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We're looking at words that were made by smooshing together other words, but it all happened so long ago that we completely forgot about it.

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This time, we're taking a trip through some of the most commonly mispronounced places in the good ol' USA. Hop in! Things might get a little bumpy...

Musician Robbie Fulks says that he and his father both had a love of bluegrass music, but that for one of them playing the music was easier. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

Kansas politicians make bold claims about ways to stop the population declines in rural communities. But Paul Cloutier of Humboldt, Kansas, says his hip enclave in southeastern Kansas can only reverse the trend so much. The town’s seen some growth, but now it faces a housing shortage. We’ll hear how these efforts are running up against a national decline in rural population. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

Hey there, guy, grab a plate of meat and join us as we look at some everyday words that have REALLY changed their meanings over time!

An expansive Kansas law limiting transgender rights takes effect this summer. Trans residents are bracing themselves. We’ll hear how it’ll impact one transgender woman and why experts say a lot is still unknown. Plus, news from Wichita and around the state.

Investigators looking into December’s Keystone oil spill in north-central Kansas found gaps in TC Energy’s standards and how it designs bends in the pipeline. TC Energy also knew that the specific piece of the pipeline that burst last year had been warped for a decade. We learn more from the Kansas News Service. Plus, news from Wichita and around the state.

Rudy Love Jr. of the band 2ŁØT says that writing music is good for yourself. And others. Love and Sage Judd of 2ŁØT recently explained to KMUW's Jedd Beaudoin that their goal is to use their music to resist entropy. Plus more news from Wichita and around the state.

A listener question forces us to take a hard look at how we use prepositions, including whether we do things "by" accident or "on" accident, and Fletcher asks why we can't just do things "by" purpose.