Radio Active Magazine

Theatre director Hersh Ellis will join host Craig Lubow to talk about three shows that he has in the 2017 Fringe Festival later this month. Joining Hersh will be two cast members from two of the plays. Some listeners might …

Theatre director Hersh Ellis will join host Craig Lubow to talk about three shows that he has in the 2017 Fringe Festival later this month. Joining Hersh will be two […] The post Get Ready for Fringe Festival 2017 appeared first on KKFI .

Film producer Cynthia Lukas joins host Craig Lubow to talk about her newest film “Ghandi’s Gift” and her plans for her next two movies about Ghandi.

Film producer Cynthia Lukas joins host Craig Lubow to talk about her newest film "Ghandi's Gift" and her plans for her next two movies about Ghandi. The post Ghandi and the fight for justice appeared first on KKFI .

This episode will discuss two issues: The primaries in Kansas, August 1, and Missouri, August 8 including the $15 per hour minimum wage initiative on the August 8 ballot in Kansas City, MO, and voter ID requirements including the new photo ID …

This episode will discuss two issues: The primaries in Kansas, August 1, and Missouri, August 8 including the $15 per hour minimum wage initiative on the August 8 ballot in Kansas […] The post $15 minimum wage on Aug. 8 ballot in KCMO plus Trump's attack on net neutrality appeared first on KKFI .

RadioActive Magazine celebrates the KC local music scene with two interviews by local musicians. Scott Easterday, President of the Mid West Music Foundation's Board of Directors, gives the history and purpose of this local non-profit organization that provides support for area musicians. Sharon Gibson interviews Mama Ray about her continuous 31 year weekly jam session.

Howard Spiva joins host Craig Lubow to talk about bicycle safety and preventing injuries.

Howard Spiva joins host Craig Lubow to talk about bicycle safety and preventing injuries. The post Bicycle safety and injuries appeared first on KKFI .

Donald Trump has often been characterized as a “populist”.  Author and civil rights activist Devin Burkhart argues that this analysis is not accurate.  In a lecture given at the United We Stand Conference in Kansas City in May 2017, Burkhart describes the populist history and tradition and contends that the Trump election really had little to do with true populism, but rather relied on a darker an...

RadioActive host David Mitchell conducts the second interview of Dr Connie Campbell, co-founder and president of Human Interactions. Dr Campbell has 25 years experience as a learning specialist and psychometrist. Dr Campbell will explain the psychology behind "true believers" on both the left and the right who ignore sound scientific evidence that disagrees with an already decided world view, prov...

RadioActive host Amrita Burdick does an in-depth report of challenges Kansas City urban citizens face with skyrocketing water rates.  Amrita interviews one KC water customer who had a $500 water bill.  She also interviews a UMKC professor who did a study of KC water rates and how they compared depending on the zip code one lives in.  And she also interviews a community activist who is fighting the...

This episode of Radio Active Magazine will feature two topics.  The first is an interview with Bryce Lockwood, one of the survivors of the 1967 attack by Israel against the USS Liberty that killed 34 and injured 171 crew members. …

This episode of Radio Active Magazine will feature two topics.  The first is an interview with Bryce Lockwood, one of the survivors of the 1967 attack by Israel against the […] The post The 1967 Israeli attack on the USS Liberty+ What's happening in Kansas City, Missouri, public schools? appeared first on KKFI .

RadioActive host David Mitchell interviews Dr Connie Campbell, co-founder and president of Human Interactions.  Dr Campbell has 25 years experience as a learning specialist and psychometrist.  Dr Campbell will explain the psychology behind "true believers" on both the left and the right who ignore sound scientific evidence that disagrees with an already decided world view, providing insight into t...

Mayor/CEO Mark Holland joins Craig Lubow to discuss economic development and redevelopment, housing, mixed income integration, homelessness, LGBT youth, foster care transition, new jobs in Wyandotte County, and the Affordable Care Act.

Mayor/CEO Mark Holland joins Craig Lubow to discuss economic development and redevelopment, housing, mixed income integration, homelessness, LGBT youth, foster care transition, new jobs in Wyandotte County, and the Affordable […] The post Mark Holland, Mayor/CEO of WyCo-KCK Unified Government appeared first on KKFI .

This RadioActive episode features an interview with one of KC's premiere social activists, Judy Ancel.  Judy does more than talk the talk...she walks the walk and does the hard work of organizing for a better world. Judy Ancel, Executive Producer of KKFI's award winning Heartland Labor Forum, has led a busy and active life.  From civil rights marches in high school in 1962 to Stand Up KC marches i...

This episode of RadioActive Magazine asks the question: should science inform your politics...or is your mind already made up?  This two part episode features an interview with James Webb, President, Community of Reason, plus commentary from among the marchers who attended the rally in support of science on March 22.  Are you opinions based on reason or rather on already decided opinions?  Tune in...

The incarceration rate in the US is five times what it was over 40 years ago, around 1974. It increased dramatically in the last quarter of the twentieth century after being relatively stable at roughly 0.1 percent of the population …

The incarceration rate in the US is five times what it was over 40 years ago, around 1974. It increased dramatically in the last quarter of the twentieth century after […] The post Incarcerations and the Media appeared first on KKFI .

RadioActive Magazine host Pat Riehle interviews four members of the local KC Democratic Socialists of America. The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is the largest socialist organization in the United States, and the principal U.S. affiliate of the Socialist International. DSA's members are building progressive movements for social change while establishing an openly democratic socialist pres...

RadioActive features interviews from Our Revolution, the organization that has formed to carry forth the Bernie Sanders agenda.  Both national and local activists will be featured. The mission statement of Our Revolution: Our Revolution will reclaim democracy for the working people of our country by harnessing the transformative energy of the “political revolution.” Through supporting a new genera...

Radical economist and renowned author Dr Richard Wolff explains how a candidate as outrageous as Donald J Trump was able to appeal to the most oppressed working class voters to win the 2016 presidential election.  This engaging analysis sets the stage for the appearance of Prof Wolff at the KKFI fundraising event on Friday, March 24th, in a public lecture entitled TRUMP'S ECONOMIC STRATEGY AND WHA...

Spook Handy, folk musician, joins host Craig Lubow in the second of a two part series commemorating the life and music of Pete Seeger. Spook performs songs written or sung by Pete Seeger, as well as songs written by Spook …