Area Voices

Series produced by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota

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Area Voices explores the arts, culture, and history of Northern Minnesota. Through in-depth interviews, hosts of Northern Community Radio's Morning Show connect listeners to the area's unique cultural heritage and the experience of life in northern Minnesota.

Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and by the people of Minnesota.

Area Voices explores the arts, culture, and history of Northern Minnesota. Through in-depth interviews, hosts of Northern Community Radio's Morning Show keep you up-to-date on the local arts scene, help you stay informed on cultural happenings, and transport you to Minnesota's storied past. Connecting listeners to the area's unique cultural heritage and the experience of life in Northern Minnesota. All in a week's work on Area Voices.

Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and by the people of Minnesota.


782 Pieces

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Election 2022: Some thoughts from Gen Z
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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Gen Z and voters under 30 showed up to polling places and had a profound impact on elections this November. In this Area Voices, we hear thoughts f...

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  • Added: Jan 25, 2023
  • Length: 15:27
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Crossing Arts Exhibit : The Passion of Maui Heats up Downtown Brainerd
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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The Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd hosts Chicago-based Trotter Alexander’s exhibit The Story of Ka Makana O’ka this month. The series draws on ...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2023
  • Length: 16:05
From Puposky to Lake Placid: Wren Warne-Jacobsen Represents Team USA at the FISU World University Games
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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Figure skater Wren Warne-Jacobsen will represent the United States at the FISU Winter World University Games this week in Lake Placid, NY. As a you...

  • Added: Jan 12, 2023
  • Length: 09:51
Charles Alberti: Fibonacci Sequence and the Golden Ratio
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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After high school and that SAT exam in the early 1960s, Charles Alberti studied art at University of Chicago, and Art Institute of Chicago. Over th...

  • Added: Jan 10, 2023
  • Length: 14:03
Nameless Coalition for the Homeless: Shelter from the Storm
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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Bemidji’s Nameless Coalition for the Homeless supports the homeless community by providing single homeless adults with warmth at night at the Wolfe...

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  • Added: Jan 03, 2023
  • Length: 15:48
  • Purchases: 1
Spells of Revelation: Music, Poetry, Wisdom
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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Aaron Tank's new album Spells of Revelation is a vibe of melodic inspiration and wisdom gleaned from decades of seeking, introspection, inspiration...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2022
  • Length: 17:52
The Healing Power of Connecting with Native Identity - Part 2
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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The Northwest Indian Community Development Center is a native controlled nonprofit offering a wide array of individual and social supports for the ...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2022
  • Length: 12:42
NWICDC: Creating Pathways of Opportunity and Wellness Steeped in Ojibwe Culture - Part one
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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The Northwest Indian Community Development Center in Bemidji provides a wide range of stabilizing supports for the region’s native community. Housi...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2022
  • Length: 15:01
Opera This Friday and Saturday at BSU!
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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Bemidji State University’s Opera Nights are an opportunity to get fancy and experience the power that is the art of opera. BSU Professor Cory Renba...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2022
  • Length: 09:58
Podipto: Lost Recordings just Achin' to be Free!
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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The northern Minnesota band Podipto made an indelible mark on the Minnesota music scene and beyond in the early 1970s. Originating in Bemidji, they...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2022
  • Length: 13:14
The Jingle Dress - Fashion Show and History with Delina White at Black Bear Casino in Carlton Friday 11/17/22
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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Delina White of I Am Anishinaabe was our delightful guest today talking about the history of the Jingle Dress and her upcoming fashion show "The Ev...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2022
  • Length: 19:13
Red Lake Youth: Ojibwe Culture at National Convention.
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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The Red Lake Nation Boys and Girls Club Drum and Dance Program was invited to another major event and has been performing at the Boys and Girls Clu...

  • Added: Nov 11, 2022
  • Length: 16:01
Goat Roper Did It!
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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We caught up with Egon “Goat Roper” Overgaard along the Appalachian Trail in August when he had hiked over 2/3rds of the trek. He returned in mid-S...

  • Added: Nov 11, 2022
  • Length: 19:06
MN Office of MMIR: A Holistic Approach to Treating an Epidemic
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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Juliet Rudie is of a member of the Lower Sioux Indian Community, she retired from a career in law enforcement that uniquely situated her for the ro...

  • Added: Nov 07, 2022
  • Length: 22:50
MN Duck Season 2022
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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Duck season opened in Minnesota September 24th. Producer Katie Carter caught up with MN DNR Waterfowl Biologist Steve Cordts last week. They discus...

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2022
  • Length: 15:39
  • Purchases: 1
Watermark Pop-Up Market
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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Katie Carter talks to Leah Grunzke, the outreach coordinator at the Watermark Art Center in Bemidji. They talk about the Center’s first ever outdo...

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  • Added: Sep 23, 2022
  • Length: 08:17
  • Purchases: 1
Blue Trailings: Sparks and Cinders
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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Anthony Swann’s newest collection of poetry, Blue Trailings: Sparks and Cinders takes readers on a journey thru the jazz world that only a person w...

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  • Added: Sep 19, 2022
  • Length: 27:02
  • Purchases: 1
Bemidji Program To Increase Housing for Tenants Exiting Alcohol and Drug Recovery
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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When you’re low income, housing is a huge problem. When you’re low income and in alcohol and drug recovery, housing can be an even greater problem....

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  • Added: Sep 16, 2022
  • Length: 21:23
  • Purchases: 1
Pride Support Network: Caring, Connecting, Empowering
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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Ben Cahill is a Community Health Worker in the Bemidji area. He’s one of the founders of Pride Support Network, an organization dedicated to empowe...

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  • Added: Sep 08, 2022
  • Length: 18:35
  • Purchases: 1
Native Pride: Arnold Dahl Wooley
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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Arnold Dahl Wooley heard his voice on a tape-recorder and panicked. As a teenager, he toiled at masking the gay-ness he heard in the playback. Toda...

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  • Added: Sep 08, 2022
  • Length: 25:18
  • Purchases: 2