Doug Samuelson discusses the role of the media in conflict with Spencer Graves. Samuelson has a Dr. Sci. in operations research and years of experience with empirical modeling, especially for […]

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UMKC law professor Allen Rostron discusses legal issues raised by actions of the Trump administration. He is interviewed by Radio Active Magazine regulars Craig Lubow and Spencer Graves. Copyright 2025 […]

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Nick Hart is interviewed by Spencer Graves about the Data Foundation, of which he is President and CEO, and about the status of evidence-informed public policy in the US. The […]

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Ernie Nolan, the Artistic Director of Kansas City’s Unicorn Theatre, discusses their history and upcoming program with Radio Active Magazine regular Craig Lubow.

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Reece Peck describes how he thinks Left media outlets could increase their effectiveness by working harder to understand the concerns of the working class and packaging policy prescriptions in terms […]

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Bill Clause asked attendees at  July 17 John Lewis Day “Good Trouble” event why they were there; that event was organized in part by Indivisible Kansas City, discussed in the […]

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Natalie Fenton discusses her new 2025 book, Democratic Delusions: How the Media Hollows Out Democracy and What We Can Do About It, and related work. She is interviewed by Spencer […]

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Bill Clause, Beverly Harvey and Skie Pearson discuss with Spencer Graves activities by Indivisible Kansas City, the Solidarity School of Resistance, and the campaign to prevent CoreCivic from reopening their prison […]

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University of British Columbia history professor Heidi J.S. Tworek1 discusses her research on the impact of the media on politics in Germany focusing especially in 1900 through 1945 and its […]

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University of San Diego Communications Professor Nik Usher discusses their research on how news impacts democracy. Recent publications describe how media impacted the response to Black Lives Matter, COVID-19, illiberal politics, […]

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