The All Souls Unitarian Universalist Forum, Kansas City’s longest ongoing conversation, has offered a platform for the discussion of significant issues since 1943. Guest speakers typically focus on issues of political, social justice, moral, educational and artistic significance. Each presentation is followed by questions and discussion.
Upcoming Episodes
February 9, 2023 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
Expertise and national security
Research has documented that expert intuition is acquired by learning from frequent, rapid, high quality feedback. Experts without that learning earn respect from their mastery of a particular body of knowledge. People without expert intuition can easily be beaten by simple rules of thumb developed by intelligent lay people. Military and political leaders have expert intuition but not about how to secure broadly shared peace and prosperity for the long term. In our nuclear age, this complete absence of expert intuition on national security threatens the extinction of civilization.
Read MoreJanuary 26, 2023 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
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.
ListenJanuary 19, 2023 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
Closing the Psychological Distance Through Reconciliation
Community Engagement Coordinator Mike Marcus of Reconciliation Services and Thelma's Kitchen will discuss how we can foster community healing.
ListenJanuary 5, 2023 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
How a Flaw in Air Pollution Regulation Endangers Americans
Craig Volland discusses how our system for regulating dangerous fine particle emissions fails to protect the health of residents in some urban and rural areas.
Read MoreDecember 29, 2022 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
Rebuilding Community Trust in KC’s Public Safety System (Rebroadcast)
Jean Peters Baker, Jackson County Prosecutor, explores what’s being done to rebuild the people's trust in our courts and police. (REBROADCAST)
Read MoreDecember 22, 2022 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
Elections 2022: How Safe is the American Democracy?
Michael A. Smith, Professor of Political Science, takes a deep look at the midterm elections.
ListenDecember 15, 2022 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
Pleas from Death Row: A Condemned Artist and the Fight for Life
Michael Tisius faces execution in Missouri. His lawyer, Keith O’Connor, makes a case to spare his life.
ListenDecember 8, 2022 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
The Role of Regenerative Agriculture in Mitigating Climate Change
Craig Volland discusses how Regenerative Agriculture could greatly reduce the impact of the industrialized food system to climate change
ListenDecember 1, 2022 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
Rebuilding Community Trust in KC’s Public Safety System
Jean Peters Baker, Jackson County Prosecutor, explores what’s being done to rebuild the people's trust in our courts and police.
ListenNovember 24, 2022 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
Defending Free Speech
Toriano Porter of the Kansas City Star Editorial Board will discuss the importance of free speech and freedom of the press.
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