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.


957 Pieces

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Pedro Park: From Gravel-Filled Lot to Urban Flower Field
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Creating a new urban park is tougher than you might think. One St. Paul artist discovered this while trying to turn a gravel-filled lot into an urb...

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  • Added: Jul 16, 2015
  • Length: 04:56
  • Purchases: 1
Peas So Large They Called Them 'Green Giants'
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Jolly Green Giant, Credit: Courtesy of General Mills
In this story, we hear how a small-town Minnesota company grew to become one of the largest producers of canned vegetables in the United States and...

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  • Added: Jul 15, 2015
  • Length: 04:25
  • Purchases: 1
Handcrafted Guitars from Charlie Hoffman
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Charlie Hoffman, Credit: Dixie Treichel
For more than four decades, Charlie Hoffman has been chiseling and sanding and shaping fine woods into handcrafted acoustic guitars at his Minneapo...

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  • Added: Jul 13, 2015
  • Length: 06:02
  • Purchases: 1
Milwaukee Avenue: From 'Sorriest-Looking' Houses to Historic Charm
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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In the 1970s, urban renewal meant bulldozing old buildings. But in the Seward neighborhood of South Minneapolis, activists resisted city efforts to...

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  • Added: Jul 07, 2015
  • Length: 05:32
  • Purchases: 1
Men Can Be Pretty Too
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Richard Moody and Amara Kamara, Credit: Will Wright
Just because you're a guy doesn't mean you can't look fabulous. Richard Moody, a local event planner and a Delta Airlines worker, created "The Dand...

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  • Added: Jun 17, 2015
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 3
Patric Richardson: Me Against the Stain
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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For Patric Richardson, Mondays are sacred. It’s the only day of the week that his small clothing storie is closed, and the day is reserved for his ...

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  • Added: Jun 30, 2015
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 1
Teasing Out the History of the Stone Saloon
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Early St. Paul history includes stories of immigration, temperance politics and political jockeying. KFAI's Bobbie Scott explores how these threads...

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  • Added: Jun 30, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Limestones To Go Historic?
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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In the 19th century, St. Paul's Uppertown and West Seventh neighborhood was home to several limestone quarries, which led to German immigrants buil...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2015
  • Length: 05:01
Egalitarian and Noteworthy: Prairie Fire Lady Choir
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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50+ volunteer singers comprise the Minneapolis-based Prairie Fire Lady Choir. The all-female group sings everything from Metallica to Prince and pe...

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  • Added: Jun 26, 2015
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 1
70+ Years of Bowling Advice: Out Down Back Slide
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Syl Thiel and Phyllis Thiel, Credit: Manda Lillie
Of his 92 years, Syl Thiel has been bowling for 77 of them. And for 70 of those 77 years he has participated in the United States Bowling Congress ...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2015
  • Length: 05:03
Too Old for Training Wheels
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Remember that thrilling moment when, with a gentle nudge, you first balanced on two wheels? Many of us caught the bug for biking then and never loo...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 23, 2015
  • Length: 05:43
  • Purchases: 1
Haute Couture, Ebony and Minneapolis History
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Eunice Johnson, Credit: Johnson Publishing Company
The Ebony Fashion Fair was a traveling haute couture show that crisscrossed the country for more than 50 years beginning in the 1950s. It was creat...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2015
  • Length: 05:01
The Hidden Story of Fur
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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In this episode of "MinneHistory," we visit The North West Company Fur Post – built by French “voyageurs” and British traders at the beginning of t...

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  • Added: Jun 15, 2015
  • Length: 05:41
  • Purchases: 1
Baseball Organists Still a Hit With Minnesota Fans
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Sue Nelson, organist with the Minnesota Twins, Credit: Ryan Dawes
While organ music has been played at baseball games for well over 70 years, many stadiums have opted to replace their organs with canned music. Ye...

Bought by WABE and KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 11, 2015
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 2
Healing Through Art
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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The healing affects of art may not always be seen by viewers. But for those who are from communities that are marginalized, at risk or have mental ...

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  • Added: Jun 08, 2015
  • Length: 05:15
  • Purchases: 1
Slimy Brain Matter or Norwegian Delicacy?
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Chris Dorff holds a dried cod in front of a 1,000-pound processing tub., Credit: Jess Mador
Ask nearly any Minnesotan about lutefisk and you’re likely to get a funny answer, especially from Minnesotans with Scandinavian roots. In this epis...

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  • Added: Jun 08, 2015
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 1
Making the Gorillas Purr
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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People love videos of animal odd couples: Golden Retrievers swimming with dolphins. French bulldogs do-see-doeing with deer. A black bear and a Ben...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 05, 2015
  • Length: 03:13
  • Purchases: 2
Saying Goodbye To Nye's
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Northeast Minneapolis is losing what many call a neighborhood gem. Nye's Bar is planning to close this year amid dwindling customer activity. Some ...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2015
  • Length: 04:11
Up and Up at the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge, Credit: Minnesota Historical Society
What weighs 1,000 tons and goes up and down at the flip of a switch? The Duluth Aerial Bridge. In this "MinneHistory" story, KFAI's Jess Mador take...

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  • Added: Jun 04, 2015
  • Length: 04:50
  • Purchases: 1
The many faces of Sally Wingert
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Actress Sally Wingert has appeared on Broadway and London stages and in major motion pictures and commercials, but she is probably best known as th...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2015
  • Length: 04:56

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