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On this edition of KC Tenants People Power Hour, we will discuss Kansas City, Missouri's Source of Income Discrimination Ban that took effect August 1st, 2024. Our guests will be Kansas City, Missouri city councilman Jonathan Duncan and councilman Duncan’s chief of staff Madison Hays. Today at 7:00pm on KKFI 90.1 FM.

DJ Nightshade and her Maidservant Mina will be expecting you this Saturday at 10pm to 12am central time for the return of The Darkest Hours on KKFI 90.1 FM and streaming live at kkfi.org/listen. Thank you as always to Sunshine and Retro Red-Eye Express (R2E2)

Today at 6:00pm, University of Kansas Journalism professor Patricia Weems Gaston discusses dis- and misinformation and their threats to democracy. Gaston won a Pulitzer prize in 1994 for a series for the Dallas Morning News on the universality of violence against women and served as a Pulitzer Prize juror earlier this year. Listen live on KKFI 90.1 FM or stream from the KKFI app available in your app store.

Coming up at 6:00pm, Zack Pistora, Lobbyist for Kansas Sierra Club and Billy Davies, Senior Field Organizer for the Missouri Sierra Club will speak about issues concerning our climate and environment. Listen live on KKFI 90.1 FM or stream from the KKFI app available in your app store.

On today's Jaws of Justice, host Melvin Merritt will speak with Bishop Frank Douglas of Heart of the Father Initiative. Heart of the Father Initiative is ready to equip and impact men to become better fathers, and help families with homicide events to navigate their loved one’s loss via Project Relentless. Listen today at 9:00am on KKFI 90.1 FM or stream the episode later with the KKFI app.

On the next American Routes, we'll hear old recordings of blues from Cedell Davis, Guitar Slim, Christone "KINGFISH" Ingram, Irma Thomas and Lucinda Williams. Then, it's Cajun, zydeco, waltzes and two-steps from Beau Jocque, Clifton Chenier, and Carol Fran.

American Routes airs Saturdays 7:00am-9:00am on KKFI 90.1 FM. Download the KKFI app and stream live from your phone or listen later with the 2-week archive.

On this day: September 12, 1980, Queen rocked Kemper Arena with a 28 song setlist, including Bohemian Rhapsody.

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Lady D has been on the air with KKFI for 25 years! You can hear her show, Mother's Mix, every Monday at 4:00pm.

If you're not near a radio and have a hankerin' for the blues, stream the show from the KKFI app, or listen later with the 2-week archive https://archive.kkfi.org

Internet service is currently down at our studios and offices, which has affected our internet broadcast stream (KKFI.org, smartphone app, smart speakers, archive) along with our Spinitron playlists. We’re working to get it restored as soon as possible. Our FM signal is still broadcasting normally in the KC area.

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The Arrowhead Stadium crowd held a moment of silence as they remembered Lisa Lopez-Galvan, the radio DJ who died in the Super Bowl championship rally shooting.

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Lisa Lopez-Galvan was life of party, family honors her accordingly ahead of Chiefs opener Lot E at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium could be seen filled with white Harrison Butker jerseys ahead of the team's opener on Thursday.

Then-and-now: An alley just south of the Kansas City Times building was known as the McClure Flats (1890-1919). Used as tenement housing for immigrant laborers, it was eventually condemned by the board of health as unfit for habitation.

This Friday on MidCoast LIVE I get to spend quality time with Maria Vasquez Boyd starting at noon on KKFI 90.1 FM.

Michael Parenti, a renowned independent political analyst and scholar, is praised by Cornel West as a “towering prophetic voice.” With a prolific career, he’s taught at top universities and authored influential books like Democracy for the Few and Against Empire. Listen tonight at 7:00pm as he discusses fascism in the context of U.S. and European elections.

Turn the dial to 90.1, stream from your smartphone with the KKFI app, or listen later with our 2-week archive https://archive.kkfi.org/

The Chiefs will be inviting the family of Lisa Lopez-Galvan onto the field during the season-opener tomorrow to pay tribute.

Beloved radio host tragically killed at Chiefs rally will be honored on Thursday A Chief’s fan, wife, mother and beloved Kansas City radio host will be remembered during Thursday’s season-opener at Arrowhead.

Great performance from FlareThaRebel, Kadesh Flow, and Kemet Coleman at last weekend's 20th Annual Crossroads Music Fest (CMFKC)!

Kemet Coleman - Android ft. Flare Tha Rebel and Kadesh Flow (Crossroads Music Fest - 8/24/24) Flare Tha Rebel performed at the 20th Annual Crossroads Music Fest in Kansas City, Kansas, and brought Kemet Coleman and Kadesh Flow to join on stage. ...

It's Thursday, and we're due for a Throwback! This time we're venturing into 80s Johnson County to take a look at a local skateboard shop called Graffiti Street, which became an important part of the local skateboarding scene. Two locations in Lenexa and Overland Park hosted public events and skateboarding demos. If you look carefully at the photos, you might recognize a young Johnny Dare working behind the counter.

When you have lunch today, don't forget to feed your mind, too! Listen to Soul Child Radio today at 12pm featuring guest Miko Spears and learn about his career as a percussionist, ultimately sharing the stage with artists like Huey Lewis and the News, Snoop Dogg, Willie Nelson, Public Enemy, and Con Funk Shun.

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Tune in to Soul Child Radio TODAY from 12pm to 2pm CST to listen to a conversation with rumbero & educator, Miko Spears!

Miko Spears has always had a deep passion for music since his early childhood growing up in Chicago. He stumbled upon latin music while doing research on Celia Cruz. Something about the percussion spoke to his soul, and he was hooked, devouring as many instructional books and videos he could lay his hands on. Professional tutelage came in the form of the late maestro Agustin Diaz, from Havana Cuba, who taught him all the forms of Afro-Cuban Rumba and other folkloric traditions over a 10 year period.

Mr. Spears was the percussionist for the number one big band in Kansas City, The Hearts of Darkness. With this band, he was able to open for great musicians and bands like Huey Lewis and the News, Snoop Dog, Willie Nelson, Public Enemy, and Con Funk Shun. He currently serves as the bongocero for Cubanisms.

Miko has been greatly influenced by the folkloric traditions of Cuba. An avid rumbero, he is currently the director of the Kansas City Rumba group which performs Afro-Cuban rumba. His influences include Puntilla, Los Rumberos De Cuba, Pedrito Martinez, Roman Diaz, Clave Y Guaguanco, Yoruba Andabo, and other Cuban folkloric groups. He also makes traditional Cuban cajons, used in folkloric music and shipped around the globe. He brings a very folkloric aspect to the group, both in his playing and his passion for latin music.

Tune out the world and tune in to Soul Child Radio on KKFI 90.1 FM or stream it live by going to:

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Tonight at 7:00pm, a tribute to Barbara Ehrenreich. A renowned social critic, journalist, feminist and author, Barbara wrote with compassion about working people and the hardships they endure. Her best-known book, Nickel and Dimed, has sold millions of copies. Listen live on KKFI 90.1 FM, download the KKFI app and stream from your phone, or listen later with the 2-week archive https://archive.kkfi.org

Radio Nicopisa celebrates two years at KKFI 90.1 FM! The premier episode aired on Saturday, August 27, 2022 at 2am and Nicohas continued to feel the music and share the love for 97 shows. Featuring Betse & Clarke, SABABA 5, Yusuf / Cat Stevens, YURIKA, and more. Listen tomorrow at Noon on KKFI 90.1 FM, from your browser at https://kkfi.org/listen/ or stream from the KKFI app available in your app store.

Join us on the next Wednesday MidDay Medley, August 28 and hear jams from The Rainmakers, The Nace Brothers, Betse & Clarke, Kelley Hunt, Kadesh Flow, Lava Dreams, IVORY BLUE and much more. Wednesday at 10:00am on KKFI 90.1 FM.

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Do you feel that? Vital Vibrations Radio is coming up today at Noon on KKFI 90.1 FM. Listen to DJ Jasmine and Ky The Creator chat about natural hair care tips and holistic ways to simplify beauty. Jam out to artists such as Zion Marley, Lucy Pearl, Iya Terra, Jass, Adi Oasis, and more.

Turn that dial to 90.1 or download the KKFI app and stream from your phone. Miss the show? We have you covered. Stream the episode up to two weeks later from the archive https://archive.kkfi.org

Check out these photos of the 20th Annual Crossroads Music Fest!

Shout out to hip hop artists Danny Santell & K.Y.D. for coming through to be on Soul Child Radio today!! 😍😁🙌🏽 It was such a vibe and great energy!! ✨️

If you love hip-hop then I highly recommend checking out their show THIS SUNDAY at the Minibar in KCMO at 7pm for an experimental hip hop experience! It will be sure to inspire and the lineup for the evening is dope!!! 🔥🔥🔥

If you missed the show today you can still catch the vibe by listening on the KKFI archives at:

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Escape the Chill and Journey into the Warmth of a 2-hour Mix Handcrafted Just for You on the Next Radio Nicopisa. Featuring the Sounds and Voices of Iron & Wine, Wallpaper Airplanes, Aretha Franklin, Bill Ricchini, KEVIN MORBY, Yoko Ono, schlammpeitziger, Quatuor Hermes, The Sisters Of Mercy, Maurice Jarre, Annie Lennox, Sabina Sciubba, Cocteau Twins, Loretta Lynn, Love and Rockets, Train Fou, Beck, Dave Stewart, Techno Thriller, Nick Cave, Hamilton Leithauser, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Tony Bennett, Carlos Niño, Warren Ellis, Mothersbaugh Mark and The Cure. Set Your Dial Thursday 00:00 to KKFI 90.1 FM Stream LIVE https://kkfi.org/listen/ 2-Week Archive https://archive.kkfi.org/ Feel the Music 🎧 Share the Love 💜