10,000 Fresh Voices
Series produced by KFAI Minneapolis
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.
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Asma Farah is an emerging spoken word artist. Born in Gambia and raised in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis, Farah's work explores w...
- Added: Apr 01, 2015
- Length: 01:44
Mining in Minnesota has been going on for decades, but today, economic and environmental issues are raising important questions about the industry....
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Mar 26, 2015
- Length: 06:16
- Purchases: 1
Ryan Dawes explores the character of Sherlock Holmes, past and present, by meeting with a group of Minnesotans devoted to preserving Sherlockian cu...
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- Added: Mar 20, 2015
- Length: 06:28
- Purchases: 1
The downtown movie theater has long been a fixture of small town Minnesota. But with advent of multiplexes, DVDs and on-demand viewing, small town ...
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Mar 20, 2015
- Length: 04:57
- Purchases: 1
Think about surfing, and you'll likely conjure up images of Malibu or Maui. But for a few hearty Minnesotans, surfing the North Shore doesn't take ...
Bought by WDSE
- Added: Mar 20, 2015
- Length: 03:23
- Purchases: 1
These days, local craft beer is all the rage, and new taprooms are popping up all over the Twin Cities. But a look into the past reveals there's no...
- Added: Mar 19, 2015
- Length: 03:54
The Pillsbury A Mill is a National Historic Landmark, and in the midst of a $150 million redevelopment project. But back in the 1800s, it was the b...
- Added: Mar 19, 2015
- Length: 04:31
Air raid sirens were designed to alert the public of incoming enemy attacks during World War II. But 50 years ago--during the worst tornado outbrea...
- Added: Mar 18, 2015
- Length: 04:52
Jess Mador goes behind the scenes of a familiar fast food landmark: White Castle building #8.
- Added: Mar 18, 2015
- Length: 04:05
Video game critics say computer-generated play keeps kids glued to a screen. But at Createch Studio--a community center in St. Paul--staff are usin...
- Added: Mar 18, 2015
- Length: 05:26
The internet has transformed classroom education around the world. Here in Minneapolis, the Cowles Center for Dance is doing something unique--offe...
Bought by WABE and New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Mar 18, 2015
- Length: 04:38
- Purchases: 2
The Freedom Riders of 1961 were upholding the law. So why were they being arrested as soon as they got off the buses in Jackson, Mississippi? KFAI'...
- Added: Mar 18, 2015
- Length: 04:44
- Purchases: 2
2015 marks the 100th anniversary for the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. The museum is well known for its free admission. But it wasn't always that ...
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- Added: Mar 18, 2015
- Length: 03:34
- Purchases: 1
Somali artist Aziz Osman left home for Florence, Italy, as a young man to pursue his dream of becoming a painter, sculptor and architect. Extensiv...
- Added: Mar 18, 2015
- Length: 05:05
David Feinberg started the Center for Genocide & Holocaust Studies at the University of Minnesota more than 10 years ago. This year, a group of Gol...
- Added: Mar 18, 2015
- Length: 05:59
No one wants to go to prison, but when the St. Cloud Correctional Facility opened its doors to the press last year during its 125th anniversary, KF...
- Added: Mar 11, 2015
- Length: 03:12
Last year, when the St. Paul Public Library vacated a building in East St. Paul, another venture moved in—and its dynamic focus is spelled out in i...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and XRAY.fm
- Added: Mar 11, 2015
- Length: 06:01
- Purchases: 2
The golden dome of St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church has long been a part of the south Minneapolis skyline. KFAI producer Britt Aamodt visits the ch...
- Added: Mar 11, 2015
- Length: 05:17
The Minnesota state flag has a history that dates back more than 120 years. Throughout that time, the flag has received both praise and criticism f...
- Added: Mar 11, 2015
- Length: 03:28
For six decades, radio announcer and jazz enthusiast Leigh Kamman guided listeners on a musical journey through the sounds he loved: Jazz. KFAI pro...
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- Added: Mar 11, 2015
- Length: 05:36
- Purchases: 1
