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Minnesota Arts, Culture and History programs created from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund

It Happens Here Episode 12 – Ownership

This segment explores the Ojibwe world views about traditional territory and adds historical perspective about the two traditional classifications of land: 1) land that is shared and 2) land that is exclusive of all others.


Counter Stories: International Women’s Day 2023

On this special episode, Hlee Lee is joined by three strong women making change in community. The group discuss what it’s like to a proud woman of color, identity crises, and how there’s still a lot of work to be done for justice. Guests: Beverly Bushyhead, Minnesota Peacebuilding Leadership Institute Deanna Reder, Dabinoo’lgan Emergency Domestic Violence Shelter
Sagal Ali, Ayada Leads


MN Reads: “Making the Carry” by Timothy Cochrane

Author Timothy Cochrane talks about his new book “Making the Carry”


Grey Jays

Chel Anderson is a botanist and plant ecologist and she joins us periodically to report on what she’s seeing in our woods and waters right now.


The Untold Story of Kenneth Watson and the 12 Faces of Sober

In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with SCSU and KVSC alumni Kenneth Watson. Watson is a bestselling author with his book 12 Faces of Sober that chronical is journey as a veteran and a student dealing with substance abuse issues. He will be on campus on Wednesday, March 22 in the Eastman Lounge at noon to speak about his book and to just hang out and talk in an event hosted by the Recovery Resource Center and the Veterans Resource Center.

This story was made possible through support from the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.


Winter Entertainment

In this episode of the Real College Podcast we dredge through the snow and cold to find out about the ways people manage to have fun during the icy cold winters. With pieces about traditional card game Cribbage, sharing a dome to play sports such as Soccer and Quidditch, The inner workings of both ice hockey rinks and ice mazes, and a Yule ball held by the Quidditch club. With a Music Fundamental at the end about a band by the name of New Order.

1:30 – Cribbage – Quinn McClurg
6:41 – Yule Ball – Henry Ulrich
12:53 – Sharing the Dome – Emily Storm
19:17 – Ice Mazes – Yoshi Thao
23:53 – Ice Rinks – Andrew Kicmol
30:47 – New Order Fundamental – Brandon Wetterlin


Episode 32: Jada Lynn

Jada Lynn joins us for this episode of Radio K Local Vibes where she talks about understanding and sharing her gift, finding her sound, and exploring all sides of herself.


MHB – MN Association of Songwriters

Host, Carl Unbehaun, presents a cavalcade of songs by Minnesota songwriters along with his musical musings! Your host joined the Minnesota Association of Songwriters a dozen years ago and discovered a treasure trove of songs from their talented members. Check them out at www.mnsongwriters.org. This show features songs by George Rothenberger, Amanda Grace, Greg Allen Beck and many more. How lucky we are at MHB!

(Aired 3/2/2023)


Counter Stories: All Hands on Deck

The last few years have been hard on everyone, especially our young people. The loss off connection to community may be a part of why we’ve seen so much violence among young people as of late. How do we, as adults, learn the new rhythm of young people to understand a community code? How can young people work with and in societies that are not trauma-informed? If we’ve learned anything from the recent violent crimes among young people, it’s that we need all hands on deck to create a restorative society. Guests: Chauntyll Allen, Saint Paul Public School Board President


MN Reads: “Surface Displacements” by Sheila Packa

Minnesota Book Award Finalist Sheila Packa talks about her book of poetry “Surface Displacements”


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