Within Reason with Mike Matson

With the 250th anniversary of The United States, it's important to remember that it's not just the thirteen original colonies that make up the history of America. We are joined today by Adam Hodge, Head of Reference at the Kansas State Historical Society. He hopes to share his love for history, and the new exhibit coming to the Historical Society titled "Kansas 1776"

As the democratic race grows closer, and the field grows wider, it's important to make sure each candidate gets their voice out there. We're joined today by democratic primary candidate Noah Taylor, who's running for the Kansas Senate seat. Today, Taylor hopes to share his goals if elected, and how he plans to fight for the Kansas electorate.

4th of July is just around the corner, and Wamego plans to celebrate with bang. We're joined today by Wamego's Boomtown USA volunteers, Chris Hupe and Neil Ebert, who are in charge of setting up the "Pyrotechnic Musical" for the big day. They hope to share what their job entails, and why they come back year after year to put on the community event.

One of the overlooked aspects of healthcare is the patient experience, creating an environment that makes a patients stay as easy and streamlined as possible. Today, we visit with Renea Wilson and Christie Bergeron, who manage the Patient Experience Team who aim to connect with their patients. They share the work that they put in in order to keep this system running, and how they hope to streamline the patient experience.

With the Manhattan Juneteenth celebration just around the corner, we have invited on two leaders of the celebration committee to share their perspective. Today, Committee Leaders Betti Jones and Zelia Wiley, join the show to share what the celebration means to them, and how they continue to grow the Juneteenth celebration.

With just 29 days until advanced voting opens for the 2026 primary election, it's important to start educating ourselves on possible candidates and prepare for voting. We invited Senate candidates on the show, and today were joined by Patrick Schmidt, a Democratic candidate for the United State Senate. As a current Kansas Senator, he joins the show to explain what he's hoping to accomplish if elected and how he plans to get there.

Live stock health can be just as important as your own personal gut health, especially as environmental stressors for cattle increase. Axiota Animal Health has been a leading local advocate working to improve the quality and lifespan of live stock, improving the quality of meat and bringing down overall costs. Today, we're joined by Axiota CEO Bill Weldon, who will share what steps his company has taken to provide these services and what he hopes to accomplish in the future.

Sometimes the only way to truly learn something is by doing it. For leadership opportunities, it's hard to find places that offer a risk free environment in order to learn what might be needed of them. However, the American Legion Boys State of Kansas they aim to fill that exact niche. Today's guests, Kyle Wheatley and Alexandro Garcia with the ALBS, join the show to share what opportunities they aim to provide, as well as how those opportunities have impacted the Flint Hills region.