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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.

“Reflections on Martin Luther King, Jr.” with Sharon Sanders Brooks

This week on All Souls Forum, Sharon Sanders will share reflections on Martin Luther King, Jr. and his legacy. She is a historical consultant who has served on the Board of the Black Archives since 2006. She formerly was a civil rights investigator, addressing discrimination complaints in Kansas City. She...

02/03/2014

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“Transportation in Metropolitan Kansas City” with Ron Achelpohl

On this edition of All Souls Forum, Ron Achelpohl will discuss progress toward meeting transportation needs in the huge geographic area of Metro KC. He is Assistant Director of Transportation for Mid-America Regional Council (MARC), which integrates policies affecting the region that includes parts of the nine counties and two...

01/29/2014

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“Liberate the Internet!” with Isaac Wilder

On this installment of All Souls Forum, Isaac Wilder will describe efforts to decentralize the global internet by creating an ex-corporate, independent peer-to-peer network. But what if the power goes out? Mr. Wilder is Executive Director of the Free Network Foundation. He was instrumental in bringing the internet to Occupy...

01/19/2014

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“What’s Happening in Jackson County?” with Scott Burnett

What is happening in Jackson County now? What might we see in the future? Just what does the Jackson County Legislature do? Our speaker tonight is Scott Burnett. Burnett is First District Jackson County Legislator, first elected in 1998. He has been involved in politics and government for much of...

01/06/2014

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“Press Coverage of Mideast Conflicts” with Steven Youngblood

Steven Youngblood will assess how US media reports on the Mideast, such as the tendency to personify an enemy to better sell military intervention. He is Director of the Park University Center for Global Peace Journalism, which seeks to frame news coverage to improve prospects for peace without compromising good.

01/01/2014

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“What is Manhood Today?” with Rodney Knott

Today on All Souls Forum: What is the meaning of masculinity in today’s world? What forces shape the role of men in our culture? How should men respond? In 2009 computer engineer Rodney Knott formed ReEngage, a Kansas City non-profit dedicated to helping young males become men.

12/11/2013

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“Why Can’t the Richest Nation on the Planet Get Education Right?” with Bernard Franklin

How is it that the richest nation has one of the most broken education systems in the world? What’s working around the world and in small pockets in our country? Dr. Bernard Franklin is President of Junior Achievement of Mid-America and has been Special Assistant to the VP of Student Affairs...

12/04/2013

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Pro-Immigrant Rally and Turning Combat Boots into Plowshares

Speeches from Saturday's pro-immigrant rally at Liberty Memorial which was designed to coincide as an alternative to the National Socialist Movement rally. Later, some excerpts from the final display of the MO/KS Eyes Wide Open Cost of War exhibit, along with the Turning Combat Boots into Ploughshares: Boot Distribution this past...

11/13/2013

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