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
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Booking probability
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Signup to Generate a PitchAsk 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.
Recent episodes include "The Beautiful Temple with Mary Landes (we have ghosts) | Second Life of a Community Lodge" (26 October 2026, 56 minutes), "Finding Your Next Home Town with Bethany College President Laura Crawley | Rockar! Stockar! Kansas" (19 October 2026, 65 minutes), and "Every Kansan Has a Story | Looking Back at Our Favorite Moments" (12 October 2026, 32 minutes).
Ask A Kansan publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 56 minutes.
Booking probability for Ask A Kansan is 42%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Ask A Kansan requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Ask A Kansan's contact route on record: verified email.
Ask A Kansan is a society podcast.
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Episode #80
What happens when one person looks at a crumbling, century-old Masonic temple and sees not a problem, but a home for every dreamer in town? Mary Landes did exactly that. After moving back to Salina from the East Coast...
Episode #79
How far can curiosity take you, and how does a person find their next hometown? Meet Laura Crawley, the 16th president of Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas — and a reminder that big things happen in small places...
What happens when you hand two podcast hosts a 20-sided die and ask them to revisit their favorite conversations from nearly 80 episodes? You get a highlight reel of Kansas at its most unexpected. We rolled the dice on...
Ever wonder what keeps a small town alive when the world seems to be pulling people toward the cities? Simone Elder grew up on a family farm in Atwood, started doing economic development work in high school, and now...
Ever wonder what the difference between a fiddle and a violin actually is — or why Kansas has such a rich but largely undocumented fiddling tradition? We sit down with Derrick Doty, the Flint Hills Fiddler, a musician...
What happens when a kid who learned to cook crack cocaine by age five ends up as a corporate executive in small-town Kansas? Our friend Rafael Mendez sits down to share one of the most remarkable personal journeys we've...
How do you convince authors, budget-strapped nonprofits, and thousands of book lovers to show up in one place on the same Saturday? We sat down with the woman who has to figure that out every single day. This week we're...
Sometimes the best things hide in plain sight. If you didn’t know, Kansas was once an ocean, and a huge chunk of that history is still alive at Cheyenne Bottoms — the largest wetland in the interior United States. We...
Everyone assumes car people grew up under the hood with grandpa. This guest didn't — and he might be the best in the business anyway. On this episode, we sit down with Matthew "Matt" Miller-Wells, Associate Director of...
Episode #71
Kansas State University touches all 105 counties in this state — training the veterinarians who protect our livestock, the biomanufacturers building tomorrow's jobs, and the students who choose to stay and build their...
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...
Episode #69
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...
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...
Episode #67
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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9-1-1 Program Specialist and Public Safety Advisor, NTIA Office of Public Safety Communications
Tournament Director, NBC World Series, National Baseball Congress
historian, curator, UFO enthusiast, Tennessee Oncology Proton Therapy Center
executive director, Kansas African American Museum
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