Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities
17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
17 Unique Stations from Border to Border
In this installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack encounters a new community-building phenomenon in St. Cloud called PechaKucha. Originating from a Japanese architectural firm as a way of trimming down boring meetings and presentations, PechaKucha is now in over 1,000 cities worldwide and uses a simple guideline to produce something incredible.
Speakers from the community are allotted 20 PowerPoint slides that advance every 20 seconds to provide a six-minute, forty-second framework for presentations upon any topic where they find their passion. From learning from toddlers to traveling the world to exploring the deepest meaning within ourselves, PechaKucha St. Cloud revealed the passions within our community and looks to be a quarterly event that will continue to do so out into the future.
This program is funded in part by a Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Legacy Grant.
A conversation with composer Lucas Richman and conductor Beverly Everett about Richman’s new symphony This Will Be Our Reply
“…It’s the arts that separates us from the animals. We as artists are very uniquely positioned to be able to express things that many people can’t…” Lucas Richman, Composer
Sister Species combines a pop sensibility with orchestral arrangements. It’s song lyrics come ultimately from a combination of lived experience and biology. Emily Kastrul writes Sister Species songs. Emily talked to Phil Nusbaum about the unique combination of ingredients that defines Sister Species.
In the Spring of 2010, the South Jazz program was approached about hosting their own radio show on KBEM-FM, 88.5 FM. After discussion of process and concept, South agreed to take on this new challenge. Beginning in the Fall of 2010, the show’s executive producer, Robert Hayles, and the show’s producer and South Band Director, Scott Carter, started to work with South Jazz to create a brand new radio show to be aired on Jazz 88.
Educators have a lot of planning and stress on them during this pandemic of COVID-19.
Bart Johnson is provost at Itasca Community College. He told us about the plans and work going into planning for a future that is unknown. We also heard about how his family and farm are faring right now.
On this episode of The Live Feed, we visit with members of the Winona State University Jazz combo led by Ray Dretske. We’ll also hear part of their performance from Cafe Congo – an evening of Jazz held at First Congregational Church in Winona just one block from campus. We’ll learn how the jazz combo program works at WSU, what the students think of it, learning lessons they have encountered along the way and more. I’m Teri Tenseth, and you’re listening to The Live Feed.
In 1946 James E. Hauser saw a business opportunity for repairing stained glass windows during a rationing of materials due to World War II. Today that company is still in existence and has grown with the help of his son. Jim Hauser and his brother Mike are the co-owners of The Willet Hauser Architectural Glass company in Winona Minnesota. Today we will learn the history of the company, and how Winona Minnesota became know as the stained glass capitol of the world.
Women make up 47% of the US workforce, but hold only a small fraction of computer and IT jobs in the US. The latest stats from the Department of Labor say that women hold less than 25% of all computer and IT jobs. A nationwide organization is working to change that. Girls Who Code gives middle school and high school girls a chance to build computer science and STEM skills hands-on. Jennifer Theisen is a programmer at BSU; she founded the Northern Minnesota Girls Who Code chapter in 2014. In just over a year, the chapter has gained about two dozen members, and was featured in Chelsea Clinton’s new book “It’s Your World” for an experimental app they developed. Jennifer Theisen joined us over the phone to talk more about the club.