Radio Active Magazine

Rachel MacNair with Better Ballot KC discusses rank choice voting with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves. Better Ballot KC collected signatures for an initiative to implement rank choice voting in Kansas […] The post Rank Choice Voting in Missouri and Kansas appeared first on KKFI .

Charles Carney and Reverend Jessica Chadwick give an update of the Poor People's Campaign for Kansas City with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves. They had a major event June […] The post Poor People's Campaign in Kansas City appeared first on KKFI .

In this week's edition of RadioActive Magazine,  we will identify the existential threats of human-induced global warming and mass extinction of species as multipliers of generalized fear and panic among our collective […] The post Our Social Dynamics Through a Depth Psychology Lens appeared first on KKFI .

Jerome Barnes, who represents District 28 in the Missouri House of Representatives, is interviewed by Radio Active Magazine regular Pat Riehle.  The discussion includes redistricting, changes in voting laws, and […] The post Missouri Legislative Recap with Rep. Barnes appeared first on KKFI .

RightsCon, June 6-10, is a world leading summit on human rights in the digital age.  Nikki Gladstone, RightsCon Director, discusses this conference with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves, who will be facilitating a workshop as part of this conference. This conference will include over 500 different sessions running in all time zones in multiple languages.  For example, Nobel Peace Prize...

Cris Mann, Kristin Scheer, and Charles Carney discuss the plans for a Memorial Day protest, May 30, at the Kansas City National Security Campus, 14520 Botts Road, Kansas City, Missouri, […] The post PeaceWorks Kansas City annual Memorial Day protest and other activities appeared first on KKFI .

Live theater has struggled to keep its lights on during this two-years-plus pandemic. Bill Clause and Craig Lubow discuss the challenges faced by local theater with three leaders: Audrey Crabtree, Executive […] The post The Show Must Go On: Surviving COVID appeared first on KKFI .

Brian Terrell, Bennette Dibben, and Chris Overfelt discuss a demonstration against drone and nuclear warfare at Whiteman Air Force Base, roughly 60 miles southeast of Kansas City.  The host unit at Whiteman is the 509th Bomb Wing, which operates the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber.  They can launch combat sorties directly from Missouri to any spot on the globe, […]

On Apr. 26 RadioActive Magazine features two things:  A discussion of voting bills in the current Missouri legislature and a discussion of the Russo-Ukraine war and US military operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Yemen.   Spring 2022 Missouri Legislature voting bills with Senator Greg Razer.   Radio Active Magazine regular Dave Mitchell has a return guest Sen. […]

Stacey Johnson-Cosby is a Realtor and small local investor who  owned 21 rental units averaging $600 per month.  If tenants don’t pay rent, landlords ultimately will not be able to afford to maintain the property.  There are policies at each level of government that can negatively impact the creation of housing. Stacey has expressed concern about […]

On April 5, RadioActive Magazine will host Bob Grove, President of the Climate Council of Greater KC.  A brief history of Earth Day will be highlighted, there will be a discussion on the threats posed by global warming and the 6th mass extinction of species, followed by the sharing of information on the April 23 EF22 Earth […]

Last week (March 13-19, 2022) was Sunshine Week, a national initiative to educate the public about the importance of open government and the dangers of excessive and unnecessary secrecy. This episode of Radio Active Magazine begins with excerpts from a “Sunshine Week” presentation 2022-03-15 on Missouri Sunshine Law by Casey Lawrence, Director of Sunshine Law […]

March is International Women’s History Month. We discuss this with Gail James,  Hafza Girdap, and Eyyup Esen.  Dr. James has represented various groups at United Nations and other international fora on the status of women.  She is also part of the Women’s Equality Coalition of Greater Kansas City.  Ms. Girdap is the Executive Director of Advocates […]

Professors Russell Brooker and Michael Smith discuss the history of voter suppression.  Brooker is the author of a chapter on "Black voting rights 1865-2016:  Two Reconstructions and four Mississippi Plans" in a 2022 […] The post History of voter suppression appeared first on KKFI .

Professors Brian Hollenbeck and Michael Smith help us understand gerrymandering.  Hollenbeck is the lead author of a chapter on "Using mathematics to understand how gerrymandering affects partisan voting power" in a 2022 book […] The post Understanding Gerrymandering appeared first on KKFI .

Professors Linda Trautman and Michael Smith discuss the impact of felony disenfrancisement on election turnout and partisan vote share and how civil rights groups have responded to recent changes in election laws.  Trautman is the lead author of a chapter on the impact of felony disenfranchisement in a 2022 book on Much sound and fury, or the new Jim Crow?  […]

Kati Hornung and Erica Benson discuss the legal status of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) with Radio Active Magazine host Spencer Graves.  Kati is the Director of both VoteEquality. US and the VA Ratify ERA campaign that helped convince Virginia to ratify the ERA in 2020. And she was a lead organizer and participant of the January […]

On Feb. 8, 2022, RadioActive Magazine, with host Dave Mitchell, will shine a spotlight on the myth of widespread voter fraud in the Nov. 2020 election, and highlight recent comments by prominent Republican Senators Mike Rounds of South Dakota and Mitch McConnell of Kentucky affirming the Nov., 2020, presidential election as free and fair.  However, […]

Miranda Pratt and Spencer Graves discuss Wikipedia and other Wikimedia Foundation projects. Miranda is the Wikipedian in Residence for the Kansas City, Missouri, Public Library. Spencer has made over 21,000 edits to Wikimedia Foundation projects since 2010-03-27, including Wikipedia, Wikiversity, Wikiquote, Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata, mostly in English but some in Spanish, French, and German....

We discuss new laws in various states regarding voter ID and proof of citizenship with Michael Smith and Ryan Voris. Smith is Chair of the department of Social Sciences, Sociology and Criminology at Emporia State and editor of a new (2022) book entitled, “Much sound and fury, or the new Jim Crow? The twenty-first century’s restrictive new voting laws […]

Lora McDonald and Ricee Cade disuss their work with MORE2, the Kansas City Metro Organization for Racial and Economic Equality, pronounced “MORE-squared”.  Lora is their Executive Director.  Ricee focuses on police reform. They are planning a major event for February 22, billed as “2-22-22”. They discuss that event and their police reform work including efforts […]

Erica Benson, ERA Campaign Coordinator for Project 28 MO, is interviewed interviewed by Spencer Graves, preceded by another comment on COVID:   COVID, Typhoid Mary, and the money for the media On January 3 of this year, DemocracyNow interviewed Dr. Peter Hotez, the Director of the Center for Vaccine Development at Texas Children’s Hospital, who announced that his organization […]

Ann Suellentrop and Charles Carney discuss activities of PeaceWorks Kansas City in working toward nuclear disarmament.  They’ve done this in various ways including nonviolent direct action and lobbying public officials. Every Memorial Day for the past several years, members and supporters of PeaceWorks have gathered at the Kansas City National Security Campus, which makes 85 […]

On Jan. 11, RadioActive Magazine will discuss the effects of the living myth of widespread voter fraud in our 2020 presidential election.  This living myth has birthed the introduction of over 400 restrictive voting laws in state legislatures all across our nation.  A total of 19 states have passed 34 of these bills, enacting a […]

This episode of Radio Active Magazine features Alice Kitchen discussing women’s equality and medicaid for all in Missouri with Radio Active Magazine host Spencer Graves. Ms. Kitchen is a long time leader in the greater Kansas City area and elsewhere, especially with the League of Women Voters and the Women’s equality Coalition. WOMEN’S EQUALITY COALITION […]