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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.

Conversations that Count: Finding Power and Peace in Charting Your End-of-life Journey

Angela Schultz and Ben Griffiths of Compassion and Choices will discuss end-of-life options and the importance of documenting your wishes, having conversations with your loved ones, and your healthcare provider. She will also share resources to help you chart an end of life experience to match your values, priorities, and...

02/12/2024

By Bill PearceComments Off

The Intersection of Race and Disability

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.

02/03/2024

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Living with Alzheimers

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.

01/27/2024

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Promoting Public Safety Through Collaboration and Innovation

Kansas City Director of Public Safety Melesa Johnson explains collaborative city efforts to reduce violent crime such as Partners for Peace, Multidisciplinary Public Safety Task Force and focused deterrence, highlighting the differences from past initiatives and the hope for a more peaceful 2024.

01/27/2024

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Skills devoted to nuclear weapons are needed to combat climate change

Timmon Wallis, Director of NuclearBan.US, explains how the "Skills devoted to nuclear weapons are needed to combat climate change." His 2023 book on Warheads to Windmills documents how the life cycle costs of wind and solar energy per megawatt hour is less than for fossil fuels and nuclear. Fossil fuels...

01/21/2024

By Spencer GravesComments Off

People Power Hour Brought to you by KC Tenant: We Will Discuss Tenant “Right to Counsel” With Brian Larios of UMKC Law

On the show will continue our discussion of Tenant "Right to Counsel" with Brian Larios, UMKC School of Law adjunct clinical professor and managing attorney for Tenant Assistance Initiative. The Tenant Assistance Initiative is one of programs that provide free legal counsel to those facing eviction.

01/15/2024

By Ronald Swopes0 Comments

Criminal and Juvenile Justice Reform in Kansas

The Forum welcomes Teresa Woody, litigation director of Kansas Appleseed, which is a statewide advocacy organization dedicated to the belief that Kansans, working together, can build a more thriving, inclusive, and just Kansas. She will discuss the current state of the criminal justice system in Kansas and indicate areas for...

01/11/2024

By Bill PearceComments Off

Signs of Suicide: Gatekeeper Training (rebroadcast)

Michelle Irwin, Community Outreach Specialist with First Call Kansas City discusses how to provide tools to help identify the signs and symptoms of depression and suicide in youth. Rebroadcast from All Souls Forum 4/27/23; to listen, click here.

01/06/2024

By Bill PearceComments Off