Episodes

  • A foster care advocate reflects on the Thanksgivings she's had around many tables

    A foster care advocate reflects on the Thanksgivings she's had around many tables
    Nov 15 2024
    Foster care advocate Alexandria Ware grew up in many different homes from the age of 3 to 18. Now she reflects on all the tables she sat around, as well as the work she is doing to make the lives of foster kids better.
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    3 mins
  • Tallgrass Film Festival to honor the legacy of Hattie McDaniel

    Tallgrass Film Festival to honor the legacy of Hattie McDaniel
    Oct 11 2024
    The Tallgrass Film Festival will celebrate Hattie McDaniel's legacy later this month and her great-grandnephew, Kevin Goff, will be there to take part — as well as to visit the late actress' hometown.
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    3 mins
  • Miss Kansas on Miss America prep and using platform to promote healthy relationships

    Miss Kansas on Miss America prep and using platform to promote healthy relationships
    Sep 13 2024
    Alexis Smith was crowned Miss Kansas this summer and she's getting a lot of attention from in and out of the state, particularly for speaking out against domestic violence. For Smith, it's a community service initiative that's all too personal.
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    4 mins
  • Muslim students gear up for classes: Reading, writing and memorizing the Quran

    Muslim students gear up for classes: Reading, writing and memorizing the Quran
    Aug 9 2024
    On this month's "In the Mix," KMUW's Carla Eckels follows a small private school in Wichita as it gets ready for its students to return.
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    3 mins
  • WSU teacher Carolyn Williams on addiction and challenging the stigma around it

    WSU teacher Carolyn Williams on addiction and challenging the stigma around it
    Jul 12 2024
    On this month's In The Mix, Carla Eckels talks with Carolyn Williams, who teaches a popular class at Wichita State University that explores the impact of alcohol and addiction.
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    3 mins
  • Take a cruise down 'Front Beach Road' with Bongo Bobby

    Take a cruise down 'Front Beach Road' with Bongo Bobby
    Jun 7 2024
    For this month's "In The Mix," Carla Eckels talks with "Bongo" Bobby Thomas about creating music and how he developed his passion for the bongos.
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    4 mins
  • Teacher and activist Delmar Uqualla on the resilient nature of her Native roots

    Teacher and activist Delmar Uqualla on the resilient nature of her Native roots
    May 10 2024
    On this month's "In the Mix," Carla Eckels talks with a Wichita woman who’s on a mission to share her Native pride.
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    3 mins
  • New traveling exhibit honors the women of Brown v. Board of Education

    New traveling exhibit honors the women of Brown v. Board of Education
    Apr 12 2024
    A new exhibit celebrates the women behind the Brown v. Board desegregation case.
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    4 mins