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Mike Murphy

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Jun 18, 2018, 4:20:30 PM6/18/18
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  It's hard to believe that we're just now heading into summer, but that's the case.  Here's some of what we have lined up for this transitional week:


Monday
 Zack Pistora Returns June 18, 2018 | 6:00 pm On EcoRadio KC The Sierra Club's Zack Pistora returns with updates for Kansas.



Tuesday
 Living With Less Fear with Dean Sluyter June 19, 2018 | 5:00 am On New Dimensions As we deal with the many successes and challenges of life, Dean Sluyter guides us in understanding the benefits of natural meditation and shares that tuning into our inner luminous silence is actually what we are at our deepest core level. He says that love is a lack of otherness and reminds us that fear and love cannot occupy the same place at the same time.


 Tasty Brew Music welcomes Toney Rocks and Darrin Vincent (Dailey & Vincent) June 19, 2018 | 6:00 am On The Tasty BrewKansas City has got it going on in Roots Music and Diana Linn, Host of the Tasty Brew Music Radio Show on Tuesday Mornings 6-8 am, is in the thick of it! This week's in studio guests are Toney Rocks from Las Vegas and Kansas City's own Ernest James. Joining Diana via pre-recorded phone conversation, Bluegrass Rock Star Darrin Vincent of Grammy Award Winning and Members of the Grand Ole Opry, Dailey & Vincent!

On Law and Disorder WikiLeaks have revealed American war crimes in the middle east, CIA global machinations , and the work of Clinton Democrats. Israel is a colonial-settler state which 70 years ago, expelled 750,000 native Palestinians, took their land, homes and businesses.

RadioActive magazine host bill Clause and Tom Huffman interview Louise Loyd of American Promise.The goal of American Promise is to win the 28th Amendment to The Constitution to restore American democracy in which we citizens - not money, not corporations, not special interests - govern ourselves.In the second half of the program, labor activist and educator Judy Ancel will give an update on the fight to defeat Right to Work in Missouri.


 Howard Bryant on Black Athletes & Activism June 19, 2018 | 6:30pm On Counterspin Before the anthem even started, players were involved in these types of social justice issues,” says the NFL’s Malcolm Jenkins. “And so for us, it’s staying on topic, doing the work, supporting those who are doing the work and pushing forward.”



Wednesday
 Blues Legacies June 20, 2018 | 5:00 am On Pacifica Radio Archives’ “From the Vault” Today we feature Angela Davis from her 1998 book tour promoting her then new release "Blues Legacies and Black Feminism". We also feature a rare recording of 1920's blues legend Alberta Hunter.

 African-American Music Appreciation Month June 20, 2018 | 6:00 am On Your Morning Buzz: Wednesday We celebrate the musical contributions of African-Americans.

 Can the Democratic Party Live Up to its Name? June 20, 2018 | 9:00 am  On Alternative Radio Norman Solomon is a political commentator and media critic. The National Council of Teachers of English honored him with the George Orwell Award for Distinguished Contribution to Honesty and Clarity in Public Language. He is director of the Institute for Public Accuracy and co-founder of Roots Action, an online activist group. He is the author of many books including Target Iraq, War Made Easy and Made Love, Got War.

Artists, writers, & performers Kat Husk, Annie Cherry, Natasha Ria El Scari, Bernadette Esperanza Torres, and Ari Fish join us to discuss the role of women artists in KC.

 Summertime Variations, 6/20/2018 June 20, 2018 | 7:00 pm On American Routes featuring music from the Beach Boys, Toots and the Maytals, Wilco, the Kinks, and more.

 International Radio Solstice June 20, 2018 | 11:30 pm On From Ark to Microchip Celebrating the Solstice around the world!
Artists take over the world satellite network—for a half-hour it is subverted to promote peace through music-making. Features Abbey Lincoln, Don Cherry, Charlie Morrow, and Alvin Curran.



Thursday
 Upstream: Worker Cooperatives Part 2 June 21, 2018 | 5:00 am On World Possibilities Islands within a Sea of Capitalism

 Conversation with Missouri State Representative Brandon Ellington on the 2018 Missouri Legislative session June 21, 2018 | 9:00 am
On Cowtown Conversations We will have a discussion with Missouri State Representative Brandon Ellington and he was give us a wrap up on the 2018 Missouri Legislative session.

 Worker Cooperatives June 21, 2018 | 12:00 pm On Sprouts  The Upstream Podcast takes a deep dive into the worker cooperatives movement: a broad selection of organizations, activists, and cooperatively-structured workplaces that advocate for and embody workplace and economic democracy.

 Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools June 21, 2018 | 12:30 pm On Making Contact Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools is an examination of the experiences of black girls across the country whose intricate lives are misunderstood, highly judged by teachers, administrators, and the justice system, and degraded by the very institutions charged with helping them flourish.

 East of Eden: Urban Farming June 21, 2018 | 7:00 pm On Thursday Night Special Brooke Salvaggio of Urbavore Farms joins Christina Frazier on this pilot broadcast of East of Eden.

 Shots in the Night June 21, 2018 | 7:30 PM On Shots in the Night KKFI's Audio Theatre Experience



Friday
 3-D Ocean Farming: Making a Living on a Living Planet June 22, 2018 | 9:30 am On Bioneers What if there are ways to sustainably harvest protein and nutritious vegetables from the seas in ways that restore coastlines, local economies, produces abundant food, and sequesters vast amounts of carbon dioxide? Path-finding ocean farmer Bren Smith has cultivated a breakthrough method of near-shore aquaculture called 3-D Ocean Farming, which has the potential to transform our relationship with the ocean, make room again for the flourishing wild diversity of ocean animals, and launch a novel, delicious and authentically sustainable cuisine along with way.



Saturday
 All Nashville Concert Lineup June 23, 2018 | 7:00 am On Music City Roots This week's musical guests include Alex Williams (hard country), Darrin Bradbury (sardonic songs), Lost Hollow (married Nashville duo), and the Cordovas (trippy country rock). Enjoy!

 Singing Birth June 23, 2018 | 2:30 pm On WINGS We present an interview with Elena Skoko, activist for rights and dignity of mothers and babies in birth. She talks about birthing practices based on science, dignity and choice.



Sunday
 Billy Crockett June 24, 2018 | 7:00 am On Art of the Song Crockett is also a music producer and the creative director of Blue Rock Studio in the Texas hill country. He has recorded twelve solo albums and toured internationally. Billy is a multi-instrumentalist and has produced albums for Cliff Eberhardt, Grace Pettis, Beth Wood, RJ Cowdery, Darryl Purpose, and others.




Stay tuned,


Mike Murphy

90.1Fm KKFI
Kansas City Community Radio
The Voice of the Community

P.S. Don't wait till the last minute to get your tickets to KKFI's big 30th anniversary celebration at the Folly on June 30th.  This is a show that you don't want to miss!!  KKFI 30th Anniversary at the Folly Theater, Kansas City, MO


Mike Murphy

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Jun 25, 2018, 5:35:10 PM6/25/18
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As we close out the first half of 2018, don't forget to get your tickets to Saturday's 30th anniversary celebration at the Folly.  Just click here http://kkfi.ticketfly.com/ (I'll wait).  Not only will you treat yourself to a great evening, but you'll also support such programming as: 







Monday
 The Last KC Forest June 25, 2018 | 6:00 pm On EcoRadio KC The Line Creek Forest, some of the last remaining original woodland forest within Kansas City in Platte County, is under siege from development. This is 800 acres of forest that surrounds the Line Creek Trail, and offers its citizens a quiet place to run, walk, bike and spend time. Beginning in 2018, part of the forest will be eliminated for three schools, parking lots and sports fields, and Kansas City’s long-term plan is to replace the rest of the forest with a parkway, retail shops and more housing developments.



Tuesday
 A Missionary’s Daughter In Haiti with Apricot Irving June 26, 2018 | 5:00 am On New Dimensions When Apricot Irving’s father signed on as an agricultural missionary in Haiti, she was transported from a sparsely populated desert in California into the lush terrain of the densely populated island of Haiti. She describes with great insight the challenge of building a deep democracy in a culture in crisis.
 Tasty Brew’s Convo with The ROAMies, Hello Una Walkenhorst and Sally Rose! June 26, 2018 | 6:00 am The The Tasty Brew  spotlights are on the ROAMies, Una Walkenhorst, The Ballad of Sally Rose (reissued and remastered from Emmylou Harris) and KKFI's 30th Anniversary Celebration at The Folly!
 Legislation Criminalizing Protests; and Affordable Prescriptions And The CREATES Act June 26, 2018 | 9:00 am On Law and DisorderThroughout the nation, a rash of new bills are being introduced that increase the criminal penalty for the act of protesting. A U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced the CREATES Act giving generic medicines and biosimilar manufacturers access to product samples.
 Faith and Families on the Border June 26, 2018 | 12:00 pm On Interfaith Voices Much of the outcry over the separation of families illegally crossing the U.S. border came from people of faith. What nerve did that now-former policy hit?
 Nilay Patel on AT&T/Time Warner Ruling, Sam Menefee-Libey on J20 Update June 26, 2018 | 6:30pm On Counterspin It’s true the government didn’t make much of a case, and that the judge doesn’t seem to understand how the internet works; but the deeper truth may be that we need to fundamentally rethink our antitrust approaches to a media/tech industry that is every day more influential.



Wednesday
 Sun Ra June 27, 2018 | 5:00 am On Pacifica Radio Archives’ “From the Vault”  we take a look at one of the most innovative artists and creative forces of our time.... Jazz Mystic Sun Ra
The Pacifica Radio Archives presents our 2 landmark interviews with Sun Ra... 1968 by Dennis Irving and 1991 with KPFK producer Jay Green.
 A World Radio Debut June 27, 2018 | 6:00 am On Your Morning Buzz: Wednesday We're thrilled that Gerald Trimble's brand new single will have it's world radio debut on this little ol' radio program this week!
 Facing the Truth about Native America June 27, 2018 | 9:00 am On Alternative Radio Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz grew up in rural Oklahoma, the daughter of a tenant farmer and part-Indian mother. She has been active in the indigenous movement for more than four decades and is known for her commitment to social justice issues. She is an award-winning scholar and author of such books as An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States, All the Real Indians Died Off and Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment.
 Vasquez Boyd welcomes Josie Mai, Matt Spezia, Justin Border, Meghan Rowswell and Jen Appell,
 Rally Against Family Separation June 27, 2018 | 6:00 pm On All Souls Forum We bring you highlights from Sunday's rally against family separation.
 Small Town Blues, 6/27/2018 June 27, 2018 | 7:00 pm On American Routes featuring Jeff Tweedy and Jimmy "Duck" Holmes
 Ring Around Saturn: The Sun Ra Legacy 3 June 27, 2018 | 11:30 pm On From Ark to Microchip Sun Ra’s cosmic journey takes us into the Beyond as June Tyson joins the Arkestra for performances at the Great Pyramid of Giza, & in New York City and Oakland, California.



Thursday
 Freedom Reimagined :Of Maroons, Freedom Fighters, and Black Panthers June 28, 2018 | 5:00 am On World Possibilities A series dedicated to celebrating the living legacy of Frederick Douglass. Features critical commentary from artists, activists, and scholars in Rochester, New York, and beyond.
Produced for Rochester Community Media and WXIR 100.9 LPFM in 2018 to mark the bicentennial of Douglass's birth.
 Conversation with the KCPD on the dangers of celebratory gunfire June 28, 2018 | 9:00 am On Cowtown Conversations Celebratory gunfire (also called aerial firing or happy fire) is the shooting of a firearm into the air in celebration. . In regions such as Puerto Rico and continental areas of the United States. it is practiced illegally, especially on holidays like New Year's Eve. The practice may result in random death and injury from stray bullets. Property damage is sometimes another result of celebratory gunfire; shattered windows and damaged roofs are often found after such celebrations.


 The Education Situation June 28, 2018 | 12:00 pm On Sprouts When and where did the teacher protests and walkout strikes begin? We'll take a look back to their start and what may have caused teachers to leave their schools.
 Your Home, Your Right or My Business? June 28, 2018 | 12:30 pm On Making Contact We take a look at California's fight over rent control. The stage is set for a political battle between two polar worldviews. Is housing a human right, or is real estate property an investment commodity? And where on that continuum is California's common ground?
 River City Chautauqua: Guns in America! June 28, 2018 | 7:00 PM On River City Chautauqua  we discuss guns in America. Our guests include Dr. William Storey, Professor of History at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi and gun history researcher, Jeff Kasky, father of Parkland, Florida high school shooting survivor and gun safety activist Cameron Kasky and Karen Rogers, local activist for the organization “Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America”. We’ll also hear from musical guest John Keck. Join Julie Bennett Hume and Scott Easterday for another enlightening episode of River City Chautauqua, Thursday, June 28th at 7:00 P.M.
 Local Showcase Hosted by Kasey Rausch & I Love KC Music June 28, 2018 | 8:00 pm On Local Showcase Kasey Rausch (River Trade Radio) and Kimmy DeVries (I Love KC Music) team up to host The Local Showcase, honoring Pride Month with a playlist by HearQueer and live guest Kian Byrne with a nod to KC Soul.



Friday
 Vice to Virtue: From Carbon Crisis to Carbon Farming June 29, 2018 | 9:30 am On Bioneers How does a virtue become a vice? How does a basic building block of life turn into a threat to life? And how do you turn that vice back into a virtue? In this half-hour we visit with two unlikely pathfinders who are helping to revolutionize farming. Calla Rose Ostrander and John Wick of the Marin Carbon Project are taking carbon out of the atmosphere and putting it back where it belongs: in the soil.



Saturday
 Nashville Songwriters: Jim Lauderdale, Kevin Gordon, Gretchen Peters, and Matraca Berg June 30, 2018 | 7:00 am On Music City Roots This week, MSR digs into the rich souls of 4 excellent Nashville singer-songwriters and brilliant artists, Jim Lauderdale, Kevin Gordon, Gretchen Peters, and Matraca Berg.
 Undervalued June 30, 2018 | 2:30 pm On WINGS Elyse Shaw from the Institute for Women's Policy Research talks with Joanne Powers of Workers Independent News about the report "Undervalued and Underpaid in America: Women in Low-Wage Female-Dominated Jobs," a project of IWPR and Oxfam America.
 Every Woman – 20180630 – Women with Lifestyle Jobs June 30, 2018 | 3:00 pm  On Every Woman Join us this week as we welcomea panel of women to discuss having jobs that suit their lifestyles.



Sunday
 JON POUSETTE-DART July 1, 2018 | 7:00 am On Art of the Song is Jon Pousette-Dart, founder of the rock group, the Pousette-Dart Band. Jon has recently released an album new tunes and re-makes of two PDB classics. Viv enjoyed an intimate conversation with Jon in his New York home studio.
Monday
 Religion and the Mind July 2, 2018 | 5:00 am On Exploration Guests: Prof. Dan Dennet and Steven Pinker, the origin religion and the mind

Stay tuned,

Mike Murphy

90.1FM KKFI
Kansas City Community Radio
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