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Bagpipes arrived in Minnesota in the 1850’s, brought by Scottish immigrants to what is now Blue Earth county, as settlers moved in, occupying Dakot...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2024
  • Length: 06:32
Caption: Jack "Boogie B" Riley and Charles Thorstad a.k.a. Stepchild, Credit: Bao Lee Riley
Despite being far removed from places like New York, Los Angeles, or Houston, Minneapolis and St. Paul and their suburbs have earned some hip-hop s...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2021
  • Length: 05:46
Caption: Preparations for Dios De Los Muertos festival on Lake Street, Credit: Sheila Regan
Artmaking is a big part of how Comunidades Latinas Unitas En Servicio, or CLUES, brings communities together in the Twin Cities. Everything from it...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2021
  • Length: 06:17
Caption: Washington National Opera's production of "Fidelio", Credit: Courtesy of Washington National Opera
Beethoven wrote one opera, Fidelio. A 2003 production so captivated Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, she wrote a letter to the director.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2020
  • Length: 03:11
Caption: Rooted Earth by Deborah Foutch, Credit: Photo Courtesy of Deborah Foutch
Minneapolis artist Deborah Foutch creates rich and complex work with fiber and mixed media that expresses her love of the natural world. Her Soil H...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Nov 27, 2020
  • Length: 05:04
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Kim Hines, Credit: Photo Courtesy of Kim Hines
Kim Hines’ Young Adult Novella Wingo Fly (2020) revolves around Christy Wingo, a 10 year old Black girl in 1965 Minneapolis, Minnesota. The book is...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 21, 2020
  • Length: 05:31
  • Purchases: 1
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Living life as a multi-ethnic person in the entertainment industry can have it's challenges, but one performer has found a way to choose joy despit...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 03, 2020
  • Length: 14:26
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: A sculptor at NECA works on a Heath Ledger/Joker action figure., Credit: Eric Molinsky
Action figure collectables for adults is booming, even when kids are loosing interest in little plastic guys.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 18:11
  • Purchases: 3
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Choral music often consists of centuries-old compositions. But one local group—the Singers Minnesota Choral Artists—has premiered more 70 new compo...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2015
  • Length: 06:03
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Whitley Newman, also known as Nabintu, isn’t who you’d expect to be teaching a Rwandan dance class. She’s a small, blonde woman from the Midwest.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KLCC


  • Added: Mar 26, 2013
  • Length: 06:24
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Weberdance, Credit: Chris Engles
Audio portrait of a dance company in Boston, MA.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 07, 2010
  • Length: 05:29
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Lexington High School senior Alex Parrish leads the actors in a version of "Two-Headed Boy" by Neutral Milk Hotel, while freshman Emma Feinberg (right) sings along., Credit: Avishay Artsy
Students in Lexington, Mass. have written a play based on the music of '90s band Neutral Milk Hotel.

  • Added: Oct 23, 2009
  • Length: 07:10