KCPT's Ruckus Podcast - Audio
Ruckus is a lively roundtable about the big ticket issues that face our community today. Moderator Mike Shanin leads an ensemble of conservatives and liberals as they duke it out over whose view will stand.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 10
- Years Active
- 2011
Ruckus – October 20, 2011
TOPIC 1: FINN TO PEN?
Bishop Robert Finn and the local diocese have been charged with failure to report child abuse.
TOPIC 2: SEEMS LIKE OLD TIMES!
After a lengthy absence, Phill Kline is back in the…
KCPT Ruckus – October 6, 2011
TOPIC 1: CHANGING PROSPECTS
Councilman Jermaine Reed wants to change the name of Prospect Avenue to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. This, he says, along with economic initiatives can revitalize an…
August 25, 2011
TOPIC 1: TEEN-FREE ZONE.
The new curfew ordinance took effect last weekend and there were no problems on the Country Club Plaza. In fact, the Plaza may well have been the safest public place in the a…
Ruckus – August 18, 2011
TOPIC 1: IT HAD TO HAPPEN!
Last weekend, three teens were shot on the Country Club Plaza. Mayor James and other black leaders were in the area trying to assess the extent of the problem caused by lar…
Ruckus – August 11, 2011
TOPIC 1: NOT AS “SLY” AS HIS FATHER.
Mayor James’ son, Kyle, made some news because of his involvement with disturbances in the P&L District. Young James refused to pay his restaurant bill, made rude…
Ruckus – August 4, 2011
TOPIC 1: A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCH
Writing in the Star, Henry Bloch (H&R Block) calls for a balanced approach to the federal budget and tax policy. Noting that he’s a registered Republican, Bloch defe…
Ruckus – July 28, 2011
TOPIC 1: WHAT TIGHT BUDGET?
The Kansas City Council has approved a pay raise for firefighters ranging from 2-18 percent. Firefighters received no raises for the past two years. The Council vote wa…
Ruckus: July 21, 2011
TOPIC 1: THE LIST NARROWS.
The Greater Kansas City Chamber has narrowed its list of 182 recommendations for the “Big Five” ideas to improve the metro area to 20. The chamber will select the final fiv…
Ruckus – June 16, 2011
TOPIC 1: DIOCESAN DISPUTE!
The Bishop of the Kansas City-St. Joseph Diocese, Robert Finn, has refused to step down, despite intense criticism for his handling of child abuse and sexual misconduct all…
Ruckus: May 26, 2011
TOPIC 1: TROY AGAIN
The City Council has finally named Troy Schulte City Manager, eliminating the “acting” from his title. We can discuss what his goals are and what obstacles he will face.
TOPIC 2: …