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17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
Liz Granholm heard many stories about Rabbit and Otter’s ricing trip when she was growing up.
She took different lessons from each telling: the need to acknowledge the Great Spirit when taking something from the earth, put down tobacco as an offering to that spirit, and don’t take more than you need.
Journalists can get in a lot of trouble following their curiosity down the rabbit hole.
And they can also have a lot of fun.
Just ask Todd Melby, whose new book, A Lot Can Happen in the Middle of Nowhere: The Untold Story of the Making of Fargo, has just been released by the Minnesota Historical Society Press.
Diane Wilson’s newest book The Seed Keeper weaves the stories of four native women living between 1862 and 2002. It’s a story of awakening, re-connection to the land and and a sort of re-birth in terms of both personal identities and cultural histories. Wilson joined the morning show to discuss the book, its inspiration and how she hopes the novel influences readers.
In addition to being an award winning author, Diane Wilson is the Executive Director for the Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance, a national coalition of tribes and organizations working to create sovereign food systems for Native people.
KUMD’s Chris Harwood speaks with Eric Dregni, author of “For the Love of Cod: A Father and Son’s Search for Norwegian Happiness,” published in 2021 by University of Minnesota Press.
Eric and his wife lived in Norway for a year, and during that time his son was born. Eric and his son return fifteen years later to find answers to why Norway and other Scandinavian countries are considered among the happiest places to live.
Glen Braget chats with Karl Raschke, son of legendary Pro Wrestler Clawmaster Baron von Raschke, about the long awaited release of the documentary about his father’s life. Co-produced by Phil Harder, The Claw captures not only the Baron’s life in wrestling but also shows his other important role of being both a loving husband and family man.
WTIP commentator, Vicki Biggs Anderson is producing a “Retro for Radio” segment of her Magnetic North feature. Vicki is selecting and reading from her columns written in the 1990’s for the Cook County News Herald.
This column was titled “My Bobbins and Tub Runneth Over”. Enjoy!
This Duluth-based singer/songwriter/guitarist was born here but grew up in Iowa. A few years back he returned to Duluth and began performing regularly. Back in December he released a new EP, Can I, showcasing his stand-out acoustic guitar skills and rich voice. Mancieri paid his first visit to KUMD for a session on March 26, 2021 to share some tunes from the EP as well as a new song and talk about his decision to return to the city where he was born and what it’s been like getting involved in the music scene.
This Twin Cities Americana musician released an album in February of 2020, just before the pandemic shut down most live performances for a year. While hunkered down at home she’s kept her creative juices flowing with a regular songwriting group and with YouTube videos recorded in her green bathroom. She’s also been writing some new songs, and has recorded a handful of them with friends (remotely) for an EP called Between Here and There, due out on March 21. Sarah joined us over the internet to talk about the album and to play some tunes for this session aired on March 12, 2021.
