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Flatland in Focus with D. Rashaan Gilmore

Third Thursdays at 7 P.M.

Harvesting Change | Localizing Our Food System

As part of the Flatland series “Harvesting Change,” Flatland in Focus looks at the people and policies that influence the transition away from industrial agriculture to a more localized food system that protects and regenerates the environment.

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Past Episodes

Seeking Environmental Justice in Kansas City

Seeking Environmental Justice in Kansas City

S3 Ep8 - In cities across the U.S., heavily polluted industrial zones are often established adjacent to communities of color and low-income residents. “Flatland in Focus” speaks with residents living in Kansas City-area neighborhoods that suffer from a history of pollution.
Healing Hate: Building Resilience Through Community

Healing Hate: Building Resilience Through Community

S3 Ep7 - In collaboration with the Kansas City PBS special ‘Healing Hate‘, Flatland in Focus speaks with survivors of the 2014 shooting at the Overland Park Jewish Community Center to see how one act of hate has impacted their lives. Our roundtable […]
Stadium Subsidies and Community Impact

Stadium Subsidies and Community Impact

S3 Ep6 - The Truman Sports Complex, home to KC’s Royals and Chiefs, opened to the public 50 years ago. Now the teams have a new vision for their future and voters must decide whether to support that vision with tax dollars. “Flatland […]
Housing Along the KC Streetcar Line

Housing Along the KC Streetcar Line

S3 Ep5 - The KC Streetcar expansion from Union Station to the Country Club Plaza will be running through midtown as early as 2025. But as ridership increases along this route, so may the cost of living for many the area, including affordable […]
Media Literacy

Media Literacy

S3 Ep4 - As media consumption continues to climb, media literacy and the ability to discern fact from fiction or opinion is more important than ever. How do we interact with the news? How do we evaluate what we share? And ultimately, how […]
The Future of the Country Club Plaza

The Future of the Country Club Plaza

S3 Ep. 3 - 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 […]
East Side Development Sales Tax

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 […]
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About the Show

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

Hosted by D. Rashaan Gilmore, each episode offers engaging multimedia reporting and a solutions-focused roundtable discussion featuring diverse panelists, bringing context and meaning to audiences’ lived experiences.

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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