Podcasts

Our first podcast of 2026 features two interesting and important conversations for the year ahead. First, we hear from Policy Manager Lindsay Callender with a whistle-stop preview of the legislative session that began in January. Second, we hear from Matthew Neuman, Founder and Executive Director of the LGBTQ Foundation of Kansas, who is working in innovative ways to support the LGBTQ+ community in the Sunflower State.

In our final podcast of the year, we're recapping the advocacy we did in 2025. Alina Matejkowski gives an overview of the advances in our REPRESENT! voting rights campaign and Esmie Tseng updates us on our work on criminal legal reform, including the work done on our Reimagine Justice campaign.

As we celebrate 60 years of the ACLU of Kansas, we were honored to be joined by Anthony Romero, Executive Director of ACLU National. Anthony shared his insights in a fireside chat with independent journalist Mary Sanchez, which we're excited to share in this month's podcast.

Following the release of our in-depth report on pretrial detention in Sedgwick County, the ACLU of Kansas held a Wichita justice summit to discuss the report's insights while also taking a broader look at the criminal legal system writ large. We were honored to be joined by Yasmin Cader, Deputy Legal Director at ACLU National. This pod is from Yasmin's discussion with Micah Kubic, where they discuss threats to our democratic system and how that work intersects with the continual need to reform and fix our deeply flawed legal systems.

Johnson County residents are making it clear they want language access—that is, for voting materials to be provided in Spanish in addition to English for non-native speakers. Not only are they signing petitions and emailing officials to make their voice heard, but this summer they rallied ahead of Independence Day to make it clear why Johnson County needs language access. This months episode features the audio from those who spoke at this rally—and offers an easy way for you to get in on the action.

From the courts to our communities, Pride and the fight for equality takes many forms. In this episode of Marching On, we are joined by Legal Fellow DC Hiegert to share more about our LGBTQ+ litigation. Afterward we're joined by Ray and Sam, Kansans who led our Freedom To Be art submissions.