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  Wasn't that band auction spectacular?  What a glorious celebration of the local music scene as well as a way to raise funds for KKFI!  Here are some of the things that we offering this week:

Monday
Donnelly College President, Msgr. Swetland returns to  EcoRadio KC to discuss The Papal Encyclical on Climate Change and where the environmental movement is going.



Tuesday
 Moving From Despair To Hope In Threshold Times with Paul Rogat Loeb April 10, 2018 | 5:00 am  On New Dimensions Sometimes our activity for positive change in the world makes a visible leap and other times the impact of our work takes a seemingly long time to show any results. As Loeb points out, “You draw hope from the knowledge that whatever it is that you do, something unexpected is going to happen. And, it often happens at the periphery of your vision.”

 The 50th Anniversary of Sweetheart of the Rodeo April 10, 2018 | 6:00 am  The Tasty Brew  celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the seminal Americana album, The Byrds' "Sweetheart of the Rodeo." Diana Linn welcomes Guest DJ Thomas Walker. The sponsor of the 6 am hour is Tom Green with featured artist Eva Cassidy; the 7 am hour sponsor is Steve Sterner who will feature his music with his group, Sundown.

 President Donald Trump Picks John Bolton ForNational Security Adviser; and Judge Finds Activists Not Guilty On Necessity Defense April 10, 2018 | 9:00 am
On Law and Disorder President Trump chose John Bolton to replace general H. R. Macmaster as his National Security Adviser. Thirteen environmental protesters were recently found not guilty in actions protesting a gas pipeline in West Roxbury, Mass.

 Breaking News: April Showers Alleged to Bring May Flowers; Flowers Making No Comment April 10, 2018 | 10:00 am On Linx Mix April is the time for showers, and Mixmaster Linc is going to make it rain Tuesday from 10 to noon. From Tony Joe White to Candlebox, from Ann Peebles to Madonna, from Slim Harpo to Ed Sheeran, Linx Mix will bring the rain from all directions. Tune in and enjoy your favorite songs about rain and a few new ones to boot!
 God and Government: Cuba’s Evolving Religious Landscape April 10, 2018 | 12:00 pm  On Interfaith Voices For the first time since its revolution almost 60 years ago, Cuba will soon have a leader not named Castro. Is religion filling a space once occupied by revolutionary fervor?

 The Mind of a White Nationalist April 10, 2018 | 06:00 pm
On Radio Active Magazine Ever wonder how Donald Trump got elected? Who are some of the people who voted for him? What are their beliefs? Keith Washburn interviews James, a white nationalist from Texas. What are his thoughts and thought processes? How did he become a white nationalist... and why?

 Phyllis Bennis on Gaza Massacre, Pam Vogel on Sinclair Propaganda April 10, 2018 | 6:30pm On Counterspin US media seem to suggest that there’s an “Israeli” position and a “Palestinian” position, but no actual reality worth trying to discern.



Wednesday
 Robert Frost Reads His Own Poetry 1956 April 11, 2018 | 5:00 am
On Pacifica Radio Archives’ “From the Vault”  we present a 1956 poetry reading with 4-time Pulitzer Prize winning poet Robert Frost.

Bobby Seale was the founding chair of the Black Panther Party. He is author of Seize the Time and A Lonely Rage.  

 Wednesday MidDay Medley features Doby Watson + Witch Jail + Kadesh Flow April 11, 2018 | 10:00 am On Wednesday MidDay Medley Mark plays more New & MidCoastal Releases from: The Get Up Kids, Doby Watson, Kadesh Flow, Witch Jail, Mac Lethal, Shy Boys, Calvin Arsenia, Jametatone, Bobby Watson featuring Glenn North, Kississippi, and Beach House. At 10:30 Singer-Songwriter Doby Watson plays live in our 90.1 FM Studios. Doby has just released his new EP, Family Mattress Deluxe, written by Doby and co-produced with Zack Hames. At 11:00 Mark talks with members of the KC based post-exotic, death-pop band, Witch Jail.  At 11:30 Kadesh Flow aka Ryan Davis joins us to share music from his new EP, Room Service.

 ARTSPEAK RADIO April Edition April 11, 2018 | 12:00 pm
On Artspeak Radio  Host/producer Maria Vasquez Boyd talks with Sarah Hyde-Schmeidler with the Nelson-Atkins Museum, Aaron Hamilton founder of ARRE Ent., filmmaker Jon Brick and Roslyn Temple, Women In The Arts founder CJ Charbonneau, and toymaker Donna Moore.

 “Energy Consciousness in the Kansas City Schools” with Jensen Adams April 11, 2018 | 6:00 pm On All Souls Forum  This week, we discuss how and why Kansas City Public Schools are championing the effort for environmentally sustainable schools. Jensen Adams manages the KCPS Office of Energy and Sustainability, and is a mayoral appointee to the Kansas City, Missouri Environmental Management Commission.

 Festival International de Louisiane, 4/11/2018 April 11, 2018 | 7:00 pm
On American Routes featuring live performances from Festival International de Louisiane in Lafayette, and an interview with zydeco-man C.J. Chenier

 Scrat April 11, 2018 | 11:30 pm On From Ark to Microchip “A joyous celebration of the pagan roots of man, reinterpreted through the prism of modern technology…” Ed Pinsent, The Sound Projector (UK)




Thursday
 Conversation with Mr. Richard March, Producing Manager Mortgage Market #499597, BMO Harris Bank and Mrs. Venita Fain-Siffre of Chartwell Realty April 12, 2018 | 9:00 am On Cowtown Conversations Join us as we talk with Mr. Richard March, Producing Manager Mortgage Market, NMLS#499597, BMO Harris Bank and Mrs. Venita Fain-Siffre of Chartwell Realty about How to Find and Finance your First Home.

 Nuclear Hotseat with Libbe HaLevy: Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident Anniversary April 12, 2018 | 12:00 pm On Sprouts It's been 39 years since the nuclear meltdown at the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor facility, just outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Nuclear Hotseat host Libbe HaLevy was there visiting friends at the time and provides this chilling look back at the events as they took place and what has happened to the people since.

 A Dream Remembered?: Martin Luther King Jr and the Grassroots Civil Rights Movement (ENCORE) April 12, 2018 | 12:30 pm On Making Contact, Gary Younge, author of The Speech talks about Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Dream and the story behind it, and on the radical politics that counter King's whitewashing.

 Comp Time or Overtime Pay? And What’s Up with the Airport Deal? April 12, 2018 | On Comp Time or Overtime Pay? And What’s Up with the Airport Deal?
We’ll ask if the new airport is ready for lift off after it’s bumpy start. What are the challenges, obstacles and opportunities that come with such a complicated and expensive project, from finance to construction? Then, Republicans are again trying to pass comp time in place of overtime pay. So if they don’t have to pay you, will employers actually let you take the time off when you want?

 Addressing the Epidemic–Teen Suicide, Part 2 April 12, 2018 | 7:00 pm
On Thursday Night Special Johnson County Mental Health Center staff discusses the epidemic of teen suicide in a two-part series April 5 and April 12 from 7pm to 8pm on KKFI’s Thursday Night Special.

 Frisco 73, Grateful Dub, Portland ’80 April 12, 2018 | 10:00 pm
On Grateful Dead Hour More from Keysar Stadium 5/26/73, Some Roots of Creation Grateful Dead, and some from the Portland Coliseum 6/12/80



Friday

We’ll ask if the new airport is ready for lift off after it’s bumpy start. What are the challenges, obstacles and opportunities that come with such a complicated and expensive project, from finance to construction? Then, Republicans are again trying to pass comp time in place of overtime pay. So if they don’t have to pay you, will employers actually let you take the time off when you want?


 Nourishing the Future: Creating a Just and Healthy Food System for All April 13, 2018 | 9:30 am On Bioneers Communities around the country are working to create a new food future founded in health, justice and ecological wellbeing. Community activists Malik Kenyatta Yakini and Oran Hesterman are transforming Detroit through urban agriculture and helping low-income and working families access healthy food. Cathryn Couch works with young people to cook and deliver healthy meals to people who are ill and struggling to put food on the table with a model program using food as medicine.



 Saturday
 And Still They Rise April 14, 2018 | 2:30 pm On WINGS The revitalization of the labor movement under the influence of the Fight for $15 and Black Lives Matter is discussed.

 Every Woman – 20180414 – Women and Thyroid Issues April 14, 2018 | 3:00 pm On Every Woman Local authors Lisa Markley and Jill Grunewald will discuss how 40-60% of Midwestern women are affected by thyroid dysfunction & options for dealing with it.




Sunday
 Lance Canales April 15, 2018 | 7:00 am On Art of the Song our guest is singer-songwriter-blues-artist, Lance Canales. Lance was born and raised in the southern foothills of California's Central Valley where he literally lived the life so many folk and blues artists have written songs about: hard labor, one room shacks, and taunting ghosts whispering of a better life.


Stay tuned,

Mike Murphy

90.1FM KKFI
Kansas City Community Radio


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