The Conversation
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The Conversation is a news podcast hosted by Hawaii Public Radio. It has 260 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.
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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The Conversation: Storm impacts on Kauaʻi; Hawaiʻi Opera
The Conversation: Storm updates; Impact to farmers
The Conversation: Storm outlook; Water conservation
The Conversation: Rainfall outlook; Leptospirosis risk
The Conversation: The Army's use of AI; Rep. Elle Cochran
Da Conversation: A hana hou show about Pidgin
The Conversation: Conveyance tax hike; Operation Babylift
The Conversation: Maui flooding drove surveys; German film festival
The Conversation: Immigration; Students' thoughts on AI
The Conversation: 'No Kings' protests; Wahiawā Dam
The Conversation: Stronger Hawaiʻi Fund; Floodwater contaminants
The Conversation: Oʻahu storm damage reports; OHA emergency funds
The Conversation: HECO power restoration; Jones Act waiver
The Conversation: Mānoa Valley flooding; UH Mānoa response
The Conversation: Oʻahu storm damage; Kamehameha Hwy repairs
The Conversation: Hana hou on masters of their craft
The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green; Military leases
The Conversation: A call-in on cell phone use in schools
The Conversation: Kona low impacts; Compost pilot program
The Conversation: A call-in show on public corruption
The Conversation: Hana hou show about local music
The Conversation: U.S. Rep. Ed Case; Kauaʻi State of the County address
The Conversation: Buddhism conference; Comedian Charlene Kaye
The Conversation: Maui water; Marsupial species rediscovered
The Conversation: U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda; Immigration
The Conversation: Kolekole Pass; Hawaiʻi State Poet Laureate
The Conversation: Lānaʻi affordable housing; Kauaʻi immigration enforcement
The Conversation: International adoptees; Prisoners of war
The Conversation: Iran and oil supply; Operation Babylift
The Conversation: Oil prices; ADHD medication shortage
The Conversation: ICE custody; Lunar eclipse
The Conversation: Public Access Room; Whale Spotter system
The Conversation: State of the Union takeaways; Featherwork
The Conversation: HMSA and HPH merger implications; Punk rock in Hawaiʻi
The Conversation: Lahaina business owners' challenges; Hawaiian board game
The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green; Lawmakers call for special prosecutor
The Conversation: Marking the history of Japanese American internment
The Conversation: Air Force plans Haleakalā telescopes; Mochi traditions
The Conversation: Hawaiʻi County mayor; Democracy in South Korea
The Conversation: Kaiapuni programs; Love stories
The Conversation: Vaping laws; Architects of Hawaiʻi
The Conversation: Lt. Gov. Luke on $35K payment allegation; Journalist Jodi Kantor
The Conversation: Lawmaker $35K payment allegation; Charter schools
The Conversation: Weather updates; Hawaiian Rent-All sign
The Conversation: Bad Bunny; Kalaupapa faces big change
The Conversation: Driver's license renewal; The art of map-making
The Conversation: History of measles in Hawaiʻi; Kaimukī High School
The Conversation: Hawaiʻi Republican Party; Freedom of the press
The Conversation: Honolulu marathon; Hawaiʻi bird extinctions
The Conversation: A hana hou on how to deal with marine debris
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