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This is Leslie VonHolten traveling through the High Plains of Kansas, with another HPPR Radio Readers Book Byte.I love the metaphor of rivers when we consider our life experiences, the way our days and our stories ebb and flow. Some spots are rough, too fast for us to steer the kayak. Others are languid, slow and easy. And like life, we never know what is around the bend.

I’m Denise Low reading poems about rivers as part of The Radio Readers Book Club’s 2021 Fall Read Rivers – Meandering Meaning. William Stafford captures the mystery of rivers in his poetry, especially this poem about wintery rivers:Ask Me by William StaffordSome time when the river is ice ask memistakes I have made. Ask me whetherwhat I have done is my life...

Today’s Growing on the High Plains will unfurl a little history about the hollyhock, including its prevalence among English cottage landscapes and ancient applications as holistic medicine.

This is Nicole English coming to you from the Sociology Department at Fort Hays State University for HPPR's Book-Bytes. This is a discussion of the book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain.Although it was written in 1884, this book is as controversial today, as it was when it was published. You may wonder why a story about an orphaned runaway boy would create such a stir...

Today’s Growing on the High Plains pierces the pod of the popular poppy, noting its unforgettable appearance as a memory eraser in The Wizard of Oz. Ironically, it’s also a symbol of remembrance of fallen soldiers, thanks to Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae’s haunting poem, “In Flanders Fields.”

In this week's show, Luke talks about making Peameal Bacon from pork loin. If you enjoy bacon, you will love peameal bacon which is much leaner and made from the choice cut of pork, the loin...

Today, I am going to fill you in a bit more about my jack-of-all-snores, Joel. Lest you think that the Andy Griffith theme song whistle is the only type of snore Joel exhibits, let me just tell you, he has a repertoire of noises that he emits after hours...

Driving around England gave us the opportunity to try a lot of unique pubs and dining establishments. I wanted to be sure to eat some local foods...

August is the month when hunters across the state begin preparing in earnest for the upcoming hunting seasons. The big outdoor shows are scheduled this month and hunters are busy doing everything from maintaining and filling their game feeders to locking in on places and dates for their fall hunts...

I’m Denise Low reading poems about rivers as part of The Radio Readers Book Club’s 2021 Fall Read Rivers – Meandering Meaning. Rivers make me meander back to some of the first poetry I ever read, like this poem about the Nile by an unnamed Egyptian, translated by Ezra Pound,Nothing, nothing can keep me from my loveStanding on the other shore...