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Ask A Kansan is a podcast where we're amplifying, connecting and uncovering stories across Kansas. Every week, Gus and Sydney sit down with the people who actually make this state run — museum directors and ranchers, founders and historians, zookeepers and woodcarvers. From Kansas City to Kinsley, WaKeeney to Wichita, we go where the story is. You'll leave each episode knowing something you didn't about the state we call home. It's not a history lecture and it's not a business show. It's a real conversation with a Kansan worth knowing. New episodes weekly. askakansan.com
Unknown Host hosts Ask A Kansan.
What happens when an entire education system hits a moment of collision — new leadership, new laws, and old habits all colliding at once? On this episode, we sit down with Cathy Hopkins, chair of the Kansas State Board o
What does a school counselor actually do all day — and why does it matter more now than ever? Hanna Mick is an elementary school counselor in Topeka and a part-time consultant with the Kansas State Department of Educatio
Do kids even want to learn a skill like playing the guitar? This week we sit down with Matt Gerry, the guitar and music teacher at South Middle School in Salina, whose 24-year journey has taken him everywhere from a Weez
What if the Federal Reserve wasn't just a boring government agency setting monetary policy, but a mission-driven storyteller trying to make sense of your household budget? On this episode, Julie and Sydney sit down with
Why do the animals you fall in love with sometimes have to leave the zoo? This week we sit down with Ryan VanZant, executive director of Rolling Hills Zoo in Salina, and trace his winding path from a childhood obsessed w
What if the hottest summer ticket in Kansas sports has been hiding in plain sight for 92 years? We sat down with Katie Woods, director of the National Baseball Congress in Wichita, and walked away completely obsessed wit
There was a time when what happened in Kansas was front page news on the east coast. This week, Sydney and Gus sit down with historian Dr. Kristen Epps, professor at Kansas State University and editor of Kansas History:
What if the best hiking in Kansas has been right under your nose the whole time? Jeri Brungardt co-founded Women Hiking Kansas and Beyond in 2019 with a simple idea: stop losing track of friends who wanted to tag along o
For centuries, history has been passed down through the stories of our lived experiences. And in this episode you’ll get a taste of the remarkable life of Jim Gray — The Cowboy — and this conversation might just be the m
What does it take to preserve the stories that shaped Kansas — and to tell them honestly? Shane Carter, executive director of the Kansas African American Museum (TKAAM), joins us for a rich conversation about history, id
What happens when a kid from Lindsborg, Kansas follows his heart to a cloud forest in Ecuador — and then returns after staying for nearly 20 years? Tanner Johnson's answer to that question is one of the most unexpected,
How do you build a city's cultural identity — and why does it matter more than you might think? We sit down with Brad Anderson, Executive Director of Salina Arts and Humanities, the only city department of its kind in Ka
What does it take to build a life — and a career — that touches nearly every corner of one state? This week we sit down with Lori Rogge, one of a handful of female auctioneers in Kansas, to talk about growing up across t
What happens when a kidney stone saves your life and challenges you to chase your dreams? That's exactly what happened to James Bobetsky — known to most of Wichita as DJ Carbon. After 21 years in the corporate world, a c
What happens when a white guy from a small Kansas town becomes the bridge-builder between Spanish-speaking and English-speaking communities — and somehow also changes the global cycling industry along the way? LeLan Dain
What does it really take to keep the arts alive in Kansas — and why does it matter more than you might think? Sarah VanLanduyt wears a lot of hats. As Executive Director of the Arts Council of Johnson County, a Kansas Ar
What do fire, bison, and star bonds have in common? They're all part of this week's conversation about the Flint Hills — and honestly, it's one of those episodes that makes you want to book a trip to Manhattan, Kansas im
What's actually in that "Made in Kansas" gift box — and why it matters more than you think. Kansas has been growing, raising, and producing world-class products for nearly 50 years under one of the most underrated state
What if the prairie — that "flat, boring" stretch you drive through on I-70 — is actually one of the most critical and disappearing ecosystems on the planet? Matt Bain, Director of Conservation for The Nature Conservancy
Did you know the best space museum in the world is right in your Kansas backyard? The Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Kansas, is far more than a place to see old rockets. It holds the most U.S. space artifacts outside the Smi
Brad Anderson
Arts and Humanities Director · Royce Rolls Ringer Company
2 appearances on this show
Rolf Potts
travel writer-turned-culture critic
1 appearance on this show
Greg Peterson
Executive Director · Salt Lake Community College
1 appearance on this show
Joel Goldberg
keynote speaker, Emmy Award-winning sports broadcaster, author · Netivah Youth Ministries
1 appearance on this show
Matt Thompson
Senior VP of ECM Solutions · Barfoot and Thompson
1 appearance on this show
Chris Rios
CX Executive Recruiter · Financial Strategies Group
1 appearance on this show
Katie Woods
National Baseball Congress
1 appearance on this show
Mitch Drees
Hopeful Kansas
1 appearance on this show
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