Oleander—Thoughts from Here
1st & 3rd Saturdays during Open Range (3:00 PM CT hour)
HPPR now welcomes regional commentary by fictional Kansan William Jennings Bryan Oleander of Here, Kansas. Oleander—Thoughts from Here attempts to tease out the essence of place. It's voiced and penned by author Thomas Fox Averill, an O. Henry Award winner and Professor Emeritus of English at Washburn University of Topeka, KS. For more than 25 years, Oleander has become a tradition that honors and examines life in Kansas and on the High Plains, and we're thrilled to have it on our station. Don't miss this this delightful feature, which will air on the first and third Saturdays of the month, during the 3 o'clock hour of Open Range with Steve Johnson.
Latest Episodes
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Folks, my sweetheart Iola Humboldt and I have eighteen grandchildren and twenty-three great-grandchildren. We keep their names, with their pictures, on…
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Well, folks, I stood there last Ash Wednesday, in 2015, with the newspaper in my hand, dancing in my driveway. Mrs. Peterson, next door, asked me if I was…
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Folks, either at the end of the year, or near Kansas Day in my state, every newspaper, magazine, and radio show is picking the Top 10 fashionable people,…
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For the past 20-plus years, William Jennings Bryan Oleander, of Here, Kansas, has been commenting on life in the West—Kansas and the High Plains. Oleander…