ARTSPEAK RADIO is a live radio program on KKFI that airs every Wednesday at noon. Host Maria Vasquez Boyd serves up information about the visual and literary arts community including live interviews with artists, writers, and performers.
Past guests on ARTSPEAK Radio include the following individuals and organizations. Scribe, Bernie Koehrson, The Writers Place, Jose Faus, Carol Kariotis, Lisa Cordes, Shawn Pavey, Main Street Rag, Tara Varney, Glenn North, Matt Jacobs, David Rhoades, Damon Lee Patterson, Jill Downen, Greg Patterson, Seth Johnson, William Peck, Jared Flaming, 2013 Verses and Voices, Mary Ann Haenni, Judith Towse, Molly Kaderka, Norma Cantu, The Artists for Life Project, Darryl Chamberlain, Bluest Aye, Jennifer Leigh Coates, Missi Rasmussen, Alex R. Carpernter, Skye Livingston, Michele Johnson, Justin Beachler, Carla Malone Steck, Janet and Stan Banks, Mark Allen, Benjamin Alire Saenz, Angela Cervantes, Geo Sipp, Daniel Shea, Meghan Henry, Kansas City Public Library, Dr. Phong Nguyen, Tracy Abeln, Julia Cole, The Riverfront Reading, Phyllis Becker, Carl Bettis, Eve Ott, Patricia Lawson, and Silvia Kofler, Thomas Cobian, Sean Starowitz, Carrie Riehl, Emily Kenyon, Summer Osborn, Jen Harris, Woodneath Library, Andie Paloutzian, Jorge Garcia Almodovar, Diego Chi, Ahram Park, Lindsey Martin-Bowen, Sara Miss Conception Glass, Tommy Frank, Rhiannon Ross, Michele Pond, David Arnold Hughes, Sharon Eiker, Madeline Gallucci, Patrick Alexander, Eric Dobbins, Luis Garcia, Cory Imig, Jeanette Powers, Lauren Sobchak, Ari Fish, Miguel M. Morales, Sofiana Olivera, m.o.i. (aka the minister of information, aka Don Wilikson) Sarah Starr, Maril Crabtree, Stephen Roth, and Dave Dalton, Melaney Mitchell, Bobby Howsare, Sandra Moran, Front/Space, Don Simon, Chance Wolf, Suzanne Gladney, MaryFrances Wagner, Greg Field, Jane Booth, Suze Ford Fernandez, David Wayne Reed, Lorenzo Collado, Jessy Terrero, Petra & Kester Horn-Marsh, Eve Brackenbury, Brandon Forrest Frederick, MyArts, Adam Goldberg, Deana Bellamaganya, Ryan Teney, Mihn Du Pha, Eric Lindquist, Jenny Mendez, Teresa Magel, Sarah Hyde-Schmiedeler, Deborah Shouse, Ron Zoglin, Nicole Emanuel, Adam Finkelston, Jay Meara, Danny Orendorf, Laura Isaac, Whispering Prairie Press, Jessica Conoley, Pat Daneman, Marianne Getchell, and Annie Raab.
June 5, 2024 Arts & Culture, Podcast
Artspeak Radio with Hugo Ximello-Salido, Rodolfo Marrón III, and Sue Moreno
Artspeak Radio, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, 9am -10am CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live audio www.kkfi.org
Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd welcomes artists Hugo Ximello-Salido, Rodolfo Marrón III, and Sue Moreno.
Read MoreMay 29, 2024 Arts & Culture, Podcast
Artspeak Radio with Carlos Ortiz, Kiki Serna, and Cesar Lopez
Artspeak Radio, Wednesday, May 29, 2024, 9am -10am CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live audio www.kkfi.org
Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd welcomes artists Carlo Ortiz, Kiki Serna, and Cesar Lopez.
Read MoreMay 22, 2024 Arts & Culture, Podcast
Artspeak Radio with Vania Soto, José Faus, & Chico Sierra
Artspeak Radio, Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 9am -10am CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live audio www.kkfi.org
Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd welcomes artists Vania Soto, José Faus, and Chico Sierra.
ListenMay 15, 2024 Arts & Culture, Podcast
Artspeak Radio with Elisabeth Kirsch, Christopher Leitch, Happy Tree Painting, & Zhou B Art Center
Artspeak Radio, Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 9am -10am CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live audio www.kkfi.org
Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd, writer/curator/art historian Elisabeth Kirsch, writer/artist/curator Christopher Leitch talk with Melissa Butler, Izzy Vivas & Alan Gray with Zhou Brothers Art Center.
ListenMay 8, 2024 Arts & Culture, Podcast
Artspeak Radio May Edition
Artspeak Radio, Wednesday, May 8, 9am -10am CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live audio www.kkfi.org
Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd welcomes trumpeter/producer Alber (Alberto Racanati) Chris Dalquist, Erin McGrane, Izzy Vivas, Alan Gray, & ArtsKC.
ListenMay 1, 2024 Arts & Culture, Podcast
Artspeak Radio + Israel Garcia, Emily Alvarez, & Miguel Rivera
Artspeak Radio, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, 9am -10am CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live audio www.kkfi.org
Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd welcomes artists Israel Garcia, Emily Alvarez, and Miguel Rivera.
ListenApril 24, 2024 Arts & Culture, Podcast
Artspeak Radio + Hugo Ximello-Salido and Jenny Hahn
Artspeak Radio, Wednesday, 9am -10am CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live audio www.kkfi.org
Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd welcomes filmmaker/artist/gallery owner Hugo Ximello- Salido and artist/author Jenny Hahn.
ListenApril 17, 2024 Arts & Culture, Podcast
Artspeak Radio with Christopher Leitch and Elisabeth Kirsch
Artspeak Radio, Wednesday, 9am -10am CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live audio www.kkfi.org
Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd welcomes art experts Elisabeth Kirsch and Christopher Leitch.
ListenApril 10, 2024 Arts & Culture, Podcast
Artspeak Radio with Kevin King, Jonathan Doram, Cesar Lopez, Samantha Haan, & Mandi Strange
Artspeak Radio, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, 9am -10am CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live audio www.kkfi.org
Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd welcomes artist/curator Cesar Lopez, Samantha Haan curator, Mandi Strange collector, playwright/producer/founder of Whim Productions, Kevin King and musician/writer Jonathan Doram.
ListenApril 3, 2024 Arts & Culture, Podcast
Artspeak Radio + Mary Silwance, John Sandbach, Andrew McIlvaine, & Kevin Demery
Artspeak Radio, Wednesday, 9am -10am CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live audio www.kkfi.org
Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd welcomes poets/artists Mary Silwance, John Sandbach, Andrew MCIlvaine, and Kevin Demery.
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