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Marcia Hyatt is a leadership and life coach who provides a weekly feature on WTIP's North Shore Weekend titled "The Best of Ourselves," which explores how we can be resilient and creative in these turbulent times.

MN Reads: “Waterfall” by Mary Casanova

Mary Casanova knew that there was talent and artistry – and mental illness – in her gene pool.

So in her third Rainy Lake historical novel, she spent some time at the St. Peter State Hospital Museum, creating a character who was not only a talented painter – she’d been committed to an insane asylum by her family, a widespread practice at the time that pioneering journalist Nellie Bly wrote about first hand in 1887.

Minnesota Music Notes Featuring Preston Gunderson

This week on Minnesota Music notes Brett Carter features Preston Gunderson. Gunderson grew up on the Iron Range and went to school in Duluth, where he recorded his first full-length album and a five song EP.

Preston Gunderson has made splashes on American Idol and The Voice, and has toured with Brandie Carlile, Trampled by Turtles and Jeremy Messersmith. He also featured Jillian Rae on his 2nd full album Getting Good At Starting Over.

Steven Parker, BSU Diversity Officer

Steven Parker is Bemidji State University’s Diversity Officer. He joined the morning show to discuss his work, the impact police related deaths have on the minoritized populations he serves, and he shared his thoughts regarding a potential path to healing.


Flipping the Gaze, “Refresh” in VR Embodies the Disembodied

How do we experience a gallery in digital space? That question gets explored by new media artist Snow Yunxue Fu and dance artist Lela Pierce in “Refresh: The Space in Between a Screen and a Body,” curated by Zoe Cinel, with support from digital media artist Eric Anderson and assistant Junyi Min. Originally scheduled to take place inside of Gordon Parks Gallery, the virtual reality creation will be viewable as a recorded multi-channel video available online to approximate the virtual reality experience. KFAI’s Sheila Regan reports. Support for MinneCulture on KFAI comes from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.


Debt and Forgiveness

Tune in for stories from Julie Crabb, Carolyn King, and Dave McDonald with their takes on forgiveness. It’s all about what you owe, and what’s forgiven, with music from Elvis Costello to Miles, on Stay Human.

Railroads & Fire

Since the first rail line was completed in Minnesota in 1862, the railroad has had a storied existence in the state. Fire is part of that story. KFAI’s Laurie Allman reports.


River Presents Great Songs by Joni Mitchell, Carole King and Carly Simon

River is three women, Deb Brown, Sara Renner and Jana Anderson who present memorable songs by Joni Mitchell, Carole King and Carly Simons. When Phil Nusbaum got together with Deb Brown, he asked Deb how to narrow down a set list when there are so many great songs to choose from.

Kellie Rae Theiss: An artist with a reverent nature

Nature gives us hope. Art gives us hope. Inspired people give us hope. We are celebrating hope this week and Kellie Rae Theiss is a painter who gives us hope.

Singer-Songwriter Sarah Morris New EP Presents Crafted Duets

Songwriter Sarah Morris’ new EP is called “Between here and There.” Always planned as a group of collaborations, it was scaled back to duets because of Covid. Sarah talked about the collaborations that led to Between Here and There” with Phil Nusbaum.

A Moment of Accountability

Guilty on all three charges. Not justice, but accountability. A short-lived sigh of relief came across Minnesota and the entire country, before news of a black teenager killed by police in Columbus, Ohio, brought us back to reality. There’s so much more work to be done.

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