Hip Hop music and culture remixed with the important issues of the day
News & Public Affairs
KKFI’s public affairs programs magnify our mission, to “provide a broadcast voice to the voiceless.” We fulfill the need for you, our community, to be informed about what is happening on a local level and many of our programs provide you with an opportunity to voice your opinions and suggestions.
The program titles say it all, from EcoRadio, Guess Who’s Coming to Kansas City, Every Woman to Jaws of Justice , The Heartland Labor Forum and Urban Connections… to name a few!
Hard Knock Radio | 4:00 am | Friday
Hip Hop music and culture remixed with the important issues of the day
Heartland Labor Forum | 6:00 pm | Thursday
Heartland Labor Forum is Kansas City's only program about the workplace. It is produced by and for our working people. We have been agitating on the air since 1989. Find out who is busting unions and who is fighting back.
Heartland Labor Forum (Repeat) | 5:00 am | Friday
Repeat airing: Heartland Labor Forum is Kansas City's only program about the workplace. It is produced by and for our working people. We have been agitating on the air since 1989. Find out who is busting unions and who is fighting back.
Hightower’s Lowdown | 7:30-7:33 am and 5:57-6:00 pm | Monday through Friday
Tune in to "Hightower's Lowdown," a short commentary segment. Hightower's daily two-minute commentaries that hit the issues hard...but with a sense of humor. Jim Hightower, America's leading populist, zings the powers that be in a way that makes audiences perk up, take notice, get angry, think, laugh out loud... and tune in for more.
If You Love This Planet | 4:00 am | Friday
If You Love This Planet endeavors to bring the human, animal and plant health aspects of all environmental issues into sharp focus.
Interfaith Voices | 12:00 pm | Tuesday
Interfaith Voices is the nation's leading public radio show about faith, ethics and spirituality. Each week we offer you analyses of the big headlines alongside lesser-told stories – those of Orthodox Jewish artists and African-American atheists, Muslim feminists and spiritual seekers. Through these stories, a rough sketch of our country’s religious landscape begins to emerge. It’s a marketplace of beliefs and ideas too complex for sound bites, and too important to ignore.
Jaws of Justice Radio | 9:00 am | Monday
It is the intention of Jaws of Justice Radio to investigate how to achieve justice in America, this includes issues of economic injustice, political injustice and the criminal justice system. We want to put a human face on those caught in the grasp of injustice and those that are part of an unjust system. We strive to dispel the misconceptions created by the news and entertainment industry, politicians and our educational system.
Law and Disorder | 9:00 am | Tuesday
Law and Disorder is a weekly, independent radio program airing on several stations across the United States. Law and Disorder gives listeners access to rare legal perspectives on issues concerning civil liberties, privacy, right to dissent and the horrendous practices of torture exercised by the US government.