Quick Queue

Series produced by Radio K

Caption: Radio K Quick Queue, Credit: KUOM
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Radio K Quick Queue 

Radio K's Quick Queue is quick. It's slick. It's sound-rich. And in around ninety seconds you'll know an awful lot more about the Arts & Culture scene in the Twin Cities than you did two minutes ago.

A weekly dose of arts, culture, and history on the radio and in 90 seconds. Quick Queue’s unique, story-telling style provides seamless transition from music programming into the voices of Minnesota artists, historians, writers, poets and more both through direct broadcast and a lasting, digital archive – providing Minnesota arts and culture access across the world, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Support for this program comes from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.


170 Pieces

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by Noel Clark. This week we take you on an adventure through space with the crew of the starship Enterprise. The enigmatic Q has sent Captain Picar...

  • Added: Mar 26, 2013
  • Length: 01:28
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by Amy Friedman. For artist Felix de la Concha it's not enough to just paint his subjects, he needs to know and remember them as well. He brought h...

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  • Added: Mar 26, 2013
  • Length: 01:41
  • Purchases: 1
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by Marcheta Fornoff. A class about baking bread turns into a course about creating a community for students of Pastor Bryce Johnson and Ross Saffor...

  • Added: Mar 26, 2013
  • Length: 01:45
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by Jamie Nelson. In 2005 Cook County High Cross country running team ditched their given school mascot, the Viking, and declared “Optimus Prime” --...

  • Added: Mar 26, 2013
  • Length: 01:05
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by Meagan Nouis. If you asked most music appreciators who their favorite artists are, a few names would pop in their heads almost instantly. For ne...

  • Added: Mar 26, 2013
  • Length: 01:30
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by Maarja Merivoo-Parro: Mu Performing Arts latest production sheds light on the Hmong-American experience by zooming in on a few remarkable days i...

  • Added: Mar 26, 2013
  • Length: 01:42
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by Amy Friedman: Many of the artists in the Russian Museum of Art's newest exhibit, "Concerning the Spiritual in Russian Art", remember a time when...

  • Added: Mar 26, 2013
  • Length: 01:40
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Minneapolis Arm Wrestling League for Ladies - by Mike Potter: Charity and arm wrestling are two things that aren't mentioned in the same sentence v...

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  • Added: Mar 26, 2013
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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SoundScope: Winter Heat ~ by Noel Clark - The winter months in Minnesota can be brutally cold. Many people hibernate, and the number of children bo...

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  • Added: Jan 22, 2013
  • Length: 01:31
  • Purchases: 1
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A Radio K Charlie Brown Christmas - By Noel Clark: The holidays are a time for creature comforts and family traditions. Whether that means trimming...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2013
  • Length: 01:30
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By Matt Curtis. Christmas is a time to gather with family and friends, give and receive presents, and often to avoid the radio - aside from Radio K...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2013
  • Length: 01:35
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By Amy Friedman. The Cold War standoff between the Soviet Union and the U.S. was a war of ideologies. To counter the conforming proletariat of stat...

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  • Added: Dec 11, 2012
  • Length: 01:44
  • Purchases: 1
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"Kidney Thief" by Mitch Skinner. Reporter Mitch Skinner catches up with rapper P.O.S. to discuss his latest album, cancelled tour, and dialysis.

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  • Added: Nov 20, 2012
  • Length: 01:57
  • Purchases: 1
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By Jamie Nelson. The 2008 Presidential Election saw a record turnout of young people. Has that poll momentum faded after four years, or will ballot...

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  • Added: Nov 14, 2012
  • Length: 01:21
  • Purchases: 1
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By Amy Friedman. Bananas: they're rich in potassium, great for creating some slippery hijinks, and, as a result of fruit magnates like Chiquita, ba...

  • Added: Nov 14, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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Four Days A Week, by Marjorie Otto. North Branch High School cut one school day in order to cut operating costs. Now Marjorie Otto returns to her h...

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  • Added: Nov 01, 2012
  • Length: 01:12
  • Purchases: 1
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By Noel Clark It's that time again. Every year since 2009, Queer Bike Gang has hosted the GBLTQA-themed alley-cat bike race, Cirque du SoGay. Produ...

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  • Added: Nov 01, 2012
  • Length: 01:27
  • Purchases: 1
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Lego Deco by Mitch Skinner. Whether it's an art or just a really cool hobby, Brickmania in Northeast Minneapolis puts together some impressive Lego...

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  • Added: Nov 01, 2012
  • Length: 02:02
  • Purchases: 1
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By Mark Sheely. Just an hour north of the Twin Cities and already the towering pines and sparkling lakes begin to fill the scenery. A giant walleye...

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  • Added: Jul 06, 2012
  • Length: 01:42
  • Purchases: 1
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Lights, Camera, Paint!: Producer Marcheta Fornoff dives into the world of light painting, a process involving flashlights and long lens exposure. ...

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  • Added: Oct 23, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1