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.

End of Life Issues and Hospice in Douglas County

Joy Lohmeyer, LMSW, of Douglas County Visiting Nurses Association, will present a brief overview of modern hospice programs, including the range of services they provide. She will also discuss the appropriate timing for initiating hospice care and highlight the key benefits of utilizing these services for both patients and their...

11/19/2024

By Bill Pearce

The Intersection of Race and Disability (Rebroadcast)

Rev. Letiah Fraser, an activist and organizer connected with the Kansas Poor People's Campaign, disability rights advocate and hospital chaplain shares her passion around the intersections of faith, race and disability. (Rebroadcast from February 13, 2024)

11/02/2024

By Bill Pearce

Living with Alzheimers (Rebroadcast)

Kelly G. Loeb, Community Engagement Coordinator for the KU Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, brings more than 20 years of personal and professional experience to the area of aging and brain health. She will share resources for people living with Alzheimer’s Disease and the loved ones who care for them. (Rebroadcast...

11/02/2024

By Bill Pearce

Seven steps to ending the cycle of violence in Israel-Palestine (Rebroadcast)

Rebroadcast from May 14, 2024 Dr. Mubarak Awad discusses "Seven steps to ending the cycle of violence in Israel-Palestine". Awad may be the world's leading expert on the nonviolence of the First Intifada. He is Palestinian, born in Jerusalem in 1943, bachelors, masters, PhD, US citizen, founded the Palestinian Centre for the Study...

10/25/2024

By Bill Pearce

Transformational Congressional Action to Address Our Climate Crisis

Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas. Dave Mitchell discusses the cause and effect of climate changes and what steps Congress can take...

10/18/2024

By Bill Pearce

The Transformative Power of Pain (Rebroadcast)

SuEllen Fried leads the second part of All Souls' series of events spotlighting youth suicide prevention. Fried is the author of four books on bullying, founder of BullySafeUSA and the President Emeritus for Prevent Child Abuse America. Her latest book is Siblings: Bullying, Betrayal and Bonding Across the Lifespan. (Rebroadcast...

09/28/2024

By Bill Pearce

The Road to Hope for Jackson County Children (rebroadcast)

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. (Rebroadcast from 1/26/23)

09/28/2024

By Bill Pearce

A Mother Speaks Out: Jane Clementi of the Tyler Clementi Foundation (Rebroadcast)

Headlining All Souls' series of events spotlighting youth suicide prevention, Jane Clementi, the mother of Tyler Clementi, talks about the impact of her son's life and death, the creation of the foundation in his honor and the musical composition, "Tyler's Suite," that will be performed at All Souls. (Rebroadcast from ...

09/08/2024

By Bill Pearce