The Forum

Katie Boody will speak of her experience as a fourth generation Kansas Citian, a charter corps member for Teach for America in Kansas City, a founding teacher of Alta Vista […] The post “A Look at KC School Reform from Inside” with Katie Boody appeared first on KKFI .

Robert W. McChesney, Gutgell Endowed Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, speaks about his recent books, Dollarocracy: How the Money and Media Election Complex is Destroying America, co-authored with John Nichols, and Digital Disconnect: …

Robert W. McChesney, Gutgell Endowed Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, speaks about his recent books, Dollarocracy: How the Money and Media Election Complex […] The post The Solution to Dollarocracy is Democracy appeared first on KKFI .

Mary O’Halloran, media consultant and panelist on KCPT’s Ruckus, is our presenter.  Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio was elected Pope in March, 2013. What has happened during his first year? How is he seeking to change the Catholic Church? Is the Church …

Mary O’Halloran, media consultant and panelist on KCPT’s Ruckus, is our presenter.  Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio was elected Pope in March, 2013. What has happened during his first year? How is […] The post “Mere Words and Symbolic Gestures: Pope Francis and the New Catholic Message” with Mary O’Halloran appeared first on KKFI .

On April 8 the Kansas City School District voters will elect new Board members. Should the State take over the  District? Is the Superintendent’s claimed come-back genuine? Hear what each candidate has to say, and then ask them your questions.

On April 8 the Kansas City School District voters will elect new Board members. Should the State take over the  District? Is the Superintendent’s claimed come-back genuine? Hear what each […] The post “School Board Candidates’ Forum” with KCMO School Board Candidates appeared first on KKFI .

Bill Clause, Special Events and Volunteer Coordinator at KKFI 90.l FM Community Radio, will discuss how KKFI fits into the space between internet information anarchy and the corporate media giants.  

Bill Clause, Special Events and Volunteer Coordinator at KKFI 90.l FM Community Radio, will discuss how KKFI fits into the space between internet information anarchy and the corporate media giants. […] The post Why We Need Community Radio appeared first on KKFI .

This program was recorded on Oscar Sunday,  the celebration of the 86th Academy Awards.  John Tibbetts, Associate Professor of Theatre and Film at KU will be standing in for Bob Butler this year. John will be leading the conversation and …

This program was recorded on Oscar Sunday,  the celebration of the 86th Academy Awards.  John Tibbetts, Associate Professor of Theatre and Film at KU will be standing in for Bob […] The post Everyone's Gone to the Movies appeared first on KKFI .

New Letters on the Air began in 1977 as a radio companion to the quarterly literary magazine New Letters. Each week it features intimate conversations with contemporary writers. This week on All Souls Forum, Angela Elam, who has been host …

New Letters on the Air began in 1977 as a radio companion to the quarterly literary magazine New Letters. Each week it features intimate conversations with contemporary writers. This week […] The post “New Letters on the Air” with Angela Elam appeared first on KKFI .

This week on the All Souls Forum, we present the annual report from the U.S. Corps of Engineers–a retrospect on 2013, and what projects they’ve got in store for the 2014 calendar year.

This week on the All Souls Forum, we present the annual report from the U.S. Corps of Engineers–a retrospect on 2013, and what projects they've got in store for the […] The post Corps of Engineers Annual Report appeared first on KKFI .

Tune in for a special edition of All Souls Forum this week, as Kansas City, Missouri Mayor Sylvester James continues our decades-long annual tradition with a mayoral presentation on the state of Kansas City, Missouri.

Tune in for a special edition of All Souls Forum this week, as Kansas City, Missouri Mayor Sylvester James continues our decades-long annual tradition with a mayoral presentation on the […] The post “State of the City” with Mayor Sly James appeared first on KKFI .

This week on All Souls Forum, Sharon Sanders will share reflections on Martin Luther King, Jr. and his legacy.  She is a historical consultant who has served on the Board of the Black Archives since 2006. She formerly was a …

This week on All Souls Forum, Sharon Sanders will share reflections on Martin Luther King, Jr. and his legacy.  She is a historical consultant who has served on the Board […] The post “Reflections on Martin Luther King, Jr.” with Sharon Sanders Brooks appeared first on KKFI .

On this edition of All Souls Forum, Ron Achelpohl will discuss progress toward meeting transportation needs in the huge geographic area of Metro KC.  He is Assistant Director of Transportation for Mid-America Regional Council (MARC), which  integrates policies affecting the …

On this edition of All Souls Forum, Ron Achelpohl will discuss progress toward meeting transportation needs in the huge geographic area of Metro KC.  He is Assistant Director of Transportation […] The post “Transportation in Metropolitan Kansas City” with Ron Achelpohl appeared first on KKFI .

On this installment of All Souls Forum, Isaac Wilder will describe efforts to decentralize the global internet by creating an ex-corporate, independent peer-to-peer network. But what if the power goes out?  Mr. Wilder is Executive Director of the Free Network …

On this installment of All Souls Forum, Isaac Wilder will describe efforts to decentralize the global internet by creating an ex-corporate, independent peer-to-peer network. But what if the power goes […] The post “Liberate the Internet!” with Isaac Wilder appeared first on KKFI .

What is happening in Jackson County now? What might we see in the future? Just what does the Jackson County Legislature do? Our speaker tonight is Scott Burnett. Burnett is First District Jackson County Legislator, first elected in 1998. He …

What is happening in Jackson County now? What might we see in the future? Just what does the Jackson County Legislature do? Our speaker tonight is Scott Burnett. Burnett is […] The post “What’s Happening in Jackson County?” with Scott Burnett appeared first on KKFI .