Sunflower Journeys 2006 Season
Program Listings
These programs are available on DVD. For $24.95 + shipping, you can purchase a disc that includes two episodes of the 2006 season. Call (785) 670-1111 or 1-800-866-KTWU for details.


Episode #1901- "Replication, Restoration & Recreation"
Sunflower Journeys' first show of the 2006 season starts at the Freisen Flour Mill in Hillsboro, Kansas. Next, we travel to Cottonwood Falls to visit the Chase County courthouse. And finally, in our Plains People segment, we visit the Play Luray golf course in Luray, Kansas. More...

Episode #1902- "Small Town Celebrations"
Visit the town of Antonino, southwest of Hays, and join a Volga german centennial celebration. Then visit Bird City where the annual Antique Engine & Thresher show draws crowds from all around. Then see Wamego's 4th of July parade through the eyes of Parademaster Mike Malin. More...

Episode #1903- "Embracing Community"
First we visit the African American museum in Wichita, Kansas. Then travel to Cuba, Kansas and meet Jim Richardson who has documented the community for National Geographic Magazine. And finally we meet two brothers who have taken their interest in BMX bicycle riding to the next level in our Plains People segment. More...

Episode #1904- "Food & Drink"
In our first Sunflower Journeys' segment we learn about Kansas City barbecue. Next, we find out about the cowboy's and the Arbuckle Coffee Company. And in our Plains People segment, we look at the pre-dawn process of cheese making in Alma's famous creamery.
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Episode #1905- "Birds and Butterflies" -
Ornithologist Max Thompson of Winfield tells us about some of the birds that live in Kansas. Learn about monarch butterflies as they make their annual migration though the heartland. And Chuck Otte gives us a hands-on look at an Audubon bird count near Milford Reservoir. More...

Episode #1906- "What's the Matter with Kansas?" -
Visit the William Allen White house in Emporia, and examine one of his famous editorials. Next, we examine the reaction to Thomas Frank's book, "What's the Matter with Kansas?" And in our Plains People segment, we meet a college student who has taken politics head-on with an internship at the Kansas Statehouse. More...

Episode #1907- "Outsiders Perspectives" -
Sunflower Journeys's John Njagi compares the Kansas life he now lives to his upbringing in Kenya, Africa. Next, it's on to Ramona, Kansas where two sisters take the Sunflower State head-on. Then we look at an Asian/oriental store started in Topeka by Concepcion Reyes. More...

Episode #1908- "The Open Road"-
This Sunflower Journeys program looks at the Interstate highway system. Next we travel to Marquette, Kansas and explore a new motorcycle museum. And finally, meet Bud and Evelyn Widick and learn about their RV lifestyle. More...

Episode #1909- "Climatic Kansas" -
Sunflower Journeys looks into climate changes from a geological perspective. Next we remember the 1966 tornado that cut a huge swath through Topeka. And we meet Tini Criqui as she leads a trio of snowplows through snowy Topeka streets in our Plains People segment More...

Episode #1910- "Music, Art and Dance" -
Sunflower Journeys looks at the history of the Topeka Symphony. Next we learn about graphic artist Bradbury Thompson. And finaly, we learn about ballroom dancing in our Plains People segment. More...