The Forum

Attorneys Craig Lubow and David Bell analyze the impacts of recent court events, including cases involving Kyle Rittenhouse in Wisconsin, Officer Derek Chauvin in Minnesota, Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, and […] The post Analyzing the Wave of Major Court Decisions appeared first on KKFI .

After Charlottesville, after the Jan. 6 riot on the Capitol, and as militias grow geometrically, Leonard Zeskind explores strategies for turning back the ominous tide. He is an author and […] The post How Can the White Supremacists Be Stopped? appeared first on KKFI .

  Women’s reproductive rights are under attack like never before. Attorney Bob Eye, a long time advocate for Women’s rights, will give us an update on the various threats working […] The post The Assault on Women’s Reproductive Rights appeared first on KKFI .

  Cheryl Kimmi, the outgoing executive director of the Kansas City Fringe Festival, will host a lively discussion about the arts and its effect on the community.. The Fringe Festival […] The post Supporting the Community through its Arts appeared first on KKFI .

  UMKC’s Professor Dr. Loyce Caruthers and Institute for Urban Education Associate Director Dr. Brad Poos retrace the history of Critical Race Theory, examining its intent to reshape America’s understanding […] The post Critical Race Theory and America’s Fractured Reckoning with History appeared first on KKFI .

Stacey Johnson-Cosby, Realtor with ReeceNichols and President of the Kansas City Regional Housing Alliance will discuss the economic shutdown and how it negatively impacted private property rights across the country, […] The post Landlords and Tenants and America’s Housing Crisis appeared first on KKFI .

    Pulitzer Prize winning author, Heather Ann Thompson, will be speaking about her book, Blood in the Water, on the Attica prison uprising of the 1970s. Thompson will address […] The post The Attica in All of Us appeared first on KKFI .

  Retired public health executive and activist Jim Nunnelly stands in the breach of Kansas City’s public health crisis, rallying communities to solutions in the fight against the pandemic, diabetes, […] The post Solutions to the Social Injustices in Kansas City’s Public Health Crisis appeared first on KKFI .

Dr. Richard Randolph, MD is the Senior Chief Medical Officer for Heart to Heart International.  He has treated many zoonotic infectious diseases including COVID 19, Ebola, Zika, Cholera, Malaria, and […] The post Don’t Mess with Mother Nature appeared first on KKFI .

Zack Pistora is the state lobbyist for the Kansas Sierra Club and Interim Executive Director of the Kansas Rural Center. He will cover the challenges Kansas faces in regards to […] The post ‘Water’ we going to do, Kansas? appeared first on KKFI .

Jason Miles, an activist with Reaching Out From Within, talks about prison reform in Kansas and turning back mass incarceration from the inside through the non-profit’s work empowering prisoners through […] The post Kansas prison reform, from the inside out appeared first on KKFI .

Counselor Lynn Barnett, a gender specialist, explores the challenges and issues ahead for the trans+ and non-binary community, speaking from her close personal experiences with members of the community and […] The post Standing up with the Trans+ and Non-Binary communities appeared first on KKFI .

  NOTE: Due to a technical issue, this program was not broadcast on 10-14-21; however, the replay here is the intended program. Nomachot Adiang, an organizer for Missouri Health Care […] The post Health Care for All: The Fight for Medicaid Expansion appeared first on KKFI .

Bryce Reeder, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Missouri-Columbia, takes a close look at how climate change is already straining our world, the increasing peril in climate […] The post Can the Paris Climate Agreement save our imperiled world? appeared first on KKFI .

George Guastello, Union Station president & CEO shares important perspective regarding this historic exhibition gathering more than a thousand original objects and photographs from around the world in an unparalleled […] The post Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. appeared first on KKFI .

In this rebroadcast of PEACE TALKS RADIO, we consider a 2020 film documentary made in response to the times we are living in. “The Antidote” is a feature documentary that […] The post Kindness and Compassion On Display in, “The Antidote” appeared first on KKFI .

The ACLU reports that over 360 voter restriction bills are being proposed by legislatures in 47 states across the country. This wave of action by GOP legislators follows in the […] The post Voter Restriction Bills and the Legacy of Voter Suppression appeared first on KKFI .

Several states have passed legislation barring teaching critical race theory in public schools. Today we explore critical race theory and how race is taught. How should academics proceed in light […] The post Scholars Circle: Critical Race Theory appeared first on KKFI .

In this week’s edition, we will hear about three aspects of climate change. Dr. Michael Mann, an American climate scientist explains why extreme weather is more common. Dr. Sarah Chadburn, […] The post Science for Climate Change appeared first on KKFI .

In this episode, Brooke Palmer, a Kansas City native, reflects on how diversity positively affected her education. She then hosts a panel discussion about several contemporary topics with a diverse […] The post Saving The World appeared first on KKFI .

While COVID-19 and Voting Rights are eclipsing most of the news, problems still exist in other areas.  Among those problems is the upsurge in immigrants and asylum seekers coming across […] The post Immigration Crisis on the Southern Border appeared first on KKFI .

Kevin O’Donoghue and Niseema Dyan Diemer follow up last week’s show by talking about the importance of saying the word, “NO” in maintaining your mental and emotional health. This is […] The post The Importance of Saying “NO” appeared first on KKFI .

Kevin O’Donoghue and Niseema Dyan Diemer ask five critical questions to help you discover your true self and so find true freedom.  This show is part one of a two […] The post Discovering Your True Self and True freedom appeared first on KKFI .

Meg Fowler, Resource Center Coordinator at  Kansas Suicide Prevention HQ (KSPHQ) will discuss the rise in suicides in America since 1999.  She will also describe how to recognize warning signs […] The post National Suicide Crisis appeared first on KKFI .

Podcast Host Stephanie Van Hook and University of Mary Washington Professor P. Anand Rao discuss the connection between Gandhi and the civil rights movement and how it ties into the legacy […] The post How Gandhi influenced James Farmer and the US civil rights movement appeared first on KKFI .