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Sep 10, 2018, 4:33:20 PM9/10/18
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 It was wonderful to see so many of you at the Crossroads Music Fest.  Thanks for keeping the dream live.  Here are a few of the things we've dreamt up for this week:

Monday
 Rise for Climate Action in Johnson County September 10, 2018 | 6:00 pm On EcoRadio KC 350KC, The KC Climate Coalition and others sponsored a march in downtown Overland Park on Saturday morning. KKFI was on hand to record the proceedings.




Tuesday
 Green Party Candidate for New York Governor: Howie Hawkins; and Nationwide Prison Strike 2018 September 11, 2018 | 9:00 am
On Law and Disorder Howie Hawkins, retired teamster from Syracuse, New York is the Green party candidate for New York governor. Slavery never ended, it just evolved into the huge number of African-American men in America's prisons.

As the summer wraps up, we explore some of the topics that Congress and the Supreme Court will encounter as they swing back into session.
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Images—like those from August of Yemeni schoolchildren on a field trip killed by bombs employed by the Saudi-led coalition, but made and sold by the US—have touched many Americans’ hearts. But what’s the bridge from concern to change?
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Wednesday
 1973 Chilean Coup D’etat September 12, 2018 | 5:00 am On Pacifica Radio Archives’ “From the Vault” , we explore the historic election of Salvador Allende in Chile in 1970 and the forces that conspired to overthrow his socialist government in 1973, through recordings preserved by Pacifica Radio Archives.

 Between the Covers September 12, 2018 | 6:00 am On Your Morning Buzz: Wednesday Mike shares great cover songs.

Ralph Nader, a legendary figure, has spent a lifetime fighting on behalf of ordinary people. The Atlantic named him one of the hundred most influential figures in U.S. history. Founder of Public Citizen, he is a long-time advocate for consumer safety and workers' rights. He rose to fame in the 1960s when he took on General Motors and its unsafe Corvair car. His 1965 book Unsafe At Any Speed not only created a sensation but also was instrumental in the enactment of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act.
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 A Grateful Journey, 9/12/2018 September 12, 2018 | 7:00 pm On American Routes featuring Kris Kristofferson
 
 Indeterminate Moments with John Cage September 12, 2018 | 11:30 pm On From Ark to Microchip Celebrating the 106th birthday of John Cage! The life of John Cage produced in the style of his radio work, complete with bifurcating timeline. With performance artists Ellen Zweig and Tony Allard. Written by Dwight Frizzell and Jay Mandeville. Supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.



Thursday
 World Possibilities Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr, Nelson Mandela, Dolores Huerta, Cesar Chavez, The Dalai Lama, Paul Ingles, Suzanne Kryder, Carol Boss, Pico Iyer, Arun Gandhi, John Dear

 Intersex and Transgender Youth September 13, 2018 | 12:00 pm On Sprouts Outcasting continues its exploration by talking with an intersex youth, Dominic Luke Wolf, who was assigned female at birth and identifies as transgender.

 About Last Night: How HBCU Students are Addressing Sexual Assault on Campus September 13, 2018 | 12:30 pm
On Making Contact Two current students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and two alums join our roundtable discussion to explore what is particular about reporting and preventing dating violence and sexual assault at HBCUs.



Friday
 Cultural Mindshift: Full Spectrum Sustainability and Resilience September 14, 2018 | 9:30 am On Bioneers Climate is the trip wire for every other foundational ecological and biological system – as well as the basis for human civilization. As we face the long climate emergency, fortunately, skillful pathfinders are banding together to transform our ways of living and bring resilience from the ground up into widespread practice. With Berkeley’s Chief Resilience Officer, Timothy Burroughs, Professor David W. Orr, and financial adviser Tom Van Dyck.



Saturday
 “Period Poverty” September 15, 2018 | 2:30 pm On WINGS This week's edition discusses how menstruation education and attempts to remedy "period poverty" are catching on around the world.
 
 Every Woman – 20180915 – Unplaza Artfair September 15, 2018 | 3:00 pm On Every Woman Join us this week as we welcome Mary Hladky and artists from the UNplaza Art Fair. The fair is an annual fundraiser for PeaceWorks Kansas City and we will be talking to Mary about that and the UNplaza Art Fair, and to the artists about their creative process and being a woman in the arts world.



Sunday
 Gretchen Peters September 16, 2018 | 8:00 am On Art of the Song Our guest this week is Grammy nominated, Nashville singer-songwriter Gretchen Peters. She’s well known as the writer of the 1995 CMA Song of the Year, 'Independence Day’. We spoke with Gretchen about her 2018 release Dancing with the Beast

Stay tuned,

Mike Murphy

90.1Fm KKFI
Kansas City Community Radio
'Voice of the Community"

Mike Murphy

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Sep 17, 2018, 3:51:18 PM9/17/18
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   As we say farewell to summer, we welcome a new season this week.  Here are some of the programs we offer during this transitional period:

Monday
 Zack Pistora, State Lobbyist for Sierra Club – KS Chapter, returns to discuss current environmental issues September 17, 2018 | 6:00 pm On EcoRadio KC     September 17, 2018 | 6:00 pm On EcoRadio KC Zack Pistora represents the Sierra Club and Kansans on issues such as water conservation, hydraulic fracturing, energy efficiency, clean energy and other environmental topics which are addressed by the Kansas Legislature in Topeka, KS. Zack will give us a look at what we can expect from our electorate as the Kansas Legislative Session wraps up their 2018 session. Host Richard Mabion will assure Zack tells us all.



Tuesday
 Self-Discovery Through Photography with David Ulrich September 18, 2018 | 5:00 am On New Dimensions Thanks to cell phones, photography is now the great democratic medium, one of the most important means of communication of the 21st century. This is a new order, in which images are made, seen, and shared immediately and globally without curation or censoring by editors or governments. We can participate in shaping the reality of this order.
 Food Not Bombs; and How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting up a Generation for Failure September 18, 2018 | 9:00 am
On Law and Disorder Three 11th Circuit judges hel d that the Ft. Lauderdale Food Not Bombs' food sharing is protected by the First Amendment. A 5 year look at how American colleges and universities have been dealing with issues related to free speech on campus.
 Blues 102 September 18, 2018 | 10:00 am On Linx Mix Following up on last week's Blues 101, Mixmaster Linc keeps coming with the blues classics that have become standards for all blues musicians, performed in their original electric glory. From Chicago to Memphis to New Orleans, and from Texas to California, it's an introduction and lesson for people not familiar with the blues, and a wallow in hog heaven for blues lovers. Like last week, the final half hour will be blues from around the world; this week Italy, France, Holland, Turkey, and Japan.
 Trans in the Eyes of God: Part 1 September 18, 2018 | 12:00 pm On Interfaith Voices In our new special series, we hear the personal stories of transgender people of faith and where they are finding spiritual homes among America's religious traditions.
 Corporations are people unless you say otherwise September 18, 2018 | 06:00 pm On Radio Active Magazine Greg Coleridge, Outreach Director for Move to Amend, will speak on September 29 at the Kansas City North Community Center, 3930 NE Antioch Rd, Kansas City, MO on a "We the People" amendment to the US Constitution, which declares that corporations are not people and money is not speech. This would overturn the 2010 decision by the US Supreme Court decision in "Citizens United vs. FEC", which said that corporations are people, and money is speech. Move to Amend was founded to oppose that, and Coleridge is on a nationwide "barnstorming tour" to try to support a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and end corporate personhood.
 Richard Kim on Brett Kavanaugh, Jamil Dakwar on John Bolton September 18, 2018 | 6:30pm On Counterspin “Americans don’t want it, but it’s happening anyway; next!” seems to be corporate media’s approach to the nomination of arch-conservative Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.



Wednesday
 Muhammad Ali The Greatest Of All Time September 19, 2018 | 5:00 am On Pacifica Radio Archives’ “From the Vault” we celebrate the Life of Muhammad Ali through our Pacifica Radio Archive s recordings.
 Citizen Action: It’s Easier than We Think September 19, 2018 | 9:00 am On Alternative Radio Ralph Nader, a legendary figure, has spent a lifetime fighting on behalf of ordinary people. The Atlantic named him one of the hundred most influential figures in U.S. history. Founder of Public Citizen, he is a long-time advocate for consumer safety and workers' rights.
Terry Spence and Craig Volland will explain how Big AG’s political power increasingly threatens rural landowners’ quality of life and property values. It’s the environmental injustice nobody talks about. Terry is with the Socially Responsible Agriculture project and farms in northwest Missouri. Craig is Chair of the Agriculture Committee of the Kansas Sierra Club.

featuring Sarah Vaughn, Sam Cooke, Van Morrison and Aretha Franklin

 John Cage 2nd Century September 19, 2018 | 11:30 pm From Ark to Microchip  playfully eavesdrops on the chance-taking sonic excursions of six present-day dream-questers in the Cagean tradition of the unexpected and the indeterminate—Pat Clancy, Ellen Zweig, Cliff Baldwin, Jeffrey Ruckman, Ed Herrmann & Dwight Frizzell.



Thursday
Join us a we end our series on Wills and Beneficiary Deeds, Life Insurance, Funerals and Trusts. Join us as we have a discussion about Trusts with Donna C. Watson, Trust Administrator for Country Club Trust Company

 Iowa Landowners Sue Dakota Access Pipeline September 20, 2018 | 12:00 pm On Sprouts In 2016, three Iowa farmers, Keith Putenney, Arlene Bates, and Lavern Johnson, were forced to surrender their land through eminent domain to be used for the Dakota Access pipeline. They relate how the installation of the pipeline has affected their land, and in turn how it has affected their livelihood.
Reporter Jesse Alejandro Cottrell explores just how complicated it can be to reform a local criminal justice system.




Friday
 Restorative Justice: From Harm to Healing September 21, 2018 | 9:30 am On Bioneers Oakland, California, has had the reputation of being one of the most dangerous cities in the country. Then the Restorative Justice movement started boldly showing how quickly that reputation can be turned around by arresting the cycle of youth violence and incarceration early, in schools and juvenile justice policies. With: Restorative Justice leaders Fania Davis and Cameron Simmons.



Saturday
 Kids’ Climate Lawsuit September 22, 2018 | 2:30 pm On WINGS Twenty-one young plaintiffs are alleging the United States knew since the 1950s that a horrendous climate disaster would be in store from fossil fuel energy and caved to industry, not to implement policies that could avert that.



Sunday
 Loreena McKennitt September 23, 2018 | 8:00 am On Art of the Song In a career spanning three decades, Loreena McKennitt’s “eclectic Celtic” music has won critical acclaim worldwide and gold, platinum and multi-platinum status in fifteen countries across four continents.
Monday
 The Green Revolution September 24, 2018 | 5:00 am On Exploration In this episode, The Green Revolution, Michio Kaku interviews Lori Bongiorno, General Manager, Yahoo Lifestyle and Entertainment, about her new book: Green, Greener, Greenest: A Practical Guide to Making Eco-Smart Choices a Part of Your Life. This is a perfect guide to help readers decide how to best spend their time and money to help protect our environment.


Stay tuned,

Mike Murphy

90.1FM KKFI
Kansas City Community Radio
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