Recent Episodes

Heartland Labor Forum • January 20, 6:00pm – 7:00pm

Mapping the Current Strike Wave and Replacing Permanent Replacement

This week, it’s Johnnie Kallas from Cornell University about his new Labor Action Tracker strike map of the US. It will help you see who needs your solidarity. Then, since Ronald Reagan busted the air traffic controllers, employers have knocked themselves out trying to permanently replace strikers. Biden's National Labor Relations Board, however, wants to permanently replace the permanent replacement doctrine. We’ll talk to author and labor lawyer Robert Schwartz.

All Souls Forum • January 20, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Shaping the Future of Kansas City Public Schools

Kansas City Public School District leaders will discuss "Blueprint 2030" and the mission to give all children a quality educational experience, preparing them for college, career and life.

Making Contact • January 20, 5:30am – 6:00am

THE PANDEMIC INSIDE: COVID 19 AND PRISONS (ENCORE)

In a two-part series, we look at how COVID-19 has torn through prisons and how organizers are trying to push state and local governments to release inmates in order to contain the spread of the pandemic. In part one, we focus on California. We take a look at why a prison, like San Quentin, is such a perfect environment for infectious diseases, especially an airborne one like COVID-19, how we might safely release large amounts of inmates across the prison system, and what weve learned from past release programs like realignment.

Sprouts • January 20, 5:00am – 5:30am

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY VS LGBTQ EQUALITY — PART 13

The Fulton Case continued...

In this episode, Jennifer C. Pizer and Isha continue their conversation about the case of Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, decided by the Supreme Court in June 2021, in which a Catholic adoption agency pressed a religious freedom claim to "opt out" of the city's nondiscrimination rules.

Jennifer C. Pizer is the Senior Counsel and Director of Law and Policy for Lambda Legal, the country's oldest and largest legal organization seeking full recognition of the civil rights of LGBT people and everyone living with HIV.

American Routes • January 19, 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Sweet Inspiration: Dan Penn & Trudy Lynn

Singer Songwriter Dan Penn is the master behind so many well loved R&B songs, from James and Bobby Purify’s “I’m Your Puppet” to Aretha Franklin’s “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man” and Alex Chilton and the Box Tops “Cry Like a Baby,” and many more.

Ebony’s Bones • January 19, 6:00pm – 7:00pm

MLK

We discuss the lesser known facts of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Artspeak Radio • January 19, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Artspeak Radio Poetry and Music

Artspeak Radio, Wednesday, January 19, 2022, noon - 1pm CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live audio www.kkfi.org
Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd serves up a special program of poetry and music.
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Wednesday MidDay Medley • January 19, 10:00am – 12:00pm

WMM with Kianna White & Cale Parks of Ezmerelda + Michelle Bacon + New & MidCoastal Releases

On the next Wednesday MidDay Medley January 19, 10-Noon, on KKFI 90.1 FM, we welcome special guests: Kianna Alarid White & Cale Parks who share details about their new duo, Ezmerelda and their debut single, "I'm So Nervous.” We also talk with Michelle Bacon about The Band That Fell To Earth, and their 6th Annual Tribute to David Bowie, Friday, January 21 and Saturday, January 22, at recordBar. PLUS, we play 16 New & MidCoastal Releases from: Mensa Deathsquad, The Creepy Jingles, Hembree, Katy Guillen & The Drive, Betse and Clarke, Danny Cox, Jo Blaq, Scarecrow Vapors, Ezmerelda, Heath Church, Heidi Gluck, You Monster You, and David Bowie. PLUS, we also play music from Sam Wells, Kianna White, and Trampled Under Foot.

Alternative Radio • January 19, 9:00am – 10:00am

Chaos or Community?

In his 1967 book Where Do We Go From Here? Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr wrote these prophetic words: “A true revolution of values will soon look uneasily on the glaring contrast of poverty and wealth. The oceans of history are made turbulent by the ever-rising tides of hate. We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. This may well be mankind’s last chance to choose between chaos or community.” More than five decades later the chaos is all too apparent: When we look around we are faced with a raging pandemic with its mounting death toll, acute economic distress, a climate in peril and the fury of the January 6th insurrection and all that was behind it. We are at a proverbial crossroads. Collective action can address these problems. We can choose. Will it be chaos or community?

On our January 19th show, our speaker will be Michael Eric Dyson, a globally renowned scholar of race, religion and contemporary culture, is the Centennial Chair and University Distinguished Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies at Vanderbilt University. 

Radio Active Magazine • January 18, 6:00pm – 6:18pm

PeaceWorks Kansas City lobbies for nuclear disarmament, noting “Nuclear weapons are illegal”

Ann Suellentrop and Charles Carney discuss activities of PeaceWorks Kansas City in working toward nuclear disarmament.  They've done this in various ways including nonviolent direct action and lobbying public officials.

Law and Disorder • January 18, 9:00am – 10:00am

Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America; and The Escalating Crisis in Ukraine Poses an Imminent Threat to World Peace

Americans have very little understanding of their own history and the Right wants to make sure they never will. Laws are now being passed in a number of states forbidding educators from presenting an accurate portrayal of the racist past of the United States. Critical Race Theory, which is nothing more than a truthful accounting of U.S. history, is under attack. The documentary, Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America, has just been released in New York City and Los Angeles and will soon be available at theaters around the country. It has been featured at several film festivals and won many awards. This film is an important contribution to U.S. history. People will be enlightened about their roots. We talk with Jeffery Robinson about the movie and his collaboration with directors Sarah Kunstler and Emily Kunstler.

By way of introducing our discussion on the escalating crisis in Ukraine, and the imminent threat to world peace that it poses, I can think of no better way to do so than to read the short, opening two paragraphs of the January 2nd statement on the crisis issued by The U.S. Peace Council. It reads, in part, as follows: For weeks, the US corporate media have been shrill in declaring that Russia, having positioned tens of thousands of Russian troops on the border, may be about to invade Ukraine. US State Department spokesmen have been threatening Russia with punishing economic sanctions if there is an invasion. And a bit later it goes on to say: The cold war with Russia, festering since 2014 and the US backed coup in Ukraine, may be potentially even more menacing than the new cold war with China. Guest " Joseph Jamison is a long-time peace activist and a member of the Executive Committee of the U.S. Peace Council. He is also the Coordinator of the Peace Councils Move the Money to Human Needs Campaign, and very active in his local Move the Money Campaign in New York City.

New Dimensions • January 18, 5:00am – 6:00am

Triggers and Trauma as Portals to Growth

On our January 18th show, Susan Campbell reminds us that “Our unprocessed emotional wounds and the reactions that arise from them are what makes us go to war, blow up at our children, get hostile on the freeways, hit “send” on that email rant, walk out of meetings, argue with loved ones, and make shortsighted decisions.

Susan Campbell, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and the author of close to a dozen books on relationships and conflict resolution. She leads seminars internationally, is a couples therapist, relationship coach and trainer of professional coaches. She also works with private clients through her relationship coaching practice.

EcoRadio KC • January 17, 6:00pm – 7:00pm

IN ANTICIPATION OF THE 2022 KANSAS LEGISLATIVE SESSION

On Monday January 17th, 2021, host Richard Mabion will speak about the Kansas Legislature with Zack Pistora, lobbyist for the Kansas Sierra Club.  The Kansas Legislature consists of a 125-member House of Representatives and a 40-member Senate. The Legislature convened on January 10th for their annual session and generally adjourns in early May. You can hear discussion of issues the Kansas Legislature will face and how environmental issues will be addressed. And maybe, just maybe, a special guest, tune in!

Jaws of Justice Radio • January 17, 9:00am – 10:00am

INJUSTICE ANYWHERE IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE

For our show for January 17, 2022, we dedicate our entire hour to the teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr.    Host Margot Patterson will speak with Darron Edwards, Senior Pastor of United Believers Community Church, the Rev. Dr. Emanual Cleaver III, Senior Minister of St. James United Methodist Church and Attorney, Civil Rights Advocate, and Founder of My Better America, LaRonna Lassiter Saunders. 
They will be talking about ways to repair community and address crime and racism in Kansas City. 

Exploration • January 17, 5:00am – 6:00am

Explorations

On the January 17th show, Dr. Michio Kaku will discuss
Science News: Dangers of Omicron virus,
Webb space telescope,
Chinese fusion machine,
latest in Alzheimer research 

Global Roots Radio • January 16, 3:00pm – 5:00pm

home!

music, personal retelling and conversation in the exploration of "home" on this episode of Internality!

Inspired • January 16, 5:00am – 6:00am

How to Fight Racism: A Conversation with Dr. Jemar Tisby

This week an extended conversation with historian, activist, and New York Times best-selling author Dr. Jemar Tisby explores the inspiration behind his new book, How to Fight Racism: A Young Reader's Edition. The founder of the Witness: A Black Christian Collective and co-host of the podcast Pass the Mic explains why his scholarship and activism focus on the "coalition of the willing" and why he believes the racial reconciliation programs in faith communities often fail to produce systemic change.

Art of the Song • January 16, 4:00am – 4:59am

Art of the Song 01-16-22

Our guest today on Art of the Song is singer-songwriter-activist John McCutcheon.

Every Woman • January 15, 3:00pm – 4:00pm

Every Woman • January 15, 2021 – Intentionally Fearless with Caroline Hammond

Join us for this week's Every Woman, as we are delighted to welcome a new host to the Every Woman family - a returning guest, Caroline Hammond! Caroline is the 2020 Boston Scientific Global Volunteer Award winner, and she has spent 30 years as a results-driven Sales and Training Professional promoting billion-dollar brands for Fortune 500 companies; thriving within human resources, training and development. Caroline serves as the Founder and CEO of Safe In Harm’s Way; built by abuse survivors for survivors. Their website is https://safeinharmsway.org/ but if you need their services, please remember to only open that in an incognito browser session, or on a safe computer that will not be checked by your abuser, such as at work or the library.

Safe In Harm’s Way is an online bridge for survivors, giving a voice to the truth and connecting resources to leave perpetrators, plus thrive in the “after”. Safe In Harm’s Way's founding pillar is inclusive of the unique perspective needed by people of color, men, LGBTQ community and abuse survivors. As a survivor of domestic violence, plus revival from a death-experience, Caroline uses storytelling to evoke change and has been featured on national and regional television and media broadcasts as a thought leader in the domestic violence and overcoming adversity arenas.

One of the many tools that Safe In Harm’s Way provides people is the concept of being ‘Intentionally Fearless’ and that is what Caroline has chosen to call her segment of the Every Woman show.  She’ll be discussing that concept today and what it means to her.

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!

WINGS • January 15, 2:30pm – 3:00pm

Roe v Wade: The Texas Abortion Case

On the 39th anniversary of the Roe v Wade decision, Martha Burk interviews Sarah Weddington about the history and future of this landmark case and some of her other successes. Ms. Weddington, as a recently minted young lawyer, successfully argued one of history's most ground-breaking cases before the US Supreme Court - twice - with a definitive win in 1973; she died December 26th, 2021, as a more right-wing version of the court may be planning to overturn that decision.