10,000 Fresh Voices

Series produced by KFAI Minneapolis

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Local arts, culture, history and environmental features made possible by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.

Local arts, culture, history and environmental features made possible by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.


952 Pieces

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The Slam Poet Laureate of Winona
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Nicholle Ramsey, slam poet, Credit: Sylvia Thomas
Slam poets and sonnet lovers usually don’t hang out together. But in Winona, Minnesota, they do. KFAI’s Sylvia Thomas reports on an unusual poetry ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 28, 2017
  • Length: 04:54
  • Purchases: 1
Naive Sense: The World Is Hers
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Minneapolis' Naive Sense has called it quits. During its short history, the hardcore band made waves partly for being fronted by a trans woman. And...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2017
  • Length: 05:16
Ellen Hart: Breaking The Lavender Ceiling
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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When Ellen Hart began writing detective novels, she didn't want to hide her identity. So she created Jane Lawless, a lesbian protagonist, as the st...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 16, 2017
  • Length: 03:49
  • Purchases: 1
How a Minnesotan Became a Swedish TV Star
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Sarah Steinman is far from the only Minnesotan of Swedish descent. But so far, she's the only Minnesotan to become a reality television star in Swe...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 03, 2017
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 1
Messin' With The State of Hockey
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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If you grew up skating on outdoor rinks and your mother refereed games, you were born in the "State of Hockey." Or so claims the popular Minnesota ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Mar 30, 2017
  • Length: 05:49
  • Purchases: 1
From Cuba To Minnesota: The Birth of Charanga Tropical
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Fifteen years ago, American musician Doug Little traveled Cuba to study Latin jazz. In Havana, he met a flute teacher who introduced him to a tradi...

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  • Added: Jun 07, 2017
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 1
Slurp Beer. The Cellist Doesn't Care.
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Cellist Christa Schneider of Skeleton Crew., Credit: Julie Sweet
The mission of Skeleton Crew is to rid classical music of its stuffiness. That's why the ragtag collection of violinists, cellists and percussionis...

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  • Added: Jun 07, 2017
  • Length: 04:03
  • Purchases: 1
Listening to Sculpture
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Sculpture is usually made to be seen, and not heard. Norman Andersen's work is an exception. The Minnesota artist makes analog-based, sound sculptu...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2017
  • Length: 03:39
The Man Who Brought Ballet To Little Falls
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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In the early 1980s, a Romanian ballet star visited Little Falls, Minnesota, to teach a few ballet classes. Surprisingly, he never left. KFAI's Nanc...

  • Added: May 24, 2017
  • Length: 05:18
Sosthene and Nzigire: A Love Story
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Locals sometimes worry how newcomers will adjust to life in America. But for immigrants, their hearts and voices often reach out across the ocean t...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 17, 2017
  • Length: 05:10
  • Purchases: 2
Racing Through Trees
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Every spring, the Minnesota Society of Arboriculture hosts a Tree Climbing Championship. At the competition, tree care professionals strive to be t...

  • Added: May 18, 2017
  • Length: 03:20
The Suicide Commandos Make (Another) Record
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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What happens when local punk legends make a new album nearly four decades after their first record? KFAI's Xan Holston dives into the mosh pit of t...

  • Added: May 16, 2017
  • Length: 04:48
Mows510 Is As Sneaky As A Mouse
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: One of Mows510's mouse doors in Minneapolis., Credit: Mows510
If you look down while walking around town, you might spot the art of Mows150, the pseudonym for the artist who attaches whimsical mouse doors to b...

  • Added: May 11, 2017
  • Length: 05:31
The Spoken Word Resistance of the Palabristas
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Emmanuel Ortiz, Lupe Castillo, Teresa Ortiz and David Menclez, Credit: Jared Goyette
For nearly 15 years, the Palabristas have been creating and performing spoken word poetry that expresses their Latino and indigenous identity. The...

  • Added: May 03, 2017
  • Length: 04:45
Baby Shel: I Want To Be That Spark
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Baby Shel is a rapper with a story to tell—one that is not often heard in mainstream media. His home is Red Lake, Minnesota, one of several Native ...

  • Added: May 01, 2017
  • Length: 03:40
Arneilla's: Our Own Apollo
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: De'Monica Flye (left) and Kendra Glenn performing at Arnellia's Bar and Restaurant in St. Paul, Minnesota., Credit: Nancy Rosenbaum
For 25 years, Arneilla's Bar and Restaurant in St. Paul is where black Minnesotans have gone to hear live music, celebrate birthdays, and even play...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2017
  • Length: 05:36
The Kibbitzer and the Choreographer
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Fifty years ago, Frederick Wiseman released his very first documentary about a prison-hospital for the criminally insane. Wiseman's film — “Titicut...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2017
  • Length: 04:45
Xan, Xan Chicken Man
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Morgen Larsen, our correspondent's partner, with one of their flock., Credit: Xan Holston
Some people dig miniature schnauzers, others might be more into sugar gliders or exotic fish. KFAI’s Xan Holston bought a six pack of baby chicks a...

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  • Added: Mar 27, 2017
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 1
Racheal Went To War
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Minnesota’s Racheal Robinson kicks the stereotype of veterans as middle-aged men in the shins. While serving in the U.S. Army, she spent 16 months ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 27, 2017
  • Length: 03:28
  • Purchases: 1
This Is Her Destiny
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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For a girl that wasn't supposed to be here, Destiny Roberts has a mission. It's to spread love and acceptance through her music. KFAI's Erianna Jil...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2017
  • Length: 04:51

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