Radio Active Magazine

Doug Samuelson discusses the role of the media in conflict with Spencer Graves. Samuelson has a Dr. Sci. in operations research and years of experience with empirical modeling, especially for military applications.

UMKC law professor Allen Rostron discusses legal issues raised by actions of the Trump administration. He is interviewed by Radio Active Magazine regulars Craig Lubow and Spencer Graves. - Copyright 2025 Allen Rostron, Craig Lubow and Spencer Graves,

Nick Hart is interviewed by Spencer Graves about the Data Foundation, of which he is President and CEO, and about the status of evidence-informed public policy in the US. The Data Foundation champions the use of open data and evidence-informed public p...

Ernie Nolan, the Artistic Director of Kansas City's Unicorn Theatre, discusses their history and upcoming program with Radio Active Magazine regular Craig Lubow.

Reece Peck describes how he thinks Left media outlets could increase their effectiveness by working harder to understand the concerns of the working class and packaging policy prescriptions in terms that resonate more with their target audiences,

Bill Clause asked attendees at  July 17 John Lewis Day "Good Trouble" event why they were there; that event was organized in part by Indivisible Kansas City, discussed in the July 15 episode of Radio Active Magazine.

Natalie Fenton discusses her new 2025 book, Democratic Delusions: How the Media Hollows Out Democracy and What We Can Do About It, and related work. She is interviewed by Spencer Graves. - Fenton is a Professor of Media and Communications at Goldsmith...

Bill Clause, Beverly Harvey and Skie Pearson discuss with Spencer Graves activities by Indivisible Kansas City, the Solidarity School of Resistance, and the campaign to prevent CoreCivic from reopening their prison in Leavenworth. -

University of British Columbia history professor Heidi J.S. Tworek1 discusses her research on the impact of the media on politics in Germany focusing especially in 1900 through 1945 and its implications for today as documented in her prize-winning (201...

University of San Diego Communications Professor Nik Usher discusses their research on how news impacts democracy. Recent publications describe how media impacted the response to Black Lives Matter, COVID-19, illiberal politics,

Sherman Smith discusses the Kansas Reflector. Bill Clause interviews a woman with Respect Missouri Voters at the "No King" rally last Saturday. Winston Apple claims the US was "Founded on Noble Ideals". And Judy Ancel invites you to the Solidarity Scho...

Bill Clause, Beverly Harvey, Iris Craver, Nancy Mays, Bill Thompson, and Keith Washburn discuss best practices of successful organizing and mobilizing tactics used by Indivisible Kansas City, Arc of Justice, Boots on the Ground Midwest,

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 Church, 318 E. 55th Street, KCMO 64113. -

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 of Charity Leavenworth,

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 quality of life of the bottom 99 ...

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 devastating impact that DOGE attac...

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 extent are these changes consistent wi...

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,

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 League of Women Voters of Missouri.

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 of Resurrection, Hilary Cohen Singer,

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 and closed many newspapers.

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. -

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, March 9. The Cheatum award is bestowed on organizations that make subst...

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 Henry White. And we interview Rev.

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 Spencer Graves. - Greg Palast -

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 via Zoom and another 25 joined together a...

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 of PeaceWorks Kansas City or directly via "pwkc.

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 at Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship ...

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 Kansas history and edited by Michael Smith and Ed Flentje.

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 first half aired December 17. -

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 system in their Capital Defense unit and s...

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 rise in political polarization and violence wor...

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 missionaries.

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 regular Spencer Graves. - Hartmann is a New York Times bestselling author of ove...

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 regular Spencer Graves. - Smith is the author,

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. - Brooks is an attorney with a PhD in history.

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 Holscher, who is running for reelection to represent the 8th district in ...

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 Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves.

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 in political polarization in recent decades. -

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 US with Doug Samuelson and Radio Active Magazine re...

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 by Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves ...

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 but lay fallow after two episodes until Radio Active Magazine...

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 from voting in Missouri elections (thou...

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 Morning News on the universality of violence against women...

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 Power to End Political Violence" (HOPE-PV)....

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 and violence and what individuals and government...

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, called "The Facebook Files",

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 of Title 47 of the US Code,

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 exploit social-psy...

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 common ground and build a movement of movements to advance...

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 companies by Section 230 of Title 47 o...

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 Kansas Newspaper Founda...

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 part of this year's Kansas City Fringe Festival. -

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 passed a hat and collected $200 to help anyone willing to listen be more...

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 he was adopted at age 7.

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  in pediatric emergency medicine. For the past 27 years,

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. Ms. Grant became CEO of their Kansas City affiliate in 19...

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 Spencer Graves.  Our Health Matters was launched in 2005 as a fr...

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 Jews, 58% of whom self-identified as Zionists.

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 fears through multicultural education" and othe...

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 there was widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election...

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, wmd-free.me),

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 is also director of the Haskell Environmenta...

Mubarak Awad and Michael Beer discuss their work with Nonviolence International and hybrid sessions on "Ending the Cycle of Violence in Israel / Palestine" led by Mubarak and Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves May 4 (Saturday),

Emily Weber discusses the issues that concern her in her work in the Missouri state House of Representatives. She is the Minority Caucus Vice-Chair in the Missouri state House of Representatives in Jefferson City, representing District 24.

Ambassador William B. Taylor Jr., Vice President for Russia and Europe of the US Institute of Peace (USIP), discusses his work at USIP focusing primarily on the current Russo-Ukraine war.  Ambassador Taylor is a West Point graduate with 6 years in the...

Brian Terrell and Kathy Kelly join Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves to discuss a Catholic Worker anti-nuke faith and resistance retreat in Kansas City April 12-15 organized by Jerusalem Farm, Cherith Brook, and others.

Joe Lombardo, co-founder and coordinator of the United National Anti–War Coalition (UNAC), discusses their up-coming conference, April 5-7 in St. Paul, Minnesota. UNAC  is a coalition of over 50 organizations opposed to the ongoing genocide in Gaza and...

Dr. Sarah Beth Kirk talks with Karl Brooks and Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves about how people can more effectively cope with trauma and conflict. Kirk is Director of the Psychological Clinic at the University of Kansas and Associate Dire...

Three local Black Americans filed suit March 11 against Missouri Governor Parson, Attorney General Bailey, Secretary of State Ashcroft and the Kansas City, Missouri Board of Police Commissioners for failing to provide equal protection under Missouri la...

Attorney and University of Kansas Professor Karl Brooks describes how political polarization in the US is damaging our courts and what you might want to do about it. He is interviewed by Radio Active Magazine regulars Spencer Graves and attorney Craig ...

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 common ground and build a movement of movements to advance...

Income tax preparation could be as easy as a credit card bill for the vast majority of taxpayers. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) gets all the information required to prepare your tax return for you. In most advanced industrialized democracies,

The public is invited to the annual meeting of PeaceWorks Kansas City March 3 (Sunday) 2-4 PM at Simpson House, 4509 Walnut, Kansas City, MO, 64111. This episode of Radio Active Magazine features an interview with Kevin Martin and Dave Pack. 

Eyyup Esen discusses the Kansas branch of the Dialogue Institute of the Southwest and Advocates of Silenced Turkey with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves. - Among other things, the Dialogue Institute partners with different organizations to...

Spencer Graves claims that Wikipedia is the most democratic force on earth. Almost anyone can change almost anything on Wikipedia. What stays tends to be written from a neutral point of view citing credible sources. -

Ann Suellentrop and Ray Matsumiya discuss an anti-nuke pilgrimage to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, March 3-16. They are interviewed by Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves.  Suellentrop is a long-time anti-nuke activist in Kansas City.

On Feb. 6, 6 pm, RadioActive Magazine will have as our guest, Mike Kelly, Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, Johnson County, KS.  Prior to his recent election as Chairman, Mike served as the Mayor of Roeland Park and was a co-founder of Cli...

Karen Leve and Kunyu Ching of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Kansas discuss the issues that concern them the most currently. They are both staff attorneys with the Kansas ACLU. Ms. Leve was previously a Supervising Attorney at The Bronx D...

Kari O'Rourke discusses her recent doctoral dissertation describing, "Turkic educators and students breaking their silence: An oral history of a tangled web of political power" with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves.

Trooper John "JR" Bruce, President, and George Pettigrew, Executive Vice President of the Alexander/Madison Chapter, Kansas City Buffalo Soldiers and 9th & 10th (Horse) Cavalry Association, join Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves to discuss t...

Mark Maassen, executive director of the Missouri Press Association and President of Newspaper Association Managers, Inc., discusses the status of newspapers in Missouri with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves.

Late December means early January fast approaches.  Time for some legislative prognosticating about Republican super-majority plans. - Spoiler alert:  a stormy winter's ahead if you value democratic self-government, science-based public health,

Kimmy Igla and Ann Suellentrop report back from the Second Meeting of States Parties1 to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (2MSP TPNW).2 Margot Patterson discusses a candlelight vigil December 14 (Thursday) organized by Citizens for Just...

Kelly Daniels, Executive Director with Blue River Forest Nature Sanctuary in Overland Park, discusses a “Kansas Memorial Horse Ride for the Potawatomi Trail of Death”, which they are planning for September 20-23. Ms.

Host Craig Lubow talks to Jeff Spiteri about his troubled adolescence, which is explored in his book, The Bridge Within. - The book chronicles his journey as a troubled adolescent struggling with mental health issues,

Romary Daval discusses media reform in France. Daval is General Secretary of Un Bout des Médias (“a purpose for the media” in French), and a member of the Society of Friends of Mediacités, a nonprofit investigative journalism organization.

Richard Ned Lebow discusses national defense including deterrence. Lebow is Professor Emeritus of International Political Theory in the Department of War Studies, King's College London and James O. Freedman Presidential Professor Emeritus at Dartmouth....

On Nov. 14, host Dave Mitchell will interview Mr. James Fritz, founder of Mission Green LLC, - Decorah, Iowa.  Mission Green was founded to work with the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in - Decorah to become a carbon neutral facility.

Representatives of Vets for Peace Kansas City discuss Armistice Day, November 11: On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918 the big guns officially fell silent, ending World War I. That became Armistice Day,

University of Kansas professor Karl Brooks discusses dangerous historical parallels and real world impacts that stem from protracted leadership struggles in the US Congress such as the current struggle within the Republican party over whom to support f...

Doannie Tran joins host Craig Lubow to talk about his book with Landon Mascarenaz, The Open System: Redesigning Education and Reigniting Democracy This book discusses what they as educators found to be common trait in failing schools.

We begin with a brief comment by Rachel MacNair of Better Ballot KC about their work to convince the KCMO City Council to put Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) on the ballot. This is followed by a discussion with Bert Knorr of the Peace in Ukraine Coalition a...

This episode description uses dates in ISO-8601 format. We discuss the upcoming PeaceWorks Kansas City Local Art Fair following a brief review of some of the background behind the abrupt resignation of Overland Park Police Chief Donchez 2023-09-12 tha...

Cynthia Levin, Kansas City's Unicorn Theatre's Producing Artistic Director, discusses their history and upcoming program with Radio Active Magazine regular Craig Lubow.

Sunrise Movement KC representatives Mahreen Ansari and Kashmere Ketterman discusses their current concerns and activities with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves.  Mahreen and Kashmere are leaders in the campaign development and media teams o...

Sally Kane, outgoing Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB), discusses status of funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) in the US Congress.

Erica Benson joins host Craig Lubow to discuss the status of the Equal Rights Amendment. - Erica Benson is the Director of Project 28 MO, which is a Kansas City area based organization whose mission is to make the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) the 28th...

Vaughan Harrison discusses his work at the Kansas City Defender with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves. - Vaughan is a spoken word artist driven by a profound love for literature, truth, and the transformative power of language.

Jackson County Legislator Manny Abarca discusses property taxes with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves.  This is a follow-on to the interviews with appraisers with The Williams Group and with Robert Sauls,

Kirstin McCudden discusses Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves.  FPF is a nonprofit founded in 2012 to support free speech and free press in the US.  Kirstin is their Vice President of Editorial where...

Audrey Crabtree, Executive Director of KC Fringe Festival joins host Craig Lubow to discuss this year's Fringe Festival.  Some of the playwrights or other artists will join to discuss their shows too.   This is the 19th year of the KC Fringe Festival,

This episode of Radio Active Magazine offers non-overlapping perspectives on the ongoing reassessment in Jackson County, Missouri.  First, Justin Williams and Mark Maschger discuss the current reassessment process in Jackson County, Missouri.

Angie Blumel, President & CEO of Jackson County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), discusses their work with Radio Active Magazine regular Pat Riehle. CASA (which means "house" or "home" in Spanish) recruits, trains,

Susila Jones, Executive Director of Cross-Lines Community Outreach, discusses their efforts to provide low-income individuals and families with services and opportunities that help them meet their needs today while helping build self-sufficiency.

Missouri state Representative Emily Weber summarizes her perspective of what happened in the Missouri state House of Representatives this year.  She is interviewed by Radio Active Magazine regular Pat Riehle. - Weber, a Democrat,

Kimmy Igla, Rylan Scott and AP discuss Poets for Peace and their relationship with Poetry Slam and Poetic Underground Kansas City. AP is the host of Poets for Peace and the coach of the Slam Team. They also discuss a competition they are attending in P...

Sarah Hanson of Hearts Pursuit Ranch in Lone Jack and Susie Arbo of Country Crossroads Counseling with several locations between Blue Springs and Warrensburg discuss canine- and equine-assisted therapy with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves....

Paige Barrows discusses her humanitarian work in Ukraine with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves. Paige served in the Peace Corps there in 2010-2012.  Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022-02-24 she has been working with Stand with Ukrai...

Chief Black Spotted Horse and Joy Ellsworth discuss their May 23-29 "Trail of Mending: Journey to remember all histories through Kansas City". - Izzy "Black Spotted Horse" Zephier, a Yankton Clan Chief, has conferred with spiritual leaders from around...

Three activists with PeaceWorks Kansas City (Ann Suellentrop, Kristin Scheer, and Kimmy Igla) describe their experiences lobbying members of Congress during "DC Days" organized by the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability.  They flew to DC April 22,

Blaine Proctor, CEO of Save, Inc., discusses their work with Radio Active Magazine regular Pat Riehle.  Save, Inc., provides comprehensive housing solutions to empower socially and medically disadvantaged people to improve their health and lead stable ...

Tiffany Buckley discusses her 501(c)(3) Volunteer KC (VKC) with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves.  VKC helps support other nonprofits and homeless outreach groups with volunteers and donations. They celebrate their fourth anniversary 2023-0...

Derek Duba, Moises Montalvo and Bryson Ripley discuss a veterans organization called Common Defense with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves.   Common Defense claims to be the "the nation’s largest grassroots organization of US military veter...

Elaine Stephen and Larry Bradley describe Ranked-Choice Voting and efforts to bring that to parts or all of Kansas and Missouri. Stephen is a leader in Rank the Vote Kansas. Bradley is a member of Better Ballot KC and a co-Founder of The Center Strikes...

Bob Grove and Kathryn White discuss Earth Fest 2023 (EF23) with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves. Grove is the President of Climate Council GKC and lead organizer of EF23.  White is an activist and Climate Council Partner Liaison.

Anna Massoglia, the Editorial & Investigations Manager for OpenSecrets, discusses their work with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves.  The discussion includes documentation by OpenSecrets of why most taxpayers don't receive in the mail a draf...

Professor Christopher Sullivan discusses his recommendations for reducing crime by improving juvenile justice.  Sullivan is a co-editor of Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Chair of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the ...

Haig Hovaness discusses two media crossfires that hinder a peaceful settlement of the current Ukraine War with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves. Hovaness is a co-chair of the US Green Party Peace Action Committee.

Columbia University History Professor Matthew Connelly discusses his new book on "The Declassification Engine: What History Reveals About America's Top Secrets" with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer

KKFI began broadcasting 1988-02-28 around 10 AM.  The first song played was Bob Dylan's “When the Ship Comes In!”, including, "and the ship’s wise men will remind you once again, that the whole wide world is watching!"1 -

Eva K. Lee describe the spread of COVID-19, including how public health internationally has been hampered by the spread of misinformation about the epidemic and the value of alternative treatments and vaccines.

Last July 29, multiple homes and centers of the Uhuru Movement and their members were violently and destructively raided by the FBI based on a Grand Jury indictment that claimed they may be guilty of violating the US Foreign Agents Registration Act.

Climate change is increasing the risks of floods in parts of the world that have not experienced them before, as documented in the Wikipedia article on "Climate change".  The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of the US government provides a to...

Greg Razer represents Missouri Senate District 7 in the Missouri General Assembly.  He discusses his perceptions and desires regarding what is happening in the Missouri state Senate with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves. -

Each January since 1947 the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has updated their "Doomsday Clock", summarizing how close they think the world is to the destruction of civilization in terms of minutes to midnight.

David Pack and Henry M. Stoever, members of the Board of PeaceWorks Kansas City, discuss nuclear weapons and related issues. - January 16 (Monday), 4:30 - 5:30 PM, PeaceWorks is planning to table at a mass celebration of the work of Dr.

Lora McDonald, Executive Director of the Metropolitan Organization for Racial and Economic Equality (MORE2.org), talks with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves about MORE2, who they are, and what they are doing. -

Judy Morgan talks with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves about what she has done and what she hopes to do in the future. - Judy served 9 years in the Missouri state House of Representatives, the maximum allowed under Missouri's 4.

Debora Demeter and Rahimah Marie discuss Sufism in Kansas City with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves.  Sufism is a mystical branch of Islam, but not all practitioners are Muslim.  Rahima is a teacher in the Sufi Ruhaniat International strea...

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Drs. Hawkinson and Satterwhite discuss the tripledemic with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves. What are the most important things you need to know to protect yourself, your family, friends and others from the tripledemic of COVID, flu,

Nicolas J.S. Davies discusses his new book on War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves.  The book is co-authored with Medea Benjamin, a co-founder of Code Pink,

Host Pat Riehle talks with Brent Lager, President & Founder of uncoverKC.  uncoverKC identifies communities with the most need and connects them with individuals and organizations best suited to serve them.

A new and innovative news source in Kansas City is the Kansas City Defender.  It says it is "America's #1 newsletter for Black politics, culture, tech and world news. Smart, brief, and straight to your inbox".

The guns officially fell silent on "The War to End All Wars" on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918.  That day was then designated as Armistice Day.  - However, "The War to End All Wars" did not end war,

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft tells our listeners that Missouri has safe, accurate election procedures, and he wants you to vote.  You can vote a provisional ballot on election day without having an ID;  he will tell you what you need to do ...

Mizzou journalism prof Randall Smith discusses his work with Radio Active Magazine host Spencer Graves.  Smith holds the Donald W. Reynolds Endowed Chair in Business Journalism at the University of Missouri in Columbia.

Connie Tayor and Andrea Vieux of the League of Women Voters of Johnson  County, Kansas, discuss Kansas ballot measures to be decided November 8. Greg Woodhams of the League of Women Voters of Kansas City, Jackson, Clay and Platte Counties, Missouri,

Chris Hershey, Democratic Director of the Platte County Election Board, discusses recent changes in Missouri Election Law with Sharen Hunt, Vice President  of the Platte County Federated Women's Democratic Club,

Former Mayor and reverend Mark Holland talks about campaign issues with host Craig Lubow. Mark focuses on education, the economy, separation of church and State, abortion, climate change, immigration, and marriage equality.

David Graham talks with Radio Active Magazine host Craig Lubow about why he is running as a Libertarian to replace Jerry Moran in the US Senate.  Graham wants to reduce the size of government, reform criminal justice,

Long-time Kansas City activist Richard Mabion was recently appointed to the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC), which advises the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on broad, cross-cutting issues related to environmental justice...

Jeff Humfeld and Reverend Ester Holzendorf discuss the Kansas City Homeless Union and the Hope For The Homeless Project with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves. Rev. Holzendorf is a a retired social worker,

The 2022 PeaceWork Kansas City Local Art Fair is discussed by David Bayard, Anita Easterwood, and Bennette Dibben with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves.  David is a woodworker, poet, and photographer making greeting cards, books,

Allan Katz, CEO and founder of American Public Square (APS) at William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri, and Mike McShane, director of national research, EdChoice, interviewed Mayor Quinton Lucas on "Guns in public places".

Nicolette Paige, manager of the Kansas City Urban Farm Co-op describes what they do with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves. - The KCUFC serves the KC urban core with the largest urban orchard in Kansas City. -

Angie Blumel, President & CEO of Jackson County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), discusses their work with Radio Active Magazine regular Pat Riehle. CASA (which means "house" or "home" in Spanish) recruits, trains,

Jessie Schiele and Jordan Hamrick talk with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves about their lives and work with Jerusalem Farm. They strive to transform their lives and the lives of their neighbors "through service retreat experiences,

The Wikimedia Foundation, the parent organization of Wikipedia and other projects, hosts an annual international conference called "Wikimania". This year's Wikimania will be online with 25 local events, two in the US (Pittsburgh and New York City),

PeaceWorks Kansas City is organizing an event August 7, 7-9 PM, at the Kansas City National Security Campus, 14510 Botts Road, Kansas City, Missouri, to commemorate the 77th anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan,

Sharon Brett, Legal Director of the Kansas American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), discusses their work with Radio Active Magazine regular Craig Lubow.  The discussion includes abortion rights including the proposed amendment to the Kansas constitution,...

Craig Lubow interviews Spencer Graves about "Externalities including global warming, health, news, and corruption". A research paper Spencer wrote on "Externalities, public goods, and infectious diseases" was accepted without revision and published las...

The integrity of election procedures in Kansas and Missouri are discussed with members of Leagues of Women Voters of Johnson County, Kansas, and of Kansas City, Jackson, Clay and Platte Counties, Missouri.  Members of the Observer Corps of LWVKC discus...

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 City, Missouri.

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 18. Democracy Now, 2022-06-17, said,

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 human consciousness.  .

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 camping on public ground.

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, which produces 85 percent of the non-nuclear parts used in US nucl...

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 Director of the KC Fringe Festival;

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,

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. -   -

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.

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 sp...

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...

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.

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 book on Much sound and fury,

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 on Much sound and fury,

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.

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 rat...

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...

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 ...

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 entitle...

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. -

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,

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. -

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 -

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,

This episode of Radio Active Magazine features an interview with Gwendolyn Grant, President and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Kansas City, followed by a brief comment on Omicron and COVID more generally. - The interview with Ms.

Teresa Perry Operates "Share The Love House". They provide Resources for The Homeless and Community. Teresa talks with host Craig Lubow about her organization and the scope and suggested solutions for homelessness in the Kansas City area.

December 3 has been observed as the United Nations' International Day of Persons with Disabilities since 1992.  Shiela Styron discusses this with Radio Active Magazine host Spencer Graves.  Sheila is a Blindness Low Vision Specialist with The Whole Per...

Host Pat Riehle talks with Daniel Brazzell, Executive Director of Team Fidelis.  The mission of Team Fidelis is to prevent suicide among service members and families by raising awareness, providing a bridge of HOPE and building camaraderie.

RadioActive Magazine will host James Owen, Executive Director of Renew Missouri, along with their Kansas - City Regional Director, Alissa Greenwald.  Renew Missouri was founded in 2006 in Columbia, Mo. to advance -

We discuss the current redistricting process with Mary Lindsay of Kansas City, a member of the League of Women Voters of Missouri's Fair Redistricting Committee, Connie Taylor, who represented the League of Women Voters of Johnson County, Kansas,

Evelyn Maddox and Donna Hoch of the League of Women Voters of Kansas City, Jackson, Clay and Platte Counties, Missouri, join Radio Active Magazine host Spencer Graves to discuss voter suppression in Missouri. -

This week's edition of RadioActive Magazine will feature Daniel Griffith, Associate Director of Law & Policy of Secure Democracy discussing voting and election legislative issues.  We will explore the anti-democratic trends sweeping our country,

Host Pat Riehle talks with Daniel Brazzell, Executive Director of Team Fidelis.  The mission of Team Fidelis is to prevent suicide among service members and families by raising awareness, providing a bridge of HOPE and building camaraderie.

Sunrise Movement KC representatives Raymond Forstater and Ryan Dickey discusses their current concerns and activities with Radio Active Magazine regular Spencer Graves.

This is a rebroadcast of the first half of a one-hour special on "Black Voices, White Allies", which originally aired 2020-07-21.  Click here for the full hour.   - RadioActive Magazine founder Bill Clause discusses the problems of racial injustice in...

Radio Active Magazine host Spencer Graves talks with three people from MORE2:  their executive director, Lora McDonald, and community organizers, Ricee Cade and Cautia Wadood.  MORE2 is Metro Organization for Racial and Economic Equality,

This episode of Radio Active Magazine features a discussion of a petition to bring ranked choice voting to Kansas City, Missouri, organized in part by Better Ballot KC.  Host Spencer Graves talks with Chris Verbrugge about this petition drive.

Charles Carney is walking the 253 miles from McConnell Air Force Base four miles southeast of the central business district of Wichita to the Kansas City National Security Campus on Botts Road in Kansas City, Missouri.

Hilary Cohen Singer, Executive Director of Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) of Kansas City, discusses their program and what they are doing with refugees, especially now following the official US withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Kyle Mohr joins Joe Ballegeer to discuss how unemployment is understood in the United States. Kyle is a PhD student in economics at the University of Missouri Kansas City, a Research Scholar at the Economic Democracy Initiative at Bard College,

Public health expert Doug Samuelson, economist Joe Ballegeer, and Radio Active Magazine host Spencer Graves discuss "Externalities, public goods, and contagious diseases".  Major conclusions from this discussion include the following: -

Lori Glenski, Clinical Director Substance Use Disorder Services for ReDiscover talks with Radio Active Magazine host Pat Riehle.  They offer a 24-hour crisis line and other mental health services through 11 different locations in Kansas City,

This episode of Radio Active Magazine features excerpts of a remembrance event Sunday, 2021-08-08, of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan in 1945, seventy-six years earlier, August 6 and 9.

This episode of Radio Active Magazine features an interview with Tony Rothert, Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Missouri.  The discussion may include the following: - 1. Barriers to voting:  The ACLU of Missouri has sued ...

On Aug. 3, RadioActive Magazine host, Dave Mitchell, will interview Senator Jim Hendren of the Arkansas legislature, founder of Common Ground Arkansas, along with the Executive Director, Ms. Misty Orpin.  Senator Hendren is a lifelong Republican from A...

This episode of Radio Active Magazine features Craig Lubow interviewing Sharon Brett, the Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Kansas about their concerns and current litigation.  Ms.

Rohan Grey joins Joe Ballegeer to discuss cryptocurrencies and the future of money. Rohan’s research focuses on the legal design and regulation of money and finance, including digital fiat currency, as well as broader issues of law and political econom...

This episode of Radio Active Magazine features an interview with Kansas City structural engineer Ralph Jones, who describes what he thinks residents of Kansas and Missouri should do if they see something that looks to them like a possible safety proble...

This episode of Radio Active Magazine discusses two issues: First, infectious disease expert Doug Samuelson says that we ar in a race between vaccination and mutation.  Everyone who can safely take a vaccine has a civic responsibility to protect n...

Radio Active regular Spencer Graves is scheduled to talk this week regarding his proposals for an "International Conflict Observatory" which is a collection of activities to improve human understanding of conflict and thereby facilitate less violent an...

Host Pat Riehle interviews Janessa Riehle, the Logistics & Volunteer Coordinator for the Community Volunteer Coordination Core on the KC Hotel Initiative.  The KC Hotel Initiative is the City of Kansas City's attempt to alleviate the homelesss/houseles...

Andrei Stoica, Brynn Fitzsimmons, and Nyonu Branch-Watkins of Independent Media Association (IMA, independentmedia.us) describe their efforts to support citizen journalists creating well-researched, contextualized stories that matter deeply to their co...

Join Climate Hour host, Bob Grove, and Director, Matt Wechsler, to discuss Right To Harm, the award-winning agricultural documentary. -  

On June 1, 2021, RadioActive Magazine, with host Dave Mitchell, will interview Denise Lieberman, Director - of the Missouri Voter Protection Coalition and Representative Yolanda Young of the Missouri legislature from -

Host Spencer Graves will interview Joe Ballegeer and Mathew Forstater from the Economics Department of the University of Missouri at Kansas City about Modern Monetary Theory (MMT)  and the post-pandemic economy.

Host Itto Outini interviews Haley, a white American born in the US, whose parents and family members are unhappy with her decision to marry a brown immigrant human rights advocate from South America. Haley shares challenges she has faced with her famil...

Host Itto Outini interviews Mekiya Walters, a male American, and Asya Ozkizilcik, a female from Turkey, to explore similarities and differences in how people in different cultures express emotions in different situations.

Join host, Bob Grove, and Missouri State Organizing Committee Chair, Steve Mann, to discuss the formation of a new U.S. political party called the People's Party.

Every two years, the United Nations selects 17 Youth Leaders from across the globe to engage youth with the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. In 2020, a Kansas City musician was selected to be the only U.N. Youth Leader from the United States.

Host Itto Outini interviews individuals at Alphapointe, a leading organization serving and empowering blind and visually impaired persons at their headquarters at 7501 Prospect, Kansas City, Missouri.

This episode of Radio Active Magazine discusse two superficially unrelated issues: - 1. The Clean Missouri campaign is looking for volunteers to "Join the Coalition" in the fight for fair maps in Missouri: In early 2018 Republican Representative Hanna...

On Feb. 16, 6 p.m., RadioActive Magazine, with host, Dave Mitchell, will interview Sami Aaron, founder of The Resilient Activist, and Dr. Barbara Gilbert, psychologist.  Primary focus will be on pre-stress trauma suffered by climate scientists,

Prominent activists from the Multicultural Alliance for a Safe Environment (MASE) in the desert Southwest (Albuquerque, NM) join PeaceWorks - Kansas City board members Kristin Scheer and Ann Suellentrop to discuss continuing problems with contamination...

Dean Baker, co-founder of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, discusses his recommendations for changes in governmental policy towards media to improve the functioning of democracy. This includes recommending citizen-directed subsidies for med...

This episode features a discussion with Andrew Bergerson and Carrie Stevens with Our Revolution.  Bergerson is President of Our Revolution - Kansas City, Missouri.  Stevens is Executive Director of Our Revolution - Kansas,

Internationally-known activists will join PeaceWorks-Kansas City board members Kristin Scheer and Ann Suellentrop to discuss this historic Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), which activists believe is the beginning of the end of nucle...

The Wyandotte County, Kansas District Attorney’s office has asked the Vera Institute of Justice to help them understand and address racial inequities in the local criminal legal system. As part of their work,

Spencer Graves and Tom Crane discuss efforts to improve the quality and quantity of volunteer journalism with training and editorial assistance by a professional journalist.  Current plans consider this as a collaboration between Friends of Community M...

https://kkfi.org/wp-content/uploads/RAM-show-122920.mp3 - This episode of Radio Active Magazine features a discussion among four journalists representing local news outlets in Kansas City.  Each will describe their particular foci and why they think p...

What have public health authorities locally, nationally, and internationally done well in managing the current public health crisis, and what could be improved to help us manage this current pandemic and similar problems in the future? -

Host Craig Lubow talks to Mark Dupree and Kristiane Bryant about issues facing the Wyandotte County District Attorney's office.  Dupree is the current District Attorney and Bryant is challenging him in the 2020 election.

Author and activist John Dear discussed “Living The Nonviolent Life,” 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Saturday, March 7, at Whitfield Center, Avila University, 11901 Wornall Road, Kansas City, MO, and “The Nonviolent Path as Illuminated by Jesus,” 2-4:00 p.m.,

Ron Farmer, vice-president of Ches, joins host Pat Riehle to talk about housing affordability options. - CHES, Inc. is a HUD Certified, 501(c)(3) nonprofit, housing counseling, financial empowerment organization,

Host Tom Huffman talks to his guest from KC For Safe Streets, an organization that addresses road safety issues, including pedestrian and bicyclists deaths. Kansas City has one of the highest injury and fatality rates in the country.

Mayor Quinton Lucas joins host Pat Riehle to talk about his State of the City speech and his vision and priorities for 2020.

Pat Riehle talks to guests from Unbound. "With your support, our program empowers sponsored individuals and their families with tools to achieve self-sufficiency. Local staff members work with sponsored families on how to best use their benefits to a...

This episode of Radio Active Magazine will feature a half-hour March 1 reenactment of a 4-hour trial November 1, 2019, of fifteen activists with PeaceWorks Kansas City for trespassing on the Kansas City National Security Campus on the previous Memorial...

Host Dave Mitchell interviewed Zach Pistora, Sierra Club lobbyist for the Kansas Sierra Club. - Their focus was on the Kansas energy sector, including the very recent announcement that Holcomb 2, a massive addition to that coal plant in S.W. Kansas,

Richard Mabion joins host Craig Lubow to talk about the NAACP and Environmental Justice on the first part of the show. Julie Burkhart, CEO and founder of Trust Women, joins us on the second part to talk about pending legislation in the Kansas House an...

On January 3rd, eleven days before this broadcast, a US drone strike killed Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani and four others near the international airport of Bagdad, Iraq. The next day, at least two rallies were held in Kansas City to protest th...

Host Dave Mitchell talks to Dennis Murphey, recently retired Supervisor for the Kansas City Office of Environmental Quality. The interview includes the steps the city took during the last decade to reduce it's carbon footprint 40% for city operations,...

Host Craig Lubow interviews John Wiley, Founder of River of Refuge. John talks about the River of Refuge, which provides a transitional living program for people who have been on the verge of homelessness and who have lacked stable housing.

Host Pat Riehle will have guests on from Indvisible KC. His guests will discuss current issues and upcoming socio-political organizing events. - "Indivisible Kansas City is an area-wide, progressive, all-volunteer organization. -

This episode of Radio Active Magazine featured host Spencer Graves interviewing Queen Wilkes and Adin Alem about the Sunrise Movement in Kansas City and the rest of the US. - They've been growing, with Queen and Adin getting involved since the Septemb...

Cheryl Kimmi, Executive Director of the annual KC Fringe Festival, joins host Bill Clause to discuss next year's Fringe Festival and a look back on the past festivals. Www.KCFringe.org.

CULTIVATE KC: SUSTAINABLE URBAN FARMING RadioActive host David Mitchell interviews urban agriculture activist Katherine Kelly of Cultivate KC. The following is from the Cultivate KC homepage at (https://www.cultivatekc.org/) -

KC TENANTS FIGHT FOR RENTERS RIGHTS Community activist Diane Charity joins host Bill Clause to discuss the efforts of KC Tenants to fight for affordable and fair housing. KC Tenants took their fight to City Hall.

David Barsamian joins Tom Crane to talk about how mainstream media subverts democracy, empowers repressive regimes and how repressive governments silence the media. Barsamian is a co-author with Noam Chomsky and produces Alternative Radio,

Helping Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities to Lead Fulfilling Lives The Propel program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City - Lynn Marie Norris will interview people from Propel,

Josh Hall of Wolf PAC (Kansas) joins hosts Bill Clause and Tom Huffman to discuss the Wolf PAC organizational goals, including its proposal to reform the roll of money in politics.

Wayne Besen joins host Craig Lubow to talk about conversion and ex-gay therapy. Wayne was the founder of "Truth Wins Out" and is the author of the book "Anything But Straight". Wayne talks about the distinction between conversion and ex-gay therapy an...

Host Susan Sarachek covers Deportation and immigration, including the distinction between refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants. A recent supreme court case is also discussed.

Host Dave Mitchell will be interviewing Melissa Cheatham, a concerned citizen and member of a panel on the Metro KC Climate Action Coalition, which is developing a policy playbook for local leaders to reduce their communities carbon footprints.

Urban Ranger Corps of Kansas City - Host Pat Riehle features the Urban Ranger Corps, which prepares at-risk inner city youth for responsible and productive futures through a program of disciplined work experience and service in their community,

This episode of Radio Active Magazine features an interview with members of PeaceWorks Kansas City about their activities, including the following: - * Their up-coming UNplaza Art Fair, scheduled for September 21-22 in Southmoreland Park,

Dave Mitchell will interview Dr. Caroline Davies, Associate Professor in the UMKC Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences regarding the May 2019, UN report on human initiation of the Sixth Mass Extinction Event,

Host Craig Lubow talks to Playwright LaurenSage Browning about her play "I could take a nap, but killing myself would be more productive." "Nap" tackles the issue of teen suicide, depression, and the guilt of the survivors.

Radio Active host Susan Sarachek interviews grassroots organizer Bob Grove and veteran nurse Kathy Costello about a range of health and mental health issues, including Medicare for All, the absence of adequate care for the mentally ill,

Host David Mitchell will interview Frank Jakob, a Technical Manager with Black and Veatch, who will share his expertise on wind and solar technologies, the current profile of our electrical grid, and an assessment of how the wind and solar revolutions ...

Host Pat Riehle talks with Peaceworks KC Board members Jim Hannah and Mary Hladkey along with community organizer Diane Burkholder. - Topics include the Memorial Day peace witness to raise public awareness about nuclear weapons production in Kansas Ci...

Brandon Ferdig, a blogger and newly independent film producer, addresses homelessness with host Craig Lubow. Brandon recently released a film called "The Wall". Brandon followed a homeless camp for more than a year in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Christopher Manente, Executive Director of Rutgers Center For Adult Autism, discusses the lack of focus on adults with autism and obstacles to employment. THE RUTGERS CENTER FOR ADULT AUTISM SERVICES offers adults with ASD a one-of-a-kind support p...

Kathy Allen, from the National Women's Political Caucus, joins host Bill Clause to discuss recruiting and training women to be candidates for political office. Second, Tara Raghuveer, founder of K.C. Tenants,

In the first segment, Julie Koppen joins host Craig Lubow to discuss the "Historic Green Restoration Home Tour." Julie is the publisher of Greenability Magazine. In the second segment, Craig Wood, Solid Waste Management Coordinator for Johnson County,

Lynn Marie Norris talks to to C.J. Janovy (jan-uh-vee), author of No Place Like Home: Lessons in Activism from LGBT Kansas. - C.J. is a writer, radio reporter, and editor. She currently works at KCUR 89.3 FM,

Kiana Knolland talks about the ACLU's Smart Justice Campaign with Host Craig Lubow. https://www.aclu.org/issues/smart-justice https://www.aclukansas.org/en/issues/smart-justice-reform The discussion will include an overview and statistics about the ...

Host David Mitchell interviews psycho-metricist Connie Campbell on the psychological dynamics of climate change advocacy, examining the question, "Why are some people so resistant to fact based scientific evidence?

RadioActive guests Stephen Melton and Eslun Tucker, activist volunteers with Citizens’ Climate Lobby, will discuss the CCL proposal to tax carbon and distribute the carbon tax funds to all American families.

Host Pat Riehle recaps the 2019 Missouri Session with Greg Razer, Missouri Representative from Kansas City's 25th District.

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Lynn Marie Norris will talk to people from Cultivate KC about the benefits of local food, why Cultivate KC supports urban farmers, and the importance of building up our local food system in relation to resilience to climate change.

Lynn Marie Norris will talk to people from New Roots, a program conducted by Cultivate KC, in partnership with Catholic Charities of NE Kansas, to provide a 4-year farm training business incubation program to help refugees start and operate independent...

Lynn Marie Norris interviews guests from Cultivate KC, including its co-founder, Katherine Kelly. The benefits of Urban Agriculture, including locally grown food and its benefit to reducing carbon emissions.

This episode of Radio Active Magazine features discussions with David Neal and Lee Gum.   DAVID NEAL, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES Neal currently serves on the City Council of Merriam, KS,

Michael Sharma-Crawford, Immigration Attorney, joins host Craig Lubow for a discussion of the process of seeking asylum and a recent Supreme Court decision that allows indefinite detention of convicted immigrants upon release from jail or prison.

This episode of Radio Active Magazine is devoted to discussing Mayor James' initiative on the April 2 ballot to fund universal preschool in Kansas City, Missouri.  This uses taxing authority restricted to economic development initiatives.

"Darnell Hunt and Jamie Jackson interview Jamila Medley, Executive Director of the Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance about the benefits of worker cooperatives and how coop businesses are transforming communities.

Susan Sarachek interviews Bob Grove, President of the Climate Council of Greater Kansas City, on their activities.

Dr. Fengeng Sun, Assistant Professor in the Department of Geosciences at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, joins host David Mitchell to talk about climate change.

This episode of Radio Active Magazine is devoted primarily to in interview by Lynn Marie Norris with Dante Gliniecki, the Emergency Preparedness Manager for Independence, MO. First, however, we briefly discuss local elections scheduled for April 2 and...

Lauren Bonds, Legal Director of ACLU-Kansas, joins host Craig Lubow to talk about the ACLU-Kansas plans and issues for 2019. Lauren is also serving as interim director for the Kansas Chapter.

Pat Riehle discusses what we might expect from the Missouri legislature this year with Craig Lubow after a brief interview with Matthew Westra of Global and Multicultural Education, who will have their annual Peace Builder Award Luncheon, Saturday,

The December 25th edition of RadioActive Magazine features an interview by Spencer Graves with with David Mitchell about the Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL) and the "Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2018 (HR 7173).

Brittney McGinley, founding member and communications director for the Kansas City Teacher Residency Program (KCTR), joins host Craig Lubow. KCTR works closely with teachers, partners, and staff to build a strong community of educators and advocates fo...

This episode of Radio Active Magazine features an interview with Greg Coleridge, Outreach Director for Move to Amend, and Matt Wagoner, a lead organizer with for an event September 29 at 1:30 PM at the Kansas City North Community Center,

This episode of Radio Active Magazine is devoted to an interview with Trey Bennett, Nurse Practitioner and Clinic Director of Integrative Health Providers providing evidence-based solutions to prevent, treat,

This episode of Radio Active Magazine is devoted to an interview with Christine Bischoff, the keynote speaker for the annual Freedom Fund banquet organized by the NAACP of Johnson County, KS.  Ms. Bischoff is the Senior Supervising Attorney for the Sou...

This episode of Radio Active Magazine features an interview with Steven Youngblood, Associate Professor of Communication at Park University in Parkville, MO, who is one of the lead organizers of the annual Peacebuilding conference in Kansas City.

Mayor David Alvey joins host Craig Lubow for a two part interview to be aired on August 14, 2018 and August 21, 2018. Alvey is the Mayor of Kansas City, Kansas and CEO of the Wyandotte County Unified Government.

Mayor David Alvey joins host Craig Lubow for a two part interview to be aired on August 14, 2018 and August 21, 2018. Alvey is the Mayor of Kansas City, Kansas and CEO of the Wyandotte County Unified Government.

Cynthia Levin, artistic director at Unicorn Theatre, joins host Craig Lubow to talk about the 2018-2019 season about her love and contribution to the live theatre scene in the Kansas City area.

Micah Kubic, director of the ACLU Kansas Chapter, joins Craig Lubow and Spencer Graves to discuss the recent victory of the Kansas ACLU against Chris Kobach in an important voter rights case in Federal District Court. Second,

Are the schools the new wild, wild west? Join host Craig Lubow for discussion of gun violence in the schools and what to do about it from the perspective of students.  Two students from March for Our Lives will be guests. along with educator Dylan Burd..

Host Craig Lubow interviewed Sister Helen Prejean on March 5, 2018. Sister Prejean is the author of Dead Man Walking and Death of Innocents, with a third book due to be published early next year. Sister Prejean examines the death penalty from a spiri...

Craig Lubow interviews journalist Zachary Mueller and RadioActive co-host Spencer Graves regarding the Fish v. Kobach trial in the Robert J. Dole US Federal Courthouse in Kansas City, Kansas.   - At issue in this trial is whether the documentary proof...

Kristy Childs from Veronica's Voice and Nurse Heidi Olson from Children's Mercy Hospital join host Craig Lubow to talk about sex trafficking in the context of the issues raised by "Project Dawn", a court project in Pennsylvania and recently portrayed i...

Alex Martinez, Kansas/Missouri Dream Alliance, and Ramon Valdez, Innovation Law Lab, will join host Craig Lubow to talk about the "Dreamers" and "DACA" and societal implications of deporting the "dreamers" under the new policies of the Trump administra...

Representatives from SPCA, Humane Society of Greater Kansas City, and Spay & Neuter KC will join host Craig Lubow to discuss homelessness among pets and services available to homeless dogs and cats.

This show will feature The New Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. We will interview local leaders in this movement, from both Kansas and Missouri, to discuss the recent reigniting of this campaign which was started over 50 years...

This episode featured a discussion between representatives of three units of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in the Greater Kansas City area, including the following: -   Fred Jones, Sr., President,

Host Dave Mitchell will interview Dan Coffey, founder of Citizens for Responsible Government in K.C. (CFRG), on his views of the new terminal at Kansas City International airport.

Representatives of two local chapters of the League of Women Voters will describe their programs for 2018:  Evelyn Maddox, a co-president of the LWV of  Kansas City, MO, Jackson, Clay, and Platte Counties, will discuss their program.

Net neutrality protests were held last Thursday, December 7, in front of Verizon stores in Kansas City, Missouri, and Olathe, Kansas. These were two of reportedly over 700 protests in all 50 states. - Over 15 people gathered in front of the Verizon st...

This episode of Radio Active Magazine features an interview with David Barsamian recorded Thursday, Nov. 9 in anticipation of his visit to Kansas City and KKFI on December 1.  He has a new book with Noam Chomski on Global Discontents:  Conversations on...

This special edition for the Fall pledge drive features three segments: Spencer Graves joins us to talk about net neutrality from Washington DC. Second, a replay of an interview that Craig Lubow did with Cynthia Lucas, producer of "Gandhi's Gift".

Host Dave Mitchell talks to Dave Mechem, Assistant Professor at KU Department of Geography and Atmospheric Science, about the relationship of climate to weather patterns.

This episode will feature interviews about health problems experienced by former employees at the Bannister Federal Complex and the current safety concerns facing the community in light of the planned demolition of the Kansas City Plant.

"Juror No 2", as Lindy Lou Isonhood was known, talks about the impact that a death sentence had on her and other jurors in a case in Mississippi in which they reached a verdict to sentence Bobby Wilcher to death for the murder of a woman.

This episode of Radio Active Magazine explores how net neutrality is necessary to counter mainstream media’s overreaching control of public policy.  We will focus especially on two different issues: our political economy and the nation’s nuclear contam...

Help is available for inmates exiting prisons and Journey to New Life is one program in Kansas City. Susie Roling joins host Craig Lubow to discuss the services offered by Journey to New Life, including housing assistance, job search help,

Cynthia Levin, artistic director of Unicorn Theatre, joins host Craig Lubow to discuss the plays coming to the Unicorn Theatre for the 2017-2018 season and what will happen if the Trump administration succeeds at cutting the funds distributed to the ar...

This episode of Radio Active Magazine will focus on efforts to discuss net neutrality with people who represent major portions of the KKFI listening area in the US Congress. - What is net neutrality?   -

Host David Mitchell talks with Caitlin Dix, Joy Heaviland, and Jacquie Whalen from the Heartland Conservation Alliance about conserving and protecting the water in Kansas City, with a focus on the Blue River.