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Sep 16, 2026

ResponseABLE with Professor Nikki James

Leadership in the Army and the classroom with Laura Weimer

Sep 16 · 2 Mentions

Nikki JamesHOST

30:59

Right.

Laura WeimerGUEST

30:59

So I left West Point, went to Fort Riley, Kansas, and about three or four months in, I'm like, yeah, I think I want to go back and do teaching full time.

Laura WeimerGUEST

31:10

And what that would mean is I would essentially change specialties in the military to where I would be coded as a permanent academic professor.

Laura WeimerGUEST

31:21

Right.

Laura WeimerGUEST

35:04

And I also think I needed to figure out, A, what my research interests were and how do I articulate those? Mm-hmm.

Laura WeimerGUEST

35:12

And then how do I actually nest those within kind of like the lexicon of the field? Mm-hmm.

Laura WeimerGUEST

35:19

So then I ended up staying at Fort Riley for another year to kind of, you know, redo applications and just continue on then.

Laura WeimerGUEST

35:28

If I wasn't going there, I had to do something.

Captivity of Nearly Three Years Among the Savages of Nootka Sound

Life of Honorable William F. Cody, Known as Buffalo Bill The Famous Hunter, Scout and Guide-Col. William F. Cody

Sep 16 · 1 Mention

Barry EadsNARRATOR

44:52

The trip across the prairies was a delightful one, and we remained at the post several days.

Barry EadsNARRATOR

44:57

Father and one or two of the men went on to Fort Riley to view the country, and upon their return my uncle entertained the Pottawatomie Indians with a barbecue similar to the one given by father to the Kickapoos.

Barry EadsNARRATOR

45:10

During the latter part of the summer father filled a hay contract at Fort Leavenworth.

Barry EadsNARRATOR

45:14

I passed much of my time among the campers, and spent days and days in riding over the country with Mr. William Russell, who was engaged in the freighting business, and who seemed to take a considerable interest in me.

The Shane Dennis Show

EP 1299 HR 2: Royals/Surge, Adam Rittenberg, IOJY

Sep 16 · 1 Mention

Shane DennisHOST

45:33

I did not know that.

Shane DennisHOST

45:36

He was born in Fort Riley.

Shane DennisHOST

45:37

Really? Yes.

Shane DennisHOST

45:41

birthplace of Johnny Damon, too, I think.

The Game on 1350 KMAN

9/14/26 - Full Show: Cats beat Washington State 34-7 & interview w/ Wyatt Thompson

Sep 14 · 1 Mention

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Tim EversonGUEST

74:31

loved...

Tim EversonGUEST

74:33

As much as I like the tackle itself, the video with Willie at Fort Riley and doing all the drills was hilarious and very good.

Tim EversonGUEST

74:46

So if it stays on that level, I'm wrapped with anticipation.

Mitch FortnerHOST

74:53

We need to take another break.

Boscoe’s Boys

Kickin' The Cougars (a podcast where we talk about beating WSU 34-7)

Sep 14 · 2 Mentions

Scott McFarlandHOST

5:47

Official attendance 51,759.

Scott McFarlandHOST

5:52

I always love the atmosphere at Fort Riley Day, the big American flag on the field.

Scott McFarlandHOST

5:57

It was great.

Scott McFarlandHOST

5:58

The flyover cool.

Scott McFarlandHOST

6:37

We'll see what happens there.

Scott McFarlandHOST

6:38

Again, a great Willie skit.

Scott McFarlandHOST

6:40

They always do a good job, Fort Riley.

Scott McFarlandHOST

6:42

A- and look, the tackle was good.

Cody & Gold

Hour 2 - Looking down the line for the Chiefs

Sep 11 · 1 Mention

Cody TappHOST

24:26

And he was ordered to pay, what is that, 272 euros or pounds? Yeah.

Cody TappHOST

24:31

That's like from Kansas City to Fort Riley.

Cody TappHOST

24:34

That's a haul.

Cody TappHOST

24:36

I mean, obviously, don't drive drunk for starters, but drunk and he was partially or partially blind on top of it.

Boscoe’s Boys

Friday Before Washington State Grab Bag!

Sep 11 · 2 Mentions

Scott McFarlandHOST

5:16

It sounds like there could be a pretty fun flyover for the game on Saturday.

Scott McFarlandHOST

5:19

So again, if you're on the, if you're on the fence, Fort Riley day is a great day for pomp and circumstance.

Scott McFarlandHOST

5:27

As you get out to the games, uh, Nastia Clausen's, uh, something we probably should have mentioned before, uh, one of the stars of the K-State women's basketball team.

Scott McFarlandHOST

5:38

Her Belgium team has actually played quite well during the Women's World Cup.

27 MINS LATER

Scott McFarlandHOST

32:55

Yeah.

Scott McFarlandHOST

32:55

I might, I might find some of the funny ones on YouTube because again, it used to be like every week there was a different skit.

Scott McFarlandHOST

33:01

So I'll have to find some of the old ones from Fort Riley day and I'll send them to you.

Drew GallowayGUEST

33:08

I'm going to go with Washington State goes with 150 yards rushing on the ground for this game for something specific.

The Game on 1350 KMAN

9/10/26 - Hour 2: Garrison Command Sergeant Major, John Adkerson in studio

Sep 10 · 23 Mentions

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Mitch FortnerHOST

1:54

Uh, but for our second hour here on today's show, we got a very special guest in studio.

Mitch FortnerHOST

1:58

We always look forward to every year, uh, a, a very important celebration every single year for K-State Football, and that's to celebrate Fort Riley, the Big Red One, with the annual Fort Riley game.

Mitch FortnerHOST

2:10

This year, it's against Washington State, 11:00 AM kickoff.

Mitch FortnerHOST

2:13

We'll have Powercat Game Day here on KMAN and on KROCK at 7:00.

Mitch FortnerHOST

2:17

And we are pleased to be joined by a, a, a very strong representative of Fort Riley, uh, Garrison Command Sergeant Major John Ackerson.

Mitch FortnerHOST

2:25

AK is in studio.

Mitch FortnerHOST

2:26

Good to see you, sir.

Mitch FortnerHOST

2:30

Uh, can you explain to everybody what your title means exactly, for those that may not be f- familiar?

The Game on 1350 KMAN

9/10/26 - Hour 1: Curry Sexton interview & keys vs. Washington State

Sep 10 · 9 Mentions

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Mitch FortnerHOST

1:52

Plus right here on today's show, we're actually about to lead off with Curry Sexton, who's going to join us an hour early because coming up in hour number two, a very special guest is going to be here in studio.

Mitch FortnerHOST

2:03

That is Fort Riley Garrison Command Sergeant Major John Atkerson.

Mitch FortnerHOST

2:10

otherwise known as Sergeant AK, is coming in studio to talk about Fort Riley Day, the relationship between the Big Red One and K-State.

Mitch FortnerHOST

2:19

He will also be in studio to be our guest picker for Mitch in Vegas, which will be coming up at 525.

Mitch FortnerHOST

2:25

But very excited to have AK in studio, somebody very important at Fort Riley here in studio to talk.

Mitch FortnerHOST

2:32

He's a very big fan, very knowledgeable of college football as well.

Mitch FortnerHOST

2:37

It's going to be a lot of fun to talk to them about the Big Red One, college football, of course, all coming together for the annual Fort Riley Day at the Billigan, kicking off at 11.

Mitch FortnerHOST

2:47

Plus, also in this first hour, we'll have K-State's Keys against Washington State, plus the top five Big 12 games in week number two.

Intrepid Storytelling

66|The Doctor Who Molested Me is Still Practicing: Jeff Kohler's Story

Sep 9 · 1 Mention

Jeff KohlerGUEST

25:00

So basically, I was taken from my unit.

Jeff KohlerGUEST

25:03

I was put together with a hodgepodge of 60 some other sailors, and we were shipped off to Fort Riley, Kansas, home of the 1st Infantry Division, the Big Red One.

Jeff KohlerGUEST

25:13

The unit that I was assigned to was the 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery, the Hamilton Zone.

Jeff KohlerGUEST

25:19

Uh, the unit, the units, one of the oldest in the army goes back to Alexander Hamilton was our first commanding officer.

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