Episode #1801 - "Kansas Icons", -
Sunflower Journeys learns the story behind the state flower:
the sunflower. Then visit the new Oz museum in Wamego and see how
the classic story impacted Kansas. Finally, step into the life of Miss
Kansas as she prepares for the Miss America pageant. MORE
Episode #1802 - "Education", -
First see how home extension units helped rural women live on the
prairie. Sunflower Journeys then ventures to Lindsborg
where the Anatoly Karpov International School of Chess hosts a
tournament of champions. In the Plains People segment, meet a single
mother who goes back to school to teach the first grade. MORE
Episode #1803 - "Culinary Kansas", -
Learn about the life of Kansas native Russell Stover
who, along with his wife, created a chocolate legacy. Next, it's a look
back at Valentine Diners, tiny pre-fab eateries built in Wichita.
Finally, Plains People spends a day at the Home Town Cafe in
Barnes. MORE
Episode #1804 - "Music", -
Sunflower Journeys takes in some culture at the
newly established Wichita Grand Opera. Then meet Jeff Ostrowski and hear
his Gregorian chant choir in Maple Hill. In the final segment, Lansing's
prison walls are filled with the inspiration and music of retired opera
conductor Elvera Voth. MORE
Episode #1805 - "Kansas Wildlife", -
First, go hunting with former Kansas governor and current
secretary of Wildlife and Parks, Mike Hayden. Then learn about the
beekeeping industry in Kansas. Finally, follow a woman through the
adoption and taming of four wild horses. MORE
Episode #1806 - "Artistic Endeavors", -
Meet a family who creates art together at the Albo Glass
Company in Topeka. Then take a tour of the state's newest and
award-winning commercial spaces. Then meet Don Mueller, whose local
theater production. The Ballad of Black Jack" brings the community
together in Baldwin City. MORE
Episode #1807 - "Overcoming Obstacles", -
First, we visit Serenata Farms at Big Springs, Kansas, where
horses are used to assist learning disabled youth. Then we visit Audio
Reader in Lawrence, a reading service which broadcasts to
visually-impared Kansans. Then in our Plains People segment, we see how
a community network of friends enables independent living for two men
who would otherwise be housed an institutional setting.
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Episode #1808 - "Flight",
First we
look at early flight in Kansas, then visit Beaumont, Kansas, where
pilots find a hotel that caters to their needs. Then we take a flight
over Topeka in our Plains People segment. A pilot who taught flight in
WWII now fulfills a dream of flying in a hot air baloon.
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Episode #1809 -- "Natural
Resources",
Explore the history of
salt mining in Hutchinson then learn why Kansas byways are blooming with
flowers and meet a couple near Randolph who live by their own resources.
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Episode #1810 -- "Reliving History",
First, learn about Kansas cities celebrating
their sesquicentennial, the see how some communities are commemorating
the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition and meet a re-enactor
in Wamego who relives history on a regular basis. MORE
Episode #1811 -- "Diverse Perspectives",
Learn the story of photographer, filmmaker and
Fort Scott native Gordon Parks. See how Latino immigrants adjust to
life in Cowley County and meet a young man in Wichita who has two
mothers. MORE
Episode #1812 -- "Religious Views",
Explore the history of Beersheba, an early
Jewish settlement in Kansas then learn about Charles Sheldon and the
social movement of What Would Jesus Do? Finally, follow a man through
his experience as a newly-ordained Catholic priest.
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Episode #1813 -- "Kansas Women",
We learn the history of Clarina Nichols and her political
achievements in territorial Kansas, then listen to the songs of Salina
folk singer Ann Zimmerman. And finally, in our Plains People segment,
spend some time with Kansas Governor Sebelius at the State Capitol.
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