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17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
June is bustin’ out all over, and today on Stay Human, we’re listening to the birch bark, reading the signals of fireflies, and getting down on our knees to wonder at the moss. John Latimer, John Zasada, Carol Hepokoski, remarks from botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer, and great music too.
On this episode, we tackle how new efforts aim to limit or erase important history and context. From bodies discovered in a former Indian Boarding school in Canada to new legislation banning Critical Race theory in the wake of the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre, how do we handle the resistance to learning about these important truths?
In this episode of Real College Podcast we will unpack what happened in March by educating ourselves on the history of sexual assault legislation, speaking with campus experts and discussing what resources students have access to, as well as hearing from fellow gophers about how they keep themselves safe and an analysis of music therapy and its benefits for victim survivors!
1:27-Sexual Assault Law-Isaac Maruyama,
7:58-Campus Resources-Emma Morris & Casey McCabe,
28:17-Student Safety-Max Kaelberer,
31:28-Music Therapy-Ethan Olson
In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack sits down with Stearns History Museum Executive Director Carie Essig as the museum begins to open back up to the public with a variety of programming coming up this month.
On Thursday, June 3, at 4:30, the Stearns History Museum will host a reception for the Minnesota League of Women Voters Exhibit, and then on Wednesday, June 9th, the Breakfast Club starts up again with CentraCare Archivist Brendon Duffy presenting on CentraCare’s role during the last pandemic of 1918.
I Am Woman Hear Me Roar shines lights on great women artists of the past 50 years or so. Lori Dokken is the great motivator of this event which includes Patty Peterson, Judy Vinar, and Rachel Holden, too. In a conversation with Phil Nusbaum, Lori told why she wanted to put together I Am Woman Hear Me Roar.
Senator Tina Smith joined the morning show just after attending the wreath laying ceremony at Fort Snelling this morning. She discussed the ceremony, what Memorial Day means to her, and new legislation she’s helped pass that will support veterans: The Commander John Scott Hannon Mental Healthcare Improvement Act will build capacity in mental health at the VA, the Tribal Advisory Committee Act will improve resources for Native veterans, and the Deborah Sampson Act expands women’s health care at the VA. She also discussed the Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act, the progress of three new veterans homes in Minnesota, and the Yellow Ribbon Program supporting service families.
Poet, writer, retired English teacher, and longtime Dylan aficionado William Tecku joined the morning show on Dylan’s 80th birthday to chat about the genius of Dylan and how he used Dylan’s works to teach literary concepts in his English classroom. He also shared an original poem he wrote on the morning of Dylan’s thirty seventh birthday in 1978.
This week on Minnesota Music Notes Brett Carter features Good Morning Bedlam, an indie folk trio out of Minneapolis. Good Morning Bedlam has become a staying force in the folk genre and has played support shows with artists such as Sawyer Fredericks, of the Voice, The Accidentals, and the Way Down Wanderers. GMB has been featured on Bluegrass Today, State and Water, and Paste Magazine, among others.
