Often, people resort to a yelling contest to get their message heard. But advocacy isn't yelling. We talk about effective advocacy without resorting to who can be the loudest.

Often, people resort to a yelling contest to get their message heard. But advocacy isn't yelling. We talk about effective advocacy without resorting to who can be the loudest.

Advocacy Is Not Yelling

We sit and chat about new ideas for government that would yield better results for the people.

We sit and chat about new ideas for government that would yield better results for the people.

New Ideas, Better Results

Up Close and Personal with The Kansas City Beacon

Up Close and Personal with The Kansas City Beacon

We talk about leaders and managers and what makes great leaders and what makes horrible managers.

We talk about leaders and managers and what makes great leaders and what makes horrible managers.

The Thin Line Between Leadership and Management

In this episode, we're concentrating on the positives. We discuss about the things we're hopeful for and the positives that we see.

In this episode, we're concentrating on the positives. We discuss about the things we're hopeful for and the positives that we see.

Positively Hopeful

Anne Taylor

Dr Leigh Anne Taylor Knight with the DeBruce Foundation stops by the studio to chat about how the DeBruce Foundation focuses on developing and supporting products, innovation, and sustainability primarily in the spaces of education and workforce development to change how people pursue careers.

Dr Leigh Anne Taylor Knight with the DeBruce Foundation stops by the studio to chat about how the DeBruce Foundation focuses on developing and supporting products, innovation, and sustainability primarily in the spaces of education and workforce development to change how people pursue careers.

Dr Leigh Anne Taylor Knight with DeBruce Foundation

With the pandemic, work has forever changed. Many organizations have had to adapt and reimagine the workplace.

With the pandemic, work has forever changed. Many organizations have had to adapt and reimagine the workplace.

Reimagining Work

Our time in the Mayor's office provided some interesting conversations with people who don't understand how government works.

Our time in the Mayor's office provided some interesting conversations with people who don't understand how government works.

Government 101

Today's episode has to do with the recent surge in stories about how certain communities want to ban certain books because they don't like how ugly our shared history can be.

Today's episode has to do with the recent surge in stories about how certain communities want to ban certain books because they don't like how ugly our shared history can be.

Ban the Book Banners

How Far Does Personal Freedom Go?

Former Kansas City Mayor Sly James and Former Chief of Staff Joni Wickham of Wickham James Strategies and Solutions team up to speak with leaders both locally and nationally about a variety of topics where nothing is off limits and there's no filtering of the responses.

Why Do So Many Leaders Suck?

Is it possible to have your cake and eat it too? I guess that all depends on what your definition of "having it all" is.

Is it possible to have your cake and eat it too? I guess that all depends on what your definition of "having it all" is.

Can You Have It All?

Original Air Date: May 4, 2021 We're on a short break so we're re-airing a popular episode. We're changing things up a little bit today and spending time talking about Sly's book "A Passion For Purpose" and the events that inspired the book.

Original Air Date: May 4, 2021 We're on a short break so we're re-airing a popular episode. We're changing things up a little bit today and spending time talking about Sly's book "A Passion For Purpose" and the events that inspired the book.

A Passion For Purpose (Re-Air)

The difference between being an expert and having a perspective.

The difference between being an expert and having a perspective.

Expertise vs Perspective

Fixed or Growth: What Mindset Are You?

Fixed or Growth: What Mindset Are You?

Women Leadership and Advocacy

Mediation and Negotiations

Social media is everywhere. But is it helpful or harmful? Recently, a Pew study showed that Twitter users are more likely Democrat and younger than the general population. It also showed that 10% of the users create 80% of the tweets. Knowing how skewed the content may be, is social media helpful or harmful? Link to article: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2019/04/24/sizing-up-twitter-users/

Social media is everywhere. But is it helpful or harmful? Recently, a Pew study showed that Twitter users are more likely Democrat and younger than the general population. It also showed that 10% of the users create 80% of the tweets. Knowing how skewed the content may be, is social media helpful or harmful? Link to article: <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2019/04/24/sizing-up-twitter-users/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2019/04/24/sizing-up-twitter-users/</a>

Social Media: Helpful or Harmful?

Recently, The Atlantic featured and article called "How America Fractured Into Four Parts" by George Packer and it talks about how the US no longer agrees on the nation's purpose, values, history or meaning. Joni and Sly share their thoughts concerning this. Link to article: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/07/george-packer-four-americas/619012/

Recently, The Atlantic featured and article called "How America Fractured Into Four Parts" by George Packer and it talks about how the US no longer agrees on the nation's purpose, values, history or meaning. Joni and Sly share their thoughts concerning this. Link to article: <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/07/george-packer-four-americas/619012/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/07/george-packer-four-americas/619012/</a>

The Four Americas

Our dear friend Ryan Rippel joins us to share what the mission of The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation does and what projects he has been working on.

Our dear friend Ryan Rippel joins us to share what the mission of The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation does and what projects he has been working on.

Ryan Rippel with The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

No Filter Media Podcast

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