Episodes

  • Draft of Martin Luther King Jr. speech showcases the thought process of the legendary orator

    Draft of Martin Luther King Jr. speech showcases the thought process of the legendary orator
    Jan 16 2026
    Housed in the archives of the Museum of World Treasures is a rare piece of civil rights history.
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    3 mins
  • Local American Legion chapter hopes to help more families in need despite getting fewer toy donations

    Local American Legion chapter hopes to help more families in need despite getting fewer toy donations
    Dec 19 2025
    This month on "In The Mix," Carla Eckels talks to a son of a veteran who is helping to bring the joy of Christmas to children.
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    3 mins
  • Native American museum's new director recounts a real story that helped inspire a western classic

    Native American museum's new director recounts a real story that helped inspire a western classic
    Nov 14 2025
    Candy Taylor knows a thing or two about Native American culture. Following a 17-year stint as a director at a museum in Oklahoma, Taylor recently became the new director of the Mid-America All Indian Museum in Wichita. She’s eager to help visitors learn more about Native American history and culture.
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    3 mins
  • 'SEEDS' examines the joys and struggles of black farmers

    'SEEDS' examines the joys and struggles of black farmers
    Oct 10 2025
    A new documentary featured at this year's Tallgrass Film Festival resonates with interim executive director Sierra Franklin-Morton. “SEEDS” is a film that shines a light on Black farmers, their struggles, resilience and legacy. Franklin-Morton’s family owns farms in both Kansas and Oklahoma. For this installment of “In The Mix,” Carla Eckels speaks with Franklin-Morton about how the film connects to her own family history.
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    3 mins
  • Discover the sounds of a decades-old gospel album recorded in a historic Wichita church

    Discover the sounds of a decades-old gospel album recorded in a historic Wichita church
    Sep 12 2025
    The choir at St. Paul AME Church recorded a gospel album back in 1968. For this month’s In the Mix, Carla Eckels met with two of the singers on that recording.
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    4 mins
  • TKAAM executive director wants to turn museum into cultural hub

    TKAAM executive director wants to turn museum into cultural hub
    Aug 8 2025
    Shane Carter has only been the executive director of The Kansas African American Museum for three months, but one of his missions is to turn the museum’s new downtown space a premier destination for visitors.
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    4 mins
  • An architect gives back to Wichita's North End

    An architect gives back to Wichita's North End
    Jul 11 2025
    Architect and designer Erik Loya designed a building for the neighborhood that helped raise him.
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    3 mins
  • Evergreen Community Center & Library kicks off its summer reading program

    Evergreen Community Center & Library kicks off its summer reading program
    Jun 13 2025
    KMUW’s Carla Eckels visited Evergreen Community Center and Library for the kickoff of the Wichita Public Libraries’ summer reading program and has more for this month’s “In The Mix.”
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    3 mins