Recent Episodes

Global Roots Radio • January 19, 9:00pm – 11:00pm

The India show with Venkat Manda

A variety of Bollywood music and happenings from the greater KC Desi community!

Every Woman • January 19, 3:00am – 4:00am

Every Woman • Jan. 18, 2020

Join us for this week's Every Woman, as we speak with another wonderful guest - Diane Hopkins, a beautiful, young, waitress who grew up in the foster system. She will be sharing her journey and aspirations with us.

That's at 3pm Central Time, on 90.1 FM, streaming on kkfi.org or various apps on your phones! And be sure to keep up with Every Woman at our Facebook page which you can find right here!

WomanSong • January 18, 11:00pm – 1:00am

WomanSong • January 18, 2020

Woman-Centered music telling stories of women’s lives.

Freeze Frame • January 18, 10:58am – 11:00am

Freeze Frame: “Bad Boys for Life” (R), “Troop Zero” (PG), “Disturbing the Peace” (R)

After a 17-year hiatus, Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are reunited in the comic action thriller, “Bad Boys for Life,” the third entry in the franchise that began in 1995. These Miami based detectives are getting long in the tooth and it shows as they’re targeted for assassination by a Mexican drug cartel. Everything about this absurd and violent R-rated movie is over the top and beat-by-beat predictable, but Smith and Lawrence manage to save the day and the movie with their goofy humor and personal appeal. Watcha gonna do?

Oscar winners Viola Davis and Allison Janney star alongside young McKenna Grace in the self-consciously whimsical comedy, “Troop Zero.” McKenna plays a pre-teen social outcast in a small Georgia town in the 1970s who recruits a group of misfits to form a Birdie Scout troop. This is the sort of wacky movie that aims to charm us with its eccentricity. This sentimental, sweet natured movie benefits greatly from it’s solid and likable cast.

Actor Guy Pearce goes slumming for a paycheck in the ridiculous action thriller, “Disturbing the Peace.” Pearce plays a marshal and former Texas Ranger who goes to battle with a gang of biker bank robbers in a small southern town. The plot, dialogue and direction are laughably bad, but not quite bad enough to make “Disturbing the Peace” a campy pleasure.

Also opening this week, Robert Downey, Jr. stars in “Dolittle,” a family film about the famed doctor and veterinarian who could talk to animals. “The Corrupted” is a violent British crime thriller starring Sam Claflin. “The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson” is a thriller that claims to offer a new angle on the O.J. Simpson murders. Mena Suvari stars. “Weathering With You” is Japanese anime offering about a girl with power over the weather.

Take Two • January 18, 12:32am – 12:34am

Take Two: “Little Women” (PG)

Writer/director Greta Gerwig ("Lady Bird") has adapted the classic Louisa May Alcott's classic novel "Little Women" with a certain contemporary flair. The cast includes Saoirse Ronan ("Brooklyn"), Florence Pugh ("Midsommar"), Laura Dern ("Marriage Story"), Timothée Chalamet ("Call Me By Your Name") and Meryl Streep ("The Laundromat").

Heartland Labor Forum (Repeat) • January 17, 11:00am – 12:00pm

Worker Rebellion in France and Colombia

Recently, workers in France and Colombia have shut down their economies when confronted with pension reforms, which attacked their livelihoods. Hear from union leaders in both countries about why they’re in the streets and what’s a general strike.

Heartland Labor Forum • January 17, 6:00am – 7:00am

Worker Rebellion in France and Colombia

Recently, workers in France and Colombia have shut down their economies when confronted with pension reforms, which attacked their livelihoods. Hear from union leaders in both countries about why they’re in the streets and what’s a general strike.

Cowtown Conversations • January 16, 9:00pm – 10:00pm

Conversation with Marilyn Chappell of Exceeds Expectations about planning for retirement for ages 40-49

Join us as we have a Conversation with Marilyn Chappell of Exceeds Expectations about planning for retirement for ages 40-49

Wednesday MidDay Medley • January 15, 4:00pm – 6:00pm

WMM Celebrates MLK

WMM celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., born January 15, 1929, with music of the movement from: Mavis Staples, Pops Staples, The Staple Singers, Mahalia Jackson, Marian Anderson, Bobby Watson & The I Have A Dream Project featuring Glenn North, Krystle Warren, Kelly Hunt, Laura Love, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Labelle, Curtis Mayfield, Maceo & The Macks, The Swan Silvertones, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Aaron Neville, Soweto Gospel Choir, The International Noise Conspiracy, Tramaine Hawkins, Ella Mitchell, Billy Porter, Solomon Burke, Nina Simone, The Holmes Brothers, The Chambers Brothers, The Isley Brothers, Pete Seeger, and Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion.

Law and Disorder • January 15, 9:00am – 10:00am

Assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani: Geopolitical Discussion; and Disrupt, Discredit, and Divide: How the New FBI Damages Democracy

President Donald Trump's assassination of General Qasem Soleimani when he was at the airport in Baghdad, Iraq is in violation of both American and international law.

Mike Germans new book, Disrupt, Discredit, and Divide: How the New FBI Damages Democracy, feels especially timely. German is a former FBI undercover special agent whose assignments included infiltrating white nationalist organizations.

Artspeak Radio • January 15, 6:12am – 6:13am

ARTSPEAK RADIO chats with KCAC and Impratical Spaces

Wednesday, January 15, 2020, noon - 1pm CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live www.kkfi.org

Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd talks with Kansas City Artists Coalition founder Maura Conry, Executive Director Marissa Starke, plus Impractical Spaces project members Cory Imig and Melaney Mitchell.

One KC Radio Spotlight • January 14, 6:00pm – 7:00pm

One KC Radio – Crown Crafted Music Series

The Tasty Brew • January 14, 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Folk Alliance International 2020

Join Host Diana Linn and Folk Alliance International's Kelly Dougherty for a tasty brew sampling of artists showcasing at FAI2020 in New Orleans. Also stopping by....Mike Paget of Green Guitar Folk House Concert Series with the 411 on the first shows of 2020!

Radio Active Magazine • January 14, 12:00pm – 12:30pm

State sponsors of terrorism and some Kansas City political activism

On January 3rd, eleven days before this broadcast, a US drone strike killed Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani and four others near the international airport of Bagdad, Iraq. The next day, at least two rallies were held in Kansas City to protest this extra-judicial execution, one at noon and another at 3 PM.  This episode of Radio Active Magazine will discuss some of the history behind this conflict and activities in Kansas City relating to this and other issues. 

Jaws of Justice Radio • January 13, 9:00pm – 10:00pm

Rally in Jefferson City MO and Integrity Conviction Unit in Douglas County Kansas

Justice 4 Inmates is having a prison reform rally. The need for a Conviction Integrity Unit to avoid prosecutorial error.

EcoRadio KC • January 13, 6:00am – 7:00am

Environmental Justice from a Catholic Perspective with Msgr Swetland

Monsignor Stewart Swetland of Donnelly College will be in the house this week talking to Richard about why we should be better stewards for the Earth.  He has been preaching recently with inspiration from Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si" on care of our common home.   Swetland says, “Environmental justice is a concern for every person because it is a part of the human vocation to participate responsibly in God’s ongoing creative action.”

Arts Magazine • January 13, 6:00am – 7:00am

Arts Magazine Guests: David Auburn, Karen Paisley, & Doug Tally.

15th Season Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre at The Warwick
Director-Karen Paisley Artistic Director (Dir of 'Proof')
Feat. "Proof"

Brown Bag Concert
Westport Center for the Arts
Doug Tally Quartet-Quartet Concert to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Global Roots Radio • January 12, 3:00pm – 5:00pm

remorse, solidarity and resistance!

music of remorse, solidarity and resistance!

Every Woman • January 12, 9:00am – 10:00am

Every Woman • Jan. 11, 2020

Join us for this week's Every Woman, as we speak with another wonderful guest!

That's at 3pm Central Time, on 90.1 FM, streaming on kkfi.org or various apps on your phones! And be sure to keep up with Every Woman at our Facebook page which you can find right here!

All Souls Forum • January 12, 12:00am – 1:00am

Anti-war and other All Souls Commentary

This episode of All Souls Forum begins with a brief review of the recent escalations of tensions between the US and Iran followed by a general discussion of other topics from All Souls Forum on 2020-01-05.