Podcast - All Souls Forum Archives • KKFI

This podcast tracks the audio archives for the “All Souls Forum” radio show. The All Souls Unitarian Universalist Forum, Kansas City’s longest ongoing conversation, has offered a platform for the discussion of significant issues since 1943.

The Road to Hope for Jackson County Children

Jackson County Children’s Services Fund board members Ann Mesle and Judy Morgan will talk about how the fund and its partners combine care, connections and creativity to provide hope against child poverty, abuse and neglect by promoting children’s mental health and social-emotional well being.

01/27/2023By Bill PearceComments OffRead more...

Closing the Psychological Distance Through Reconciliation

Community Engagement Coordinator Mike Marcus of Reconciliation Services and Thelma's Kitchen will be discussing how we can foster community healing through the ripple effects of building trust, lowering stigma around issues of poverty and trauma, and embracing dignity, community and advocacy.

01/12/2023By Bill PearceComments OffRead more...

How a Flaw in Air Pollution Regulation Endangers Americans

Due to a programming error, a repeat of last week's All Souls Forum was broadcast in lieu of this presentation. We apologize for the mix up. Mr. Volland's presentation will be broadcast at a later date. Craig Volland, Chair of the Kansas Sierra Club's Air Quality Committee, discusses why our system...

12/16/2022By Bill PearceComments OffRead more...

Pleas from Death Row: A Condemned Artist and the Fight for Life

Michael Tisius, now 41, faces execution in Missouri for his crimes at the age of 19. His lawyer, Keith O’Connor, makes a case to spare the life of Tisius, a prison artist, whose childhood, teen years and eventually his court defense descended a trail of trauma, neglect and tragedy.

12/15/2022By Bill PearceComments OffRead more...

Elections 2022: How Safe is the American Democracy?

Take a deeper look at the midterm elections with Michael A. Smith, Professor of Political Science and Chair of Social Sciences at Emporia State University and editor of the book, Much Sound and Fury, or the New Jim Crow?: The Twenty-First Century's Restrictive New Voting Laws and Their Impact.

12/15/2022By Bill PearceComments OffRead more...

Every Woman • November 26, 2022 • What’s Cooking: Lauren Conaway Founder & CEO InnovateHER KC

Join us this Saturday, when Shelia Johnson will be welcoming a special guest Lauren Conway Founder & CEO InnovateHER KC. Lauren began her career in operational management roles working for large corporations in her hometown of Saint Louis, MO. As her career progressed, she found herself working in the industries of...

12/12/2022By Kate RedmanComments OffRead more...

The Role of Regenerative Agriculture in Mitigating Climate Change

Our heavily industrialized food system is a major contributor to climate change. Regenerative agriculture, which strives to restore the natural health of soils, could greatly reduce this impact. Craig Volland, the Agriculture Committee Chair of the Kansas Sierra Club, will talk about what's possible.

12/05/2022By Bill PearceComments OffRead more...

Rebuilding Community Trust in KC’s Public Safety System

Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker explores what’s being done to rebuild the people's trust in our courts and police, and how that might be the secret ingredient to reducing the high levels of violence in our community.

11/28/2022By Bill PearceComments OffRead more...