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MN Reads: “Born in a Red Canoe” by Katharine Johnson

Minnesota Book Award finalist Katharine Johnson talks about her book “Born in a Red Canoe”


Winona Art Walk Part 2

From paintings to prints, from wood work to writing, there is no limit to what you can find at the Winona Art Walk. Hosted across the city of Winona, several local artists have come to share their unique mediums and styles. On today’s Art Beat, we get to speak with a few of these local artists, and hear about their works, styles, struggles, and more! Join us as we get a peak of Winona’s local art scene, on today’s Art Beat.
Original Airdate: 02/07/23


Winona Art Walk Part 1

From paintings to prints, from wood work to writing, there is no limit to what you can find at the Winona Art Walk. Hosted across the city of Winona, several local artists have come to share their unique mediums and styles. On today’s Art Beat, we get to speak with a few of these local artists, and hear about their works, styles, struggles, and more! Join us as we get a peak of Winona’s local art scene, on today’s Art Beat.
Original Airdate: 01/31/23


MN Reads: “As I Am” by Celeste Finn

Author and educator Celeste Finn talks about her new book “As I Am”


Eileen Mueller at the Frozen River Film Festival

Today on Don’t Cha Know, we talk to Eileen Mueller who is the managing director at the Frozen River Film Festival. The Frozen River Film Fest is an event that engages, educates, and activates our community to become involved in the world through the art of documentary filmmaking.
Original Airdate: 01/30/2023


MN Reads: “The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself” by David Mura

Author David Mura talks about his new book “The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself”


30 CLIP Last of the Better Days Ahead: Charlie Parr book reading

Charlie Parr book reading :30 CLIP


Martin Luthor King Jr. Day With Johnathan Locust

Dr. Johnathan Locust, Associate Vice President of Equity & Inclusive Excellence joins KQAL’s Doug Westerman on Don’t Cha Know to discuss the importance of diversity and MLK Day.


MN Reads: “Hudson Bay Bound” by Natalie Warren

Author Natalie Warren talks about her book “Hudson Bay Bound”


Blooming Underground with Mai’a Williams

KQAL’s Jiovani Bermudez meets with Mai’a Williams to discuss her project, Blooming Underground. Blooming Underground is a centers on their relationship to the Driftless natural landscape, the sacredness of Black and First Nations’ lives and histories in this region and globally, the healing traditions that they learned from their grandmother and elders in rural South Carolina.
Original airdate: 11/08/22


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