Kansas scholar identifies with punk ethic
Iian Ellis, a University of Kansas lecturer who grew up near London during formative years of punk music, says in a new book the attitude, symbols and sounds of punk rockers changed his life by encour...
26 Aug 202437min
Kansas cannabis coalition dedicated to legalizing recreational marijuana
Kansas is being left behind by neighboring states in terms of recreational and medicinal sales of marijuana, which is illegal in Kansas. Inga Selders, a Prairie Village City Council member and founde...
19 Aug 202434min
Kansas Reflector staff dive into primary election storylines
Kansas Reflector opinion editor Clay Wirestone hosts a conversation with editor in chief Sherman Smith, senior reporter Tim Carpenter and intern Grace Hills on the multitude of stories that emerged fr...
12 Aug 202427min
The Marion County Record raid: one year later
Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector editor in chief, and Marisa Kabas, founder of The Handbasket, talk about changes in Marion one year after police raided the newspaper office, and how the raid impacts j...
5 Aug 202429min
Matt Kleinmann runs for 2nd District nomination
Matt Kleinmann grew up in Overland Park and played basketball at the University of Kansas. He faces former U.S. Rep. Nancy Boyda in the Aug. 6 Democratic primary in the 2nd District.
1 Aug 202433min
Researchers see old misogynist playbook in attacks on Harris
Researchers and authors Mary Banwart and Teri Finneman talk about recent attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris for her gender after she replaced Joe Biden as the Democratic Party's presumptive presi...
29 Juli 202428min
Nancy Boyda makes her pitch for 2nd District seat
Former U.S. Rep. Nancy Boyda, a Democratic candidate who seeks to reclaim the 2nd District seat in Congress, sees herself as “a strong, independent, moderate woman” appealing to Kansas voters who want...
22 Juli 202437min
Kansas political scientist examines 2nd District, presidential options
Bob Beatty, a political science professor at Washburn University, says former Attorney General Derek Schmidt had taken control of the Republican primary in the 2nd congressional district and that larg...
15 Juli 202435min
