Ampers

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Ampers is an association of 18 independent community radio stations in Minnesota.  Each station is locally managed and programmed by and for the local communities they serve.  Ampers is the largest network of community radio stations in the state of Minnesota and one of the largest of its kind in the United States. From Grand Marais, and Thief River Falls, to Mankato and Winona, and just about everywhere in between, we’ve got Minnesota covered. Our combined audience is about 250,000 devoted listeners.  Ampers has no affiliation with Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) and receives no financial support from MPR. 

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36 Pieces

In an effort to contain the spread of communism in Southeast Asia, the United States recruited, trained and financed the Hmong and Loas to serve as surrogate soldiers in the American armed forces. Today, there are over 350,000 Hmong living in the United States, with over 81,000 individuals in Minnesota, the largest urbanized Hmong population in the US. Veterans Voices': The Secret War is a program featuring the stories of some of these veterans. To learn more, visit MinnesotaVets.org

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: May 02, 2023
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30 Pieces

Memories and stories from Minnesota Veterans

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: May 12, 2023
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22 Pieces

Native American veterans explain why protecting our land and resources is an important part of Native culture and traditions.

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Dec 29, 2016
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8 Pieces

Extended podcast versions of Kevyn Burger's interviews with some of the Minnesota Vietnam Veterans featured in the Ampers radio series

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Aug 24, 2017
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3 Pieces

Memories and stories from Minnesota's WWII Veterans

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Oct 21, 2019
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34 Pieces

Family conversations exploring the question “what matters most?” to those involved in providing or receiving care in the last stages of life. Allina Health helped fund this project.

  • From: Ampers
  • Updated: Dec 29, 2016

Pieces

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Three young Hmong-American. veterans reflect on their service and how The Secret War affected their decision to enlist. Whether it was family press...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2023
  • Length: 01:04:22
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Those who came to the US as children are often referred to as the 1.5 generation. On this show, three Hmong community members discuss their experie...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2023
  • Length: 01:10:56
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Juneteenth is now a federal and state (Minnesota) holiday. With celebrations throughout the state, the crew is joined by Lee Jordan, the Midwest an...

Bought by WGZS, KVSC, and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 08, 2023
  • Length: 28:36
  • Purchases: 3
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Fall 1986 – Minneapolis actress Ann Sothern had been acting most of her 77 years, going back to her first film credit in 1927. But on her latest fi...

Bought by KVSC, KBEM, KSRQ, KRPR, WDSE and more


  • Added: May 26, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 10
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1966 – Dr. John C. Lilly’s life had taken him from his native St. Paul to St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, where the neurophysiologist conducted r...

Bought by KVSC, KSRQ, KBEM, KRPR, WDSE and more


  • Added: May 26, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 10
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1940 – Minnesota’s Eddie Arnold had followed his dream to become a successful Hollywood actor. Now he was putting his career on hold to go treasure...

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  • Added: May 26, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 10
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1933 – Charles Albert “Charley” Bender was a clerk at a downtown Philadelphia sporting goods store. But twenty years ago, the 49-year-old, original...

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  • Added: May 26, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 10
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1925 – Back when Vera Gammon was a student at Faribault’s school for the blind, the St. Paul girl, who’d lost sight and hearing age four, had been ...

Bought by KSRQ, KVSC, KBEM, KRPR, WDSE and more


  • Added: May 26, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 10
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American Indian Month in Minnesota continues this May. And, this weekend’s a busy one.

Bought by WDSE and KSRQ


  • Added: May 17, 2023
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
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December 2012, Stephen Rocheford asked a senior officer if the army would advertise for LGBTQ recruits in his magazine Lavender. The Army gave it a...

Bought by WGZS


  • Added: May 15, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1