There are lots of ways to celebrate the holidays but one Christmas Eve tradition from Iceland really resonated with KMUW's Suzanne Perez. She tells us about it. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

Musician Jesse Ed Davis appeared on numerous albums in the 1970s, nearly joined The Rolling Stones twice, and recorded with three of the four Beatles. The Oklahoma native, who died in 1988, is the subject of a new biography by Douglas K. Miller. According to Miller, those who knew Davis and played music remain champions of his work. We have Jedd Beaudoin's conversation with Miller, and news from Wichita and around the state.

Mary Harrison of the Wichita band Brave Boy says she found lyrical inspiration for the band's new single in the pages of a book she's read many times. We'll hear from her, plus news from Wichita and around the state.

Women make up a third of new hunters, but they still face barriers in participating in the sport. We look at how hunter demographics are changing, but why that shift is stalling. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

Kansas lawmakers are considering ways to create more affordable housing in the state in the face of a housing shortage that is driving up the price of homes. We’ll hear how the shortage happened and some ideas lawmakers are suggesting to address the problem. Plus we have news from Wichita and around the state.

For her latest novel, National Book Award winner Lily Tuck drew inspiration from some newspaper photos. Beth Golay visits with Tuck talks about her new novel, "The Rest is Memory." Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

Erin Clarke has built a following of millions on her food blog Well Plated, where she shares easy, healthy recipes for home cooks. Clarke graduated from Kapaun Mount Carmel High School and now lives in Milwaukee. She returned to Wichita this fall to promote her second cookbook. Clarke told Celia Hack about her journey to food stardom, becoming social media famous, and Wichita’s lasting influence on her cooking. Plus we have new from Wichita and around the state.

Musician Akio Jeimus says that even when things aren't perfect in improvised music there's still an undeniable energy to the performance. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

Book reviewer Suzanne Perez looks at a darkly comic new novel that takes aim at pretty much every aspect of modern life. A look at the latest book from Danzy Senna. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

The Ogallala aquifer is a critical source of water in western Kansas, and it’s running dry. But despite playing a major role in the daily lives of Kansans, a recent survey revealed half of Kansans say they have never heard of the Ogallala. We’ll hear about why you should care about the Ogallala aquifer, even if you don’t live directly above it. Plus we have news from Wichita and around the state.