Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Friday, April 18, at the Advanced Learning Library in Wichita, KS.

KMUW and Wichita Public Library partnered to present a special edition of Wichitalks as part of the 2025 NEA Big Read: Wichita.

Presented by KMUW, Wichitalks is an eclectic and insightful event series featuring lightning-fast, 5-minute talks with 20 slides auto-progressing every 15 seconds. We bring together passionate individuals and an active audience for an evening of diverse presentations.

This year's NEA Big Read: Wichita book "Sitting Pretty" by Rebecca Taussig, inspired the theme of breaking barriers. Our emcee was Felicia Rolfe. This year's speakers included:

Audra Dinell
David Akao
Ivonne Connover
Atziri Campos
Iris Wigley
Josh Rathbun
Courtney Price-Dukes
Holly Terrill
Tony Mai
Krista Reed

Learn more at wichitalks.com.