Morgan Zumbaugh joins us today to talk about the Transparent Campaign Initiative, and what the initiative aims to achieve with this push to keep voters informed. Visit transparentcampaigns.org to learn more about political candidates in your local area.

On today's episode of Within Reason with Mike Matson, Sheila Ellis-Glapser, SEG Media Collective, fills in for Mike and talks with Andrea Young, Black Entrepreneurs of the Flint Hills + Kristi Peterson, MoA+L to discuss the Yuma Street Cultural Festival

Brandon Hutton with the The Kansas Office of Innovation talks with us today about the Accel Kansas program, and how the state is innovating to expand access and opportunity.

Aggieville has always been the backbone of student life here at Kansas State. Today, Dennis Cook, the executive director of the Aggieville Business Association, joins us to discuss the ongoing redevelopment of the "soul" of Manhattan.

We're joined by Kristin Brighton, the Manhattan-Ogden School Board President, who shares about her life with her own business, the local school board, and all of the life experiences that have lead her to where she is now.

Kathryn Focke is currently one of the five acting commissioners on the Riley County Commission. She was first elected in November of 2020, and subsequently re-elected last year. Today, we talk to Focke about what she sees in the future of Manhattan, and what it might take to attain that goal.

First responders are the most important people in a community, and it's important to keep up with what that community needs. Today, we talk to Josh Gering, the Assistant Director of Riley County Emergency Medical Services about their new facilities and what they plan to accomplish with that.

The director of the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Michael Smith talks about the inaugural triannual exhibition and the process that it took to bring about the amazing collection of art. Smith shares about his role at the museum, what it takes to create the spaces that we see, and upcoming events at the museum.

We are visited today by Christina Nolte, the executive director of Good Shepherd Homecare & Hospice. The in-home care provider has been working to provide comfort to those in need for 45 years, and has strived to address the needs of individuals who need end-of-life care.

Five candidates are in the running for the Manhattan Ogden USD 383 school board, one of those candidates joins us today, Tom Drummond. Drummond describes himself as a veteran, father, husband, and educator fighting to see results in the local district.