The 100 most recent episodes broadcast on KKFI. Visit a program’s page to browse all of its episodes.
Wilderness Road • March 24, 5:00am – 7:00am
Wilderness Road – Anything and everything, Old and New
Something New and something old
ListenLaw and Disorder • March 18, 7:00pm – 8:00pm
SCOTUS Oral Arguments Social Media Platforms and Robin Anderson on US-Israel Media Genocide Complicity
SCOTUS Oral Arguments Social Media Platforms
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments about two different state laws that would regulate how large tech companies control what content can appear on their sites. The laws would compel companies to carry all users viewpoints and would preclude them from de-platforming political candidates. The Florida law at issue in Moody v. NetChoice and its Texas counterpart in NetChoice v. Paxton represent challenges by tech lobbying groups, NetChoice and the Computer and Communications Information Association. The plaintiffs claim the laws violate their First Amendment rights to make editorial choices about what content to permit or prohibit. Most members of the Supreme Court seemed to indicate that, in some contexts, the Florida and Texas laws likely violate the First Amendment rights of the social media firms. They also expressed concern that blocking the laws entirely might go too far. Guest " Attorney and Professor Zachary Wolfe at George Washington University in Washington D.C.
Robin Anderson on US-Israel Media Genocide Complicity
International humanitarian aid organizations have been documenting and warning that Israel was committing crimes of war after bombing Gaza after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks. Yet major media outlets and social media platforms have consistently ignored their on-the-ground reports. What factors have contributed to Israel avoiding moral and legal culpability for its acts of genocide? As it turns out, there are many, from Israel employing propaganda, falsifying evidence, to the censorship and silencing of US journalists and commentators as well as repression of dissident voices online and off. And powerful Israeli lobbying forces have effectively silenced any criticism of Israel. Guest - Robin Andersen is Professor Emerita of Media Studies at Fordham University. She writes media criticism for Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), and other outlets, and works with Project Censored as a contributor to the annual State of the Free Press book.
EcoRadio KC • March 18, 6:00pm – 7:00pm
EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN
Host Richard Mabion will speak with Zack Pistora, Lobbyist for the Kansas Sierra Club, about environmental issues legislation in front of the Kansas Legislature this year. In 2024, the Kansas State Legislature convened on January 8th and will adjourn on May 3rd. That is right around the corner and Zack will help us know the status of bills about which we need to contact our legislators.
ListenJaws of Justice Radio • March 18, 9:00am – 10:00am
LADIES THAT LEAN -LIVING EXCELLENTLY AFTER NEGATIVITY
LADIES THAT LEAN -LIVING EXCELLENTLY AFTER NEGATIVITY
ListenExploration • March 18, 5:00am – 6:00am
ON EXPLORATIONS: how Henrietta Leavitt helped Edwin Hubble
Edwin Hubble determined that the universe was expanding, and he used the results of a woman astronomer, Henrietta Leavitt, to show this remarkable result.
ListenSunday Morning Musical Mashup • March 17, 7:00am – 9:00am
March 17 Mashup
Having hopefully whetted your interest with two hours' worth of the 80's classic "Time After Time" last week, we're now ready to launch into our new 4-week series, THE 80's REVISITED, featuring cover versions of notable tunes from that decade -- this week focusing on Rock & Prog selections.
ListenWilderness Road • March 17, 5:00am – 7:00am
Wilderness Road – All Artists Irish
St Paddy's Day Special
ListenInspired • March 17, 3:00am – 4:00am
Muslim Wellness Foundation Founder: Our story does not start with oppression.
Dr. Kameelah Mu’Min Oseguera is the Founder and President of the Muslim Wellness Foundation (MWF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting healing and emotional well-being in the American Muslim community. Oseguera joins to discuss her work at the Omar Ibn Said Institute for Black Muslim Studies and Research and explains why she sees interrogating the Western narrative of the enslaved as interconnected to Black Muslim mental health and well-being.
ListenPacifica Radio Archives’ “From the Vault” • March 17, 2:00am – 3:00am
From the Vault: Feminist Journey
ListenUrban Connections • March 16, 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Lambda Epsilon Chapter: Leadership and Service – Past, Present and Future
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Lambda Epsilon Chapter: Leadership and Service - Past, Present and Future
ListenWINGS • March 16, 2:30pm – 3:00pm
Kenyans Walk for Palestine
The African Union has declared full support for Palestine, condemned Israel's actions in Gaza, and requested its 55 member states "to end all direct and indirect trade, scientific and cultural exchanges with Israel." But Kenya's government has pledged solidarity with Israel, and met large pro-Palestine demonstrations in the capital Nairobi with tear gas and arrests. On February 24th, 2024, hundreds of people took to the streets in Kenya's second-largest city Mombasa, to "walk for Palestine" - among them, women and children carrying placards condemning the ongoing killing. The interviewees provided local, national and international perspectives, and share recent statistics about destruction of Gaza and Gazans.
ListenThe Tenth Voice (LGBTQIA) • March 16, 1:00pm – 2:00pm
The Tenth Voice • March 16, 2024 – Through the Rainbow Lens
It is the third Saturday of the month and time for Through the Rainbow Lens with Matthew Koehler! Coming up this weekend, Matthew and his good friend Reily Harker sit down and discuss all the ins and outs of the fashion industry. Not to mention the looks Reily constantly turns out everyday.
Matthew is a lifelong thespian, a proud bisexual, and a believer in the value of artistic expression. Forged in the Omaha youth theatre scene, he went on to earn a BFA in Theatre with a concentration in acting from Kansas City's Avila University. Matthew has worked at many theaters around town, as a spotlight operator and stage manager. Growing up in the arts taught Matthew that the lessons of theatre are inherently bound to the skills it takes to cultivate a full and forthright life.
Join us this Saturday at 1pm. And keep up to date with all thing Tenth Voice by visiting our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/TenthVoice
ListenAmerican Routes • March 16, 7:00am – 9:00am
American Routes – St. Patrick’s Singers, Fiddlers and Pickers from Ireland to America
For St Patrick’s, it’s old and new cultural connections of singers, fiddlers and pickers from Ireland to rural and urban America. Reels and jigs for dancing, jazz takes on Irish tunes and songs about love, immigration and drinking from Hank Locklin, The Clancy Brothers and Louis Armstrong. Then a live set from the 80th National Folk Festival exploring the musical connections of Ireland and Appalachia with Irish musicians John Doyle and Seamus Egan and bluegrassers Rob and Ronnie McCoury.
ListenUpFront Soul • March 16, 3:00am – 5:00am
UpFront Soul: Funk, soul, and jazz with Sanguine Fromage
We'll hear classic soul from Syl Johnson, check out some funky stuff from Senegal and Brazil, and listen to John Coltrane's musical meditation on the 1963 Birmingham Baptist church bombing.
ListenMoonlight Mosaic • March 15, 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Moonlight Mosaic with guest host DJ Leets
DJ Leets kicks out the jams for the night people in KC and beyond. Filling in for Scott Bunte on Moonlight Mosaic, DJ Leets will play a 2-hour array of music for the mind and aural gems curated for your listening enjoyment.
ListenTake Two • March 15, 12:32pm – 12:34pm
Take Two: “Anatomy of a Fall” (R)
The big winner at the Cannes Film Festival is an involving French courtroom drama that also received an Oscar for it's screenplay.
ListenMidCoast LIVE! • March 15, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
MidCoast LIVE with Logan Black, Sarah Crawford, and Shelley Verden
MidCoast LIVE!, Friday, March 15, 2024, noon – 1pm, on 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live www.kkfi.org
KKFI is proud to present “MidCoast Live!” celebrating local and regional artists from Kansas City and the surrounding area. Each week, a rotating crew of KKFI programmers will present different artists coming to you live from our studio. These programmers will tap into Kansas City’s diverse and culturally expansive music and arts scene. Hear from artists you have never heard of before! This is KKFI doing what it does best: giving back to the community!
This week’s producer/host, Maria Vasquez Boyd welcomes director Logan Black, director Sarah Crawford, also actor, singer, and songwriter Shelley Verden.
ListenFreeze Frame • March 15, 10:58am – 11:00am
Freeze Frame: “Love Lies Bleeding” (R), “Arthur the King” (PG-13), “One Life” (PG), “American Dreamer” (Not rated)
A skillfully made midnight movie, a family friendly dog movie, a biopic about a WWII hero, a doc about famed artist Frida Kahlo, a dark comedy based on an episode of "This American Life"...all new this week.
ListenUnderstanding Israel Palestine • March 15, 9:30am – 10:00am
Part I: The Israel Lobby, U.S. Foreign Policy and the War in Gaza
Stephen Walt, professor of international affairs at Harvard and co-author of the book "The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy," discusses the effect of the Israel Lobby on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East and the ongoing war in Gaza. The lobby is an informal alliance of various interest groups that work to foster unconditional American support for Israel by pressuring Congress, the executive branch, media institutions and the academy. Prof. Walt argues that this unconditional support runs counter to U.S. national interests.
ListenHeartland Labor Forum • March 14, 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Librarians vs. the Book Ban and Kansas City Labor’s 40 Political Club
Two years ago, Missouri lawmakers passed a law to criminalize librarians for giving students books that the legislators think are obscene. As a result, public school libraries have purged science books and art books among others. The ACLU with Missouri librarians filed suit. When will the courts weigh in? Find out this week on the Heartland Labor Forum. Then, candidates who want support from unions often go to the luncheons at the 40 Club. We’ll explore the history of the 40 Club and its importance in our local political process. Our feature is Remember Our Struggle with Ariana.
ListenCowtown Conversations • March 14, 9:00am – 10:00am
Join us as we have a conversation with MIT graduate and Author Christine Taylor-Butler
Join us as we have a conversation with MIT graduate and Author Christine Taylor Butler
ListenThe Midtown Lounge • March 14, 2:00am – 5:00am
The Midtown Lounge: 3/14/24 set list
Welcome to "The Midtown Lounge," the ultimate radio show dedicated to the best blues, rock, funk, soul, and jazz while also paying tribute to the legends! This show takes you on a journey through the rich history of each genre, featuring deep album cuts and brand-new music that keeps your soul grooving.
ListenRadio Nicopisa • March 13, 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Turn it On and Turn it Up
Two Hours of Audio Bliss with FOUR Sets of Music Featuring 22 Songs. On the Road? Get the KKFI 90.1 FM APP; Listen with Headphones, Car Radios, Earbuds, Home Stereos and at Your Leisure: Archive: archive.kkfi.org/ Turn Your Radio to KKFI 90.1 FM; Stream LIVE kkfi.org/listen/ Feel the Music 🎧 Share the Love 💜
ListenWednesday MidDay Medley • March 13, 10:00am – 12:00pm
WMM presents Kat King + Elaine McMilian + New KKFI Hosts: DJ Thundercutz, Nicolette Paige + Brian Hullaby + New & MidCoastal Releases
On the next Wednesday MidDay Medley, March 13, 10 to Noon on KKFI 90.1 FM we'll play more New & MidCoastal Releases from: The Whips, Eddie Moore, Kat King, Daniel Gum, The Swallowtails, Erin Keller, Belle & The Vertigo Waves, Christena Graves, The Freedom Affair, Supermassive Black Holes, Jamogi, and Heidi Lynne Gluck. // At 10:30 we'll talk with Kat King about the new single "Living Room" from the upcoming EP, Domestic Bliss to be released through Manor Records on April 5, 2024. // At 11:00 Mark talks with writer and musician Elaine McMilian about her new book of poetry, Copper and Other Precious Metals. // At 11:30 Mark welcomes three of KKFI's new radio hosts: Clinton Martens aka DJ Thundercutz who hosts "In The Groove" Mondays, Noon to 2:00pm; Nicolette Paige who hosts Soul Child Radio in Thursdays, Noon to 2:00pm; and Brian E. Hullaby who co-hosts The People Power Hour on the 3rd Thursday of every month at 7:00pm presented by KC Tenants. These three dynamic radio show host/producers are part of KKFI's recent initiative that brought 15 new shows and 22 new programmers into our community radio family!
ListenArtspeak Radio • March 13, 9:00am – 10:00am
Artspeak Radio with Julia Othmer, James T Lundie & Caranne Camarena with Vulpes Bastille Gallery
Artspeak Radio, Wednesday, 9am -10am CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live audio www.kkfi.org
Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd welcomes Caranne Camaren with Vulpes Bastille and musician Julia Othmer & James T Lundie.
ListenAlternative Radio • March 13, 7:00am – 8:00am
From Birmingham to Bethlehem with Eugene Puryear
How can the Palestinian struggle for freedom and dignity take lessons from the Black Liberation Movement? Historical circumstances are clearly different yet there are similarities. Both are located in a colonial-like situation, where a powerful oppressor oppresses another less powerful group. Racism is a major factor.
ListenAll Souls Forum • March 12, 7:00pm – 8:00pm
How you can more effectively advance multi-racial democracy
Dr. Maria Stephan, co-lead of the Horizons Project, discusses her work to strengthen multi-racial democracy in the US and globally. The Horizons Project is working to help disparate groups find common ground and build a movement of movements to advance racial justice and democracy at a time of rising political violence and authoritarianism.
ListenCounterSpin • March 12, 6:30pm – 7:00pm
Ian Millhiser on Supreme Court Trump Protection, Alfredo Lopez on Radical Elders
ListenRadio Active Magazine • March 12, 6:00pm – 6:30pm
How political polarization in the US is damaging our courts
Attorney and University of Kansas Professor Karl Brooks describes how political polarization in the US is damaging our courts and what you might want to do about it.
ListenNew Dimensions • March 12, 5:00am – 6:00am
The Dignity Movement, Robots, And The Importance Of Asking Good Questions with Robert Fuller, Ph.D.
People need to feel they’re contributing and that their dignity is healthy and intact. Dr. Fuller shares some provocative thoughts on the inevitability of robots and artificial intelligence becoming a more dominant species than homo sapiens. In the future will robots develop more complexity than the human brain? Will they develop intuition? Will they experience transcendence and spirituality?
ListenLaw and Disorder • March 11, 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Legal Analysis Of Recent Supreme Court Decisions and The Right To Boycott Israel
Legal Analysis Of Recent Supreme Court Decisions
The U.S. Supreme Court, securely under the control of a Super Majority of 6 conservative Republican justices, three of whom were appointed by Donald Trump, continues to play a decisive role in undermining our constitutional democracy. This ominous trend continues based on three recent key cases, which we'll be talking about today. All of these cases arise from the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, when a mob of thousands stormed the US Capitol to prevent Joe Biden from being certified as President. That day, and for many months before and after, Donald Trump attempted to interfere with the constitutionally mandated process for the election of the President of the United States. Guest - Stephen Rohde is a noted constitutional scholar and activist.
The Right To Boycott Israel
The First Amendment gives citizens the right to boycott, as well as the right to free speech and assembly and the separation of church and state. The right to boycott is under attack by right wing anti-democratic forces. Anti-boycott bills have been passed in 37 states so far. The main organization behind canceling our constitutional right to boycott Israel for its horrific crimes against Palestinians is the American Legislative Exchange Committee (ALEC). The boycott started with the Boston Tea Party. The Montgomery Bus Boycott set off the civil rights movement in the south. The Grape Boycott supported Cesar Chavez and the farmworkers in California. The necessity of pushing back against Israel's genocidal practices has never been more evident. Guest - Felice Gelman is a coordinator of the Freedom2Boycott NYS Coalition, which has worked for a decade to defeat legislation penalizing boycotts in New York State and recently released a short film The Right to Boycott.
EcoRadio KC • March 11, 6:00pm – 7:00pm
AN INVITATION TO CHANGE EVERYTHING
EcoRadio KC will play a radio production first broadcast in September 2014, when Mike Murphy and John Fish Kurmann travelled to New York City for the People’s Climate March. The People's Climate March was a large-scale activist event orchestrated by the People's Climate Movement to advocate global action against climate change. The event is one of the largest climate change marches in history.
ListenJaws of Justice Radio • March 11, 9:00am – 10:00am
A MOTHER’S QUEST FOR OPENNESS; THE WORK OF SHEILA ALBERS
Jaws of Justice will broadcast host David Bell’s Justice Series, part five - a talk with Sheila Albers, Community Activist, about the intersection of justice and access to information.
ListenExploration • March 11, 5:00am – 6:00am
ON EXPLORATIONS: BROKEN ARROWS – the top-secret history of nuclear weapons accidents
It's all about war and peace. In the first half hour, Dr. Michio Kaku speaks with his guests, Michael H. Maggelet and James C. Oskins, authors of Broken Arrow: The Declassified History of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Accidents, about the cost of maintaining our nuclear arsenal. Then, Dr. Kaku speaks with Michael Moore, Peace Activist, about the Twilight War.
ListenFoolkiller Folk • March 10, 11:00am – 1:00pm
A Very KKFI Sunday
First and foremost - THANK YOU for your outpouring of support during the last pledge drive. You are the heart and soul of the station.
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During pledge drives, we always highlight the diversity of programming here on KKFI both in the diversity of genres and within the genres ourselves and today's Foolkiller Folk illustrates that perfectly.
About a third of the show is English Traditional folk to which we've added a bit of Nina Simone and Patsy Cline, some early blues, the new release of Stan Rogers songs, and an Irish tune set before we end with a bit of klezmer.
ListenSunday Morning Musical Mashup • March 10, 7:00am – 9:00am
March 10 Mashup
We're kicking off a brand-new 5-week series -- THE 80'S REVISITED -- with Time After Time (after time after time after time after time ...).
ListenPacifica Radio Archives’ “From the Vault” • March 10, 3:00am – 3:00am
From the Vault: Bessie Smith Tribute 1976
ListenWINGS • March 9, 2:30pm – 3:00pm
Truth To Power (women journalists vs. censorship)
The most dangerous job in journalism involves reporting on the wrongdoing of governments, corporations, and major criminals in one's own country. Forms of censorship can include imprisonment and death, even in alleged democracies. The women in this program spoke on a panel at a conference themed "Speaking Truth to Power" in Delhi in 2015.
ListenThe Tenth Voice (LGBTQIA) • March 9, 1:00pm – 2:00pm
The Tenth Voice • Saturday March 9, 2024 – The Rainbow Kotatsu
Join us this Saturday on The Tenth Voice as we continue our series on anime (animation) and manga (illustrated novels) dealing with LGBTQIA+ themes. As always, we’re going to give you a wonderful list of resources for LGBTQIA+ anime and manga shows that are non-cringe, non-triggering to watch! So, be ready to squee your queer little heart out at all the fuzzy feelings and join us under the rainbow kotatsu today! This month, we are discussing good representation in gender-bent and intersex representation in anime and manga.
The discussion will be hosted by Fiona and Anna: Fiona is a nonbinary lesbian, and has presented in panel sessions on Yuri and LGBTQIA+ themes in Anime at AWA, Momocon & Otakon, as well as assisting with engineering for anime music video (AMV) sessions at Anime Weekend Atlanta 2021 & 2022, and at Momocon 2022 & 2023, two of the largest anime conventions in the United States. Anna is a regular guest of The Rainbow Kotatsu and as well as loving anime & manga, and being a gamer, she hosts a regular Transformers podcast!
Join us this Saturday at 1pm on 90.1FM, or streaming on kkfi.org! Keep up to date with all things Tenth Voice by visiting our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/TenthVoice
ListenAmerican Routes • March 9, 7:00am – 9:00am
American Routes – Blues Routes Then & Now: with a Creole & Cajun Live Set from Cedric Watson & Chris Stafford
The blues carry us from back roads to city streets, with heartache and hope in jazz, country and folk music. We’ll hear old field recordings and new commentaries in blues from Cedell Davis, Guitar Slim, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Irma Thomas and Lucinda Williams. Then, it’s Cajun, zydeco, waltzes and two-steps and swamp pop soul from Beau Jocque, Clifton Chenier, and Carol Fran. Plus an interview and live performance from younger traditionalists Cedric Watson and Chris Stafford on French Louisiana accordion and fiddle in Creole zydeco and Cajun music.
ListenUpFront Soul • March 9, 3:00am – 5:00am
UpFront Soul: Women’s History Month with Sanguine Fromage
Celebrate Women's History Month with UpFront Soul! We'll hear from Abbey Lincoln, Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, and Roberta Flack, plus trailblazers like Rep. Shirley Chisholm and Fannie Lou Hamer.
ListenTake Two • March 8, 12:32pm – 12:34pm
Take Two: “Spaceman” (R)
Adam Sandler ("Hustle," "Uncut Gems") plays a cosmonaut facing an existential crisis in the Netflix sci-fi offering, "Spaceman."
ListenFreeze Frame • March 8, 10:58am – 11:00am
Freeze Frame: “Spaceman” (R), “Kung Fu Panda 4” (PG), “Damsel” (PG-13)
Adam Sandler goes to space and leaves the comedy back on Earth. Jack Black returns as an animated panda and Millie Bobby Brown is a maiden in medieval distress. Check out this week's movie reviews!
ListenThe Tasty Brew • March 8, 10:00am – 12:00pm
Giulia Millanta and Folk Alliance Rewind Continues on The Tasty Brew
Host Diana Linn welcomes Italian born, Austin based singer-songwriter, Giulia Millanta to the KKFI airwaves. Giulia recently attended and performed at the 2024 Folk Alliance International ("FAI") Conference held in Kansas City and is in town to perform at a special private event Friday Night, March 8.
ListenBetween the Lines • March 8, 9:00am – 9:30am
Ongoing Gaza Catastrophe Rouses Michigan Primary Voters to Send Biden a Message
Ongoing Gaza Catastrophe Rouses Michigan Primary Voters to Send Biden a Message; The World and Americans Must Hold all Israeli Institutions Accountable for Occupation, Apartheid, and Genocide; Review of Trump's Total Immunity Claim, Effectively Delays Jan 6 Trial Until After Election.
ListenHeartland Labor Forum • March 7, 6:00pm – 7:00pm
The Flight Attendant Rebellion: A History of the Independent Federation of Flight Attendants at TWA
It’s women’s history month and time for some feminist labor history on the Heartland Labor Forum. We’ll ask Mary Ellen Miller how stewardesses at TWA became flight attendants and split from their male-dominated union to form IFFA, the Independent Union of Flight Attendants and about their 1986 strike. Our Feature is Safety First with Mary Erio. We’ll also be pitching for funds for KKFI. Please make a donation to Heartland Labor Forum and KKFI by calling 888-931-0901 or at kkfi.org.
ListenCowtown Conversations • March 7, 9:00am – 10:00am
Join us as we celebrate Women’s month with Candice Brooks, Community Relations Officer at University Health
Join us as we celebrate Women's month with Ms. Candace Brooks, Community Resource Officer at University Health
ListenMaking Contact • March 7, 5:30am – 6:00am
THE ETHICAL DILEMMA OF GEOENGINEERING & GLOBAL WARMING (ENCORE)
In an era where climate change is top of mind for all and our futures hang in the balance, scientists think theyve found a solution: geoengineering. We take a deep dive into whether this answer to global warming actually fulfills its promises - or does more harm than good.
ListenSprouts • March 7, 5:00am – 5:30am
A SUSTAINABLE DIET
What is a sustainable diet for people and the environment? Salwa Khan explores this question with Senior Food and Agriculture Policy Specialist at the Center for Biological Diversity Mark Rifkin.
ListenThe Midtown Lounge • March 7, 2:00am – 5:00am
The Midtown Lounge: 3/7/24 set list
Welcome to "The Midtown Lounge," the ultimate radio show dedicated to the best blues, rock, funk, soul, and jazz while also paying tribute to the legends! This show takes you on a journey through the rich history of each genre, featuring deep album cuts and brand-new music that keeps your soul grooving.
ListenAlternative Radio • March 6, 7:00pm – 8:00pm
India: On the Road to Theocracy with Arundhati Roy
Hindutva is theocratic Hindu nationalism and it is a powerful force in India, what is now the world’s most populous country. Roy discusses the effect on non-Hindus, especially Muslims.
ListenCivic Cipher • March 6, 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Women’s Empowerment Month with Debbie Esparza, National Board Member of the YWCA
Today we are delighted to discuss Women's History Month with Debbie Esparza of the YWCA. In the first half of the program, we discuss the mission of the YWCA, some national issues affecting women differently than expected, and the importance of teaching women's history. In the second half of the show, we discuss the intersection of social justice and women's justice. We also discuss Debbie's thoughts on the Supreme Court decision on Affirmative Action, and abortion access. Finally, we discuss some actions you can take to immerse yourself in the spirit of Women's Empowerment Month.
ListenRadio Nicopisa • March 6, 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Spring Forward – Winter Drive Mix
Earbuds, Headphones, Car Radios, LIVE Streaming, JVC Tuners - - ALL Welcome as We FUNdRIVE Our Way Into The Afternoon, Featuring A Meditative Opening with Rone and New Age Tracks from Wilderness America, A Celebration Of The Land. Also Spinning Tracks from L'Entourloop, Goldfrapp, Daytoner, Dominique Fils-Aimé, Asha Puthli, Las Ninyas del Corro
ListenWednesday MidDay Medley • March 6, 10:00am – 12:00pm
WMM presents New & MidCoastal Releases + Trecen Peeler & Carlos Nunez of Say That Again + Betse Ellis + Joelle St. Pierre
On the next Wednesday MidDay Medley, March 6, 10 to Noon, on KKFI 90.1 FM we play more New & MidCoastal Releases from: Krystle Warren & The Faculty, ALBER, Kat King, They're Theirs, Norman Brown, IVORY BLUE, Say That Again, The Talking Trees, Hurray for the Riff Raff, and St. Vincent. // At 11:00 Trecen Peeler & Carlos Nunez of the KC band Say That Again join us live in our 90.1 FM Studios. Say That Again just released their first full-length album, "Get Over It" on February 23, and play miniBar at 3810 Broadway Rd KCMO on Friday, March 8 at 7:00pm, with City Grey, The Chunk, and Breaking In. // AND, Betse Ellis of Betse & Clarke and Starhaven Rounders, and Joelle St Pierre longtime KKFI Volunteer join us as special Guest Co-Hosts to encourage our beautiful listeners to call 888-931-0901, or visit www.kkfi.org to support 90.1 FM KKFI - Kansas City Community Radio during our Winter Fund Drive Show.
ListenArtspeak Radio • March 6, 9:00am – 10:00am
Artspeak Radio + Whim Productions, Blair Schulman, & Matt Dehaemers
Artspeak Radio, Wednesday, March 6, 2024, 9am -10am CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live audio www.kkfi.org
Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd welcomes one of the original co-host of Artspeak Radio and art writer, Blair Schulman, artist Matt Dehaemers, and Whim Productions.
ListenOne KC Radio Spotlight • March 6, 5:00am – 6:00am
Nuestra Herencia and Conversations with Crystal
Join Nuestra Herencia host Gene Chavez as he interviews Andres M Dominquez and Amy Heithoff and learn about their journey to the USA. Later in the program, Crystal interviews an educator about the importance of early pre-kindergarden "day care" education.
ListenAll Souls Forum • March 5, 7:00pm – 8:00pm
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.
ListenRadio Active Magazine • March 5, 6:00pm – 6:30pm
Income tax should be as easy as a credit card bill
Income tax preparation could be as easy as a credit card bill for the vast majority of taxpayers. In most advanced industrialized democracies, people get draft tax returns from the government, which they can file or revise.
ListenNew Dimensions • March 5, 5:00am – 6:00am
Effective Leadership Skills: A Lifelong Practice with Marguerite Moore Callaway
Skillful leadership is needed in all aspects of our everyday lives and is not exclusive to a business environment. Being skilled at leadership includes self-discipline, self-awareness, and emotional intelligence. Callaway encourages us to cultivate self-awareness and emotional intelligence so that we can express the kind of excellence that society is needing now.
ListenLaw and Disorder • March 4, 7:00pm – 8:00pm
The Trillion Dollar Silencer: Why There Is So Little Anti-War Protest in the United States
The Trillion Dollar Silencer: Why There Is So Little Anti-War Protest in the United States
As the notion of perpetual war and a militarized society are normalized, notably absent are antiwar protests by faith-based organizations, civil rights groups, academics, and others. A new book, The Trillion Dollar Silencer, details this absence while laying bare the devastation wrought in the United States and abroad by the military industrial complex. Author Joan Roelofs delves into the pervasive role of military contractors and bases that have come to be economic hubs of their regions. She discusses how state and local governments are intertwined with the Department of Defense (DoD), including economic development commissions at all levels. Contracts and grants to universities, colleges, and faculty come from the DoD and its agencies, such as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Guest " Joan Roelofs, Professor Emerita of Political Science at Keene State College. She teaches in the Cheshire Academy for Lifelong Learning and writes for scholarly and political publications. Joan is the author of Foundations and Public Policy: The Mask of Pluralism, and Greening Cities: Building Just and Sustainable Communities. She has been an anti-war activist ever since she protested the Korean War.
EcoRadio KC • March 4, 6:00pm – 7:00pm
SHOW SOME LOVE TO KKFI !
KU Capstone 2024 Environmental Studies Students Maggie Grandshire, Trevor Tobin-Boyd, Evren DeQuincy, Madison Wiley, Callie Roberts, and Eddie Church cover the causes of, issues with, and potential solutions to modern American consumerism.
ListenJaws of Justice Radio • March 4, 9:00am – 10:00am
ART IS INDESTRUCTIBLE, EVEN IN PRISON
Nicole Fleetwood’s book, Marking Time, shows how the imprisoned turn ordinary objects into elaborate works of art. The impact of their art can be felt far beyond prison walls. Fleetwood is the James Weldon Johnson Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University.
ListenExploration • March 4, 5:00am – 6:00am
ON EXPLORATIONS: Why did we separate from the apes? Can we understand how the brain works? Can we reverse the aging process?
We know we evolve, do we have to age?
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ON EXPLORATIONS: Why did we separate from the apes? Can we understand how the brain works? Can we reverse the aging process? Copy
We know we evolve, do we have to age?
• March 4, 5:00am – 6:00am
ON EXPLORATIONS: Why did we separate from the apes? Can we understand how the brain works? Can we reverse the aging process? Copy
We know we evolve, do we have to age?
• March 4, 5:00am – 6:00am
ON EXPLORATIONS: Why did we separate from the apes? Can we understand how the brain works? Can we reverse the aging process? Copy
We know we evolve, do we have to age?
Sunday Morning Musical Mashup • March 3, 7:00am – 9:00am
March 3 Mashup
This morning's playlist will consist of tunes that are apropos of KKFI's annual Winter On-Air Fund Drive, for which we'll be pitching for listener support during the entire show.
Read MoreArt of the Song • March 3, 4:00am – 5:00am
Jackson Browne
When we first started Art of the Song in 2003 , we made a “dream list” of artists we’d like to interview
Read More• March 3, 3:00am – 4:00am
Election 2024: The Uncommitted Bubble, Muslim Voters and Biden
Leaders from American Muslim organizations talk about the campaigns underway to identify, register, and get Muslim American voters to the polls on Super Tuesday and why building momentum for the uncommitted has become a priority after the Michigan primary. Then, we hear a special installment from The Spiritual Edge about the efforts of Sister Aisha al-Adawiya to make space for women in America’s mosques.
Pacifica Radio Archives’ “From the Vault” • March 3, 2:00am – 3:00am
From the Vault: A Salute to Ella Baker 1968
Read MorePacifica Radio Archives’ “From the Vault” • March 3, 2:00am – 3:00am
From the Vault: A Salute to Ella Baker 1968
Read MoreWINGS • March 2, 2:30pm – 3:00pm
Structural Adjustment (an economic tool to exploit women)
Structural Adjustment is the name of an economic regime imposed mainly on less developed countries that enforces drastic cuts to public employment and services spending in exchange for international lending. It also mandates privatization and opening to foreign investment, and pushes the resulting hardships largely onto women and their families. Speakers are Jamaican radio journalist and host Barbara Gloudon, and the following economists: Peggy Antrobus from the Caribbean and Gita Sen from India, founding members of DAWN (Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era - an organization of economists from the global South); Elizabeth Lwanga-Okwenje, African Region Director, Oxfam America; Elaine Zuckerman, former employee of World Bank; and Alice Rivlin, Brookings Institution.
Read MoreThis Way Out (LGBT) • March 2, 2:30pm – 3:00pm
Everything I Learned, I Learned In A Chinese Restaurant + global LGBTQ news!
Canadas Security Agency warns of looming anti-queer violence
Read MoreAmerican Routes • March 2, 7:00am – 9:00am
American Routes – Leap Day: Forgotten Treasures
It’s a rare Leap Year show with Guilty Pleasures and Forgotten Treasures. As the 29th of February rolls around we take stock of our circles round the sun … just for cosmic fun. With fellow travelers: The Grateful Dead, Johnny Cash, Aretha Franklin, Sun Ra and Our Native Daughters.
Read MoreUpFront Soul • March 2, 3:00am – 5:00am
UpFront Soul: Funk, soul, and jazz with Sanguine Fromage
We'll celebrate Black History Month with powerful music from Nina Simone, Gil Scott-Heron, Mavis Staples, and The Freedom Singers, plus we'll hear the voices of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Maya Angelou, and Stokely Carmichael.
Read MoreTake Two • March 1, 12:32pm – 12:34pm
Take Two: “Strays” (R)
Will Ferrell ("Barbie") and Jamie Foxx ("The Burial") lend their voices to the R-rated farce, "Strays." It's a talking dog movie where the pooches use language that would make a sailor blush.
ListenFreeze Frame • March 1, 10:58am – 11:00am
Freeze Frame: “Dune: Part 2” (PG-13), “Io Capitano” (Not rated), “Tyler Perry’s Mea Culpa” (R)
The sci-fi epic "Dune" continues with part two, a contender for the Best International Feature Oscar, and a Netflix erotic thriller from Tyler Perry...all new this week!
ListenUnderstanding Israel Palestine • March 1, 9:30am – 10:00am
Medical Missions in Gaza: On the Ground Experiences
Margot Patterson concludes last week's conversation with Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson about the U.S.-Israeli relationship and then speaks to Dr. Majdi Hamarshi, founder of the Palestinian-American Medical Association (PAMA). Since 2013, PAMA has been sending medical missions to Gaza and the Occupied West Bank. After months of effort to get into Gaza, PAMA medical missions are now there. Dr. Hamarshi reports on what teams are seeing and experiencing.
ListenThursday Night Special • February 29, 7:00pm – 8:00pm
From Ark to Microchip
7pm- The Amduat: Soundscapes for Transformation and Renewal
Ancient Egypt’s Amduat comes to Missouri! The nature-mythic sounds from humanity’s oldest netherworld narrative are recreated using regional wilderness recordings. Ra-Atum’s nightly journey into the other world beyond our visible one is heard as if riding with the Sungod in the Solar Barque from sunset to sunrise. Each soundscape in Ra’s descent and return to the world of light is recreated from 15-years of Ozark nature recordings by Dwight Frizzell—featuring creeks, rushing rivers, bullfrogs, fish, birds, dripping caves and wondrous springs. Ra’s heroic journey of trials and transformations is orchestrated for your own inner processes of renewal. A broadcast premiere.
7:30pm- Thus Spake Ra: Arkive Edition Cosmo-jazz master Sun Ra from rare interviews 1979-1992, mostly recorded in Kansas City by Dwight Frizzell. If jazz is happiness, as Sun Ra says, then the blues is a vehicle for transformation—the pathway to rise above the unenlightened savagery of the terrestrial sphere.
Read MoreHeartland Labor Forum • February 29, 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Les Leopold: Wall Streets War on Workers and What’s the Kansas Legislature Cookin’ Up for Us?
Longtime labor activist and writer Les Leopold has a new book: Wall Street’s War on Workers, which delves into how mass layoffs and stock buybacks enrich shareholders at the expense of workers, their families, and communities. We’ll talk to Les this week on the Heartland Labor Forum about solutions. Then, we’ve got another show about what legislators are cookin’ up for us – this time in Topeka. We’ll talk to John Nave of the Kansas AFL-CIO and Rabbi Moti Rieber of Kansas Interfaith. Our Feature is: Labor Song of the Month.
ListenHappy Hour • February 29, 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Happy Hour: 2/29/24 set list
This week on Happy Hour, DJ Frank Sereno filled in for Chef Pat. He featured Kansas City blues almost exclusively for this show
Read MoreCowtown Conversations • February 29, 9:00am – 10:00am
Join us as we have a conversation with Lewis Diuguid, former reporter and editorial columnist with the Kansas City Star
Join us as we have a conversation with Lewis Diuguid, former reporter and columnist with the Kansas City Star
ListenMaking Contact • February 29, 5:30am – 6:00am
Making Contact: The Feminist Birth of the Home Pregnancy Test
In 1965 Margaret Crane was a young graphic designer with an idea: Why couldn't women do their own pregnancy tests at home? This is the story of how she launched a product to help women know and make choices for their own bodies - and the inevitable backlash.
Read More• February 29, 5:30am – 6:00am
THE FEMINIST BIRTH OF THE HOME PREGNANCY TEST
In 1965 Margaret Crane was a young graphic designer with an idea: Why couldn't women do their own pregnancy tests at home? This is the story of how she launched a product to help women know and make choices for their own bodies - and the inevitable backlash.
Sprouts • February 29, 5:00am – 5:30am
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY VS LGBTQ EQUALITY – PART 23
Sprouts is a weekly collaborative program showcasing local stories produced by community radio stations and grassroots media groups around the world. The program is coordinated and distributed by Pacifica Radio and offered free to all radio stations. For information, or to feature your work on Sprouts, contact Ursula Ruedenberg: [email protected]
Read MoreThe Midtown Lounge • February 29, 2:00am – 5:00am
The Midtown Lounge: 2/29/24 set list
Welcome to "The Midtown Lounge," the ultimate radio show dedicated to the best blues, rock, funk, soul, and jazz while also paying tribute to the legends! This show takes you on a journey through the rich history of each genre, featuring deep album cuts and brand-new music that keeps your soul grooving.
Read MoreAlternative Radio • February 28, 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Corporate Autocracy, Fascism, Trump & the Election with Ralph Nader
Corporate power is more concentrated than ever before. The rich are significantly richer. FDR once warned, “The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than the democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism.” Nader discusses this and this year’s elections.
Read MoreRadio Nicopisa • February 28, 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Happy 36th Birthday KKFI!!
Celebrating KKFI 90.1 FM 36th Birthday! Listen Outside the Box and Have Fun During Our Pledge Drive Featuring Local Artists and Musicians Merlin and Jason Beers along with Zazou Bikaye, Staplin, De La Soul, J.E. Sunde, Pizzicato Five, Poppy Fusée, dakhabrakha, Anna Erhard, Melenas, Eartha Kitt, FULGEANCE, DJ Scientist...
Read MoreWednesday MidDay Medley • February 28, 10:00am – 12:00pm
WMM presents: True Lions + Malek Azrael + Marion Merritt + Betse Ellis
On the next Wednesday MidDay Medley February 28, 10 to Noon on KKFI 90.1 FM we welcome special guests: Malek Azrael, and Alisön Hawkins & Fritz Hutchison of True Lions who will play a COLD GRAVY BOWL, Release Show on Saturday at The Emerald, in the West Bottoms with The Matchsellers, Cherry Scary, Ezra Prince, and Nora Demented. // We will also spin more New & MidCoastal Releases from: The Phantastics, The Creepy Jingles, Monta, Malek Azrael, PURE XTC, Seyko, Stik Figa, True Lions, Danielle Nicole, Timbers, The Whips and James Brown. // AND, Marion Merritt of Records with Merritt and Betse Ellis of Betse & Clarke join us as special Guest Co-Hosts to encourage listeners to call 888-931-0901, or visit www.kkfi.org to support KKFI 90.1 FM during our Winter Fund Drive Show.
Read MoreArtspeak Radio • February 28, 9:00am – 10:00am
Artspeak Radio with Jenny Mendez and Sue Moreno
Artspeak Radio, Wednesday, February 28, 2024, 9am – 10am CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live audio www.kkfi.org
Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd welcomes artist/activist/educator Sue Moreno and artist/curator/Director Mattie Rhodes Art Center Jenny Mendez.
Read MoreOne KC Radio Spotlight • February 28, 5:00am – 6:00am
Nuestra Herencia and Conversations with Crystal
In our first segment, Gene Chavez interviews Nicolas Segura, a 2nd generation Latino who owns a business which guides those wanting to market goods and services to the Hispanic community. Next, Crystal interviews an educator who has 30+ years working in the Kansas City School System - learn what it takes to be a great teacher and what improvements could be made to our educational system to better ensure a more successful classroom experience.
Read MoreAll Souls Forum • February 27, 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Wikipedia: The most democratic force on earth
Spencer Graves claims that Wikipedia is the most democratic force on earth. Almost anyone can change almost anything on Wikipedia. What stays tends to be written from a neutral point of view citing credible sources.
ListenRadio Active Magazine • February 27, 6:00pm – 6:30pm
Kevin Martin, Dave Pack, and the PeaceWorks Kansas City Annual Meeting March 3.
The public is invited to the annual meeting of PeaceWorks Kansas City March 3 (Sunday) 2-4 PM at Simpson House, 4509 Walnut, Kansas City, MO, 64111. This episode of Radio Active Magazine features an interview with Kevin Martin, President of Peace Action, and Dave Pack, Treasurer of PeaceWorks Kansas City, the local affiliate of Peace Action.
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