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Flatland in Focus with D. Rashaan Gilmore

Third Thursdays at 7 P.M.

Flatland in Focus | The Future of the Country Club Plaza

The Kansas City PBS documentary “Nichols’ Folly: A Century of the Country Club Plaza” explores the complicated history behind the nation’s first planned suburban shopping center. This month, “Flatland in Focus” examines the future of the Country Club Plaza and what […]

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Past Episodes

Flatland in Focus | East Side Development Sales Tax

Flatland in Focus | East Side Development Sales Tax

S3 Ep 2 - In 2017, voters approved a 1/8 cent sales tax with the goal of spurring economic development in disadvantaged neighborhoods of the city. So far, the Central City Economic Development (CCED) sales tax has awarded over $53 million and funded 39 […]
Family Caregivers of Aging Adults

Family Caregivers of Aging Adults

S3 Ep. 1 - D. Rashaan Gilmore hosts a thoughtful conversation about aging in place and the supports available for the increasing number of families who find themselves becoming caregivers as their loved ones age. This season premiere of Flatland in Focus is part […]
Reparations in KC

Reparations in KC

S2 Ep12 - Kansas City is beginning a discussion about how it might make amends through reparations for inequities toward Black residents through reparations. Flatland In Focus will report on the deeply intentional work that’s already being done within the Black community, documenting […]
Gender-Affirming Care in Kansas City

Gender-Affirming Care in Kansas City

S2 Ep.11 - Transgender rights continue to dominate headlines as legislatures across the country push restrictive laws. Those most directly affected by these measures must look at how they will access gender-affirming care, who will legally provide it and where they can find […]
Youth With Disabilities and the Resource Gap

Youth With Disabilities and the Resource Gap

S2 Ep10 - While funded programs in Missouri exist to guide youth with disabilities entering young adulthood, families still struggle to find what they need because of barriers such as time, income and paperwork. Kansas City parents say programs are hard to find […]
One Percent For Art in KC

One Percent For Art in KC

S2 Ep 9 - The new Kansas City International Airport terminal houses the largest collection of public art in the history of the city's One Percent for Art program.

Passing the Baton

Passing the Baton

S2 Ep 8 - This episode of Flatland in Focus features guests from the Kansas City PBS program Passing the Baton, a series of conversations between prominent civil rights leaders in Kansas City and the next generation of trailblazing local leaders. Passing the Baton […]
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Flatland in Focus Podcast

About the Show

Third Thursdays at 7 p.m. on Kansas City PBS

Flatland In Focus is a monthly current affairs program that takes a deep dive into a single local issue that is raising questions, causing tensions, or is curiously unexplored. Hosted by local writer, radio personality, and activist D. Rashaan Gilmore, Flatland features an in-depth video report followed by a diverse panel of voices with different takes on the topic.

Meet the Host

D. Rashaan Gilmore is a Newsweek contributing writer and the host of the weekly radio program “Unbossed and Unbothered” on 90.1 FM KKFI, which offers candid discussions, fresh insights and perspective-shifting interviews. Gilmore is also the founder of BlaqOut, a Kansas City nonprofit working to serve the Black queer community and help end the HIV/AIDS crisis. He is the recipient of the 2021 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation–AIDS United Award for Health Equity.

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Meet the Reporters

Reporter Mary Sanchez

Mary Sanchez

Senior Reporter
msanchez@kansascitypbs.org
Reporter Catherine Hoffman

Cami Koons

Rural Affairs Reporter
ckoons@flatlandkc.org
Reporter Catherine Hoffman

Cody Boston

Multimedia Producer/Director/Editor
cboston@kansascitypbs.org
KC Media Collective + Flatland

Flatland + KC Media Collective

Flatland and Kansas City PBS are proud to take part in the Kansas City Media Collective, a collaborative group of local, nonprofit media organizations dedicated to supporting local journalism.

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