Episodes
Happy Friday and a YiPPIE FRI-YAY! From YOUR KC Morning Show! KCMS Fridays always styled by the homies over at Charlie Hustle Co! KCMS20 for 20% off, (in-store and/or online!) On the show today, Melissa Ferrer Civil, Kansas City's FIRST EVER Poet Laureate!  Melissa's latest collection of poetry, "BIRTHING PAINS" is available NOW at Turnsol!  LINKS:  Melissa Ferrer Civil Website - https://melissaferrerand.com/  KC Cultural Outbound Fund (Senegal Trip) — globaltieskc.org/outbound Charlotte...
Published 04/26/24
A Happy Thursday From YOUR KC Morning Show! On the show today, Amelia Howard w/ KC Infertility!  It's National Infertility Awareness Week, and KC Infertility is back with their annual Family Building Conference, “Rooted in Resilience, Growing in Hope” THIS SATURDAY, 4/27, 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m at  Johnson County Community College!  LINK: https://kcinfertility.org/2024/01/02/family-building-conference/  A Good Day To Be A Kansas Citian. Always. xoxo - @hartzell965, @holeyhearts, &...
Published 04/26/24
Published 04/26/24
A Happy Wednesday, and a Happy Humpday (BAY-BAY!) From YOUR KC Morning Show! On the show today, Hilari Holt is back to break down Black Comedy Fest Kansas City, happening April 25-28th! Get your tickets TODAY! LINKS: Black Comedy Fest Schedule & workshops: www.bcfkansascity.com LINKS: Black Comedy Fest Donations (of any amount) Paypal.com/paypalme/kctheatrefund LINKS: Black Comedy Fest Sponsorship or other inquiries: [email protected] We wrap with a beat, courtesy of the Street...
Published 04/17/24
Happy Tuesday from YOUR KC Morning Show! Tuesdays on The KCMS, Hartzell and Professor Harvey Kaye "Take Back America" in their weekly conversation reclaiming our Radical, Progressive American history. On the show today, Part TWO of our FDR Two-fer! (Part ONE released February 6th!) 80 years later, we update the conversation on FDR's call for an Economic Bill of Rights! Send in your questions for next week with Professor Kaye! - @harveyjkaye A Good Day To Be A Kansas Citian. In...
Published 04/16/24
Happy Friday and a YiPPIE FRI-YAY! From YOUR KC Morning Show! KCMS Fridays always styled by the homies over at Charlie Hustle Co! KCMS20 for 20% off, (in-store and/or online!) On the show today, Ulysses "Deke" Clayborn, Regional Administrator for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. It's Fair Housing Month, and Deke joins us to debunk all of your housing myths! LINKS: https://www.hud.gov/states/missouri  We wrap with a beat, courtesy of DJ Diehard McClain Johnson. Check out DJ...
Published 04/13/24
A Happy Wednesday, and a Happy Humpday (BAY-BAY!) From YOUR KC Morning Show! On the show today, we had to the KC kickoff rally for Missourians for Constitutional Freedom! The PAC is gathering signatures for an initiative to place women’s reproductive rights, women’s health care, and access to abortion on the ballot We wrap with Democratic candidate for Governor of Missouri, House Minority Leader in the Missouri House, and Representative of the 132nd District, Crystal Quade for a KCMS...
Published 04/10/24
Happy Tuesday from YOUR KC Morning Show! Tuesdays on The KCMS, Hartzell and Professor Harvey Kaye Take Back America in their weekly conversation reclaiming our Radical American history. On the show today, we take a look at one of the final executive orders from the Trump Administration, The 1776 Commission. Send in your questions for next week with Professor Harvey Kaye! A Good Day To Be A Kansas Citian. Always. xoxo - @hartzell965, @harveyjkaye, & @holeyhearts
Published 04/09/24
A Happy Monday From YOUR KC Morning Show! Tomorrow (4/2) is Election Day in KC! The Kansas City Royals want to demolish a beloved ballpark: Kauffman Stadium! They claim the city will experience economic benefits if the community votes to approve a sales tax and they build a brand new downtown stadium! But does that claim hold water? On the show today, Rhodes from KC Tenants gives us a deep dive into the economic impact of stadium subsidy deals to get an answer to the age old question: Is...
Published 04/02/24
Happy Monday From YOUR KC Morning Show! In honor of Black History Month, on the show today we pay tribute to the late, great, and now immortal Major League Baseball Hall of Famer, John Jordan "Buck" O' Neil. LINKS: https://www.nlbm.com/ A Good Day To Be A Kansas Citian. Always. xoxo - @hartzell965, @holeyhearts, @kcmorningshow
Published 02/26/24
Happy Friday and a YiPPIE FRI-YAY! From YOUR KC Morning Show! KCMS Fridays always styled by the homies over at Charlie Hustle Co! KCMS20 for 20% off, (in-store and/or online!) On the show today, Author, Host of the Muckrake Podcast and Dispatches From a Collapsing State Substack, Jared Yates Sexton! Jared's latest, "The Midnight Kingdom: A History of Power, Paranoia, and the Coming Crisis" is available NOW! LINKS: https://www.jysexton.com/ A Good Day To Be A Kansas Citian. xoxo -...
Published 02/23/24
Happy Humpday (BAY-BAY!) From YOUR KC Morning Show! On the show today, we're joined by Timothy Smith, with the Committee Against New Royals Stadium Taxes, leading the charge AGAINST the April 2nd vote on a downtown stadium for the Kansas City Royals LINKS: Opponents of the Kansas City Royals' move to the Crossroads get organized via...
Published 02/21/24
Happy Tuesday from YOUR KC Morning Show! Tuesdays on The KCMS, Hartzell and Professor Harvey Kaye "Take Back America" in their weekly conversation reclaiming our Radical, Progressive American history. On the show today, some Progressive Patriotism courtesy of the late, great Michael Harrington. Send in your questions for next week with Professor Kaye! - @harveyjkaye A Good Day To Be A Kansas Citian. In Solidarity. xoxo - @hartzell965, @harveyjkaye, @holeyhearts, & @kcmorningshow 
Published 02/21/24
Happy Humpday (BAY-BAY!) From YOUR KC Morning Show! On the show today, we're joined by Laura Cooke, Director of Leadership - Annual Giving with Great Jobs KC!  Great Jobs KC is an incredible organization providing college scholarships, job training, and job placement for folks in Kansas City. This Super Bowl Week, Great Jobs KC is taking on our friends from San Francisco, Students Rising Above, in the Raising The Redzone Challenge! Text SUPER to 24365 to donate today! LINK: Great Jobs KC...
Published 02/07/24
Happy Tuesday from YOUR KC Morning Show! Tuesdays on The KCMS, Hartzell and Professor Harvey Kaye "Take Back America" in their weekly conversation reclaiming our Radical, Progressive American history. On the show today, Part One of our FDR Two-fer! We begin with updated conversation on FDR's Four Freedoms speech, followed up next week with FDR's call for an Economic Bill of Rights! Send in your questions for next week with Professor Kaye! - @harveyjkaye A Good Day To Be A Kansas Citian. In...
Published 02/07/24
Happy VICTORY Monday From YOUR KC Morning Show! It's Super Bowl week in Kansas City! We've got KSHB 41's Aaron Ladd calls in from Vegas and sets the stage for the big game! LINKS: Aaron Ladd twitter - @aaronladdtv A Good Day To Be A Kansas Citian. Always. xoxo - @hartzell965, @holeyhearts, @kcmorningshow
Published 02/05/24
A Happy Thursday From YOUR KC Morning Show, and Happy Black History Month!  On the show today, we meet Dr. Katie Ervin with Catalyst Development! Dr. Ervin explains how employers can better recruit and retain talent in the workplace. Spoiler: Know your worth, and make sure they pay you for that. YOU ARE WORTH IT! LINKS: Catalyst Development - https://katieervin.com/  We wrap with a beat, courtesy of the Street Beast himself, DJ Diehard McClain Johnson! LINK: DJ Diehard...
Published 02/01/24
Happy Humpday (BAY-BAY!) From YOUR KC Morning Show! On the show today, we once again go INTERNATIONAL! We're joined by our new friends, Welsh/English folk band, The Trials of Cato!  See The Trials of Cato, alongside Talisk, at the Folk Alliance International Conference in KC this February 21st -25th! LINK: KC Folk Alliance - https://folk.org/programs/conference/  LINK: The Trials of Cato (Website) - https://www.thetrialsofcato.com/  A Good Day To Be A Kansas Citian. Always. xoxo -...
Published 01/31/24
Happy Tuesday From YOUR KC Morning Show! Tuesdays on The KCMS, Hartzell and Professor Harvey Kaye Take Back America in their weekly conversation reclaiming our Radical, Progressive American history. On the show today, we have a special guest Taking Back America with Hartzell and Professor Kaye! We take a look at the legacy of dumping and radioactive waste in our Missouri neighborhoods, especially prevalent in poor and working class communities disproportionately effecting so many people of...
Published 01/30/24
Happy Friday and a YiPPIE FRI-YAY! From YOUR KC Morning Show! KCMS Fridays always styled by the homies over at Charlie Hustle Co! KCMS20 for 20% off, (in-store and/or online!) On the show today, we talk all things Chiefs with Sports Radio 810 WHB's Joshua Brisco ahead of this weekend's AFC Championship Game! PLUS... We recap and celebrate a historic day in Kansas City, as the Kansas City Council, led by KC Tenants, bans source of income discrimination in Kansas City! A Good Day To Be A Kansas...
Published 01/26/24
A Happy Thursday From YOUR KC Morning Show! On the show today, KC Comedian Susanna Lee is back and, spoiler: she still funny. LINK: Susanna's Website - https://bradpittdickpics.com/  A Good Day To Be A Kansas Citian. Always. xoxo - @hartzell965, @holeyhearts, & @kcmorningshow
Published 01/26/24
Happy VICTORY Monday From YOUR KC Morning Show! Your Kansas City Chiefs are headed back to the AFC Championship Game, so on the show today, Sports Radio 810 WHB's Joshua Brisco joins us to break it all down!  A Good Day To Be A Kansas Citian. Always. xoxo - @hartzell965, @holeyhearts, @kcmorningshow
Published 01/23/24
Happy Monday, and a Happy MLK Day From YOUR KC Morning Show! On the show today, we share the mic with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and revisit his radical speech “Where Do We Go From Here?,” delivered at the 11th Annual SCLC Convention, in Atlanta, Georgia, August 16, 1967. A Good Day To Be A Kansas Citian. Always. xoxo - @hartzell965, @holeyhearts, @kcmorningshow
Published 01/16/24
A Happy Thursday From YOUR KC Morning Show! On the show today, we kick it with a few of your KC favorites! We meet Amanda and Dylan with Guys Snacks, Arthur Bryant's BBQ, Una Familia Tequila, and MORE! LINKS: Guys Snacks https://getguyschips.com/  LINKS: Arthur Bryant's https://www.arthurbryantsbbq.com/  A Good Day To Be A Kansas Citian. xoxo - @hartzell965, @holeyhearts, @kcmorningshow 
Published 12/14/23
Happy Humpday (BAY-BAY!) From YOUR KC Morning Show! Tomorrow, (Thursday, December 14th) the Kansas City City Council is set to vote on banning source of income discrimination in KC, written by the leaders of KC Tenants! On the show today, we break down the ordinance, and explain what source of income discrimination is, throw the voices and lived experiences of five women, directly impacted by the current status quo of source of income discrimination by landlords in Kansas City Passing of this...
Published 12/13/23