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17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
In celebration of National Poetry month we talk with black American poet and artist Jasmine Mans. Jasmine is from Newark, New Jersey. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin Madison with a BA in African American Studies and her debut collection of poetry, Chalk Outlines of Snow Angels, was published in 2012. Her last collection was just published, it’s called Black Girl, Call Home.
“Among fake Instagram pages, long-buried family secrets, and the horrors of middle school, one suburban mom searches to find herself.”
What We’re Reading producer and Staff Librarian Tammy Bobrowsky talks with Minnesota writer Kathleen West. Her new novel is called Are We There Yet.
What We’re Reading producer and Staff Librarian Tammy Bobrowsky talks with writer David Arnold. His new novel is called The Electric Kingdom. It’s a unique take on storytelling and the post-apocalpytic novel. David talks about how the 2016 movie Arrival inspired him to try his hand at science-fiction, and what it was like to release a post-apocalyptic novel in the middle of a real-life pandemic.
In this episode of Real College Podcast we will look beyond the typical Minnesotan stereotypes and attempt to understand where the land the University of Minnesota was built on came from, take a dive into the controversy surrounding some of the building names on campus, have conversations with a local Minnesotan who is striving for change, and discover what is going on with efforts to legalize sports betting!
1:41-The Land The University Was Built On- Kasey Salazar
8:21- Renaming Campus Buildings- Isaac Maruyama
19:23- Yusra Arab Interview- Emma Morris & Casey McCabe
39:12- Legalizing Sports Betting In MN- Ethan Olson
Every First Friday we check in with the Ely Folk School to find out what they’ve got cooking for the month. In May they’ve got a birding by ear class, a jewelry making class, paiting, pie, cheese making, a celebratory spring bonfire and much more! Click the link to hear Betty and Lucy break it all down!
Sam Zimmerman is taking a class to re-learn his language, Ojibwemowin.
He laughs his efforts are making his ancestors’ ears bleed, but if Sam’s ancestors have been keeping track of him, chances are they’re pretty proud.
