Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities
17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
In this episode of Real College Podcast we will be bringing you some treasures from the vault, alongside some brand new content! Come along with us and discover how pets can help us cope with stress, take a dive into education reform, understand why you may be jealous of your vaccinated friends, uncover what it is like to be pregnant behind bars, learn about the origins of street art, and sit down with the local band Sapphire to discuss their music!
1:27-Pets and Stress Management-Kasey Salazar
8:05-School Reform-Casey McCabe
22:13-Vaccine Jealousy-Shannon Brault
29:19-Incarcerated Pregnancy-Petra Holtze
38:11-Street Art-Ethan Olson
42:36-Band Interview: Sapphire-Emma Morris
Today on Art Beat we talk to Lyn Goldfarb on her film Eddy’s World that was shown at this years Frozen River Film Festival. We talked about her reason for making the film, what it was like growing up with a father who invents toys, and how long it took to produce. This is KJ with Lyn Goldfarb on Art Beat.
Original air date: 03/23/21.
Art Beat is written and produced by KQAL FM on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
Today on Art Beat we talk to Kris Hipps on her film Samaritan that was shown at this year Frozen River Film Festival. We talked about the inspiration behind the film, a few of the different stories featured, and how she gathered the different stories. This is KJ with Kris Hipps on Art Beat.
Original air date: 03/16/21.
Art Beat is written and produced by KQAL FM on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
The fabric of Lance Heddan’s life is woven with threads of curiosity, creativity, connection, and soul… He’s a painter, a glass artist, and a musician who plays saxophones, clarinet, trumpet and flutes. Meet Lance and learn how renaissance festivals influenced and inspired his life in this Area Voices segment.
A recent study by Creative MN indicates that in 2019 arts and culture related activities brought more than $8M to the city of Bemidji. Bemidji City Councilwoman Emelie Rivera joined the morning show discuss the economic impact the arts have on her community as well as the social and cultural impact the arts have as well.
By day……Sherri Kruger of Badger, Minnesota teaches math at the Badger, MN High School in far northwestern Minnesota. Her artistic talents go beyond daytime/classroom equations and formulas to produce images that reflect the soul; human and non-human. Her work is currently on display at the Northwest Minnesota Arts Council’s Art Gallery, located on the campus of Northland Community & Technical College in Thief River Falls, MN.
Sugarbush season is powerful time for the Anishinaabe. Bob Shimek recently joined us from the northeastern shores of Mud Lake to discuss cultural aspects of this time of year, including a brief lesson on the word “Ininaatig” and an idea of what happens during the sugarbush ceremony.
Living close to the land and absorbing the intricate details of existence thru heightened senses and intentional awareness, Jesse translates his sensory input into the languages of music, verse and sculpture. In this Area Voices segment, learn about his Strange Forms, his creative process, and how his multi-modal creative experiences feed off of and into each other.
The pandemic forced area libraries to go about business differently over the past year. The Bemidji Public Library rose to the call with a variety of options for patrons. Now that restrictions have been lightened up, the library is back to being open for regular business hours and in addition to being a literary resource, in response to court restrictions in place due to the pandemic, the library offers a legal kiosk where people can attend to a variety of legal issues. Ara Gallo and Amy Karowski joined the morning show to discuss the legal kiosk, women’s history month offerings, the online version of Bemidji Speaks, and more.
