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Rachel McCarthy James Solves A Murder

Aug 6th, 2019 46m 4s

Rachel McCarthy James (@rmccarthyjames) joins us to discuss her award-winning book The Man From The Train, and how her and her father solved a 100+ year old serial killer case. Then, there is a discussion of how axe murders are more common than

Maite Salazar Leads The Way To Congress

Jul 14th, 2019 46m 59s

Maite Salazar is running for Congress to represent the good folks of Kansas City, and as a former comedian they've got a real knack for talking about what matters. They just completed a trip to visit the border and has a lot of plans to improve

Leslie Butsch Fights For Your Reproductive Rights

Apr 19th, 2019 34m 18s

Community organizer Leslie Butsch from Planned Parenthood Great Plains stops by to talk about talking to politicians, phone banks, holding rallies, and generally making sure people don't forget that reproductive rights are under attack. Viv and

Adam Roberts Instills Us With Panic (Fest)

Jan 22nd, 2019 51m 21s

Brock Wilbur and Vivian Kane are back, chatting with Adam Roberts who co-created KC's famous Panic Fest. The film festival runs this weekend and showcases international premieres for horror, sci-fi, and thriller films. We talk about the politic

Orrin Grey Gives Us The Positive Spookies

Nov 7th, 2018 1h 22m

Author Orrin Grey stops by for a Halloween episode with Brock Wilbur and Vivian Kane. Yeah, our Halloween episode is coming out on November 7th. That's fine. We also talk some bad anger words about someone that we already know lost the election

Jonathan Bradley Welch Knows Your Secrets

Oct 5th, 2018 1h 31m

Vivian Kane and Brock Wilbur do a rare call-in episode with Jonathan Bradley Welch. As a brutally informed, former political operative, he's the guest that this week requires. Issues from across the entire administration are tackled in order of

Rachel Gonzalez Throws Us A Town Hall With Political Selfies

Aug 12th, 2018 46m 9s

Vivian Kane and Brock Wilbur are talking to folks about politics and politically charged activities in the KC area. Also they ramble about reality TV this week in A Diatribe. But the guest is incredible. Rachel Gonzalez, a 19-year-old from Kans

Abby Olcese Shows Us The Light

Jul 26th, 2018 1h 10m

Vivian Kane and Brock Wilbur are talking to folks about politics and politically charged activities in the KC area. Abby Olcese is a writer and critic for sites like Birth.Movies.Death and some outlets with a more religious bent on pop-culture.

Matthew Hoppock Secures Our Border (With Kansas)

Jul 17th, 2018 1h 4m

Vivian Kane and Brock Wilbur are talking to folks about politics and politically charged activities in the KC area. Matthew Hoppock is an immigration attorney who navigates the treacherous world of post-Trump legal nightmares, and all the exten

Flyover Indies Unleash Midwestern Games

Jul 3rd, 2018 1h 10m

Vivian Kane and Brock Wilbur are joined this week by the team behind Flyover Indies: Charlotte Trible & Joe Hanna. They run multiple events each year, highlighting the indie game scene in KC and the Midwest, while also working on a diverse genr

Edgar Jose Palacios Divides Profits Into Non-Profits

Jun 15th, 2018 52m 17s

Welcome to Season 2! Vivian Kane and Brock Wilbur are joined this week by Edgar Palacios, who is THE non-profit guy in Kansas City. We talk about the Lantinx experience in the Midwest, how to best serve a community, and how much weight you can

Francis Horton Teaches Us About Regret

Apr 19th, 2018 1h 3m

Vivian Kane and Brock Wilbur are joined this week by Francis Horton of What A Hell of a Way To Die (https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/francis-horton/what-a-hell-of-a-way-to-die) podcast, where two leftist military dudes talk about what we're doi

Jessica Hagge and Bryan Moses Swap Our Lives

Mar 28th, 2018 49m 24s

Jessica Hagge and Bryan Moses and two KC based improv actors, playwrights, comedians, etc. Vivian Kane and Brock Wilbur just got to Kansas City, and Bryan/Jess are headed from Kansas City to LA. We discuss what kind of confidence you need to ma

Kinzie Ferguson Empowers Us To Like Our Butts

Mar 7th, 2018 1h 27m

Kinzie Ferguson (The Empowerment Photographer) comes by to make Vivian Kane and Brock Wilbur look at their butts and do some giggling. We talk about her boudoir photography career, attempting to be better Wokelike white folks, meeting folks ove

Anna May Smith Helps Us Through A Time

Feb 24th, 2018 1h 13m

KC Comedian Anna May Smith stops by the show to talk to Vivian Kane and Brock Wilbur about season depression, volunteering, the darkness the dwells within us, and so much more.

Stephanie Carey Freedoms Our Speech

Feb 10th, 2018 40m 44s

Stephanie Carey and her husband Adam Carey have purchased the Kansas City alternative newspaper THE PITCH back from a media consortium, and now media nerds from KC own the local voice of the people again. Stephanie talks to Brock Wilbur and Viv

Philip Stewart Meyer Drinks Us Under The Table

Jan 23rd, 2018 1h 21m

Philip Stewart Meyer is a local KC TV journalist who covers the Zoo and gets to pet penguins, but his main gig is working at the award-winning Boulevard Brewery where he gives tours and gets paid to do beer. So that's what he brought for show a

Tahir Atwater Is The Big Brother We Wish We Had

Jan 12th, 2018 1h 13m

Tahir Atwater (@TahirKC) is a recruiter for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kansas City (https://www.bbbskc.org/) who has been working with the program for more than a decade. Now, he talks to Vivian Kane and Brock Wilbur about their process in get

Kelly Jacobsen Keeps Losing

Dec 29th, 2017 1h 35m

Kelly Jacobsen (@kansassy) has a very similar background story to Vivian and Brock, but she's been at it for a while. She bounced from Kansas to the East Coast and is now back and helping out on Democratic political campaigns. We ask what it ta

TCK Christmas Special

Dec 24th, 2017 49m 58s

Special guest Zack Furniss (@ZackFurniss) drops by to talk about the "A Santa Cause" albums, some Thrice, some Brand New, some Jimmy Eat World all under the umbrella of Christmas!

Nik Stavropoulos Takes Us To Court

Dec 20th, 2017 1h 48m

Brock's high school buddy Nik Stavropoulos is now a local lawyer trying to make KC a better place, so he sits down with Vivian Kane and Brock Wilbur to discuss what the heck is going on in local politics, including the Democrats running in Kans

Adrian Torres Introduces The Film

Dec 3rd, 2017 1h 5m

KC film critic Adrian Torres (@YoAdrianTorres) joins Vivian Kane and Brock Wilbur to discuss films and critics and get critical about both. As Alamo Drafthouse is a good time. Honestly, there was some wine and I don't totally remember this one.

A Wilbur-Kane Holiday Adventure

Nov 30th, 2017 45m 37s

In an episode with just Vivian Kane and Brock Wilbur, the couple discusses mixing families (and politics) over the Thanksgiving holiday. Everyone tries their best with somewhat predictable outcomes. Mental Health: it can protec but also attac!

Marion Merritt Spins The Hits

Nov 26th, 2017 1h 5m

KC record store owner and life-long resident Marion Merritt (https://recordswithmerritt.com/) joins Vivian Kane and Brock Wilbur to discuss the vinyl industry, a history of loving music, Black Friday, the neighborhood they share, men behaving b