The Conversation
The Conversation is a weekday show on HPR’s news and information program stream, KHPR 88.1FM. For, by, and about the people of Hawaii, The shows host Chris Vandercook will be talking to all sorts of people about all sorts of things, from the state’s budget crisis to huli-huli chicken, and audience involvement and comment is invited.
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Episodes (701)
The Conversation: Hana hou show on Vietnam and Operation Babylift
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The Conversation: Rising electric bills; Green Fee
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The Conversation: Cemetery drone survey; Early warning ahead of storms
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The Conversation: Acting lieutenant governor; Super Typhoon Sinlaku
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The Conversation: First-ever Hawaiʻi high school surf championship; Holomua Mari...
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A call-in show on the local lei industry this May Day
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The Conversation: ; Manu-o-Kū festival; Jones Act waiver extension
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The Conversation; Skyline; Too Good To Go app
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The Conversation: Immigration cases; Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden
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The Conversation: Gov. Green on Lt. Gov. Luke; Hawaiʻi's economic landscape
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The Conversation: Former Lt. Gov. Doug Chin; Flood insurance
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The Conversation: Target letter to Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke; Santana bassist
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The Conversation: Wildfire risk after the rain; Turtle Bay resort lawsuit
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The Conversation: Uptick in immigration cases; Wahiawā dam
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The Conversation: Gov. Ariyoshi dies at 100; CRB on Molokaʻi
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The Conversation: A hana hou show on local tech
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The Conversation: Federal disaster aid; Historic home repair
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The Conversation: Planet Money Book; Balinese shadow puppetry
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The Conversation: Inside the Honolulu Federal Detention Center; Native birds
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The Conversation: Storm impacts on Kauaʻi; Hawaiʻi Opera
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The Conversation: Storm updates; Impact to farmers
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The Conversation: Storm outlook; Water conservation
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The Conversation: Rainfall outlook; Leptospirosis risk
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The Conversation: The Army's use of AI; Rep. Elle Cochran
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Da Conversation: A hana hou show about Pidgin
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The Conversation: Conveyance tax hike; Operation Babylift
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The Conversation: Maui flooding drove surveys; German film festival
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The Conversation: Immigration; Students' thoughts on AI
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The Conversation: 'No Kings' protests; Wahiawā Dam
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The Conversation: Stronger Hawaiʻi Fund; Floodwater contaminants
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The Conversation: Oʻahu storm damage reports; OHA emergency funds
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The Conversation: HECO power restoration; Jones Act waiver
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The Conversation: Mānoa Valley flooding; UH Mānoa response
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The Conversation: Oʻahu storm damage; Kamehameha Hwy repairs
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The Conversation: Hana hou on masters of their craft
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The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green; Military leases
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The Conversation: A call-in on cell phone use in schools
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The Conversation: Kona low impacts; Compost pilot program
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The Conversation: A call-in show on public corruption
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The Conversation: Hana hou show about local music
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The Conversation: U.S. Rep. Ed Case; Kauaʻi State of the County address
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The Conversation: Buddhism conference; Comedian Charlene Kaye
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The Conversation: Maui water; Marsupial species rediscovered
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The Conversation: U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda; Immigration
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The Conversation: Kolekole Pass; Hawaiʻi State Poet Laureate
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The Conversation: Lānaʻi affordable housing; Kauaʻi immigration enforcement
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The Conversation: International adoptees; Prisoners of war
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The Conversation: Iran and oil supply; Operation Babylift
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The Conversation: Oil prices; ADHD medication shortage
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The Conversation: ICE custody; Lunar eclipse
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