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 take a trip inside Minneapolis public schools to see how the pandemic has affected education inequalities, have conversations with domestic violence professionals, take a look at how eating disorders affect our society, a dive into diabetes and the food culture of the midwest, increasing musical diversity here at the U, and an extra special installment of Radio K sports!
Additional Links:
Violence Free MN-https://www.vfmn.org
What To Say-https://www.whattosaynow.org
Pretty Simple Boutique-https://prettysimpleme.com
Library Loan Catalougue-https://mnlink.org/
1:31-Public Schools-Isaac Maruyama
7:33-Domestic Violence-Emma Morris & Casey McCabe
30:38-Eating Disorders-Shannon Brault
37:21-Diabetes-Kasey Salazar
44:07-Music Diversity-Ethan Olson
52:51-Radio K Sports-Jason Rutman
She had never grown anything before, but when the Covid-19 isolation blues hit last spring, Bridget Westrum decided to try a garden. Her venture quickly grew into a passion. Today, she’s spreading her love of growing food with other kids in the Bemidji area. Her Growing Our Future initiative offers free gardening starter kits to anyone under 18. Kits include seeds, seed trays, spray bottles, and more. In addition to the kits, she’s organized a gardening hotline for kids to connect with older gardeners when they have questions, and she’s establishing a gardening arsenal young growers can access for various gardening needs. Her initiative sprouted when she learned of a grant opportunity with the Minnesota Youth Council. Learn about Bridget and her mission to create a brighter future with her Growing Our Future project in this segment!
Monika Lawrence had lived in East Germany her entire life. One evening, frustrated with the propaganda and lies coming thru her transistor radio, she turned off the media and went to sleep. She woke up in a new reality. In this segment, Monika discusses life in socialist East Germany, the societal struggles that arose with the reunification, and how opportunities like travel and studying the arts became realities afterward. All that and much more…
Today on Art Beat we talk to Mary Farrell on her film Winona: Unmasked that was shown at this years Frozen River Film Festival. We talked about her reason for making the film, how COVID-19 affected production, and why this project meant so much to her. This is KJ with Mary Farrell on Art Beat.
Original air date: 03/09/21
Art Beat is written and produced by KQAL on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
Steven Weagel has been fascinated with glass art since he first experienced it. His current glass and metal exhibit at the Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd is called “Light, Color and The Northern Landscape.” He joined our morning show to discuss the art of glass, its history in America and what he loves so much about it.
Jennifer Olson is an assistant professor of voice with the Bemidji State University Music Department. She joins Heidi and John on the Thursday Morning Show to talk about the online video series she has created. She says when Covid hit and teachers had to go virtual she realized there was no educational content out there for them to use. Jennifer then worked hard to create a free online video series of dynamic virtual content to supplement middle school and high school choir curriculum. So far, her content is reaching 96 teachers and programs in 5 states and more than 11,000 students. She tells us of the challenges she faced with this project, the topics that are covered and the positive feedback she is receiving from teachers and students. They are now in their second season releasing episode 6 out of 14 episodes produced per season. Jennifer shares how rewarding this project has been for her and all that she has learned in creating it.
Annie Roseen transformed herself into Gloria Steinem and posted a pic of her look on Gloria’s birthday last year. Since March 25, 2020, she’s celebrated birthdays of notable people in history every day by morphing into their persona and posting a picture on her Instagram page. She’s the Arts Director for BOLD Choice Theatre Company, an outreach theatre program creating original productions that tour to schools and organizations spreading messages of acceptance, diversity, and personal pride. Annie visited the morning show to chat about her daily Instagram adventures and BOLD Choice Theatre.
As leadership professor at Leech Lake Tribal College, Audrey Thayer inspires and empowers her students to make positive change in the world. Her life experience has given her a unique perspective on societal stereotypes, limiting systems, and navigating both legal and political platforms. In this Area Voices segment, learn about the path that led her to using her voice for change, what she hopes to accomplish in the next four years as Bemidji’s first Indigenous City Councilwoman, and the importance of diversity at the policymaking table.
