Upcoming Episodes

Heartland Labor Forum • April 18, 6:00pm – 7:00pm

Comparing Our Labor Law with Europe and Canada and Gerald Epstein: Busting the Bankers’ Club: Finance for the Rest of Us

Heartland Labor Forum listeners know that U.S. labor law sucks. Are there places in the world where workers have real rights and employers can’t violate the law with impunity? This week we'll compare labor laws of the U.S. and other countries. Then bankers brought the global economic system to its knees in 2007 and almost again in 2020. Both times, the US government bailed them out and left them in control. Find out how to fix this broken system with Gerald Epstein who wrote Busting the Bankers' Club. Our Feature is Know Your Rights with Michael Amash.

People Power Hour brought to you by KC Tenants • April 18, 7:00pm – 8:00pm

People Power Hour: We Will Discuss The Post 3/8cent Sales Tax Vote and The Slumlord Playbook

Post Jackson County 3/8 cent sales tax vote and Slumlord Tactics

UpFront Soul • April 20, 3:00am – 5:00am

UpFront Soul: Funk, soul, and jazz with Sanguine Fromage (Poetry Month Special)

We'll hear poets- many from the Harlem Renaissance and Black Arts Movements- reading their work, along with poetry set to music, and hip-hop. We'll hear from Nikki Giovanni, Langston Hughes, Gil Scott-Heron, Jessica Care Moore, and many more!

American Routes • April 20, 7:00am – 9:00am

American Routes – Music, Comics & Collecting Records: R. Crumb & Jerry Zolten

This week on American Routes we spin some shellac and wax nostalgic with the iconic cartoonist, musician and record collector Robert Crumb, who’ll share with us his love of musical times gone by. Then we talk to educator and vinyl aficionado Jerry Zolten about the story of Paramount Records, started by a furniture manufacturer, whose recorded legacy is now contained in two swank suitcases.

The Tenth Voice (LGBTQIA) • April 20, 1:00pm – 2:00pm

The Tenth Voice • April 20, 2024 – Through the Rainbow Lens

It is the third Saturday of the month and time for Through the Rainbow Lens with Matthew Koehler!

Matthew is a lifelong thespian, a proud bisexual, and a believer in the value of artistic expression. Forged in the Omaha youth theatre scene, he went on to earn a BFA in Theatre with a concentration in acting from Kansas City's Avila University. Matthew has worked at many theaters around town, as a spotlight operator and stage manager. Growing up in the arts taught Matthew that the lessons of theatre are inherently bound to the skills it takes to cultivate a full and forthright life.

Join us this Saturday at 1pm. And keep up to date with all thing Tenth Voice by visiting our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/TenthVoice 

WINGS • April 20, 2:30pm – 3:00pm

New Witches (Canadians re-creating the craft)

Two Canadians (one from a Scottish background and one from a Romanian background) discuss their historic links to witchcraft, their self-discovery as witches, and their analyses of what is happening with the craft. Featured speakers are Andra Zlatescu, musician, and Laura Hokstad, podcast host - both being Canadian witches.

Pacifica Radio Archives’ “From the Vault” • April 21, 2:00am – 3:00am

From the Vault: Dick Gregory

Wilderness Road • April 21, 5:00am – 7:00am

Wilderness Road – April 21, 2024 Wandering music from unknown to famous

Music to wander the Wilderness Road. Enjoy some new and some old, some familiar and unfamiliar music.

Sunday Morning Musical Mashup • April 21, 7:00am – 9:00am

April 21 Mashup

Noted musicologist and published music author PAUL GOODGE joins host Patrick Lloyd all the way from the UK, live-in-the-studio, to discuss modern progressive music ... complete with a playlist comprising some really off-the-beaten path artists/tunes where we swap selections in battle-of-the-bands fashion.

Exploration • April 22, 5:00am – 6:00am

ON EXPLORATIONS: how scientists view religion, and the mind from a scientific point of view

Dr. Michio Kaku speaks with Prof. Daniel Dennett, an American philosopher, writer, and cognitive scientist whose research centers on the philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, and philosophy of biology. In the second half, Dr. Kaku speaks with Prof. Steven Pinker, an advocate of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of mind.

Radio Active Magazine • April 23, 6:00pm – 6:30pm

US Institute of Peace and the Russo-Ukraine war

Ambassador William B. Taylor Jr., Vice President for Russia and Europe of the US Institute of Peace (USIP), discusses his work at USIP focusing primarily on the current Russo-Ukraine war. 

All Souls Forum • April 23, 7:00pm – 8:00pm

Advancing Social Justice by Securing Constitutional Rights

Luz María Henríquez and Reva Wood will discuss how the ACLU of Missouri advocates for fair and equitable government that is respectful of individuals’ dignity.

Cowtown Conversations • April 25, 9:00am – 10:00am

Join us as we have a conversation on banking with Academy Bank

Join us as we have a conversation with Academy Bank on building a relationship with your bank

Cowtown Conversations • May 2, 9:00am – 10:00am

Join us as we have a conversation with Jackson County Legislator Sean Smith on Senior Citizen Property Tax Programs

Join us as wehave a conversation with Jackson County Legislator Sean Smith on property tax programs for those over 62.