Wichita Public Library

Read. Return. Repeat.

It's no secret we love books. Now you can listen to our podcast and get reading recommendations from your local librarians and special guests.

Read Return Repeat is a podcast produced by the staff of the Wichita Public Library. We visit with authors and other guests on a (mostly) monthly basis. Join us to learn what's happening in the world of books and at the Library.

The show is available on podcast apps including Apple Podcasts, Castbox, iHeart, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, and Spotify. Subscribe to the show through your favorite podcast app or subscribe to the Read Return Repeat YouTube channel to get the latest episode.

Most Recent Episode

Season 5, Episode 5: Our Favorite Stephen (October 17, 2025)

Daniel chats with horror author Stephen Graham Jones where they talk about his most recent novel, The Buffalo Hunter Hunter; comic book allegories; and how to explore taboos and superstitions by writing scary stories.

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All Episodes

• Season 5 (2025)

  Season 5 premiered on March 14, 2025 with a retrospective episode featuring past hosts Sara Dixon (seasons 2-4) and Sara McNeil (season 1).

  Season 5 Episodes	Guest	Listen	Watch	Transcript	Show Notes	Works Mentioned
  1: Celebrating 5 Years of Read Return Repeat (March 14, 2025)	Sara Dixon & Sara McNeil
  2: Questions and Antlers (April 25, 2025)	Laurie Dove
  3: This is Fake News (July 18, 2025)	Christine Wenc
  4: Take a look, a picture book! (September 12, 2025)	Sarah Jane Crespo
  5: Our Favorite Stephen (October 17, 2025)	Stephen Graham Jones

• Season 4 (2024 - 9 episodes)

  Season 4 was hosted by librarians Sara Dixon and Daniel Pewewardy. Guests throughout the season included Suzanne Perez and Beth Golay from KMUW's Books & Whatnot podcast, seven authors, and some of the podcast's behind-the-scenes crew.

  Season 4 Episodes	Guest	Listen	Watch	Transcript	Show Notes	Works Mentioned
  0: #ReadICT 2024 Kickoff Live (January 26, 2024)	Beth Golay & Suzanne Perez
  1: Gotta Collect 'Em All (the feelings) (February 23, 2024)	Ross Gay
  2: The (Neuro) Spice Must Flow (April 5, 2024)	Our production team
  3: Skoden! (May 3, 2024)	Tommy Orange
  4: A Lost Episode (June 7, 2024)	Kiersten White
  5: Sara Fangirls, But Not Too Hard (July 5, 2024)	N.K. Jemisin
  6: Intergalactic (August 9, 2024)	Alex White
  7: Read between the Lions (September 6, 2024)	Talia Kolluri
  8: Reading & Rhinos (December 20, 2024)	Jillian Forsberg

• Season 3 (2023 - 11 episodes)

  Season 3 was hosted by librarians Sara Dixon and Daniel Pewewardy and featured reading recommendations made by ReadICT participants. The season premiere was a special crossover episode with Books & Whatnot. The four hosts – and some guests – shared several recommendations in each of the categories in the #ReadICT 2023 challenge. Each successive episode featured an interview with an author whose work fits into a category in the challenge.

  Season 3 Episodes	Guest	Listen	Watch	Transcript	Show Notes	Works Mentioned
  0: ReadICT 2023 Kickoff: Live with Books & Whatnot (January 13, 2023)	Beth Golay & Suzanne Perez
  1: All You Can Read Buffet (February 17, 2023)	Arielle Zibrak
  2: I Want to Be Where the Humans Aren't (March 20, 2023)	C. Robert Cargill
  3: The (Burial) Plot Thickens (April 21, 2023)	Hayley Campbell
  4: Cult(ural) Studies (May 19, 2023)	Robyn Chapman
  5: Yaaaas (Siren) Queen (June 28, 2023)	Nghi Vo
  6: Life in the Vast Plains (July 28, 2023)	David Heska Wanbli Weiden
  7: Legends, Librarians and Lattes (August 25, 2023)	Travis Baldree
  8: 50 Years of Flatpickin' (October 27, 2023)	Seth Bate
  9: Chillin' Like a Villain (December 1, 2023)	Natalie Zina Walschots
  10: Volcano Lair? In This Economy? (December 22, 2023)	John Scalzi

• Season 2 (2022 - 9 episodes)

  Season 2 was hosted by librarians Sara Dixon and Daniel Pewewardy and featured staff reading locally submitted short stories. Guests included seven authors, an English literature professor, a bookseller, and a librarian.

  Season 2 Episodes	Guest	Listen	Watch	Transcript	Show Notes	Books Mentioned
  1: The Books are Back in Town (April 8, 2022)	Kate Khavari
  2: Checked Out (May 6, 2022)	Zack McDermott
  3: Read, Reread, Repeat (June 3, 2022)	Jaime Nix
  4: A Story for Everyone (July 1, 2022)	That Native Thomas
  5: A Plate of Culture (August 5, 2022)	Nina Mukherjee Furstenau
  6: There's an End to This Monster Book (September 2, 2022)	Dr. Francis Connor
  7: Banned Books Week Live (October 7, 2022)	Sherman Alexie, Sarah Bagby & Jaime Nix
  8: An Episode for Every Body (November 4, 2022)	Rebekah Taussig
  9: No Place Like Home (December 5, 2022)	Silas House

• Season 1 (2021 - 9 episodes)

  Season 1 was hosted by librarian Sara McNeil with reading recommendations from various library staff. Guests included ReadICT creator Suzanne Perez, two published authors, and people from a number of literary, academic, and cultural institutions.

  Season 1 Episodes	Guest	Listen	Watch	Transcript	Books Mentioned
  1: What's in a Name? (March 5, 2021)	Suzanne Perez
  2: Own Voices (April 2, 2021)	Prisca Barnes
  3: Birds of a Feather (May 7, 2021)	Todd Volkmann
  4: The Peerless Princess of the Plains (June 4, 2021)	Jami Frazier Tracy
  5: Free to Read What I Want (July 2, 2021)	Deborah Caldwell-Stone
  6: Literature from the Heartland (August 6, 2021)	Eric Norris
  7: Doctor by Day, Illustrator by Night (September 3, 2021)	Grant Snider
  8: TBR and Ready! (October 1, 2021)	Sarah Bagby
  9: Planting Seeds of Change (November 5, 2021)	Dr. Catherine John