KC Currents

The show for February 19, 2012.  Click "Listen" to hear the entire show, see below for individual stories.

The show for February 12, 2012.  Click "Listen" to hear the entire show, see below for individual stories.

The show for February 5, 2012.  Click "Listen" to hear the entire show, see below for individual stories.

The show for January 22, 2012.  Click "Listen" to hear the entire show, see below for individual stories.

The show for January 22, 2012.  Click "Listen" to hear the entire show, see below for individual stories.

The show for January 15, 2012. 

The show for January 8, 2012.

2011 brought new buildings and faces, an end to some long-standing institutions, and the passing of community leaders.  KC Currents listens back to some of the voices of 2011.

The Kansas City, Missouri school district has been shedding students over the past 40 years – from 70,000 in the 1970s to less than 17,000 today.  Some are worried about another exodus when the district officially loses accreditation on January 1st. Missouri law allows students to transfer to an accredited district, with tuition and transportation paid for by the unaccredited district. Area districts are still wrangling with transfer policies.

Every 19 days, members of Kansas City’s Baha’i religious community gather for a potluck and a traditional service they call a feast. It’s a remarkable diverse mix of races, ages and backgrounds celebrating a 150-year-old gospel of global unity. But the optimistic spirit of many of Kansas City’s Baha’is has been tested. Many have fled for their lives in order to practice their religion.