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Pounding and Blasting Steel to Art!

Retired as a U.S. Customs agent, Soo Line Railroad boiler-man and farmer, Dennis Kinkead (Kin-cade) of Hallock/Lake Bronson, Minnesota has developed a very rare skill of forging sculpture….. from raw steel into delicate birds and many other images from Minnesota’s northwest!


RCP Special Edition: The Vault Dump Episode

In this extra special episode of Real College Podcast we open the K-vault doors wide and finally let all of the vault stories out to play, in the first ever full length RCP vault dump!

Why draft?-Luke Diamond-1:30
Christine Mollin profile-Babs Santos-7:55
Go Vintage-Megan Germundson-13:00
What is the scariest thing?- Courtenay Parker -19:22
Gopher Athlete Throwback-Emma Bublitz-20:27
Who said it was a cult?-Megan Germundson-26:03


This Young NW Minnesota Artist is Not Joking Around!

Jordynn Jonsrud of Goodridge, MN is a freshman at Concordia College of Moorhead, MN – and while she loves to sing, performing in the Concordia Choir, she is an accomplished artist. Jordynn won first place at the NW Minnesota Arts Council’s spring art exhibit and her image….The Joker…. is a chalk drawing that went from a blank black sheet of paper to a highly-detailed image!


Project for Change: Beyond the Protest, Toward Policy Change

Project for Change is a Bemidji area nonprofit, nonpartison group formed with the mission to build awarenesss, create social opportunities, and enrich the quality of life for historically marginalized, disadvantaged, oppressed, and resilient black and brown communities through policy, accountability and action. The group formed shortly after the death of George Floyd in consideration of racial and social issues impacting people of color in teh Bemidji area.

Project for Change is meeting today at 2pm at Paul and Babe in Bemidji. Music and speakers will be on hand and attendees will have opportunities for conversation and idea sharing.


RCP Special Edition: The Mushroom Episode

In this extra special episode of Real College Podcast we take you on an excursion into the wild world of mushrooms, as well as a deep dive into the RCP vault for some never before heard content from past reporters.

1:20-The Great Mushroom Foray-Nathan Fervoy
11:55-Cyber Security-Courtenay Parker
20:00-The Gap Year-Kendall Van Horne
28:05-Working at the RecWell-Megan Palmer


MN Reads: “Monkey with a Tool Belt Blasts Off” by Chris Monroe

Thank heavens for Chico Bon Bon.

The irrepressible monkey with a tool belt embarks upon his sixth picture book adventure with calm, confidence, and the Right Tools.


MN Reads: “Death of an Editor: A Cabin by the Lake Mystery” by Linda Norlander

Former Minnesotan Linda Norlander calls Tacoma, Washington home these days, but she’s still deeply tied to her roots in Pelican Rapids and memories of family trips to the North Shore and the BWCA.


MN Reads: “Eating with the Seasons, Anishinaabeg, Great Lakes Region” by Derek Nicholas

Growing up in Milwaukee, Derek Nicholas wasn’t really plugged into either his cultural heritage or the great outdoors.

But when he arrived in rural west-central Minnesota to study at the University of Minnesota-Morris, the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa member found two new passions: sustainable food systems and his Anishinaabeg culture.


A Theft in the New York Public Library Ties Two Generations Together in Fiona Davis’s The Lions of Fifth Avenue

Part mystery and part historical fiction, but the best part?: It’s set in the New York Public Library.


Friendship and Aging in Charlotte Wood’s New Novel, The Weekend

A sharp, sometimes painful, sometimes funny exploration of aging and friendship.


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