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Step into a poetic journey through the headlines with ”Thy News, by Bill Shakespeare,” a unique podcast where the timeless words of William Shakespeare meet the contemporary tales of the world. Imagine the dulcet tones of the Bard himself as he transforms the latest news into eloquent sonnets, blending the classical beauty of Elizabethan verse with the urgency of today’s events. In each episode, listeners are treated to a masterful performance by the iconic William Shakespeare, reciting the ...
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Anna Sale explores the big questions and hard choices that are often left out of polite conversation.
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The Lowry Theatre is commemorating 400 years since Shakespeare's death with a season of shows. We join radio presenter and theatre director Hywel Evans at opening night to gauge the audience reaction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Join host Will Wilhelm (they/them) for an intimate chat and a tarot reading with America’s coolest and queerest theatre creators. Each episode, Will and their special guest create space to summon a brighter, bolder, binary-breaking future. As the candle burns low, Will offers a unique tarot reading that folds in Shakespeare’s sonnets. This podcast is your all-access hand stamp to the genderqueer party you never knew was all around you!
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Personal Landscapes: Conversations on Books About Place
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Arts Magazine wants to cover it all in the Kansas City area, from professional stage productions to community and eclectic productions. This KKFI program covers the expensive art galleries as well as the small out of the way places where the new trends begin to surface. Program host Michael Hogge wants Kansas City to learn what it takes to be a vibrant arts town. Past guests have included George Keithly, an award-winning stage director and Emmy winning TV director. Kansas City’s own big band ...
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The Weird History Podcast explores the out-of-the-way, obscure, weird, and overlooked corners of history. New episodes appear every Thursday.
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Life and Death Inside the Playboy Mansion
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Crystal met Hugh Hefner when she was 21 and he was 81. They spent 10 years together at the Playboy mansion before he died and she became a widow. In this episode she reflects on their marriage, and how she’s changed since. Crystal Hefner’s memoir is called Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself. Podcast production by Zoe Azulay …
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Arts Magazine Show: The Barn Players
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Jimmy Buffett’s Escape from Margaritaville! The post Arts Magazine Show: The Barn Players appeared first on KKFI.
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Arts Magazine Show: Martin City Melodrama
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Jeannie Beachwood-Artistic Director joins Michael on the phone lines to talk the classic, The Wizard of OZ! The post Arts Magazine Show: Martin City Melodrama appeared first on KKFI.
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When Miranda July entered her early forties, she noticed a grim feeling emerge. “It wasn't coming from me,” she said, “I guess it came from this lack of imagery, or stories, or even just basic medical information about what was going to happen next with my body.” The dearth of information and near absence of cultural mythology about perimenopause a…
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Ian Fleming with biographer Nicholas Shakespeare
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Ian Fleming was overshadowed by the fictional character he created in the final decade of his life, but his own story is far more interesting. Biographer Nicholas Shakespeare joined me to talk about Fleming’s troubled childhood, his wartime intelligence work, and how an American president made James Bond a bestseller.…
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When Angela first started working at a debt collection agency, she says she barely understood what her job was. "I was so completely awestruck that people didn't pay their bills," she told Anna in 2019, when this episode originally aired. Angela ended up working as a collector for 15 years, working her way up and getting monthly bonuses for getting…
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Olympic Legend Greg Louganis on Outliving and Outperforming Expectations
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During the 1988 Summer Olympics, diver Greg Louganis was competing under extreme pressure. In the preliminary round, he split his head open on the diving board, got stitched up, and decided to stay in the competition. He was also carrying a secret that only a few people knew: six months before the Olympics began, Greg learned that he was HIV positi…
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Arts Magazine Show: White Theatre presents The Little Mermaid
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July 6th-28th 5801 W 115th StreetOverland Park, KS 66211Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.Main Office 913-327-8000Fax 913-327-8040 For tickets and show information please visit: https://www.thejkc.org/white-theatre/ The post Arts Magazine Show: White Theatre presents The Little Mermaid appeared first on KKFI.…
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Arts Magazine Show: Raytown Arts Council
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The Raytown Arts Council joins Hogge in studio to talk Willy Wonka! July 19th 20th 21st 26th 27th and 28th For Tickets and more information please visit: https://www.raytownmoarts.com/ The post Arts Magazine Show: Raytown Arts Council appeared first on KKFI.
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Arts Magazine Show: The Fringe KC Festival
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The 20th Anniversary of Fringe Festival of Kansas City celebrating the arts across a broad spectrum! What is going on at the festivals 20th birthday celebration? What can you go […] The post Arts Magazine Show: The Fringe KC Festival appeared first on KKFI.
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What’s Missing From the Overdose Crisis Conversation
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From a young age, James T. Morrison used drugs to help him feel better. He started with pills that were prescribed to him–medications like Xanax and Klonopin–but he soon moved on to basically whatever he could get his hands on. In this episode, James discusses his experience with substance use disorder, housing instability, and the criminal justice…
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The Mayor of the Most Controversial City in the U.S.
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San Francisco mayor London Breed grew up learning again and again about the dangers of drugs and addiction. She lived in public housing in the city in the 1980’s and saw friends and family members in her community get hooked, get sick, and sometimes pass away. Fast forward to now, and San Francisco is seeing sky-high overdose numbers (though they’r…
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Sex Parties and Shakespeare With Carvell Wallace
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Carvell Wallace’s brilliant new memoir Another Word for Love has been rightfully praised for its passages about childhood trauma, about apologies and forgiveness, and about the healing power of love. But the book also features some important lessons about sex, consent, and the ways popular culture can send the wrong messages about both of those thi…
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Arts Magazine Show: Bill Clause & Fool Killer Folk KC
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Our wonderful own Bill Clause joins Michael in studio to talk Fool Killer Folk KC! 50th installment celebration! The post Arts Magazine Show: Bill Clause & Fool Killer Folk KC appeared first on KKFI.By KKFI 90.1 FM Kansas City Community Radio
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Kapka Kassabova: Europe’s last nomadic pastoralists
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Kapka Kassabova writes about marginal places and the interdependence of humans and animals in traditional societies. In her last four books, she has made the Balkans her subject — a region I love visiting for its rugged geography and people. She’s one of today’s most interesting writers on place, and one whose work will stand the test of time. We s…
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Baby Reindeer’s Intimacy Coordinator on Sex and Trauma on Screen
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Since the #MeToo movement, the presence of intimacy coordinators have become more common on movie and TV sets. In this episode, Elle McAlpine the intimacy coordinator for many projects including Poor Things and Baby Reindeer, talks about what her job entails, from choreographing the perfect orgasm to navigating tricky workplace dynamics. Podcast pr…
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Arts Magazine Show: City Stage Theatre at Union Station presents Tom Sawyer
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11th June, 2024 — 29th June, 2024 For tickets and more information please visit: https://tickets.unionstation.org/events/01899291-92ee-6147-0481-a6d31d7246b1 The post Arts Magazine Show: City Stage Theatre at Union Station presents Tom Sawyer appeared first on KKFI.By KKFI 90.1 FM Kansas City Community Radio
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Kara Swisher and Orna Guralnik on How to Get People Talking
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Anna talks to Dr. Orna Guralnik, the psychoanalyst from Showtime’s Couples Therapy, and then to Kara Swisher, the pugnacious tech journalist and podcast host, about the art of the interview, and how they get people to open up to them. Kara Swisher’s new book is Burn Book: A Tech Love Story, and you can read her 1989 Washington Post article here. Th…
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Mark Duplass on Making Money, Mental Health and Midlife
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Mark Duplass’s first big dream came true when he was 28: a movie he wrote and directed with his brother, Jay, got into The Sundance Film Festival. It was a major accomplishment, but Mark was miserable. “The week after Sundance was probably one of the worst weeks of my life because I realized I hit the top of the mountain. The top of the mountain di…
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Arts Magazine Show: Shakespeare In The Park
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The annual Shakespeare in the Park is returning to the lawns of the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art! June 11th-30th For more information please visit: Homepage The post Arts Magazine Show: Shakespeare In The Park appeared first on KKFI.By KKFI 90.1 FM Kansas City Community Radio
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