretty much wrapped up. On today's "Flyover Food," Chef Travis Russell tells us about a different kind of grain - and the folks working to grow something with deeper roots.

Musician, author, and publicist Howard Wuelfing's new book, Descenes and Discords: An Anthology, celebrates two beloved defunct Washington, D.C. fanzines.

Linda Pitmon, Scott McCaughey and Steve Wynn are lifelong baseball fans who decided they wanted to celebrate the game via their other great love, music. Almost twenty years later they're as enthusiastic both as ever.

Fletcher Powell says a new ghost story works more often than it doesn't.

Mark Brend's latest book, Down River: In Search of David Ackles is a thoughtful and passionate examination of a late American musician whose records remain some of the most singular of their time.

On today's Past & Present, commentator Dr. Robert E. Weems, Jr. compares Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” with previous U.S. government spending bills in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Book critic Suzanne Perez says Nick Fuller Googins's sophomore novel, "The Frequency of Living Things," is a well-written exploration of parenting, sisterhood and forgiveness.

This week on "Dining with Denise," we'll hear about some new-to-Wichita chain restaurants opening over the coming months.

James Bookert created the music heard on the San Gabriel album, Nights and Weekends, while working at an Austin, Texas liquor store. The experience inspired him to make San Gabriel his primary musical pursuit.

Michael Kiske is one of the most recognizable voices in heavy metal. His latest recording as a member of Helloween, Giants & Monsters, is out August 29.