Kansas City PBS is proud to partner with American Public Square at Jewell and the National World War I Museum and Memorial for Canceled, Censored, Banned, a Kansas City Week in Review special. The hour-long special will air Friday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m. on Channel 19.1. It will be available to stream at kansascitypbs.org the following day.
Filmed in March at the WWI museum, the conversation tackles issues ranging from legislative efforts to control content in public libraries to local universities blocking conservative speakers on campus. Canceled, Censored, Banned explores our growing reluctance to tolerate diverging viewpoints and increased willingness to silence opposing voices.
Moderated by Nick Haines, the panel includes:
- Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft;
- ACLU Kansas Executive Director Dr. Micah Kubic;
- Business owner and conservative political advisor Sally Bradshaw;
- Author and journalist Michael Ryan.
“When we come together in good faith, with good intentions, we can have these meaningful conversations that help us all feel a bit more heard and respected,” said Kliff Kuehl, president & CEO of Kansas City PBS. “American Public Square has created a format that strives, with fact checks and a ‘civility bell,’ to keep everyone accountable, truthful and earnest in their discussions. For those who were unable to attend the conversation in person, don’t miss the chance to catch up when it airs in April on Channel 19.1.”
“In small increments at the local level, we can work to overcome our communication impasse,” Haines said. “And as Kansas City’s public media, I believe we have an important role to play. There are no better organizations in the metro to bring people together with divergent viewpoints for a mutually respectful conversation about hard topics than KCPBS and American Public Square.”
Canceled, Censored, Banned is supported in part by William T. Kemper Foundation, Commerce Bank, Trustee.