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The End of the Pony Express

Tom — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 05:01:20 +0000

Today we say hello to our listeners on KNDY. It was in their home town one hundred fifty years ago this week that the Pony Express came to a close. Only one of the old home stations remains and its located here……

William Quantrill

Tom — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 06:01:49 +0000

Mention the name William Quantrill in Kansas or Missouri, and you’re likely to get stories of Quantrill’s Raiders sweeping into Kansas to burn cities and take lives. The infamous confederate leader died during the Civil War and is buried in two graves 600 miles from each other…..

The Farm Foundation

Tom — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 06:01:41 +0000

The world will add approximately three billion people in the next forty years. Farmers will be asked to feed those souls with less land, less water and fewer inputs. So how does one of the world’s leading agricultural thinkers see us accomplishing that task?

The Kansas Cosmosphere

Tom — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 05:01:14 +0000

Today we’re back in Hutchinson, KS and say hello to our listeners on KWBW. I can attest to what folks there already know…the space museum here will rival any you’ll find elsewhere in the nation…..

A Cosmosphere in the Plains

Tom — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 05:01:26 +0000

Where can you find the largest collection of Soviet space artifacts on display in the world? The answer is in a most unexpected place…..

Inside the Kansas Salt Mines

Tom — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 05:01:05 +0000

When you think of healthy jobs, mining doesn’t leap to the top of many people’s lists. However, in Kansas, people are welcome to explore far below the soils of Kansas to change that perspective…..

Going Underground

Tom — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 05:01:11 +0000

We’ve sunk to a new level to bring you this program. That doesn’t necessarily mean we’ve lost our morals or values, we just had to sink to get the show…..

Eisenhower’s Birthplace

Tom — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:01:03 +0000

This President was born in Texas, but always claimed Kansas as his home…..

Restoring Masterpieces

Tom — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:01:37 +0000

To say Joe Newell restores pool tables is like saying Michelangelo was just a painter. The work Joe does is a masterpiece itself, taking them to points across the country and bringing hundred-year old tables back to life…

Pool Table Restoration

Tom — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:01:00 +0000

In the middle of farm country, you can find one of the nation’s experts on this game, not to mention he’s an expert craftsman that helps people enjoy the past time so many people love…