July 30, 2021 3:33 am
Outgoing Senate President Susan Wagle, a Wichita Republican, ends a 30-year career in the Legislature with a plea to be vigilant protecting the vision and the founding principles that have made America the most prosperous and entrepreneurial nation on earth. (Nick Krug for Kansas Reflector)
Audio Astra reviews recent audio reporting on Kansas news, including podcasts and radio stories. Eric Thomas directs the Kansas Scholastic Press Association and teaches visual journalism and photojournalism at the University of Kansas.
Kansas politics overwhelms other topics in the audio reporting space, but especially this week as podcasts from the Reflector, KCUR and the Topeka Capital-Journal discuss different slices of the political world with drastically different approaches. From a long-form interview to a polished audio production to a lighthearted chat about a deadly topic, Kansas podcasters try many approaches this week.