Fletcher Powell
Program Director | All Things Considered Host | You’re Saying It Wrong Host and Producer | Movie Reviewer | Wichita’s Early Edition Host | The Range Executive ProducerFletcher Powell has worked at KMUW since 2009 as a producer, reporter, and host. He's been the host of All Things Considered since 2012 and KMUW's movie critic since 2016. He also co-hosts the PMJA-award winning show You're Saying It Wrong, which is distributed around the country on public radio stations and around the world through podcasts. Fletcher is a member of the Critics Choice Association.
Fletcher was recently honored with state wide Kansas Association of Broadcasters awards for You’re Saying It Wrong: The Words of 2023, 'Poor Things' is a world of delights, Newscast June 13, 2024, and the Substance Use Resource Page.
Fletcher can be reached by email at powell@kmuw.org.
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The World Cup comes to Kansas City this summer and it’s causing a booze border war. Kansas is close to approving longer hours for serving alcohol during the event, similar to a Missouri law. Both states want to cater to World Cup partiers. We’ll hear about the expanded alcohol sales plan, and we have news from Wichita and around the state. -
We'll hear from Hugo Phan about an inventive event, "Gays Eating Garlic Bread in the Park." And we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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Today we address a couple of listener questions, including one about the Third Conditional (???), before moving on to a quiz about Middle English vs. Latin spellings. -
KU professor Misty Heggeness has written the book on the economics of Taylor Swift. There's more about “Swiftynomics," and we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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The Wichita Symphony hosts a variety of concerts - from tango to Tina Turner, they have something for just about everyone. We'll hear a "Wichita Soundscape" of their latest performance, and we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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Fletcher Powell says a new movie struggles to make much sense, but for some people that might not matter. -
Many people in rural Kansas towns will tell you keeping their grocery store is as important to them as their school or hospital. But some newer solutions have not completely solved the problem. Plains, Kansas, is set to lose its grocery store this month. We’ll hear about what options are left for small towns trying to keep their grocery stores, and we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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Carla Eckels takes us behind the scenes of a new Ballet Wichita production honoring the legacy of the 1958 Dockum Sit In. We'll hear about the show, "Breaking Barriers," and we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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Today we have a wide-ranging discussion about the words we use, when we use them, and the enormous power they can have. -
The New York City band Skorts released their debut album last fall. Lead guitarist Char Smith explains how at times their sound is exuberant, yet it also takes a dark turn. We'll hear Jedd Beaudoin's conversation with Skorts, and we have news from Wichita and around the state.
