Radio Active Magazine

Bill Clause, Daniel Scharpenburg, Martha Lawrence, and Diane Bulan discuss their “Solidarity School of Resistance”, starting with a “Boots on the Ground” volunteer fair May 31, 1-4 PM, Second Presbyterian […] The post Solidarity School of Resistance and May 31 Boots on the Ground appeared first on KKFI.

Ashley Hernandez, William Rogers, and Esmie Tseng discuss opposition to the efforts of CoreCivic and the Trump administration to reopen the CoreCivic prison in Leavenworth. Hernandez is with the Sisters […] The post Reopening a CoreCivic prison in Leavenworth for ICE? appeared first on KKFI.

Canadian journalist Marc Edge summarizes his research on the evolution of media and democracy internationally including different media policies that have been attempted and their impact on political corruption and […] The post Canadian journalist Marc Edge on media reform to improve democracy appeared first on KKFI.

Unionists Garth Stocking, American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) local 1336, and Daniel Scharpenburg, VP, National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) chapter 66, join Bill Clause, AFGE retired, to discuss the […] The post Unionists say that boss Trump declares war on his own workers appeared first on KKFI.

UMKC Constitutional Law Professor Allen Rostron1 discusses major policy changes mandated by President Trump since his second inauguration with Radio Active Magazine regulars Spencer Graves and Craig Lubow. To what […] The post Trump v. US Constitution appeared first on KKFI.

Georgetown professor Amy O’Hara  discusses the deletions and modifications of massive amounts of data from US federal government websites on orders from President Trump since his second inauguration, 2025-01-20, and […] The post Trump ordered reductions in public data appeared first on KKFI.

Marilyn McCleod, Anne Calvert and Harry Bognich discuss concerns and activities of Leagues of Women Voters. They are interviewed by Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves. Marilyn is President of […] The post KC Metro Leagues of Women Voters appeared first on KKFI.

Resurrection Downtown Kansas City, a United Methodist congregation, hosted a discussion March 10 of the “State of Immigration and Its Impact on KC”. Speakers included Adam Kisler1 and Julie Doane […] The post State of Immigration and Its Impact on KC appeared first on KKFI.

Rick Goldsmith,1 director of the documentary, “Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink“,2 discusses how Alden Global Capital has purchased many newspapers in the US, laid off many journalists […] The post Vulture capitalists destroying newspapers appeared first on KKFI.

Arizona State University Accounting Professor Roger White is interviewed by Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves. They discuss research documenting the value of independent newspapers, especially local newspapers, in limiting malfeasance. […] The post Local newspapers limit malfeasance appeared first on KKFI.

Citizens for Justice in the Middle East (CJME) and Cross Border Network for Justice and Solidarity will receive the Kris and Lynn Cheatum Award at the PeaceWorks KC annual meeting, […] The post PWKC Recognizes CJME and Cross Border Network appeared first on KKFI.

This episode of Radio Active Magazine features two topics: An interview with author Andrew Sillen about his new Black History book, Kidnapped at Sea: The Civil War Voyage of David […] The post Black History Kidnapped and immigrants appeared first on KKFI.

Investigative journalist Greg Palast claims that Kamala Harris would have won the 2024 US presidential election without massive vote suppression by Republicans in many different States. He was interviewed by […] The post Palast says Trump lost, vote suppression won the 2024 elections appeared first on KKFI.

A national “Defend free speech” town hall January 25 was co-hosted by Friends of Community Media, PeaceWorks Kansas City, Pacifica Fightback, and the African People's Socialist Party/Uhuru. Roughly 100 attended […] The post Defend free speech national town hall in KC appeared first on KKFI.

Kirby Washington and Spencer Graves discuss a hybrid “Defend free speech town hall” scheduled for January 25 (Saturday), 6-8 PM Central. More information and registration is available on the website […] The post Protect free speech town hall January 25 appeared first on KKFI.

Professor Doctor Bulgarova Bella discusses the role of the media in the evolution of conflict in Syria and the current situation there. Professor Bulgarova supervises Russian and international scientific projects […] The post Media in the Syrian conflict appeared first on KKFI.

Reform and Reaction: The Arc of Kansas Politics is a 2024 book discussing the evolution of Kansas politics from 1960 to 2018 with chapters written by five leading experts on […] The post The Arc of Kansas Politics per Professors Smith and Flentje appeared first on KKFI.

This is the second half of an interview about the death penalty with Kansas public defender Kelson Bohnet recorded December 14, 2024, with Radio Active Magazine regular Craig Lubow. The […] The post More on the Death Penalty per Public Defender Kelson Bohnet appeared first on KKFI.

Kansas public defender Kelson Bohnet discusses the death penalty with Radio Active Magazine regular Craig Lubow, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Kansas. Bohnet works for the Kansas Public Defender […] The post Death Penalty per Public Defender Kelson Bohnet appeared first on KKFI.

Simon Fraser University professor Ahmed Al-Rawi discusses the media literacy laboratory he co-founded at the Lebanese American University in Beiruit and his research into how to understand and counter the […] The post Media literacy for the Arab World per Ahmed Al-Rawi appeared first on KKFI.

Recovering from Religion1 founder Darrel Ray2 discusses his organization with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves. Ray was raised a fundamentalist Christian in Wichita, Kansas, by parents who eventually became […] The post Recovering from Religion per Darrel Ray appeared first on KKFI.

Thom Hartmann discusses his new book, The Hidden History of the American Dream: The demise of the middle class — and how to rescue our future, with Radio Active Magazine […] The post Thom Hartmann on The Hidden History of the American Dream appeared first on KKFI.

Michael Smith, political science professor at Emporia State, shares his perceptions of the results of the November 5 election with University of Kansas professor Karl Brooks and Radio Active Magazine […] The post A Deep Dive into the 2024 Elections with Kansas politics specialist Prof. Michael Smith appeared first on KKFI.

University of Kansas Professor Karl Brooks discusses what he has been telling his students about Project 2025. He discusses this with Radio Active Magazine regulars Spencer Graves and Craig Lubow. […] The post Project 2025 per Professor Brooks appeared first on KKFI.

This episode of Radio Active Magazine combines a discussion of the race between Schmidt and Boyda for Kansas’ 2nd (KS-02) district in the US Congress with an interview with Cindy […] The post KS-02 Schmidt v. Boyda and Kansas State Senate candidate Cindy Holscher appeared first on KKFI.

Kay Mills and Ray Thomas with Missouri Jobs with Justice discuss Missouri Proposition A of 2024, the Minimum Wage and Earned Paid Sick Time Initiative, with Karl Brooks and Radio […] The post Missouri Prop A per Missouri Jobs with Justice appeared first on KKFI.

This episode of Radio Active Magazine starts with an interview with Emily Wales with Planned Parenthood about the Missouri abortion amendment and ends with a brief comment about the increase […] The post The 2024 Missouri abortion amendment appeared first on KKFI.

Jacob Ware, co-author with Bruce Hoffman of the new (2024) book God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America (Columbia University Press), discusses the problem of far-right extremism in the […] The post Jacob Ware on far-right terrorism in the US appeared first on KKFI.

Washburn University political science Professor Bob Beatty discusses the race between Sharice Davids and Prasanth Reddy for the third Kansas district to the US House of Representatives. He is interviewed […] The post Davids v. Reddy for KS-03 per Washburn political science professor Bob Beatty appeared first on KKFI.

Roughly half of Radio Active Magazine broadcasts are being distributed as the Media & Democracy show syndicated for the Pacifica Radio Network. This Media & Democracy series began in 2021 […] The post Media & Democracy syndicated for Pacifica appeared first on KKFI.

The Republican dominated Missouri legislature has placed proposed constitutional amendment 7 on the statewide Missouri ballot for November 5, 2024 with two provisions: Ban persons who are not U.S. citizens […] The post Proposed Constitutional Amendment 7 on Missouri Nov. 5 ballot bans Rank Choice Voting appeared first on KKFI.

University of Kansas Journalism professor Patricia Weems Gaston discusses dis- and misinformation and their threats to democracy. Gaston won a Pulitzer prize in 1994 for a series for the Dallas […] The post Dis- and misinformation and their threats to democracy appeared first on KKFI.

Jiva Manske with the 22nd Century Initiative discusses their program with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves. Manske is also a leader with their collaboration the Horizons Project in “Harnessing Our […] The post 22nd Century Initiative appeared first on KKFI.

Heidi Beirich, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Global Project Against Hate & Extremism (GPAHE) discusses their work. This includes what they and others are doing to reduce political polarization […] The post Global Project Against Hate & Extremism (GPAHE) appeared first on KKFI.

Frances Haugen summarizes the tens of thousands of internal Facebook documents that she released to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and The Wall Street Journal in 2021.1 These documents, […] The post Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen says appeared first on KKFI.

Matt Wood, Vice President of Policy and General Counsel for Free Press,1 discusses their concerns regarding US law and regulations. These concerns include proposed legislation that would sunset Section 230 […] The post Legal concerns of Free Press including Section 230 appeared first on KKFI.

Ian Axel Anderson, a Caltech faculty researcher in applied social psychology, discusses psychological and interpersonal processes that influence media use and human-computer interaction. Dr Anderson has studied how Internet companies […] The post How psychological and interpersonal processes are influenced by human-computer interaction. appeared first on KKFI.

Dr. Maria Stephan, co-lead of the Horizons Project, discusses her work to strengthen multi-racial democracy in the US and globally. The Horizons Project is working to help disparate groups find […] The post How You Can More Effectively Advance Multi-Racial Democracy (Rebroadcast) appeared first on KKFI.

Dean Baker, co-founder of the Center for Economic and Policy Research,1 talks about how information operations internationally exploit a license to lie, defame, and encourage political violence granted to Internet […] The post Dean Baker on Internet companies threatening democracy internationally and how to fix that appeared first on KKFI.

Emily Bradbury, Executive Director of the Kansas Press Association1 discusses the challenges and opportunities facing Kansas newspapers today with Spencer Graves and Karl Brooks.  Ms. Bradbury is also Secretary-Treasurer of […] The post Kansas Newspapers: Challenges and opportunities appeared first on KKFI.

Bill Clause discusses the history and impact of the cultural organization initially known as The Foolkiller, etc., and about a Foolkiller Folk Singalong scheduled for July 20, 1:30 PM, as […] The post Kansas City Foolkillers’ 54th anniversary appeared first on KKFI.

Debbie Wilkerson, President and CEO of the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, discusses who they are and why you might want to know more about them. In 1978, their founders […] The post Greater Kansas City Community Foundation appeared first on KKFI.

Henry Wash, President, CEO and Founder of High Aspirations,1 describes their mentorship program for disadvantaged boys.2 His mother abandoned him when he was only 3 months old.3 He was in foster care until […] The post High Aspirations for African American boys appeared first on KKFI.

Denise Dowd discusses pediatric emergency medicine including her work to develop a national Center for Trauma Informed Pediatrics. Dowd is an MD with a masters in public health. She specializes […] The post Dr. Denise Dowd on pediatric emergency medicine appeared first on KKFI.

Gwendolyn Grant, President and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Kansas City, discusses the concerns, aspirations and goals of her organization.  The National Urban League was founded in 1910. […] The post Concerns of the KC Urban League appeared first on KKFI.

Ruth Ramsey, founder and president of Ramsey & Associates Design Inc., and publisher of KC Our Health Matters magazine, discusses her life and her work with Radio Active Magazine regular […] The post Your health matters to Ruth Ramsey appeared first on KKFI.

Mira Sucharov is a Canadian Jew and a professor of political science at Carleton University in Ottawa. She specializes in Israeli-Palestinian relations. Her research has included a survey of American […] The post Mira Sucharov on Israel-Palestine appeared first on KKFI.

Award-winning journalist Lewis Diuguid talks with Radio Active Magazine regulars Spencer Graves and Craig Lubow about his new book with his deceased partner Bette Tate-Beaver on, “Exploring Cuba : erasing […] The post Lewis Diuguid Exploring Cuba and other concerns appeared first on KKFI.

In the upcoming May 21 episode of RadioActive Magazine, we will focus on the basic integrity of election systems nationwide.  Despite this reality, tens of millions have come to believe […] The post The Mistaken Social Narrative of Widespread Voter Fraud appeared first on KKFI.

A WMD-Free Middle East and the Israeli Disarmament Movement are discussed with Sharon Dolev and Emad Kiyaei. They are Executive Director and Director, respectively, of the Middle-East Treaty Organization (METO, […] The post A WMD-Free Middle East and the Israeli Disarmament Movement appeared first on KKFI.

Dr. Daniel Wildcat discusses indigenous knowledge of people, place, and environment1 with Spencer Graves and Karl Brooks.  Wildcat is a professor at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas. He […] The post Haskell’s Dr. Daniel Wildcat discusses indigenous knowledge of people, place, and environment appeared first on KKFI.