Heartland Labor Forum

About Heartland Labor Forum

Heartland Labor Forum is Kansas City's only program about the workplace. It is produced by and for our working people. We have been agitating on the air since 1989. Find out who is busting unions and who is fighting back. We are a member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network #laborradiopod

Publisher

KKFI 90.1 FM Kansas City Community Radio

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Jun 2013

Latest episode

8 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

677 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Oct 2026

   The Race for Missouri Senate: Keri Ingle vs. John Patterson plus a couple of MO House Races

   With the midterms less than a month away, The Heartland Labor Forum is asking candidates what they think about working class issues. This week we’re diving into some hotly contested races: John Patterson vs Keri Ingle in the 8th Senate District. Then it’s Kemp Strickler vs Sean Smith in the 34thHouse District, Kevin Grover vs Jeff Martin in the 30th and Susan Hoisington vs. Bill Allen in the 17th. All have been invited. Tune in to find out who shows up.

2. 

   29 Sept 2026

   “The system’s down and I’ve got an 82-year-old woman whose check didn’t arrive?” Social Security Workers Speak Out

   You’ve probably heard that coal miners would take a canary into a mine because canaries drop dead before miners do when exposed to poison gasses. Social Security workers will talk on the show about the DOGE and the strain of understaffing, office closures and benefit cuts that are poisoning their work lives and hurting recipients, and we’ll ask if Social Security workers are the canaries warning us of coming Trump Administration cuts to Social Security. Our feature is Safety First with Mary Erio.

3. 

   25 Sept 2026

   The Race for Kansas 1st Congressional District and State House Districts 3 and 6

   The Midterms are barreling toward us with lots of fresh recruits wanting to unseat incumbents. We’ll focus on three Kansas races - the first Congressional District – a weirdly shaped creature with its head in the east and its backside up against Colorado - plus two state House districts – the 3rd around Pittsburg and 6th which includes Lewisburg and Paola where a UAW member is running. All candidates have been invited. So far Lauren Reinhold (D), Steven Jacob (L), Frank Henderson (D) and Isiah Harris (D) have accepted.  Our feature is Washington Window on Workers with Mark Gruenberg.

Who has been a guest on Heartland Labor Forum

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Bob Jacobi
• Jessica LaPointe
• Building trades union leaders
• Heather Long
• Marcella Bencivenni

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

10 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 65 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

95

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

Contact Heartland Labor Forum

Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

Shows with a similar audience

• 

  Jacobin Radio

• 

  Organized Money

• 

  Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer

• 

  The Daily

Questions about Heartland Labor Forum