Radio Active Magazine
A locally produced program where activist groups in the Kansas City area present interviews, commentary, editorials, and other thought provoking content on a weekly basis.
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Media literacy and why you should care (opens the original)
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Nolan Higdon and Spencer Graves discuss media literacy and why you should care. Higdon is a prolific author and media critic, previously interviewed 2026-05-29 for Radio Active Magazine . Graves' key question is how to market media literacy? Robin Andersen, interviewed for Radio Active Magazine 2026-03-27 , noted that experts have been trying to promote media literacy for years -- decades -- without making rapid progress. Graves, Andersen, and Canyon collaborated in recent workshops on " How to
UMKC law prof Rostron discusses the current SCOTUS docket, etc. (opens the original)
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UMKC law professor Allen Rostron discusses the fall docket of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other issues with Radio Active Magazine regulars Craig Lubow and Spencer Graves. Rostron holds the Edward A. Smith Missouri Chair in Law, the Constitution and Society, in the UMKC School of Law, where he previously served as Associate Dean of Students . _______ Copyright 2026 Allen Rostron, Craig Lubow, and Spencer Graves, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 intern
The impact of news media on the Japanese political economy (opens the original)
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Rachel Clark discusses the impact of news media on the Japanese political economy with Spencer Graves. Clark has been providing translation support for several years for speaking tours of Japan co-sponsored by Veterans for Peace and others. A moderated discussion of the issues raised in this interview is available in the companion “ The impact of news media on the Japanese political economy ” on Wikiversity. Copyright 2026 Rachel Clark and Spencer Graves, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike
Managing the good and the evils of social media (opens the original)
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Renée DiResta discusses what she recommends that individuals and groups, including governments, do to advance their interests considering the good and the evils of social media. Her comments are based primarily on research summarized in her 2024 book on Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies into Reality , updated in 2026 with the addition of an epilogue. In November 2014, a month before a major measles outbreak began in Disneyland , DiResta was the mother of a 12-month-old studying data on
Sheltering Houseless and OD Prevention Day August 31 (opens the original)
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Two topics: First Reverend Randy Fikki of Unity Southeast Kansas City discusses how they provide shelter for houseless. Second, Linda Cortese and others discuss International Overdose Awareness Day, August 31 . 1 Resources from Today’s International Overdose Awareness Day Broadcast include : Get Smart About Drugs Fentanyl Free America | DEA.gov First Call KC 816-367-5900 24/7 Crisis Call line findhelp.org GRASP (Grief Recovery After a Substance Passing)- 816-361-5900 to register Safe.Pharmacy __
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