Flyover People Daily News

I’m on the radio this morning, Kansas Public Radio, with a commentary about Thanksgiving: Gathering the Leaves. You can hear it “live” at 8:35 a.m. Click on KPR-1 (the gray box on the left.) Thanks for listening.

on the radio

Was on KVOE this morning, a live interview. I didn’t do very well, but I did it nevertheless. Writing is my first language. Speaking is not. I’ve only done a few of these live interviews – started when the book came out about a month ago. Maybe I’ll get better as time goes on. KVOE [...]

Flyover Book, on the radio

Radio Rich on the left, Keith the Critic on the right, Gary Blitsch up front. Gary Blitsch lined up the Radio Rich program for me on Wednesday morning in advance of that afternoon’s book-signing event at the SouthWind Gallery. Radio Rich has an internet radio program which focuses on local events. You can listen online [...]

on the radio

Play ‘Kansas Trivia’ Friday morning at 8:58 a.m. on Kansas Public Radio. The first caller with the correct answer to the trivia challenge will receive a copy of Flyover People: Life on the Ground in a Rectangular State. You can listen to KPR online. Or tune in with your radio dial -  Emporia 89.7, Lawrence [...]

Flyover Book, on the radio

The other day Lynette Olson at the Emporia Public Library called and said she knew I had a book coming out and that the library would like to buy a couple of copies. It will take a few weeks to process these as library books, to dress them up in electronic gear and such. So, [...]

commerce, Flyover Book, on the radio

On the radio this morning. I was at 6:35. Will be again at 8:35 a.m., talking about school closings. Kansas Public Radio. If you’d like to hear it, you can listen to the streaming audio at 8:35. Click the Listen Now link on this page. The link to listen to the archived version is here. [...]

on the radio

Rachel Hunter and Darrell Brogdon pitch to listeners during a previous fund drive. Greetings, public radio fans: This morning Kansas Public Radio begins its week-long spring membership drive. Twice a year, KPR interrupts programming to ask listeners for financial support. If we’re honest here, I don’t think the fund drive is a favorite week at [...]

on the radio

“If you’re working on a problem you can solve in your own lifetime, you’re not thinking big enough.” Kansan Wes Jackson. On NPR: Prairie Pioneer Seeks to Reinvent the Way We Farm. ***

Kansans, nature, on the radio, other people's stuff

On Kansas Public Radio this morning, Health Reporter Bryan Thompson interviewed KU Professor Stephen Ilardi about his new book: The Depression Cure: The 6-Step Program to Beat Depression Without Drugs. Listen to Bryan’s interview with Prof. Steve Ilardi. It’s an excellent report. Ilardi’s six steps are clear and, I think, doable for most people. ***

on the radio, other people's stuff

Rex Buchanan of the Kansas Geological Survey delivered a great commentary this morning on Kansas Public Radio about Jim and Susie Abers’ new book, “Kansas Physiographic Regions – Bird’s Eye Views.” “Zen Buddhists talk about Beginner’s Mind, about looking at the world like you’re seeing it for the first time. In these photos, the Abers [...]

on the radio, other people's stuff

If you’ve listened to Kansas Public Radio on Saturday mornings, you’ve heard the kind and pleasant voice of this woman, Kaye McIntyre. She hosts the Saturday morning line-up on KPR, from 7 a.m. – 1 p.m.  She covers “Weekend Edition Saturday,” “Car Talk,” “Whad’Ya Know?” and one of my favorite radio programs, “This American Life.” [...]

columns, on the radio