Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota

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Northern Community Radio is an independent, nonprofit organization that operates a unique community-based public radio station, KAXE and KBXE. NCR serves most of north central, northeastern and northwestern Minnesota with a 100,000-watt signal originating in Grand Rapids at 91.7 FM and a 50,000-watt signal in Bemidji at 90.5 FM. Northern Community Radio also operates translators in Brainerd at 89.9 FM 

Northern Community Radio is a different kind of radio. When you tune in NCR you hear northern Minnesota...its people, environment, communities, attitude. These are the "stars" of NCR programs. NCR is a place where people gather to dance to good music or to find out about the flowers in the ditches and the birds at their feeders. It's a place to learn about the world, laugh, meet good neighbors, and share ideas.

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Local independent producer David McDonald recently returned to Grand Rapids, Minnesota after serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco from 2012 to 2014. During his service, he interviewed over 40 fellow Peace Corps Volunteers as well as recorded a fascinating variety of audio from all over Morocco.

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252 Pieces

Radio essays recorded in the writer's own voice. As of July 1, 2015, Acoustic Stories will continue as Arts Review.

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1 Piece

Each week host Bobbie Kleffman talks with people who have a passion for horses.

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7 Pieces

A live style and fashion show produced by and including Anishinaabe and BIPOC designers and models and radio interviews with artists who participated.

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782 Pieces

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.

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41 Pieces

Reviews from a wide variety of arts venues and events around Minnesota.

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61 Pieces

Radio essays recorded in the writer's own voice about topics related to Minnesota arts culture and history. Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

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5 Pieces

The annual Bemijigamaag Powwow brings together natives and non-natives to celebrate the tradition of the powwow and community. Presented by Ampers and supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

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40 Pieces

Between You & Me Podcast will produce and create content relevant to the daily life and culture of Northern Minnesota. Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and by the people of Minnesota.

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148 Pieces

Between You and Me is our weekly get together, a mix of music and conversation. Including commentaries from regular contributors like Aaron Brown, Guido and The Last Word


Latest Pieces

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The final podcast-only edition is here of Dig Deep for September as we drill down to money in politics and lobbying, etc. Aaron Brown is our liber...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2019
  • Length: 52:02
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We continue on looking at 2020 elections with conservative Chuck Marohn and liberal Aaron Brown on Dig Deep. We look this time at how candidates ...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2019
  • Length: 16:44
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More from our Dig Deep commentators Aaron Brown and Chuck Marohn on how the system works - how elections 2020 are at this moment - how the primarie...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2019
  • Length: 21:31
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It's time for our next round of our monthly Dig Deep conversations with liberal commentator Aaron Brown and conservative Chuck Marohn. They tell u...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2019
  • Length: 19:12
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On Stay Human, a wonderful new story from Terry O'Brien, "Five Pounds of Burger", about learning to get your own meat. Jim Gallagher gives us an u...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2019
  • Length: 58:27
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Centerstage Minnesota features Minnesota artists in an eclectic mix of folk, rock, blues, jazz, and world music.

  • Added: Sep 11, 2019
  • Length: 01:42:45
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Every First Friday of the month, we check in with Katie Marshall, Executive Director of the MacRostie Art Center in Grand Rapids. She fills us in o...

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  • Added: Sep 11, 2019
  • Length: 29:19
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Every First Friday, Area Voices Producer Katie Carter digs around to find out what art events are going on around the region, Today she hooked us u...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2019
  • Length: 10:58
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Ashley Kolka-Lee's passion for her small scale, intricately detailed collages that depict life in rural Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan began wit...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2019
  • Length: 12:13
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It’s the beginning of fall here in northern Minnesota, and Paddle Minnesota, producer Jim Gallagher talks with band members from the Leech Lake In...

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  • Added: Sep 11, 2019
  • Length: 08:45
  • Purchases: 1