At The Square

In Episode #4 of Both Sides, APS founder, Ambassador Allan Katz and Co-Chair to APS's Advisory Board, Mike McShane talk national and local solutions to COVID 19, how far ahead to begin planning for the November National election, and how the media might be contributing to division during a time when unity is needed. Both Sides, brought to you by American Public Square at Jewell (APS), is a reoccurring civil dialogue about topics related to current events through distinct political perspective. Mike and Allan come from different generations, political parties, and overall ideology on a number of political issues. To learn more about their political ideologies and professional backgrounds, tune in to Episode #1 on Apple Podcasts and SoundCloud.

In Episode #3 of Both Sides, APS founder, Ambassador Allan Katz and Co-Chair to APS's Advisory Board, Mike McShane explain the economic term Moral Hazard and talk about the importance of leadership in crisis. Both Sides, brought to you by American Public Square at Jewell (APS), is a reoccurring civil dialogue about topics related to current events through distinct political perspective. Mike and Allan come from different generations, political parties, and overall ideology on a number of political issues.

Episode #2 of Both Sides, a series by American Public Square at Jewell (APS) featuring APS founder, Ambassador Allan Katz and Co-Chair to APS's Advisory Board, Mike McShane. In this episode Mike and Allan talk about the state of the economy in regard to quarantine and shelter-in-place orders. They also talk about why someone like Mike, a moderate-right conservative... with libertarian tendencies, is allowed to vote in the democratic primary. Both Sides is a reoccurring civil dialogue about government response to COVID 19 and beyond through distinct political perspective. Mike and Allan come from different generations, political parties, and overall ideology on a number of political issues. 

Episode #1 of Both Sides, a new series by American Public Square at Jewell (APS). Featuring APS founder, Ambassador Allan Katz and Co-Chair to APS's Advisory Board, Mike McShane, Both Sides is a reoccurring civil dialogue about government response to COVID 19 and beyond through distinct political perspective. Allan and Mike come from different generations, political parties, and overall ideology on a number of political issues. Tune in for civil conversation and commentary on recent news and events.

This episode of At the Square was produced as a part of our educational series The Nuts and Bolts of Democracy which consists of a series of member's only events designed to teach us about our local, state, and federal elections. This episode features renowned political consultant Jeff Berman. With decades of experience in managing campaigns and nominations, including President Barack Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton, Jeff Berman is one of the most knowledgeable people in America on what it takes to win the presidency, and what it can mean to lose it. Mr. Berman spoke with American Public Square's Allison Koelzer from his home in Washington D.C. in mid December 2019 to answer questions about the presidential primary system, the electoral college, and the best way to support a candidate running for office.   

In this episode of At the Square, we discuss Medicaid Expansion. We  explore the social, political, and economic themes of expanding Medicaid while aiming to explain why states like Kansas and Missouri haven't expanded the program. We also interview Health Economist, David Slusky, from the University of Kansas. This podcast was produced as a part of our event Medicaid: Expansion versus Status Quo. What’s the price? at William Jewell College on November 4th, 2019. If you’re tuning at a later date, a recorded version of the live event can be found at americanpublicsquare.org. 

From American Public Square (APS), this episode was created in collaboration with our Affordable Housing: Making the Numbers Work event on October 24th, 2019 in Fairway, KS. This short episode provides local, background information on the topic of Affordable Housing The live event will be archived at https://americanpublicsquare.org/archive/.  This podcast is designed to provide brief background content to help APS event attendees, APS supporters and sponsors, and any interested member of the public to become more aware of the topic of Affordable Housing as it relates to both their immediate community and the Kansas City metro.

This episode corresponds to American Public Square's "East is East and West is West: Segregation in Kansas City" event on Thursday, April 19 at the Johnson County Library. In this episode, host Kaylee Peile speaks with Dr. Sandra Enriquez of the University of Missouri-Kansas City (2:36) and ethnographer Nathaniel Bozarth (9:01) about the history of segregation and racism. The discussion focuses on Kansas City specifically, but touches on cities across the country. This episode wraps up with content from a panel discussion that was held on April 11 entitled, "Can I Touch Your Hair?: A Discussion About Experiencing Discrimination" held at UMKC campus. The panelists included Josh Robinson and co-founder of the Missouri based educational equity consultant firm Just Systems, Cecilia Belser-Patton (18:32). They discuss their experiences with discrimination as people of color, the challenges of navigating dominant culture, & how empathy alone isn’t enough to combat inequity.

This episode corresponds to American Public Square's "Millennials & Marriage" event on Monday, March 26 at Boulevard Brewery.  In this episode, host Kaylee Peile speaks with a variety of people on the topic of marriage and the Millennial Generation. The guests include The League's Meredith Davis (3:00), Daniel and Ebony Edwards of Movement KC (9:54), Dr. Jennifer Murff of Millennials for Marriage (16:30), and Marissa Vidler of Clear Box Insights (20:14). 

The words "fake" and "news" are rarely separated in our conversations today. In this episode, host Kaylee Peile speaks with Russian disinformation expert Nina Jankowicz (1:05) and Travis Smith of Axiom Strategies (11:19) about fake news and its relevance in the world we live in from a national and global perspective.  Our event, "Fake News," is on March 13 at Unity Temple on the Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri. 6:00pm doors open, 6:30-8:00pm program. FREE admission, but registration is required. Learn more and register on our website. 

“Common Good” was a fact-based, civil conversation about how faith communities can work together to respond to the violence and injustice of tragic events such as those in Charlottesville, Sutherland Springs, and in our own backyard of Overland Park in 2014 and Olathe in 2017. Representatives of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity discussed the issue and took questions from the audience. In this episode, host Kaylee Peile speaks with Rev. Dr. Susan Minasian of Sojourners United Church of Christ and Rev. Dr. Ken Henry of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Charlottesville, Virginia about the protests that took place there in August, 2017.

At this Truman Series event presented by American Public Square, The Harry S. Truman Library & Museum, the Truman Library Institute, and the Harry S. Truman Center at UMKC, our panel of experts discussed where the ACA and where it may be headed. In this episode, host Kaylee Peile speaks with former Governor of Kansas Kathleen Sebelius and Jessica Hembree of the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City about the future of the Affordable Care Act on a local and national level.