Prairie Tayles
Saturday morning, 7:30 central during Weekend Edition
A sixth generation Kansan, Karen Madorin cherishes the prairie in a way only one who has left a beloved homeland and returned can. A writer, amateur photographer, and teacher, Karen loves finding fossils from the ancient inland seas as well as learning about modern pioneers who harvest Kansas wind. Each week Prairie Tayles takes you inside everyday life. It is a celebration of living the good life on the high plains.
Karen also writes a blog by the same name, Prairie Tayles.
Latest Episodes
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Right now, Kansans who live anywhere near Wakeeney can only shake heads and wring hands. As they survey profound destruction wreaked upon homes and farms…
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There was a time that I found rumble strips - you know, those zig-zaggy indentions down the middle and sides of highways - to be nothing but obnoxious.…
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Does anyone else wonder what highway workers charged with stopping one lane of traffic during road construction think about as they stand in the elements…
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Daily temperatures may still top the century mark during the next thirty days, but soon they’ll start dropping. Knowing old Man Winter has already packed…
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Learning more about how our ancestors lived fascinates me so I’m always up for any adventure that involves the past. A favorite place to explore old times…
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Add a bucket, crank, rock salt, ice, canister, milk, cream, vanilla, sugar, eggs, and arm strong power to take any summer celebration over the top. As a…
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“Gramma, wuuuhms (worms), pops!” giggled my three-year-old granddaughter, calling from western Kansas. It’s early July, so I realize her parents have…
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Most families keep their black sheep a deep, dark secret. Following this unwritten code in the late 1880s and early 90s, Eva Whipple, sister of the…
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A nostalgic essay about the good old days when all food was slow and TVs only received two channels recently caught my attention. It made me think about…
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In the past week, I met a garden neighbor. Apparently, this blue/green juvenile racerunner lizard moved from his burrow or wherever his last digs were…