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: Spotlighting the harp
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The Conversation: Hawaiʻi timeshares; Keiki author tells story of internment
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The Conversation: HMSA lawsuit; AI-generated podcast
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The Conversation: Damien Memorial School lawsuit; Hawaiʻi's Volcano Circus
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The Conversation: UH funding cuts; Honolulu Century Ride
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The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green; E.A.R.L. Hawaiʻi sandwich shop
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The Conversation: Hawaiʻi Pacific University and Chaminade funding cuts; Women's...
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The Conversation: Hawaiʻi Girls Court; Capt. James Cook
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The Conversation: Judiciary; Hawaiʻi guitarist develops unique sound
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The Conversation Hana Hou: Hawaiʻi immigration stories
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The Conversation: Hawaiʻi dairy business; Maui transplant story
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The Conversation: Immigration policies; Kalaupapa National Historical Park tours
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The Conversation: Friends of the East-West Center; Okinawan summer picnic
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The Conversation: Natural disaster planning; Hawaiian feather cape revival
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The Conversation: Marine debris recycling; Stem cell transplant
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The Conversation: Honolulu Marathon; Kauaʻi election accusations
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The Conversation: Aloha Stadium; Niʻihau landowners
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The Conversation call-in: What's next for Aloha Stadium?
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The Conversation hana hou: Summer reads
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The Conversation: New state economist; Cannabis poisoning cases in kids
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The Conversation: UH AI research tool; Student club cultivates green thumbs
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The Conversation: Coconut rhinoceros beetle; Land ownership and legacy
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The Conversation: U.S.-South Korea alliance; 'Chief of War' podcast
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The Conversation hana hou: The rule of law
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The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green; East-West Center budget
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The Conversation: Sen. Brian Schatz; Myths about WWII-era internment in Hawaiʻi
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The Conversation: State elections; Organ transplants in the Pacific
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The Conversation: Waikīkī flooding; Longtime driver for TheBus talks story
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The Conversation: Whooping cough cases on the rise; Local dance residency
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The Conversation: Commercial fishing; Divorce law in Hawaiʻi
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The Conversation: Pacific power; Vacant office space in Honolulu
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The Conversation: Live from Fort Street Mall; Revitalizing downtown Honolulu
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The Conversation: Lahaina; Health of Maui residents post-fire
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The Conversation: Lahaina Jodo Mission; Renewable energy
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The Conversation: Lahaina Sacred Hearts School; Feral animals
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The Conversation: Maui tourism; A very long walk around Hawaiʻi Island
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The Conversation: Lahaina's banyan; Domestic Violence Action Center
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The Conversation: Hawaiʻi's film industry; NPR Short Wave
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The Conversation: Tsunami gridlock; Remote control car drifting
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The Conversation: Gov. Green on tsunami aftermath; State fire marshal
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The Conversation: UH Medical School; Entrepreneurship at HPU
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The Conversation: David Ige on the rule of law; Poet Pádraig Ó Tuama
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The Conservation hana hou: Hawaiʻi's specialty crops
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The Conversation: Hawaiʻi Disability Rights Center; Hydrofoil competition
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The Conversation: USPS turns 250; Media blackouts
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The Conversation: Rural health; Zuckerberg on Kauaʻi
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The Conversation: Hilo banyan tree hazards; State senator on the rule of law
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The Conversation: Public media funding eliminated; Gov. Josh Green
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The Conversation: Public media funding; National Education Association
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The Conversation: Federal spending cuts; Eating our roots
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