Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities

Stories of a great aunt traveling by train from northern Minnesota to the Twin Cities to attend demonstrations and lectures dedicated to the women’s suffrage movement inspired Jane Peck to take a closer look at the role of Nordic women in the 19th Amendment. She’s created a one women theatrical experience that brings her great aunt’s story to life as well as the powerful stories of Clara Ueland, Bertha Moller and Nanny Mattson Jaeger who were dedicated to the cause of equal rights and women’s right to vote.

Shelly Nelson found a dead butterfly in her yard while living in Hawaii. The find inspired her to create a piece of jewelry. Today she receives shipments of dead butterflies from conservatories around the globe and breathes new life into them in the form of one of a kind, bohemian flavored earrings and necklaces. In addition to butterfly wings, her baubles also feature crystals and stones, all offset by sterling silver and gold. You can find Shelly and her work at art fairs around northern Minnesota in the summertime and at her Etsy shop and on her Instagram page all year!

Minnesota writer Kathleen West’s debut novel is Minor Dramas & Other Catastrophes–a story about a privileged high school, overworked teachers & micromanaging parents.

A clever & lighthearted story about a truth-telling notebook that brings 6 strangers together.

Such a Fun Age is a debut novel from writer Kiley Reid. It’s a story “ about race and privilege, set around a young black babysitter, her well-intentioned white employer, and a surprising connection that threatens to undo them both.”