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Thursday Night Special
Thursday nights are special!
First Thursday: Jasmine Jones hosts Next Step Forward, a spotlight on millennials of Kansas City who are within a marginalized group, but are using their talents, business, activism etc. to help bring positivity within their communities. This program exists to be a place that is inclusive, safe, fun, inspirational and educational not only for the listeners but for the guest as well.
Second Thursday: Shots in the Night radio theatre; hosted and produced by various members of Shots In The Night. In 2023 SITN has received seven awards for podcast productions in the 9th Annual Hear Now Audio Fiction and Arts Festival produced by the National Audio Theatre Festivals, Inc.
Third Thursday: People Power Hour, brought to you by KC Tenants, hosts a rotation of speakers featuring members and leaders from KC Tenants and other tenant unions across the country to analyze, inform, and inspire listeners about the power of tenant unions in America. Every episode will showcase a different lesson about tenant unions and America's problematic history with housing by providing in-depth historical analysis, testimonials and stories from leaders who organized in their communities, and collectively brainstorming a vision for a better world where housing is treated as a human right.
Fourth Thursday: Sirisha Naidu and Taki Manolakos host Economics For the People, a journey to explore the transformative power of economics when it is harnessed for the working classes, to advance social justice, and to create an inclusive and equitable society. It is an open invitation to participate in collectively shaping and reimagining an economy that prioritizes the needs and aspirations of the working classes, marginalized communities, and individuals of different gender expressions, sexualities, and abilities. The show features diverse voices, experiences and perspectives that often remain unheard in mainstream conversations about economics, markets and numbers.
Fifth Thursday: The provocative "From Ark to Microchip", produced by Dwight Frizzell, mixes commentary, dramatic re-enactment, original music, historic voices, audio art and sound effects in a pan-historical, pan-cultural milieu. Programs in the program series have received several awards.
Note: These programs may be preempted by special presentations.
7:00 KID LIT with Lisa Loeb is a half hour program for public radio celebrating the best in children’s literature. Hosted by Grammy-nominated singer and author Lisa Loeb, and produced by Peabody award-winner Ben Manilla, along with children’s literature blogger and expert Lee Wind, M.Ed., this show highlights the newest in children’s books covering book titles across various age groups and genres, as well as author interviews, technology features, award winners, librarian and bookstore favorites, and author-read book excerpts.
7:30 Artspeak Radio
Benjamin Alire Sáenz, winner of the 2013 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for his short story collection, Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club. Named one of the “Fifty Most Inspiring Authors in the World” by Poets & Writers magazine, Sáenz is also the author bestselling bilingual children’s books, A Gift from Papá Diego, Grandma Fina and Her Wonderful Umbrellas, and A Perfect Season for Dreaming. His poetry collection, Calendars of Dust, won the American Book Award for poetry, and he was a finalist in the Lambda Literary Finalist for Gay Fiction.
Angela Cervantes is a poet and children’s writer. Her poetry and short stories have appeared in various publications. She is one of the featured authors in Chicken Soup for the Latino Soul, a Latino-themed anthology that follows the successful Chicken Soup for the Souls series. Angela’s first novel, Gaby, Lost and Found, was published by Scholastic Press this past August. The School Library Journal says that Gaby, Lost and Found “humanizes the controversial issue of illegal immigration and paints an emotionally compelling story.” Kirkus review says that it is “A timely, touching and nuanced portrayal of real-life challenges experienced by children in mixed-status families.” Angela is currently at work on her second book.
