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Take Two is KKFI 90.1 FM’s exclusive movie review program! Hosted by film critic Russ Simmons and our own Susan Sanders, get the buzz on the latest flicks coming to Kansas City theaters.
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This podcast tracks the audio archives for the “All Souls Forum” radio show. The All Souls Unitarian Universalist Forum, Kansas City’s longest ongoing conversation, has offered a platform for the discussion of significant issues since 1943.
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Understanding Israel/Palestine advocates for a fair and even-handed U.S. foreign policy that recognizes the rights of both Palestinians and Israelis. The program offers multiple perspectives through interviews with journalists, scholars, policy experts and activists to clarify the underlying issues that are often obscured by mainstream media.
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This podcast tracks the audio archives of Artspeak Radio, a program about the thriving visual arts and literary community in the Kansas City area. Hosts Maria Vasquez Boyd and Blair Schulman interview local artists, writers, and performers and let you know what’s going on with an arts events calendar.
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This podcast tracks the audio archives for “Eco Radio KC” show. EcoRadio KC explores our interdependence with the rest of the world, showing the connections between the ways we choose to live and the health of the whole community of life.
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This podcast tracks the audio archives for the “Heartland Labor Forum” radio show. The Heartland Labor Forum is Kansas City’s only program about the workplace. It’s radio that talks back to the boss! Whether you’re a union member or your workplace isn’t organized, Heartland Labor Forum (HLF) has stories for you, guaranteed to inspire, educate, or enrage you.
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Conversations and musical interludes with artists, industry professionals and supporters of the Americana/Global Roots Music scene. This podcast is curated by Diana Linn, Member of Folk Alliance International and the Americana Music Association, Host of the Tasty Brew Music Radio Show and Siren Song on 90.1 FM KKFI, and Co-Founder of the Heartland Song Network, Inc., a Kansas nonprofit dedicated to empowering the art of songwriting through education, collaboration and mentorship.
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Join us this Saturday, when we re-air the interview that Shelia Johnson did last November with special guest Lauren Conway Founder & CEO InnovateHER KC. Lauren began her career in […] The post Every Woman • November 25, 2023 • What’s Cooking: Lauren Conaway Founder & CEO InnovateHER KC appeared first on KKFI.…
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Khaled Elgindy, director of the program on Israeli-Palestinian Affairs at the Middle East Institute, discusses mounting violence in the West Bank, the crack-down on free speech inside Israel, the ongoing war and looming prospect of starvation in Gaza and a shambolic U.S. policy, characterized as a run-away train with no brakes and no destination.…
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“Napoleon,” Ridley Scott’s historical epic about the infamous French emperor, comes up a bit short. Joaquin Phoenix mumbles his way through this visually spectacular, often funny, but dramatically lackluster extravaganza. This […] The post Freeze Frame: “Napoleon” (R), “Wish” (PG), “Saltburn” (R), “Dashing Through the Snow” (PG), “Leo” (PG) appeare…
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Part 1 Devon Carney-Choreographer joins Michael on the phone to talk the importance of the KC ballet in the community. The development of young people on up to adults in […] The post Arts Magazine Show: Nutcracker with KC Ballet’s own Devon Carney appeared first on KKFI.By KKFI 90.1 FM
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Jaws of Justice Radio investigates how we can achieve justice from a system of laws deeply rooted in economic, social and political inequality. We hope you will listen. To begin […] The post YOU CAN LEARN FROM MISTAKES; PUT THOSE LESSONS INTO PRACTICE appeared first on KKFI.By KKFI 90.1 FM
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Historian Rashid Khalidi discusses the current Israel-Hamas war in the context of the past century of Israeli settler colonialism and Palestinian resistance. The current war has seen Israel push Palestinians in Gaza from the north to the south and is another step in a process of ethnic cleansing and depopulation long pursued by Zionist forces and t…
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Ty Gorman, Senior Representative for the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign in Kansas & Oklahoma and Gretchen Waddell Barwick, Director of the Missouri Chapter of the Sierra Club discuss how […] The post How Area Power Utilities Are Stalling on Climate Change Progress appeared first on KKFI.By KKFI 90.1 FM
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A riveting performance from Colman Domingo and an important untold story propel the Netflix biopic, “Rustin.” The film focuses on the Civil Rights activist Bayard Rustin and his efforts to […] The post Freeze Frame: “Rustin” (R), “Next Goal Wins” (PG-13), “Trolls Band Together” (PG), “Best. Christmas. Ever!” (TV-PG) appeared first on KKFI.…
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Artspeak Radio, Wednesday, noon – 1pm CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live audio www.kkfi.org Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd welcomes artists Jane Booth, Annie Herrero, and Artists Adrian […] The post Artspeak Radio with Booth, Herrero, & AKA AS KNOWN AS appeared first on KKFI.…
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Teamsters for a Democratic Union or TDU has for almost half a century led the fight for rank-and-file union democracy and been a leader fighting back against increasingly greedy corporations. […] The post Teamsters for a Democratic Union: Is It in the Vanguard of Labor? appeared first on KKFI.By KKFI 90.1 FM
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Artspeak Radio, Wednesday, November 15, 2023, noon – 1pm CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live audio www.kkfi.org Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd talks with artists Isaac Tapia & […] The post Artspeak Radio with Belger Art Center, Isaac Tapia & Rodrigo Alvarez appeared first on KKFI.…
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Jaws of Justice Radio investigates how we can achieve justice from a system of laws deeply rooted in economic, social and political inequality. We hope you will listen. On 10-17-23, […] The post ALEX VITALE: THE POLITICS OF PUBLIC SAFETY: POLICE REFORM AND ALTERNATIVES appeared first on KKFI.By KKFI 90.1 FM
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Brian Silva, VP for Outreach at Americans United for Separation of Church and State, discusses the rise of White Christian Nationalism and the efforts to eliminate abortion access and reproductive […] The post Christian Nationalists Aren’t Stopping at Abortion appeared first on KKFI.By KKFI 90.1 FM
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The superpowers of Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel and SABER astronaut Monica Rambeau become mysteriously intertwined in the action opus “The Marvels.” Brie Larson, Iman Vellani and Teyonah Parris play the potent trio […] The post Freeze Frame: “The Marvels” (PG-13), “Journey to Bethlehem” (PG), “Quiz Lady” (R), “Albert Brooks: Defending My Life” (Not r…
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In his 2011 book Faith Misplaced: The Broken Promise of U.S.-Arab Relations: 1820-2001, Professor Ussama Makdisi of University California Berkeley wrote, “No matter how one turns the kaleidoscope of US-Arab relations, one always returns, or is returned to, the picture of Palestine.” In his book Makdisi highlights several historical pivot points to …
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Artspeak Radio, Wednesday, noon – 1pm CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live audio www.kkfi.org Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd welcomes artists Teresa Dirks, Sue Moreno, and Laura Nugent. […] The post Artspeak Radio with Teresa Dirks, Sue Moreno, & Laura Nugent appeared first on KKFI.…
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In May 2022, the Heartland Labor Forum reported on censorship in public schools. We’ll follow up with KCMO school librarian, Rebecca Parker about the escalation of book bans and the […] The post Banned but not Forgotten; The State of KCMO School Libraries – and – Challenges and Opportunities in the Midwest Since COVID – EPI appeared first on KKFI.…
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Part 1 Ryan Fortney-Director, Marketing, Communications Coordinator Presenting Grapes of Wrath Robert Coppage- Tom Joad Sherri Roulette-Mosley=Ma Joad November 10th-19th @ The Arts Asylum 824 E. Meyer Boulevard, KCMO 64131 […] The post Arts Magazine Show: Grapes Of Wrath & Peregrine Honig appeared first on KKFI.…
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Oceans cover 70% of our planet’s surface. Oceans absorb 90% of the heat from global warming. They absorb 30% of the carbon dioxide produced by burning fossil fuels. Oceans drive […] The post OCEAN WARMING AND THE SURVIVAL OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST ECOSYSTEM appeared first on KKFI.By KKFI 90.1 FM
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Jaws of Justice Radio investigates how we can achieve justice from a system of laws deeply rooted in economic, social and political inequality. We hope you will listen. In Part […] The post ERICA ANDRADE OF EL CENTRO SPEAKS ON THE MEANING OF JUSTICE appeared first on KKFI.By KKFI 90.1 FM
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“Priscilla,” Sophia Coppola’s subtle and nuanced movie about the relationship of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, is the polar opposite of Baz Luhrmann’s flashy and bombastic musical biopic “Elvis.” Cailee Spaney […] The post FREEZE FRAME: “Priscilla” (R), “What Happens Later” (R), “The Marsh King’s Daughter” (R), “Nyad” (PG-13) appeared first on KKFI.…
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Prof. Mazin Qumsiyeh of Bethlehem University discusses the longue durée of the progressive Zionist colonization of the Holy Land. He highlights the current siege-like situation in the ghetto of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, before going on to discuss the numerous Israeli assaults in the West Bank and their context in international law. He no…
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Amazon is a serial labor law violator. In fact, there is a veritable river of decisions holding the company guilty of violating its workers rights, but last we checked Amazon […] The post Amazon Delivers — Bad Faith and What’s in the New Auto Contracts? appeared first on KKFI.By KKFI 90.1 FM
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Part 1 Mikaela Bennet actress-Maria Talks career, Sound Of Music & a rock and roll mash pit! Sound Of Music Nov 4 – Nov 12, 2023 At the Kauffman Center For more […] The post Lyric Opera’s Sound of Music & City Theatre of Independence’s Musical Comedy Murders appeared first on KKFI.By KKFI 90.1 FM
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Jaws of Justice Radio investigates how we can achieve justice from a system of laws deeply rooted in economic, social and political inequality. We hope you will listen. This week, […] The post ISSUES ABOUT CAMERON LAMB; LEGAL CHALLENGES FACING U.S. SUPREME COURT appeared first on KKFI.By KKFI 90.1 FM
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Film-maker Maurice Jacobsen speaks about efforts he and long-time colleagues in Gaza have been making to document the war as best they can with "We All Live in Gaza: The War Chronicles," short videos posted on the Internet. Journalist Yousef Al-Jamal talks about the recent book he contributed to, "Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire," his growing …
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The PG-13-rated Halloween offering “Five Nights at Freddy’s” plays on the creepy feelings generated by those animatronic animals at kids’ pizza joints. Josh Hutcherson plays a night security guard who […] The post Freeze Frame: “Five Nights at Freddy’s” (PG-13), “The Killer” (R), “Anatomy of a Fall” (R), “Pain Hustlers” (R) appeared first on KKFI.…
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First they were essential, then they were exhausted, then they were enraged. This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we’ll talk to Jamie McCallum about his new book Essential: How […] The post Two Books: Essential: How the Pandemic Transformed the Long Fight for Worker Justice and Migration As Economic Imperialism appeared first on KKFI.…
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Part 1 Barn Players present Rag Time in Concert October 26th-29th 7:30 pm Thursday-Saturday 3pm Sunday For More Information you can visit: www.thebarnplayers.org Part 2 What The Constitution Means to […] The post Arts Magazine Show: Barn Players & KC Rep Theatre appeared first on KKFI.By KKFI 90.1 FM
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Artspeak Radio, Wednesday, October 25, 2023, noon – 1pm CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live audio www.kkfi.org Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd welcomes interdisciplinary artist Kim Lindaberry and […] The post Artspeak Radio with Elizabeth Kirsch and Kim Lindaberry appeared first on KKFI.…
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Former U.N. Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories Occupied by Israel since 1967, Michael Lynk discusses international law as it applies to the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. The Oct. 7 attack on Israeli civilians by Hamas as well as Hamas' ongoing missile strikes on Israel violate international law. So too does Is…
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Artspeak Radio, Wednesday, October 18, 2023, noon – 1pm CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live audio www.kkfi.org A great big THANK YOU to all who contributed to […] The post Artspeak Radio + Michelle Rice-Gauvreau, Art Fare, Chad Brothers, & Sean Whalen appeared first on KKFI.By KKFI 90.1 FM
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