The Tenth Voice

For Women’s History Month we’re discussing Paula Martinac’sThe Ada Decades on the Sandra Moran Radio Book club with panelists Paula, Kris Bryant, and Nancy Heredia.  

Audre Lorde (1934-1992) was a Caribbean-American lesbian activist, writer, poet, teacher, and visionary. She was deeply involved with several social justice movements in the United States. Panelists Annette Billings, Rashaan Gilmore, and Mercedes Lewis join host Elizabeth Andersen to talk …

Hello everyone! We have two themes to our program this week. First we are going to re-open the subject of transgender prisoners, focusing on what happens afterwards and how society has placed many barriers on success for transgender persons who …

Co-hosts Elizabeth Andersen and Philip blue owl Hooser join forces to explore a local anthology of activist Art and some general issues facing LGBTQ literature. Poets Jeanette Powers, Max Martin, and jd tulloch join us to talk about “Desolate Country: …

Marianne K. Martin’s new historical novel, “The Liberators of Willow Run,” is featured on the first book club show of 2017. Marianne joins Carol Rosenfeld, Johnda Boyce, and Elizabeth Andersen in discussing this story of the women who built the …

NEW YEAR, NEW CHALLENGES… and the Tenth Voice has a group of people to chat about it all! Michael Poppa was the chair for Equality Kansas and was a strong advocate for Roeland Park’s anti-discrimination ordinance, which passed in 2014. …

NEW YEAR, NEW CHALLENGES… and the Tenth Voice has a group of people to chat about it all! Michael Poppa was the chair for Equality Kansas and was a strong advocate for Roeland Park’s anti-discrimination ordinance, which passed in 2014. …

Our panelists Elizabeth Andersen, Johnda Boyce, and Philip Hooser will be discussing Michael Cunningham’s The Hours, which won the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the 1999 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. It was made into an Oscar-winning 2002 movie with an …

We are celebrating one year of the Sandra Moran Radio Book Club on TheTenth Voice, and this 12th show is devoted to “Letters Never Sent,” Sandra’s debut novel. The panelists joining host Elizabeth Andersen are Matt Hamblin, Rebecca Maury, Cheryl …

It’s a special HALLOWEEN Bonus Book Club Show! This year is the 25th anniversary of The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez. The panelists are all part of The Tenth Voice team: Philip “Blue Owl” Hooser (first Saturdays), Elizabeth Andersen (second …

Joel Barrett and David Seymour join host  Elizabeth Andersen to share some advice for those in the LGBT community who don’t have much or any nearby and/or supportive family, who have to work, who are depressed, whatever. We’ve got some …

Hello everyone! We have two guests for the Trans Talk edition of the Tenth Voice this weekend. First we will be speaking with Julie, the mother of a transgender young man, who is suing the Odessa Missouri school district over …

Hello everyone! We begin this month’s Trans Talk edition of the Tenth Voice speaking with Haley Bridges, the Director of TrueGender, which is a new local organization working to tackle the problem of high medical costs for transgender families. Next …

Hello everyone! We are devoting the entire show this month to a special guest and those who are supporting her. JoAnna Ramsey is a transgender woman who experienced a harrowing time incarcerated in Kansas within the male prison population, and …

LGBT History Month! We are celebrating our community’s history with Mark Segal’s “And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality.” We also have an outstanding panel to discuss it. Info, bios, and photos below. The show will be …

On this book club show, we’ll discuss “A Cup of Water Under My Bed” by Daisy Hernandez. Panelists Miguel M. Morales and Monica Soto join host Elizabeth Andersen for Hispanic Heritage Month. For more information on the book club, go …

Hello everyone! We begin this month’s Trans Talk edition of the Tenth Voice speaking with Dr. Courtney Marsh, a Reproductive Specialist at The University Of Kansas Hospital who provides hormone therapy to many of the Kansas City transgender community. Dr …

This month’s book for the Sandra Moran Alphabet Soup Radio Book Club is Backcast by Ann McMan, which has been described as Fried Green Tomatoes meets The Big Chill by way of A River Runs Through It. Panelists Ann McMan, …

This bonus book club show featured four authors. Robin Wayne Bailey is a renowned novelist, short story writer, poet and editor who lives in the Kansas City area. Host Elizabeth Andersen talks to Robin about past and future projects. Karen …

The book is Michael Chabon’s “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” — a sweeping story of comic books, golems, escape, and a gay love story. Winner of numerous awards, including the Pulitzer. Substitute host Philip Hooser leads the discussion on …

This month’s book for the Sandra Moran Alphabet Soup Radio Book Club is Backcast by Ann McMan, which has been described as Fried Green Tomatoes meets The Big Chill by way of A River Runs Through It. Panelists Ann McMan, …

Panelists Joy Baker, Luann Fox, Melodie Griffis, and David F. Whitner join host Elizabeth Andersen on the Sandra Moran Alphabet Soup Radio Book Club to discuss “If You Could Be Mine” by Sara Farizan. In this stunning debut, a young …

Hello everyone! We have two special guests this month on the “Trans Talk” edition of the Tenth Voice. Earlier this year, we started a series called Transgender Kaleidoscope, where we highlight interesting transgender individuals from the local Kansas City Metropolitan …

Hello everyone! We’re going to discuss two very important topics on this month’s Trans Talk edition of The Tenth Voice. First, we will be talking with attorney Larry Altman about the current status of North Carolina’s anti-transgender legislation, and how …

Hello everyone! We have two great topics this month on the “Trans Talk” segment of The Tenth Voice. First, if you’re a frequent listener of our show, you know that we always give out props to LIKEME Lighthouse and its …