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Welcome to this week's episode of The Tenth Voice, where we discuss news and issues and items of interest to the LGBTQIA community.  This week is on Bi George, join George Thorman as she talks with another amazing guest - returning guest, Dona Lackey,

Welcome to this week's episode of The Tenth Voice, where we discuss news and issues and items of interest to the LGBTQIA community.  This week is on Bi George, join George Thorman as she talks with another amazing guest, Rohn Dennis,

Welcome to this week's episode of The Tenth Voice, where we discuss news and issues and items of interest to the LGBTQIA community.  This week is on Bi George, join George Thorman as she talks with another amazing guest and gives us a round up of the L...

Welcome to this week's episode of The Tenth Voice, where we discuss news and issues and items of interest to the LGBTQIA community.  This week is on Bi George, join George Thorman as she talks with another amazing guest and gives us a round up of the L...

Welcome to this week's episode of The Tenth Voice, where we discuss news and issues and items of interest to the LGBTQIA community.  This week is on Bi George, join George Thorman as she talks with another amazing guest and gives us a round up of the L...

Welcome to this week's episode of The Tenth Voice, where we discuss news and issues and items of interest to the LGBTQIA community.  This week is on Bi George, join George Thorman as she talks with another amazing guest and gives us a round up of the L...

Welcome to this week's episode of The Tenth Voice, where we discuss news and issues and items of interest to the LGBTQIA community.  This week is on Bi George, join George Thorman as she talks with another amazing guest and gives us a round up of the L...

Welcome to this week's episode of The Tenth Voice, where we discuss news and issues and items of interest to the LGBTQIA community.  This week is on Bi George, join George Thorman as she talks with another amazing guest and gives us a round up of the L...

Welcome to this week's episode of The Tenth Voice, where we discuss news and issues and items of interest to the LGBTQIA community.  This week is on Bi George, join George Thorman as she talks with another amazing guest and gives us a round up of the L...

Stedmond Ware Join us this Saturday on The Tenth Voice as Stedmond Ware hosts "Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives!" Join us this Saturday at 1pm on 90.1FM, or streaming on kkfi.org!  Keep up to date with all things Tenth Voice by visiting our Faceb...

Welcome to this week's episode of The Tenth Voice, where we discuss news and issues and items of interest to the LGBTQIA community.  This week is on Bi George, join George Thorman as she talks with another amazing guest and gives us a round up of the L...

Join us this Saturday on The Tenth Voice as we continue our series on anime (animation) and manga (illustrated novels) dealing with LGBTQIA+ themes. As always, we’re going to give you a wonderful list of resources for LGBTQIA+ anime and manga shows tha...

It is the 4th Saturday of November and time for Show People with Michael Grayman-Parkhurst! This week we are replaying Michael's interview with Tim Bair, who is the Producing Artistic Director of Theatre in the Park,

Join us this Saturday on The Tenth Voice and join Daddy Rae as they continue the ongoing discussion of mental health, wellness, and the LGBTQIA+ community! Today Daddy Rae will be joined by Melissa, who will share her experience from the field of veter...

Join us this Saturday on The Tenth Voice as we continue our series on anime (animation) and manga (illustrated novels) dealing with LGBTQIA+ themes. Following up on discussion in June, we will have a second session on transgender, nonbinary,

Join us this Saturday on The Tenth Voice and join Daddy Rae to continue the ongoing discussion of mental health, wellness, and the LGBTQIA+ community! TUNE IN, CALL IN, JOIN US! Call the studio at 816-931-5534. Join us this Saturday at 1pm on 90.1FM,

It is the special fifth Saturday of the month, and host Starla Carr returns to bring her voice as a multi-talented woman of color to discuss black lesbian love in music, television, and film - especially talking the truth about positive and negative in...

This week's episode of The Tenth Voice is Trans Talk, where we discuss news and issues and items of interest to the transgender, gender nonbinary, and gender nonconforming community. Today's episode is a special episode honouring Transgender Day of Rem...

This Trans Talk follows up on the September 24th episode, where we hosted surgeons from NYU discussing gender confirmation surgery and how to have the best experience and recovery.  In that show, we mentioned our January 22nd,

Join us this Saturday on The Tenth Voice as we snuggle up under the rainbow kotatsu & discuss new and current yuri shows!  There is a great crop of new shows out this season, and we're going to talk about all of them.

Join us this Saturday on The Tenth Voice and join Daddy Rae as they talk with their family and discuss who inspires them, and what is family, and what is means to inspire someone. TUNE IN, CALL IN, JOIN US! Call the studio at 816-931-5534.

It is the third Saturday of the month and time again for Show People on The Tenth Voice. Join host Michael Grayman-Parkhurst as he welcomes Lindsey Rood-Clifford, the incoming President & Chief Executive Officer of Starlight Theatre.

On this month's Trans Talk edition of The Tenth Voice, we are going to start with Nightshade reading some of the trans news of the month, then be joined by guests from PeaceWorks KC.  Their annual art fair is coming up soon,

It is the third Saturday of the month and time again for Show People on The Tenth Voice. Join host Michael Grayman-Parkhurst as he welcomes another show person to the program - artist, costume and scenic designer Atif Rome!

Join us this Saturday on The Tenth Voice as we hold the fifth episode of a series on anime (animation) and manga (illustrated novels) dealing with LGBTQIA+ themes. Today we will cover gender swapping, non-conforming gender non-binary characters,

It is the special fifth Saturday of the month, and host Starla Carr returns to bring her voice as a multi-talented woman of color to discuss black lesbian love in music, television, and film - especially talking the truth about positive and negative in...

Welcome to the Tenth Voice! On Saturday July 9 we will have several local performance artists from the LGBTQIA+ community in our studio today: solo drag performer Freddye Dôllma Starr (He/They), and two members of the eclectic acoustic cover band Secon...

Join us this Saturday on The Tenth Voice and join Daddy Rae as they talk with local counselor Emily Foltz to continue the ongoing discussion of mental health, wellness, and the LGBTQIA+ community! TUNE IN, CALL IN, JOIN US!

  - On this month's Trans Talk edition of The Tenth Voice, we are going to start with Nightshade reading some of the trans news of the month, then have a lively discussion with Psychology Professor and frequent gamer Anna Pope about transgender and no...

Anne Tolpegin - It is the third Saturday of the month and time again for Show People on The Tenth Voice. Join host Michael Grayman-Parkhurst as he welcomes another show person to the program.  This week's guest is Anne Tolpegin. -

It is the third Saturday of the month and time again for Show People on The Tenth Voice. Join host Michael Grayman-Parkhurst as he welcomes another show person to the program.  We’re welcoming Andrew Grayman-Parkhurst back to the show to complete our d...

Join us this Saturday on The Tenth Voice as we hold the fourth episode of a series on anime (animation) and manga (illustrated novels) dealing with LGBTQIA+ themes. Today we will cover transgender and intersex representation in anime,

Join us this Saturday on The Tenth Voice as we hold the third episode of a series on anime (animation) and manga (illustrated novels) dealing with LGBTQIA+ themes. Today we will cover some LGBTQIA+ news, especially in the light of the recent Supreme Co...

Join us this Saturday on The Tenth Voice and join Daddy Rae as they welcome their grad school bff and fellow licensed psychotherapist all the way from Washington state, Lady Ginger! Daddy Rae and Lady Ginger regularly collaborate and cohost a monthly ...

Today we are discussing a very serious subject, which is the tremendous burden placed upon our own community to provide support for ourselves, the lack of support in many ways from the greater community, how the greater community can lend some positive...

It is the third Saturday of the month and time again for Show People on The Tenth Voice. Join host Michael Grayman-Parkhurst as he welcomes another show person to the program - and today’s show person is Andrew Grayman-Parkhurst! -

It is the third Saturday of the month and time again for Show People on The Tenth Voice. Join host Michael Grayman-Parkhurst as he welcomes actor, singer-songwriter and playwright Tiff Barbour to the program.

It is the third Saturday of the month and time again for Show People on The Tenth Voice. Join host Michael Grayman-Parkhurst as he welcomes Aaron S. Ricucci-Hill to the program. Aaron S. Ricucci-Hill is local - they hail from Troy, MO,

Join us this Saturday on The Tenth Voice as we hold the second episode of a series on anime (animation) and manga (illustrated novels) dealing with LGBTQIA+ themes. Today we will cover some transcendent concepts of gay and bisexual themes,

Join us this Saturday on The Tenth Voice Rae Bowerman (they/them) will be joining us as a host of the Tenth Voice every 1st Saturday for their new program "Grey Matters." Rae is a psychotherapist in private practice at GENEX Therapeutic Solutions LLC1 ...

Join us this Saturday on The Tenth Voice as we start the first episode of a series on anime (animation) and manga (illustrated novels) dealing with LGBTQIA+ themes. Today we will introduce the concepts of anime and manga and their growing popularity am...

Join us this Saturday on The Tenth Voice Rae Bowerman (they/them) will be joining us as a host of the Tenth Voice every 1st Saturday for their new program "Grey Matters." Rae is a psychotherapist in private practice at GENEX Therapeutic Solutions LLC1 ...

It is the 3rd Saturday of the month and time again for Show People with Michael Grayman-Parkhurst! This week, Michael is interviewing Tim Bair, who is the Producing Artistic Director of Theatre in the Park,

It is the 3rd Saturday of the month and time again for Show People with Michael Grayman-Parkhurst. This week Michael talks with Cynthia Hardeman, a KC theatre educator, playwright and director. Cynthia is an Air Force veteran,

This Saturday on The Tenth Voice, we would like to welcome Rae Bowerman (they/them), who will be joining us as a host of the Tenth Voice every 1st Saturday for their new program "Grey Matters." Rae is a psychotherapist in private practice at GENEX Ther...

This Saturday on The Tenth Voice, Producers Una and Fiona will be joined by Shana Segat, the leader of one of Kansas City’s largest lesbian communities to discuss what’s happening in the local lesbian community, including KC Les Bar,

This is the first Trans Talk of the new year, and we are going to devote this episode of the Tenth Voice on 90.1 FM KKFI, Kansas City Community Radio to some quality time with our returning guest Kate. That's after our usual news roundup with Sister N...

It is the 3rd Saturday of the month and time again for Show People with Michael Grayman-Parkhurst. This week Michael talks with director, playwright and screenwriter Emily Mann! Join us this Saturday, January 15th, 2022 at 1pm.

This coming Saturday on New Years Tenth Voice Producers Una and Fiona will kick off 2022 with a discussion about the big events of last year and the hopes for the coming year, and then on the subject of hope we will be interviewing Patty and Kate,

This coming Saturday is Christmas, and we are going to devote the episode of the Tenth Voice on 90.1 FM KKFI, Kansas City Community Radio to giving thanks for good things in our life, sending well-wishes to people whom we care for but may be distant at...

It is the 3rd Saturday of the month and time again for Show People with Michael Grayman-Parkhurst. This week Michael welcomes Christine Colby Jacques back to the show. - Christine Colby Jacques After being a member of Cincinnati Ballet,

It is the 2nd Saturday of the month and we have special guest Dante “Danny” Lawrence (They/He/She) on the program. Dante is an artist somewhere in the middle of their journey with an unknown destination and trying to love every minute of that.

Demonizing Masculinity in Trans People: This week, Host TJ Burton sits down with special guest Zoë Dunning (they/he/ze) to discuss masculinity within and outside of the binary of gender. Together, they will explore the negative connotations of mascul...

Today we are going to start out with an updated transgender news of the month, then a round table discussion on 3 topics concerning the trans community. Join us this Saturday at 1pm! Keep up to date with all thing Tenth Voice by visiting our Face...

It is the 3rd Saturday of the month and time again for Show People with Michael Grayman-Parkhurst. This week Michael welcomes Nedra Dixon to the show. - Nedra Dixon - Nedra Dixon has received critical acclaim in venues from Broadway and Off-Broad...

Welcome to the first Saturday of the month and Generation T with TJ Burton. This month TJ will talk about family and the difficulties of some blood relations to accept and support  trans siblings. Tj will also talk about trans health care,

Today we are going to start out with the transgender news of the month, and then have an in-depth round-table discussion of 4 short LGBTQIA+ films, all of which you can view for free on YouTube! The films are:

It is the 3rd Saturday of the month and time again for Show People with Michael Grayman-Parkhurst. This week Michael welcomes Chip Miller to the show. - Chip Miller - Chip Miller is a director and producer,

Welcome to the first Saturday of the month and Generation T with TJ Burton. This month TJ welcomes Austin VanWinkle into the studio to chat about family support and why that matters to trans folks and the importance of support and your chosen family be...

It is the 3rd Saturday of the month and time again for Show People with Michael Grayman-Parkhurst. This week Michael welcomes Thomas Caruso to the show. - Thomas is an Outer Critics Circle Award and Lucille Lortel Award nominee,

It is the 2nd Saturday of the month and we are back with CiCi Glasgow Brown as the host of the second Saturday spot.  For their second episode as host, they  will be talking about self preservation. CiCi Glasgow Brown, They/Them -

This week on Generation T, host TJ Burton will discuss toxic gender issues with co-hosts Fiona and Una, with a focus on all of the thousands of ways that too much focus on gender limits our opportunities - but that erasing gender entirely can also eras...

Today we are going to start out with the transgender news of the month as presented by Nightshade, then we are going to interview Chandra Klein, who is an electrologist joining us not only to talk about hair removal,

It is the 3rd Saturday of the month and time again for Show People with Michael Grayman-Parkhurst. This week Michael welcomes Vanessa Severo to the show. - Vanessa Severo studied at Missouri State University,

It is the 2nd Saturday of the month and the Tenth Voice is in transition! We are currently working with some new hosts for our weekly show and we are proud to introduce CiCi Glasgow Brown as the new host of the second Saturday spot. -

We are proud to announce a brand new host and a new show on The Tenth Voice, Generation T, featuring TJ Burton. TJ (he/him) is a FTM trans man based in Kansas City. Pre pandemic, he worked primarily in theatre as a stage manager and electrician. Now,

It is the fourth Saturday of the month and time again for Trans Talk on The Tenth Voice! Join hostesses Una, Fiona, Rachael, and Nightshade as they start with some of the transgender news of the month,Then they will be joined by special guests Scott Ca...

It is the 3rd Saturday of the month and time again for Show People with Michael Grayman-Parkhurst. This week Michael welcomes Christine Colby Jacques to the show. - After being a member of Cincinnati Ballet,

We are proud to announce a brand new host and a new show on The Tenth Voice, Generation T featuring TJ Burton. TJ (he/him) is a FTM trans man based in Kansas City. Pre pandemic, he worked primarily in theatre as a stage manager and electrician. Now,

It is the fourth Saturday of the month and time again for Trans Talk on The Tenth Voice! Join hostesses Una, Fiona, Rachael, and Nightshade as they start with some of the transgender news of the month, then discuss a review of the film "Kiki" focused o...

It is the third Saturday of the month and time again for Show People on The Tenth Voice. Join host Michael Grayman-Parkhurst as he welcomes his guests Amanda Kibler and Jennifer Benkert of the Coterie Theatre here in Kansas City.

Greetings! It is the 2nd Saturday of the month and this week, we are talking with TJ about his experience in healthcare and how transgender and nonbinary individuals can advocate for themselves, especially regarding their transition journey.

The Tenth Voice • June 5th, 2021 – The Middle Way with Inoru Wade

It is the fourth Saturday of the month and time again for Trans Talk on The Tenth Voice. Join hostesses Una and Fiona Nowling as they welcome Kendall Martinez-Wright on the program to talk about her life and why she has decided to run for Missouri Stat...

It is the third Saturday of the month and time again for Show People on The Tenth Voice. Join host Michael Grayman-Parkhurst as he welcomes Kent Gash on the program to talk about his prolific career. KENT GASH directed the Premiere of Robert O’Hara’s’...

Greetings! it is the 2nd Saturday of the month but Rainbow Spirit host M.G. Salazar is taking a hiatus as they consider pursuing political projects, so we will be presenting a variety of different shows during this 2nd Saturday slot.

The Tenth Voice • May 1st, 2021 – The Middle Way with Inoru Wade

We have another busy show this week that you will not want to miss! We will start with the transgender news of the month as presented by Mistress Nightshade, then have an interview with K.J. Rawson, the Director of the Digital Transgender Archive,

It is the third Saturday of the month and time again for Show People on The Tenth Voice. Join host Michael Grayman-Parkhurst as he welcomes director, choreographer, actor, singer, and dancer, Jerry Jay Cranford

Greetings Tenth Voice listeners. It is the 2nd Saturday and time again for Rainbow Spirit with your host MG Salazar (They, Them) This week MG welcomes their special guest Inoru Wade, the two will be exploring differences and similarities in gender expr...

The Tenth Voice • April 3rd, 2021 – The Middle Way with Inoru Wade

We have another busy show this week that you will not want to miss! We will start with the transgender news of the month as presented by Mistress Nightshade, then talk with Teri Miles, a local transgender woman who was recently elected to the city coun...

It is the third Saturday of the month and time again for Show People on The Tenth Voice. Join host Michael Grayman-Parkhurst as he welcomes New York theatre general manager Devin Keudell. With almost 35 years in the business,

Greetings Tenth Voice listeners. It is the 2nd Saturday and time again for Rainbow Spirit with your host MG Salazar (They, Them) This week MG welcomes their special guest Alex Martinez (They/Them).       -

The Tenth Voice • March 6th, 2021 – The Middle Way with Inoru Wade

We have another busy show this week that you will not want to miss! We will start with the transgender news of the month as presented by Mistress Nightshade, then talk to some local transgender activists from the TGNC group with big hearts who are goin...

It is the third Saturday of the month and time again for Show People on The Tenth Voice. Join host Michael Grayman-Parkhurst as he welcomes actor, singer-songwriter and playwright Tiff Barbour to the program. Tiff Barbour is an actor,

Greetings Tenth Voice listeners. It is the 2nd Saturday and time again for Rainbow Spirit with your host MG Salazar (They, Them) This week MG welcomes their special guest Quilapiza Sorimpt. - Quilapiza is a two-spirit indigenous artist who creates inc...

Greetings! It is the 1st Saturday of the month and time again for this week's edition of The Tenth Voice -The Middle Way hosted by the Goddess Prince from the Land of the Rising Sun: Inoru Wade. A Drop of Enlightenment: -

Greetings! Welcome, to the bonus 5th Saturday version of the Tenth Voice. This week we are so happy to have a guest segment from contributor and guest host Starla Carr as she talks about intersectionality of racism and LGBTQ+ bias,

Greetings! Welcome, to the first episode of The Tenth Voice - Trans Talk for 2021. We have a jam packed show this week that you will not want to miss. We start with a news rant from Una, follow up with a conversation with the amazing Erika Dapkewicz,

Can you believe it is the 3rd Saturday of 2021 already and time again for Show People. This week host Michael Grayman-Parkhurst welcomes director, playwright and teacher Luther Goins on to the show. Luther Goins has served as Resident Artistic Directo...

Greetings! Rainbow Spirit host M.G. Salazar is taking a break this month, but Rainbow Spirit will return in February. On this week's edition of the Tenth Voice, Una, Fiona, Rachael, and guest Aunt Cathy will be discussing some hot-button political topi...

Greetings! It is the 1st Saturday of a brand new year and time again for this week's edition of The Tenth Voice -The Middle Way hosted by the Goddess Prince from the Land of the Rising Sun: Inoru Wade. This week Inoru will talk about holiday tradition...

Hello everyone and welcome to Trans Talk, this week's edition of the Tenth Voice! - This week we will kick off the show with the transgender news of the month, then we will interview a new pioneer in the transgender community - Stephanie Byers,

  - Greetings Tenth Voice listeners. It is the the 3rd Saturday of the month so it is time for Show People with your host Michael Grayman-Parkhurst.  - Show People celebrates LGBTQ+ members and our allies of the performing arts community by lifting u...

Greetings Tenth Voice listeners. It is the 2nd Saturday and time again for Rainbow Spirit with your host MG Salazar (They, Them) This week MG welcomes their special guest Aodhàn Crawford. - Aodhàn is a two-spirit artist enrolled as a tribal membe...

Join us at 1pm this Saturday December 5th for this week's edition of The Tenth Voice - Middle Way hosted by the Goddess Prince from the Land of the Rising Sun: Inoru Wade. This week Inoru will talk about being queer during the holidays and and how fam...

Hello everyone and welcome to Trans Talk, this week's edition of the Tenth Voice! - This week we will kick off the show with the transgender news of the month, then we will have a celebration of the life of author, historian, travel writer,

  - Greetings Tenth Voice listeners. It is the the 3rd Saturday of the month so it is time for Show People with your host Michael Grayman-Parkhurst.  - Show People celebrates LGBTQ+ members and our allies of the performing arts community by lifti...

  - Greetings Tenth Voice listeners. It is the 2nd Saturday and time again for Rainbow Spirit with your host MG Salazar (They, Them) This week Maite welcomes La Resistencia Poetry Group - Lucky Garcia, alex Martinez, Miguel Morales,

Join us at 1pm this Saturday the 7th for the Middle Way hosted by Inoru Wade: This week Inoru will give an internationally focused take on the Pope’s documentary in which he states Queer people should have civil unions and the ability to start and rai...

Hello everyone! We will be interviewing Sharon Liese and several others responsible for the production of "Transhood," a 5-year documentary film shot here in Kansas City. Join us for a great discussion about this groundbreaking documentary premiering o...

Hello everyone! We're kicking off the show with the transgender news of the month as usual, then we’re going to speak with Larry Altman, formerly the lead compliance attorney for the Kansas City Missouri school district,

  - Greetings Tenth Voice listeners. We are so excited to announce that over the next several weeks we will be introducing new hosts and new voices to the Tenth Voice family. This week we are proud to announce the debut of Show People with your ho...

  - Greetings Tenth Voice listeners. We are so excited to announce that over the next several weeks we will be introducing new hosts and new voices to the Tenth Voice family. This week we are proud to announce the debut show of Rainbow Spirit with...

Greetings Tenth Voice listeners. We are so excited to announce that over the next several weeks we will be introducing new hosts and new voices to the Tenth Voice family. Starting this week with the debut of The Middle Way with the Goddess Prince from ...

Hello everyone! We're kicking off the show with the transgender news of the month as usual, then we’re going to speak with the founder of Northland Pride, Hernandez. They are a local activist who has done great work for the lgbtq+ community.

Author Esther Newton joins Johnda Boyce and host Elizabeth Andersen to talk about My Butch Career, her memoir that was a Lambda Literary Award finalist. Newton tells the compelling, disarming, and at times sexy story of her struggle to write, teach,

We're discussing the novel Something Better Than Home with author Leona Beasley and panelist/author Cheryl Head. This 2018 Lambda Literary Award finalist in Lesbian Fiction depicts the life of a young lesbian coming of age and coming out in the 1970s S...

D. Rashaan Gilmore, Cheryl Pletcher, and host Elizabeth Andersen discuss Imani Perry's Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry, winner of the 2019 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Nonfiction and The Publishing Triangle's...

The Sandra Moran Radio Book Club is honored to welcome Michael Nava along with publisher and author Salem West. The discussion will center on Michael Nava's Carved in Bone: A Henry Rios Novel and also on Amble Press.

Author Ann McMan joins Bev Prescott and Elizabeth Andersen to discuss her new novel Galileo. "Ann McMan’s newest Evan Reed mystery, Galileo, tackles a hard and complicated subject, one she deftly surrounds with her signature wit and humor.

Author Lynn Ames joins panelist Tara Scott and host Elizabeth Andersen to talk about her contemporary romance novel, Chain Reactions, and the prequel, Secrets Well Kept.

Panelists Cheryl Pletcher and Karen Richard join host Elizabeth Andersen to discuss Sandra Moran's Nudge. This original novel uses history, religion, and suspense to compel the reader.

The Sandra Moran Radio Book Club is privileged to have Jenifer Levin as a guest on the show. She is one of the authors featured in the Legacies of Lesbian Literature feature documentary, In Her Words: 20th Century Lesbian Fiction.

Romance! Elizabeth Andersen has a co-host, author Kris Bryant. We will be talking with authors Georgia Beers and Melissa Brayden. All three authors are with Bold Strokes Books and are at the top of their writing game.

BONUS BOOK CLUB with authors Mercedes Lewis and Stefani Deoul. We talk first to Mercedes about poetry, the writing process, reading, and the Golden Crown Literary Society. Then Stefani Deoul brings us up to date on her Sid Rubin novels,

On this month’s Trans Talk we are going to talk to a few good folks from the Transgender Institute of Kansas City, who are going to discuss their move to their new location, their support groups that they are running,

Hello everyone! On this month’s Trans Talk we are going to talk to Seto Herrera to talk with us about Project Pride, the Coteries program for LGBT teens. We will then be speaking with Hannah McBroom, a local artist whose work explores themes of transge...

Compass Rose by Anna Burke and 2° by Bev Prescott are perhaps best categorized as climate fiction,or cli-fi. They are also suspenseful, thrilling, occasionally terrifying, and brilliantly written with memorable characters.

Panelists William Sterling Walker, Philip Hooser, and Elizabeth Andersen welcome author Christopher Bram on the show during LGBT Pride Month. Since 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic Stonewall uprising,

We discuss "Tartarus" by Eric Andrews-Katz. Host Philip blue owl Hooser is joined by librarian/technician Sean Taylor, teacher Ronnie Lathrop, and the author to discuss the book that caused Publishers Weekly to gush: "Andrews-Katz packs his first full-...

Year 4 of the Sandra Moran Radio Book Club begins with Marriage of a Thousand Lies. Author SJ Sindu joins panelists Johnda Boyce, Carol Rosenfeld, and host Elizabeth Andersen for a discussion of this award-winning novel.

Linda Wilson and host Elizabeth Andersen talk first to Cheryl Head about her Charlie Mack Motown mystery series and then with Ann Aptaker about Cantor Gold's latest adventures in Havana, Cuba.

Methodists disagree about whether the church should change its stance and the meeting in St. Louis was an attempt to settle the matter and find a way for the church to move forward together.. Instead, the vote against LGBT clergy and marriage equality ...

Author Jaime Harker is on the show to talk about The Lesbian South: Southern Feminists, the Women in Print Movement, and the Queer Literary Canon with Cheryl Pletcher and Elizabeth Andersen. In this book, Jaime Harker uncovers a largely forgotten liter...

This month on Trans Talk we’re going speak with Courtney, a local woman who recently faced a terrifying and demoralizing level of discrimination as she was thrown out of a local casino for trying to use the ladies’ room.

This month on Trans Talk we are going to speak first with Samantha Ruggles, a prior guest on the show who spoke at both the Kansas City Demonstration for Transgender Rights and the Transgender Day of Remembrance.

This month on Trans Talk, we will first interview Freddie Dolphus, who recently spoke at both the Kansas City Demonstration for Transgender Rights and the Transgender Day of Remembrance. Freddie is a licensed physical trainer and martial artist,

This month on Trans Talk, we will first interview Parker Liu who will give us some breaking news on the The Kansas City Demonstration for Transgender Rights, which will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, October 27th, at the J.C.

Nontraditional lesbian novels are the theme this month. The first of two books is Canadian author Nairne Holtz's Femme Confidential, which is discussed with Nairne and Anne Terpstra.The second novel is Alison Solomon's Timing Is Everything.

This month on Trans Talk, we will feature an interview with LGBT scholar and activist Brynn Tannehill. In addition to being a retired Lt. Commander in the US Navy and a researcher at a Washington think-tank,

Writers Lucy Jane Bledsoe and Miguel Morales join Philip Hooser and Elizabeth Andersen on this month's radio book club. Lucy was the keynote speaker at the Golden Crown Literary Society's annual convention this past July and will be on a book tour soon...

This month on Trans Talk, we will feature an interview with Julia Rose Owens, a Kansas City transgender woman who is the sole proprietor of a business in a traditionally male-dominated industry. On our program Julia will talk about her life,

The panelists are Jeff Mann, Cynthia Burack, Jeff Edmondson, and host Elizabeth Andersen. Elizabeth knew she had to have Jeff Mann on the show when she heard Dorothy Allison and Jeff on a panel at the Saints and Sinners Literary Festival in 2017.

Katherine V. Forrest is featured on the Sandra Moran Radio Book Club, with author/humorist Fay Jacobs and host Elizabeth Andersen as panelists. Katherine is the author of such groundbreaking romances as Curious WIne and An Emergence of Green,

We have two special guests with us today. First we will be talking with a guest who has visited with us before, Professor Larry Altman, who will discuss the current status of several legal issues impacting the LGBTQIA community in Kansas and Missouri.

This week's show is going to focus on music. With us in the studio, we will have Bailey Larkin, a local trans woman who performs solo as Bailey Larkin, and in the queer indie punk group, eggdropsoup.  We'll be talking to her and some otehr members of o...

KU Med is performing gender confirmation surgeries, and St Luke's is also looking to move into that space, which gives lots of options for local transgender people without having to travel away from home and their support network.

Author Karin Kallmaker is joined by show host Elizabeth Andersen and Sandy Thornton, avid reader. Among the topics we will discuss are Karin's novels, the romance genre, and book clubs because Sandy has a Jewel of a book club in Dallas.

In a special two-part book club, host Elizabeth Andersen talks with authors Hilary Zaid and Molly Krause. Set in ebullient, 1990s Dot-com era San Francisco, Hilary's Paper Is White is a novel about the gravitational pull of thepast and the words we mus...

We have another full house today on Trans Talk. We are going to kick off the program by talking with Cassandra Peters, who is the founder of the Johnson County Q-Space, the only LGBTQ+ youth center in Johnson County, Kansas.

Lillian Faderman, internationally renowned author and scholar, joins author Lynn Ames, Cheryl Pletcher, and host Elizabeth Andersen on The Sandra Moran Radio Book Club to discuss Lillian's The Gay Revolution.

Transgender, alternate gender, and non-binary gender studies is an incredibly broad and diverse field of study, which sometimes can be overwhelming even to someone who is honestly interested in the subject.

Authors Penny Mickelbury and Renee Bess join host Elizabeth Andersen to discuss Penny's novel Belle City, which is an interracial, intergenerational saga of love, loss and land—and ultimately of family.

Hello everyone! Today’s show has a special holiday theme, being a friends and family show. First we will be speaking with Samantha Ruggles about her life, challenges, and successes as a transgender woman. Samantha is a friend of ours who is the final g...

On the October Trans Talk edition of The Tenth Voice, we will open the show by listening to an interview that Fiona and I conducted with the directors and one of the cast of the local production of Casa Valentina.

On this month’s Trans Talk Edition of the Tenth Voice we’re going to have a special interview with a woman who is part of living transgender history. You’ve heard all about the issue of transgender troops in the military, well our guest, Joanna Clark,

We have a very artistic episode of this month’s Trans Talk Edition of the Tenth Voice! We’re going to kick off the program with a special on the opera “As One.” Composed by Laura Kaminsky, with a libretto by Mark Campbell and Kimberly Reed,

It's a Noir Holiday! Authors Ann Aptaker and Stefani Deoul, as well as host Elizabeth Andersen, lead a frightfully festive tour through passion and crime in Gotham.The three books in the Cantor Gold series that we discuss are Criminal Gold,

Marianne K. Martin, Lisa Marie Evans, and cheryl Pletcher talked with host Elizabeth Andersen about the Legacies of Lesbian Literature project. It was a conversation on the origins of the project (Marianne and Sandra Moran were keynote speakers at the ...

For LGBT History Month we are delighted to have Lee Lynch on the show to talk about her book "The Amazon Trail." As an incredible bonus we also had author Jane Fletcher (who was visiting Lee) on the radio to talk about her writing.

For Hispanic Heritage Month we're talking about Richard Blanco's "The Prince of los Cocuyos." The panelists joining host Elizabeth Andersen are Miguel Morales, Carol Rosenfeld, and MG Salazar. Note: Sandra picked this book for the show back in Septembe...

Author Ann McMan joins Laura Nastro, Michelle Pond, and host Elizabeth Andersen to talk about her latest novel, Goldenrod. For the quirky residents of Jericho, life has as many twists and turns as a winding mountain road.

We will have a full studio for this month’s Trans Talk edition of The Tenth Voice. We’re going to begin by talking to two members of the Equal Trans Support Group, about their group and their creative fundraising efforts at the Kansas City Renaissance ...

Host D. Rashaan Gilmore has exciting things lined up, including an interview with John Eligon, reporter for the New York Times AND a live performance from the St. Louis-based artist, MAVEN LEE aka Trent Omar Ramsey. Plus,

On Trans Talk this month we’re going to be talking with a return guest in our studio - Dr. Hiten Soni, a psychiatrist who strongly supports the transgender community, about the rise in stress in LGBT people after Trump's election. -

Ellen Hart, recently named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, joins us on the Sandra Moran Radio Book Club to discuss The Old Deep and Dark. Beth Burnett, Lora Ceperley, and Linda Wilson are the panelists along with host Elizabeth Anders...

Our August book is Janet Mock's "Redefinining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More." The panelists are Una Nowling, Samantha Ruggles, Anne Terpstra, and host Elizabeth Andersen. With unflinching honesty and moving prose,

We are showcasing three authors who have published original and captivating novels: Jessica Webb for "Pathogen," a medical thriller"; "RJ Samuel for An Outsider Inside," a book about an Indian-Irish main character; and Stefani Deoul for "On a Larp,

We will have two guests with us – Rhyan is a new guest to Trans Talk, and he is here to discuss his own transgender journey with us and to talk […] The post Trans Talk July 2017: Two Journeys appeared first on KKFI.

Host Elizabeth Andersen is thrilled to have an interview with author Heather Rose Jones who was in Kansas City this past August for the The 74th World Science Fiction Convention.

Host Elizabeth Andersen is joined by Kent Cozad, D. Rashaan Gilmore, and Eric Peterson to talk about Charles M. Blow's "Fire Shut Up in My Bones." Complex people are often confident yet vulnerable, and both character traits are evident in this memoir.

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We have two guests with us in the studio today. Registered nurse Kim Tilson is here to tell us all about the 2nd Annual Trans Health Inclusion conference which is coming soon, and to talk a bit about the past and present state of transgender health car...

Join us for a bonus episode of Sandra Moran's Alphabet Soup book club. Una and Fiona Nowling will be interviewing local fantasy author, Tessa Gratton, author of many short stories, the Blood Journals and the United States of Asgard series.

We will have three guests with us on this month’s show from the Children’s Mercy Gender Pathways Clinic, who provide a full suite of beneficial services to transgender children in the Kansas City area. Dr. Jill Jacobson, Chaplain Beth Sonneville,

We will be speaking with two guests on our show this month. Our first guest is Dr. Meredith Gray, who is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and who will discuss reproductive options for transgender persons,

We have a special guest to kick our February Trans Talk show off – Christine Burns will be joining us from the UK to discuss her decades-long work for transgender rights, as well as her work as a transgender historian.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

LGBT History Month! We are celebrating our community's history with Mark Segal's "And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality." We also have an outstanding panel to discuss it. Info, bios, and photos below.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This April marks the 20th anniversary of National Poetry Month, which was inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996. We will discuss Mark Doty's "Fire to Fire." Panelists joining host Elizabeth Andersen on the Sandra Moran Alphabet Soup Radi...

This month's book for the Sandra Moran Alphabet Soup Radio Book Club is Thomas Page McBee's "Man Alive: A True Story of Violence, Forgiveness and Becoming a Man." Panelists joining host Elizabeth Andersen are Luke Harness, Sandra Meade,

Hello everyone! We have two great topics this month on Trans Talk. First, hostess Una Nowling and co-host Fiona Nowling are going to talk with Bonyen Lee-Gilmore from Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri,

On Trans Talk this month the topic is legislative assaults upon the transgender community, and we’re going to focusing on two subjects in particular. Hostess Una Nowling will first talk with someone fighting back against transgender discrimination – St...

On Trans Talk this month host Una Nowling and co-host Fiona Nowling will give a breakdown of some of the LGBT news of the week, and then speak with Dr. Hiten Soni, a psychiatrist who strongly supports the transgender community (especially regarding the...

TODAY we're celebrating Women's History Month on the Sandra Moran Alphabet Soup Radio Book Club. At 1 p.m. Central time on KKFI 90.1 FM (live-streamed at kkfi.org) we will be talking about "Passionate Commitments" by Julia Allen.

We will discuss "Jam on the Vine" by LaShonda Barnett for Black History Month. Annette Billings, Stuart HInds, and Mercedes Lewis will join Elizabeth Andersen in discussing this novel during Black History Month.

On today's program hostess Una Nowling will first talk with Gillian Power, who is organizing a transgender chorus in Kansas City to empower the community and help train others in finding their voice. Next she will speak with Brenda Way and Elle Boatman...

With the death of David Bowie in our hearts, we look at Bowie's legacy and influence in paving the way for Queer musical artists. Host Miguel Morales welcomes Mark Manning (Bowie fan and host of Wednesday MidDay Medley on KKFI),

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On today's show Trans Talk hostess Una Nowling will be talking with three transgender soldiers about their lives as a transgender person in the military, and we will all discuss current efforts to expand and legalize active-duty military service for tr...

On today's show Trans Talk hostess Una Nowling will be covering two topics. First she’ll speak with transgender historian and activist Cristan Williams about the recent repeal of Houston’s anti-discrimination ordinance,

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On today's show Trans Talk hostess Una Nowling will discuss three topics. First we’ll speak with Lanie Gray Macaulay and Hannah Miller, teachers at Olathe North High School who sponsor their Gay-Straight Alliance.

On today’s show Una Nowling and Luke Harness will discuss three topics. First they’ll speak with Jacob and Drew, two transgender men who will discuss how their local gym became a trans+ friendly Kansas City business,

On today’s show Una Nowling and Luke Harness will discuss three topics. First, they will discuss a “back to school” topic, by talking with Jack, who will be sharing his experiences transitioning while on campus,

On today’s show Una Nowling, and Luke Harness will discuss two very different topics. In our first segment the topic will be transgender musicians, and three local transgender musicians will join us in the KKFI studio to discuss their art and their liv...

On today’s show, Sandra Meade, Una Nowling, and Luke Harness will interview their guests about the oft discussed topic of medical transition. Medical transition includes hormones as well as an array of surgeries for both trans men and trans women.

What is a gay voice? What doe we mean by "sounding gay" and what social implications does it have? Philip blue owl Hooser talks with guests Sheliah Philip and Stuart Hinds about this last frontier of gay liberation.

On this edition of "Trans Talk" on The Tenth Voice, we interview two young trans children, ages 7 and 8, and their parents.  We'll hear what the children have to say about being trans, and explore the parent's journey towards understanding their child....

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For those transgender folks who transition to live full time in their correct gender, many are frustrated with their voice. It is especially hard for male to female transsexuals, since hormones will not help feminize the voice,

Trans Talk, this week’s edition of The Tenth Voice, is hosted by Sandra Meade and produced by Linda Wilson. On this show we explore the myth and science of sexuality with Dr. Veronica Drantz.  Dr. Drantz is a Biologist/Physiologist,

Trans Talk, this week’s edition of The Tenth Voice, is hosted by Sandra Meade and produced by Linda Wilson.   On this show we explore the challenges faced by undocumented transgender immigrants who end up in the United States immigration system.

Your host, Sandra Meade, will be joined by the original founding host of Trans Talk, Danna Wheeldon, as well as Caroline Gibbs, Founder of The Transgender Institute, for a great show! Sandra and Danna will interview a courageous trans youth about his c...

Host: Pierce Patterson Topics: Same-sex Adoption & the Evolution of LGBT Rights - On today's Tenth Voice program, Pierce speaks with Gabe and Brian about the wonderful journey of adopting their daughter, Kennedy.

On this episode, the Tenth Voice gang talk about the KCAVP Winter Wonder Ball and review historical highlights from the previous year.

This edition of "Trans Talk" on The Tenth Voice will feature spouses of trans people. We tend to talk a lot about trans women and trans men and their struggles and triumphs, but we don't talk often enough about the loved ones in a trans person's family...

Never miss an episode again and subscribe for podcasts at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tenth-voice/id718548137 - Jerry Harrington, owner of the Tivoli, and Jamie Rich will talk about the conversion to digital projecting that is affecting mo...

In his first segment, Pierce will talk with Elizabeth Hodges-Williams's and Jacob McMillian from  KC Legal. - In his second segment, he speaks with the author Dr. Darrel Ray on to discuss male shame as related to sexual expression,

Tune in to KKFI 90.1 FM Kansas City Community Radio or stream it live at kkfi.org on Saturday at 1 pm. Aaron Sherman & Brent Husher host this Saturday. - This week Aaron Sherman & Brent Husher are talking about several important subjects – loss,

After the LGBT news, Sandra Meade will interview special guest Monica Roberts, an award winning trans community leader that has lobbied since 1998 for trans human rights protections at the federal, state and local levels in Kentucky and Texas.

In the first half of the show, Pierce Patterson will talk with Elizabeth Hodges from KC Legal.  They will discuss updates in law relevant to our community. - Pierce's second segment includes an interview with Mid America Freedom Band Artistic Director...

Tune in to KKFI 90.1 FM Kansas City or stream it live at kkfi.org on Saturday at 1 pm. Elizabeth Andersen & Brent Husher host this Saturday. - You'll hear all about the Kansas City LGBT History Trolly Tour with special guests Ross Freese and Stuart Hi...

Aaron Sherman & Brent Husher host this Saturday. - Our own Linda Wilson and Barbara Lea will be on to discuss their recent wedding and honeymoon in Russia. With all that's going on in Russia, it will be interesting to hear their perspectives. -

We have a great show lined up for Trans Talk this Saturday, 9/28!  Sandra Meade is hosting, and she says you won’t want to miss this one, so be sure to tune in to KKFI 90.1 FM at 1:00pm central time, or go to kkfi.

Join third Saturday host, Elizabeth Andersen and her great guests. - Elizabeth's first guests Schaeffer Nelson and his project partner lesbian fantasy writer Cherae Clark will talk about OUTSpoken KC: Love and Marriage Performance. -

Pierce Patterson has some great guests lined up.  He'll begin his conversation with an interview with a Elizabeth Hodges from KC Legal (8:40). They will discuss updates in law relevant to our community. -

On today's show, we talk with Theresa Van Ackeren about the AIDS Bicycle Cruise.  Van Ackeren is also the Managing Director of Family Bicycles, LLC  Our second segment features Rick Fisher, Executive Director of the Heartland Men's Chorus.