Take Two • March 27, 12:32pm – 12:34pm
Take Two: “Anna” (R)
Due to the fact that our local cinemas are temporarily closed, Russ and Susan give their reviews of a new action thriller now screening on HBO. "Anna" is the latest from filmmaker Luc Besson ("Lucy") about a supermodel/female assassin played by newcomer Sasha Luss. The supporting cast includes Helen Mirren ("The Queen"). Luke Evans ("Beauty and the Beast") and Cillian Murphy ("28 Days Later").
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Freeze Frame • March 27, 10:58am – 11:00am
Feeze Frame: Feel-good streaming movies-“The Big Sick” (R), “Fighting With My Family” (PG-13), “Hearts Beat Loud” (PG-13)
Since most of our local cinemas are temporarily closed, this week’s Freeze Frame will focus on three “feel good” films currently available to stream at home, ones that can provide some uplift in trying times.
Available on Amazon Prime, “The Big Sick” might, at first blush, sound like something from the Lifetime Network, but it’s so much better. Pakistani-American standup comic Kumail Nanjiani plays himself in the true story of his romance with a white, non-Muslim girl, played by Zoe Kazan. The initial cultural conflicts take a back seat when she suffers a serious health crisis. Yes, it earns its R-rating thanks to adult themes, but "The Big Sick" is smart, hilarious, touching and has a terrific supporting cast. If it doesn't move you, maybe YOU need to check into the hospital. “The Big Sick” was my pick as the best film of 2017.
“Fighting With My Family” is a pleasant PG-13 surprise that’s currently streaming on Hulu. This funny and heartfelt comedy tells the true story of Raya Knight, a British teenage girl who became WWE Superstar, Paige. Florence Pugh plays Paige, the young girl mentored by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and trained by Vince Vaughn.
You don’t have to know a piledriver from a cactus clothesline to enjoy it. It’s strange that a movie about scripted matches has such genuine emotion. “Fighting With My Family” is a real crowd-pleaser.
Low-key charm is not a quality that’s valued much in an age of special effects-heavy blockbusters. But it’s the very thing that propels the comic father-daughter drama “Hearts Beat Loud” now on Hulu. Nick Offerman plays an irresponsible man who wants his daughter to be in a pop band with him. She wants to go off to medical school. “Hearts Beat Loud” is sweet-natured and has a very appealing pop score.
ListenHeartland Labor Forum (Repeat) • March 27, 5:00am – 6:00am
The ASARCO Strike & Is TIF Socialism for Corporations?
We’ll talk with members of the League of Women Voters, which has just released a comprehensive study of property tax abatements in Kansas City, MO. The study includes ten recommendations for assuring that tax giveaways actually serve the public good, not private greed.
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Heartland Labor Forum • March 26, 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Is TIF Socialism for Corporations?
We’ll talk with members of the League of Women Voters, which has just released a comprehensive study of property tax abatements in Kansas City, MO. The study includes ten recommendations for assuring that tax giveaways actually serve the public good, not private greed.
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Cowtown Conversations • March 26, 9:00am – 10:00am
Conversation with Reverend Roxanne Pendleton a Senior Program Coordinator with Truman Medical Center
Join us as we have a conversation with Reverend Roxanne Pendleton a Senior Program Coordinator at Truman Medical Center on mental health during these stressful times
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Artspeak Radio • March 25, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
ARTSPEAK RADIO+ Davis, Morgan, & Imig
Wednesday, March 25, 2020, noon - 1pm CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live www.kkfi.org
Producer/host Mark Manning welcomes musician Noah Davis, musicians Laurel Morgan and Ben Parks, and Mid-America Arts Alliance Special Projects Specialist Cory Imig.
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Wednesday MidDay Medley • March 25, 10:00am – 12:00pm
WMM presents: Jennifer Owen + Fritz Hutchison + Colin Halliburton
Mark welcomes special guests: Jennifer C. Owen of Owen/Cox Dance Group; AND, Fritz Hutchison who is releasing his new solo record "Wide Wild Acres" on Center Cut Records; AND, Colin Halliburton who is releasing the new album "GOOD / GRIEF" from his band The Roseline. We'll also be playing New & MidCoastal Releases from: Fritz Hutchison, The Roseline, Jo MacKenzie, Blackstarkids, KEVIN MORBY, Heidi Phillips & Danny Krause, Scott Hrabko & The Rabbits, Bob & Una Walkenhorst, Charlotte Dos Santos, U.S. Girls, David Byrne's American Utopia, The War and Treaty, and LaBelle.
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Linx Mix • March 24, 10:00am – 12:00pm
Annie’s Chix Mix 2009
Back in 2009, my dear friend Annie was a hip young single chick in her mid-twenties, hanging out with her posse, and listening to hip young music. I asked her to make me a mix of all the female artists in her playlist, and she created the immortal "Annie's Chix Mix: 2009". Still my wife's favorite all female mix, today, Mixmaster Linc will be sharing it with you. Tune in and literally "have a great day"!
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Law and Disorder • March 24, 9:00am – 10:00am
Civil Liberties Amid Pandemic; United States Executive Authority Declares Emergency Powers; and Executive Authority in Declaring Emergency Powers
Michael Cohen testified last year before Congress that Trump would never leave office voluntarily. With the pandemic of Covid-19 virus upon us, Trump last week he declared a state of national emergency. This gives him more than 100 additional powers.
Some of those 100 powers provide reasonable responses to real emergencies, while others seem to bolster the power of a unitary executive who wants to amassing or retain power. The president can activate laws allowing him to, shut down many kinds of electronic communications inside the U.S. or to freeze Americans bank accounts.
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Jaws of Justice Radio • March 23, 9:00am – 10:00am
Tent Courts at our Southern Border
Secret courts... Freezing courtrooms... Video judges... sounds like the plot to a bad movie set in a third world country.
Host David Bell is joined by attorney Rekha Sharma-Crawford and they take a look inside the secret Immigration Tent Courts on the U.S. southern border. They will discuss why we should be concerned.
Retro Red-Eye Express • March 21, 10:00pm – 1:00am
Retro Red-Eye Express •Mar. 21, 2020
Retro Red-Eye Express airs Saturdays at 10pm, featuring music such as: New Wave, 80s Alternative, Post-Punk, Gothic/Industrial, 90s Electronica, Punk, some 70s Glam Rock, and new music influenced by those genres.
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WomanSong • March 21, 11:00am – 1:00pm
WomanSong – March 21, 2020
Woman-Centered Music Telling Stories of Women's Lives, hosted by Linda Wilson
ListenFreeze Frame • March 20, 10:58am – 11:00am
Freeze Frame: “Self-Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker (not rated), “Blow the Man Down” (R), “Big Time Adolescence” (R)
Due to the fact that most of our local cinemas are temporarily closing in reaction to the coronavirus outbreak, this week’s Freeze Frame will focus on brand new movies that are available to stream on home streaming services.
“Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker” is a 3-hour Netflix miniseries about America’s first self-made female millionaire. Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer takes the title role of the woman who used her tenacity and sales skills to build a business empire of hair care products for African American women. Based on a book by Walker’s granddaughter, the story focuses on the formidable personal and societal obstacles Ms. Walker had to overcome in the early part of the 20th Century.
Spencer is ideally cast in the title role. This enlightening, well-produced drama falters only when it indulges in some fantasy scenes that seem artificial and unnecessary.
“Blow the Man Down” is a wicked and pitch-black mystery new on Amazon. It’s a thriller that exposes the unseemly underbelly of a small, sleepy fishing village in coastal Maine. Sophie Lowe and Morgan Saylor plays sisters who unwittingly uncover their town’s dark secrets when one of them kills a man in self-defense and then they attempt to cover up the incident. The style and tone are very similar to the work of the Coen Brothers, so if their comically dark vision appeals to you, then “Blow the Man Down” is right up your alley.
Pete Davidson from “Saturday Night Live” stars in the Hulu comedy, “Big Time Adolescence,” the story of a charismatic but irresponsible man in his twenties who has the emotional maturity of a juvenile. Appropriately, his best friend is an impressionable 16-year-old, well played by Griffin Gluck. The duo gets into trouble through casual drug dealing. “Big Time Adolescence” is a slight but often amusing cautionary tale.
ListenHeartland Labor Forum (Repeat) • March 20, 5:00am – 6:00am
Selma at 55 and How Bad Is Voter Suppression?
It’s 55 years since 600 voting rights marchers attempted to cross the Edmund Pettis Bridge in Selma Alabama on their way to Montgomery 50 miles away. They were brutally beaten by state troopers. Heartland Labor Forum and thousands of people went to the anniversary to reaffirm the right to vote. We’ll hear Selma author and activist William Waheed on the importance of Selma.
ListenHeartland Labor Forum • March 19, 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Selma at 55 and How Bad Is Voter Suppression?
It’s 55 years since 600 voting rights marchers attempted to cross the Edmund Pettis Bridge in Selma Alabama on their way to Montgomery 50 miles away. They were brutally beaten by state troopers. Heartland Labor Forum and thousands of people went to the anniversary to reaffirm the right to vote. We’ll hear Selma author and activist William Waheed on the importance of Selma.
ListenCowtown Conversations • March 19, 9:00am – 10:00am
Conversation with Dr. Rex Archer, Director of the Kansas City Health Department
Join us as we have a conversation with Dr. Rex Archer, director of the Kansas City Health Department as we discuss the coronavirus or COVID-19 and how we should be prepare for it in Kansas City, Mo
ListenCowtown Conversations • March 19, 9:00am – 10:00am
Join us as have a conversation with Marilyn Chappell about financial moves you can make during this pandemic crisis.
Join us as have a conversation with Marilyn Chappell about financial moves you can make during this pandemic crisis.
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All Souls Forum • March 18, 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Locally Grown Food: Cultivate KC & KC Farm School at Gibbs Road
Katherine Kelly, Founder and Executive Director of Cultivate KC, and Alicia Ellingsworth, Founder & Executive Director of KC Farm School at Gibbs Road, give the history of the mission and accomplishments of these two organizations that have served to promote locally grown food in the Kansas City region.
ListenArtspeak Radio • March 18, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
ARTSPEAK RADIO with Paul Guiterrez, Anthony “AO” Oropeza, and KC Storytellers
Wednesday, March 18, 2020, noon - 1pm CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live www.kkfi.org
Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd welcomes Programs Director for the Kansas City Museum Paul Guiterrez, artist Anthony "AO" Oropeza, and KC Storytellers.
ListenWednesday MidDay Medley • March 18, 10:00am – 12:00pm
WMM presents: Katy Guillen + Ingrid Ingram + Dylan Pyles
While we are practicing social distancing lets *safely* get together on our radios and computers! You are not alone! On the next Wednesday MidDay Medley on March 18, 10 to Noon, on KKFI 90.1 FM we welcome special guests: Katy Guillen, Ingrid Ingram, and Dylan Pyles who'll play LIVE in our 90.1 FM Studios. We'll also play New & MidCoastal Releases from: Hi-Lux, Fullbloods, Katy Guillen and The Drive, Fritz Hutchison, Una Walkenhorst, Ingrid Ingram, Blackstarkids, Scott Hrabko & The Rabbits, City Pets - Band, Dylan Pyles, The Creepy Jingles, Car Seat Headrest, and Bill Fay. STAY SAFE at HOME! Tune in on your radios and computers and smart speakers! You can dial us up for free at: KKFI.org /// KKFI 90.1 FM = Safe Social
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