A locally produced program where activist groups in the Kansas City area present interviews, commentary, editorials, and other thought provoking content on a weekly basis. Craig Lubow is the executive producer.
Upcoming Episodes
May 24, 2022 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
PeaceWorks Kansas City annual Memorial Day protest and other activities
Cris Mann, Kristin Scheer, and Charles Carney discuss the plans for a
Memorial Day protest, May 30, at the Kansas City National Security
Campus, 14520 Botts Road, Kansas City, Missouri, which produces 85
percent of the non-nuclear parts used in US nuclear weapons. This
facility has also been called the "Global Insecurity Factory".
May 31, 2022 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
RightsCon – June 6-10 international online human rights conference & the power of the powerless
RightsCon, the June 6-10 international online human rights conference is described by lead organizers and presenters. This conference will include over 500 different sessions running in all time zones in multiple languages, including one facilitated in part by Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves. Spencer was invited to propose a workshop for this conference based on a presentation he made last October at WikiConference North America in joint with Luisina Ferrante, Education and Human Rights Manager for Wikimedia Argentina, and Patricia Díaz Rubio, Executive Director of Wikimedia Chile. Patricia said that Wiki Human Rights training in Chile helped people post many images that were used in many Wikipedia articles that broke a conspiracy of silence on abuse of power by Chilean security forces and contributed to the 78 percent approval in a 2020 plebiscite for a process to rewrite the constitution of Chile to replace the one written under the Pinochet dictatorship.
Read MoreJune 7, 2022 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
History of voter suppression
Professors Russell Brooker and Michael Smith discuss the history of voter suppression. Brooker is the author of a chapter on "Black voting rights 1865-2016: Two Reconstructions and four Mississippi Plans" in a 2022 book on "Much sound and fury, or the new Jim Crow?" He is a professor of political science at Alverno College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Smith is the Chair of the Department of Social Sciences, Sociology, and Criminology at Emporia State and is the editor of that book as well as an author of five of the ten chapters in that book.
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May 17, 2022 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
Understanding Gerrymandering
Professors Brian Hollenbeck and Michael Smith help us understand gerrymandering. Hollenbeck is the lead author of a chapter on "Using mathematics to understand how gerrymandering affects partisan voting power" in a 2022 book on "Much sound and fury, or the new Jim Crow?" Hollenbeck is the Chair of the Department of Math and Economics at Emporia State. Smith is the Chair of the Department of Social Sciences, Sociology, and Criminology there and is the editor of that book as well as an author of five of the ten chapters in that book.
ListenMay 10, 2022 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
The Show Must Go On: Surviving COVID
Bill Clause and Craig Lubow discuss the challenges faced by local theater with three leaders: Audrey Crabtree, Executive Director of the KC Fringe Festival; Rohn Dennis, Shots in the Night (KKFI Radio Theatre) and producer of a live show at this years Fringe; and Mark Naggi, Shots in the Night historian, playwright and voice actor.
ListenMay 3, 2022 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
Protesting drone and nuclear warfare at Whiteman Air Force Base
Brian Terrell, Bennette Dibben, and Chris Overfelt discuss a demonstration against drone and nuclear warfare at Whiteman Air Force Base, roughly 60 miles southeast of Kansas City. The host unit at Whiteman is the 509th Bomb Wing, which operates the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. They wing can launch combat sorties directly from Missouri to any spot on the globe, engaging adversaries with large payloads of traditional or precision-guided munitions. Whiteman is also one of roughly 28 locations in the US from which Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ("drones") are controlled.
ListenApril 26, 2022 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
Spring 2022 Missouri Legislature Voting Bills & Ukraine
This episode of RadioActive Magazine features two things: A discussion of voting bills in the current Missouri legislature and a discussion of the Russo-Ukraine war and US military operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Yemen. Dave Mitchell interviews Missouri state Senator Greg Razer on redistricting and Republican sponsored voting bills seeking to change and limit different aspects of the Missouri voting processes. Spencer Graves expresses concern about both the "worthy victims" of the Russo-Ukrainian war and the "unworthy victims" of US military operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Yemen.
ListenApril 19, 2022 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
KC renters won’t have housing if it’s not profitable for anyone to provide it and if policies deter investors
Stacey Johnson-Cosby is a Realtor and small local investor who owned 21 rental units averaging $600 per month. If tenants don't pay rent, landlords ultimately will not be able to afford to maintain the property. There are policies at each level of government that can negatively impact the creation of housing. Stacey has expressed concern about the Kansas City, Missouri, Healthy Homes program, the Tenant Bill of Rights and the Tenants Right to Counsel at the local level. She says that we are also seeing the impact of the federal CDC Eviction Moratorium.
ListenApril 12, 2022 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
Felony disenfranchisement and election activism of civil rights groups
Professors Linda Trautman and Michael Smith discuss the impact of felony disenfrancisement on election turnout and partisan vote share and how civil rights groups have responded to recent changes in election laws. Trautman is the lead author of a chapter on the impact of felony disenfranchisement in a 2022 book on "Much sound and fury, or the new Jim Crow?" (SUNY press), of which Smith is the editor and an author of 5 of the 10 chapters. She teaches political science at Ohio University-Lancaster. Smith is the Chair of the Department of Social Sciences, Sociology, and Criminology at Emporia State.
ListenApril 5, 2022 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
Celebration of Earth Day
On April 5, RadioActive Magazine will interview Bob Grove, President of the Climate Council of Greater KC on the environmental threats facing humanity and information on the EF22 Earth Day Celebration on April 23 at the Temple Buddhist Center on the Plaza.
ListenMarch 29, 2022 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
Missouri Sunshine Law
Last week (March 13-19, 2022) was Sunshine Week, a national initiative to educate the public about the importance of open government and the dangers of excessive and unnecessary secrecy. This episode of Radio Active Magazine begins with excerpts from a "Sunshine Week" presentation 2022-03-15 on Missouri Sunshine Law by Casey Lawrence, Director of Sunshine Law Compliance and Records Management for the Missouri Attorney General’s Office. Then Jean Maneke discusses other aspects of Missouri Sunshine with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves.
ListenMarch 22, 2022 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
International Women’s Month including challenges in Turkey
March is International Women's History Month. We discuss this with Gail James, Hafza Girdap, and Eyyup Esen. Dr. James has represented various groups on United Nations and other international fora on the status of women. Ms. Girdap is the Executive Director of Advocates for Silenced Turkey, and Dr. Esen is a lead organizer their Kansas City chapter.
ListenMarch 15, 2022 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
Proposed restrictions on ballot initiatives in Missouri
Several bills are pending in the Missouri state legislature designed to make it more difficult for common citizens to get initiatives on ballots in Missouri. They are discussed with Nomacot Adiang, Pat Bartholome, and Regular Active Magazine host Spencer Graves. Nomachot is Kansas City Organizer with Missouri Health Care for All. Pat is with the League of Women voters of Kansas City, Jackson, Clay and Platt Counties, Missouri.
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