Oscar-winner Mel Gibson returns to the director's chair for "Hacksaw Ridge," the true story of Desmond Doss, a conscientious objector during WWII who wound up winning the Congressional Medal of Honor for saving 75 men on a battlefield in Okinawa. Andrew Garfield ("The Amazing Spider-Man") plays Doss and Vince Vaughn...
“Arrival” is a science fiction opus that walks a razor’s edge. It could be hokey in the extreme or profoundly moving. Luckily, it mostly keeps its balance thanks to skillful direction from Denis Villeneuve and a touching performance from Amy Adams. When a number of alien spacecraft abruptly appear in...
Our schools are under attack. Recently the Kansas City Call asked whether the KCMO School District, with its low test scores, should even have partial accreditation. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, KCMO Public School Teachers push back. Hear why they’re telling the Call, “Enough is Enough!”--- Thursday, at...
This week on This Way Out: A Black U.S. trans activist tells her harrowing but ultimately triumphant story of injustice and survival; the U.N. removes Russia from its Human Rights Council while African States act to undo a UN LGBT bias watchdog position, Taipei Pride praises Taiwan's marriage proposal, Texas leads...
It's a new month and time for some fresh new bangers from the House of Zed...J's got all-new tracks during The First 30 from the likes of Sub Focus, NVOY, Garreth Maher, T. Williams & Shadow Child, both tracks off of B. Traits' first EP in 4 years, drum n...
Maria talks with guests Mark & Julie Heimkes with Battle Buddy Service Dogs, writer/performer/musician Vi Tran plus Emma Carter and Erika Baker for a staged performance of 7 Deadly Women. In the second half of the program, artist Jason Pollen and Belger Craneyard Studio Manager, Tommy Frank join us live. Battle...
Join Host Beth Pike for the Thirsty Thursday Edition of The Morning Buzz. She will be dipping her hand into the proverbial box of chocolates to pull out many tasty Progressive Rock Treats. You'll hear from Pink Floyd, New music from Kansas, The Robert Fripp String Quartet, Uriah Heep, RUSH and oh so...
The roots of KKFI community radio can be traced to a UMKC communiversity class way back in Fall of 1977. This Thursday Night Special celebrates that history by featuring the creative efforts of two KKFI Communiversity Classes from Fall of 2016: For Laughing Out Loud and Raising Hell on the...
