The Barley jacks with Brian Wicklund mixes bluegrass and old-time string band styles with other idioms like no other band. The group has just released its first CD in a decade. Brian Wicklund talked with Phil Nusbaum about the Barley Jacks, and first told why he formed the group way back when.
Mitch Blessing’s current exhibit at the Talley Gallery on the Bemidji State University campus was 13 years in the making. A combination of new creations and previous work worth repeating, the show gently nudges viewers to slow down, look more closely, and contemplate more deeply.
In this episode of Real College Podcast we have a hodge-podge of various topics starting with discussions of the online learning revolution, conversations with international students here at the U, part one of a two part series about metaphysical practices here in the Twin Cities, an in-depth look at a dope band, lessons on why the First Amendment is important, a dive on the Paralympics, and the first installment of our new series getting to know Radio K!
1:07-Online Learning Revolution- Isaac Maruyama,
7:00- The International Experience- Max Killeen,
14:34- Metaphysical MPLS- Shannon Brault,
28:28- 1967 Band- Casey McCabe,
42:06- The Importance of The First Amendment- Max Kaelberer,
49:07- The Paralympics- Emma Morris,
50:47- DJ Bio: Ryan Pedersen
Are you looking for local fresh fish, caught and raised by producers in the Great Lakes region? A new website from Minnesota Sea Grant has what you need. Dave spoke with Amy Schrank, Fisheries and Aquaculture Extension Educator and project lead, about the new website, freshfishfinder.org.
WTIP’s The Roadhouse is supported in part by funding from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
The 2021 IgNobel prizes were awarded last week. They’re given every year for scientific achievements that first make people laugh, then make them think. Because of the pandemic, this year’s ceremony again happened entirely online — rather than in its traditional home on stage at Harvard University’s Sanders Theatre. Brian spoke with Marc Abrahams, editor of the Annals of Improbable Research, about this year’s awards.
WTIP’s The Roadhouse is supported in part by funding from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
The Surface Design Association’s (SDA) thought-provoking, collaborative exhibit “Earth Matters” begs the assessment of human impact on the ecology of our world. The show can be viewed thru the end of October at the Watermark Art Center in Bemidji. Executive Director of SDA Karena Bennett discusses the history of the SDA and the powerful exhibit in this Area Voices segment.
Reynold Philipsek’s new EP was created in the midst of social unrest and a pandemic. When Reynold talked with Phil Nusbaum, Reynold filled us in on the details of the music – society connections.
NOTE: Philipsek = phi LIP sek