On the June 5 episode of Friday LIVE, we're broadcasting from the Mill Coffee and Tea in Lincoln's Historic Haymarket. Come by or tune in to hear host Genevieve Randall have lively conversations about: an upcoming performance of Hedwig and the Angry Inch (1:55); Theater West in Scottsbluff's production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (12:19); a special screening of What If... Nebraska featuring Lincoln's Echo Collective (20:02); Film Streams in Omaha beginning their Queer Asia Film Series (35:02); Beatrice's Community Players bringing Annie to the stage (44:47). The episode will also feature poetry from Kelly Madigan (29:56)

This week on the Friday LIVE Extra podcast, we are talking with Nebraska musicians Andrea von Kampen and Philip Daniel about touring as a local musician, the music industry, as well as about what they each have coming up in the future.

On the May 29 episode of Friday LIVE, we're broadcasting from our radio studios. Tune in and hear host Genevieve Randall have lively conversations about: the upcoming Jazz in June concerts (1:14); Omaha's Community Playhouse bringing Mary Poppins as their season finale (8:33); BROADWAY ORPHANS, a production of Lincoln Children's Theatre (23:25); a song from Cowboy Steff's 1992 album The Giving Tree and Other Shel Silverstein Songs (31:49) ; Bryan L. Jones' new book called Adventures in the Teaching Trade (37:34); how National Preservation Month is being celebrated at Fort Robinson (45:35). The episode will also feature poetry from Kelly Madigan (17:39).

This week on the Friday LIVE Extra podcast, we talk with author Garrett Peck about his new book "The Bright Edges of the World: Willa Cather and her Archbishop". We also chat with Museum of Nebraska Art Executive Director Andrew Dunehoo about the museum's upcoming exhibition "Artist-Explorers in Nebraska, 1820-1874," which examines the nuances between the "real" American West and the imagined west.

On the May 22 episode of Friday LIVE, we're broadcasting from our radio studios. Tune in and hear host Genevieve Randall and guest host Penelope Morrow have lively conversations with: Hannah the Death Doula, explains what a death doula is and the meaning behind "death cafes" (1:26); Magdelena Garcia, executive director for Omaha's El Museo Latino, about an exhibit on textiles from Latin America (10:12); Kyren Gibson about the upcoming Carhenge Quilt Challenge (19:14); Karin Campbell, curator of contemporary art for the Joslyn Art Museum, discusses the new exhibition "I'm Not the Girl Who Misses Much" (33:16); and Alicia Henderson from the Nebraska Trumpet Ensemble (40:03). The episode will also feature poetry from Kelly Madigan (45:59), as well as a film review of Blue Heron from Kwakiutl Dreyer (21:02).

This week on the Friday LIVE Extra podcast, we talk with Erin Butcher and Maddie Hinrichs, two of the 2026 Lincoln Arts Award winners to learn more about them, their journeys in the arts, and what they may have coming up in the future.

On the May 12 episode of Friday LIVE, we're broadcasting from our radio studios. Tune in and hear host Genevieve Randall have lively conversations with: Maestro JoAnn Falleta about closing out the season's Omaha Symphony Joslyn Series (0:58); Carol Levin, who has written a solo performance called, Elizabeth I: In Her Own Words (8:34); Executive Director for Scottsbluff's Midwest Theatre, Krista Baird about the theater's 80th anniversary (19:59); Echo Collective artists Alktra Farhan and Reem Alwan, as well curator Amber Nore (34:18); Debby Greenblatt about folk music, as played on a variety of instruments (48:49). The episode will also feature more poetry from Charlene Pierce (28:28).

This week on the Friday LIVE Extra podcast, we talk with TV, Broadway and movie star Sally Mayes, who has an upcoming show as a part of the Brownville Concert Series.

On this May 8 episode of Friday LIVE, we're back broadcasting from our radio studios. Hear host Genevieve Randall have lively conversations with: -Tom Trenney, who leads the Nebraska Wesleyan University Choir and talks about their upcoming tour (1:52) -Laura Stracko and Jenna Lea Rosen, who are helping bring the story of SUFFS to the Lied's stage (12:50) -Brian Corr, Associate Professor of Art at Hastings College, who talks about his exhibition at Kearney's Museum of Nebraska Art. (21:22) -Co-conductors for the Lincoln Community Concert Band, Michael Murphy and Lance Nielsen, about their upcoming American 250 Concert (30:55) -Addie Barnhart, the director of the Omaha Community Playhouse's production of Dial M for Murder (49:25). The episode will also feature more poetry from Charlene Pierce (39:00), as well as a film review of "Days and Nights in the Forest" from Kwakiutl Dreyer (44:25).

This week on the Friday LIVE Extra podcast, we talk to Madeline Reddel about the upcoming Garden Party Omaha, a one-day festival with the goal of uplifting women and nonbinary songwriters from Nebraska and the surrounding region. We also chat with artist Katie Nieland about her art, exploring the beauty and fun of the natural world, and how it connects to Super Bird Saturday.