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.


956 Pieces

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Skinny dipping can land you in hot water
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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As the weather warms, locals are flocking to the lakes for recreation. But keep your bathing suits on, folks. KFAI producer Allison Herrera has the...

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  • Added: May 25, 2014
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 1
Glensheen murders still a mystery
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Built in 1908 by Chester Congdon, the Glensheen Mansion is a lovely estate located on the shore of Lake Superior. Congdon earned his fortune throug...

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  • Added: May 25, 2014
  • Length: 04:28
  • Purchases: 1
1953 "wardrobe malfunction" leads to run-in with police
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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In 1953, Minneapolis police were called to the Saddle Bar on Hennepin Avenue when dancer Darlene Labette Varallo experienced a "wardrobe malfunctio...

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  • Added: May 25, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Minnesota's state capitol fire
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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On March 2, 1881, Minnesota's state capitol building caught fire while both houses were in session. As smoke filled the chambers, hundreds fled dow...

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  • Added: May 25, 2014
  • Length: 04:22
  • Purchases: 1
Ax-Man Surplus: everything AND the kitchen sink
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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The original Ax-Man Surplus has been in St. Paul for more than 50 years, and in recent years more have sprung up around the Twin Cities. Ax-Man sel...

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  • Added: May 25, 2014
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 2
Photographer Xavier Tavera explores identity through the lens
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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When photographer Xavier Tavier asked, "What does Minnesota look like?" it lead him to more questions than answers. A Mexican immigrant who resides...

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  • Added: May 21, 2014
  • Length: 05:47
  • Purchases: 2
Where I Fit explores artist's identity
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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“Where I Fit” is the name of Maggie Thompson’s current exhibition at All My Relations Gallery. It packs a lot of ideas in one gallery space, especi...

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  • Added: May 21, 2014
  • Length: 04:54
  • Purchases: 1
Living with wolves
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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In 1974 the grey wolf population population declined to a level where the federal government placed it on the endangered species list. Two years ag...

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  • Added: Apr 11, 2014
  • Length: 07:10
  • Purchases: 3
Chimgee's Mission
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Erdenechimeg “Chimgee” Haltarhuu is a Mongolian circus performer and crusader against domestic abuse. She teaches full-time at Circus Juventas, in ...

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  • Added: Apr 10, 2014
  • Length: 04:57
  • Purchases: 2
Bruce Larson Scholarship benefits Owatonna youth.
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Bruce Larson with the first scholarhip recipient, Mohamud Ali, in 2005.
Bruce Larson spent his entire life in rural southern Minnesota, milking 70 Guernseys every morning and every evening. When he and wife, Mary, quit ...

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  • Added: Mar 31, 2014
  • Length: 05:45
  • Purchases: 1
Casket Cinema combines entertainment and community enagement
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Wilbur Ince & Mark Wojahn
Casket Cinema is a monthly micro-cinema event founded by Mark Wojahn and Wilbur Ince. Featuring local and national independent documentaries, the s...

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  • Added: Mar 03, 2014
  • Length: 05:16
  • Purchases: 1
The sisterhood of the traveling scarves
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Tucked away on the second floor of the African Development Center in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis, is a tiny thrift shop called ...

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  • Added: Feb 20, 2014
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 1
Jackson Flats offers artists affordable live/work space
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Jackson Flats is a 41-unit condo building in Northeast Minneapolis developed by the Northeast Community Development Corporation and Artspace. KFAI ...

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  • Added: Feb 20, 2014
  • Length: 05:11
  • Purchases: 1
The Hack Factory receives national attention
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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A team from Twin Cities Maker is receiving national recognition for winning the Ultimate Maker Vehicle Challenge, sponsored by the Ford Motor Compa...

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  • Added: Feb 20, 2014
  • Length: 05:10
  • Purchases: 1
Abdi Elmi's unique distinction
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Abdi Elmi
Abdi Elmi is the only court-certified Somali interpreter in the country. He lives here in Minnesota, home to the largest Somali population in the U...

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  • Added: Feb 20, 2014
  • Length: 05:04
  • Purchases: 1
The Art Shanties
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Every weekend in February, somewhere on the outskirts of the Twin Cities, a group of artists gather and head out onto a frozen lake with a vision a...

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  • Added: Feb 20, 2014
  • Length: 05:31
  • Purchases: 1
The Minneapolis Art Lending Library
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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The Minneapolis Art Lending Library (MALL) allows patrons to borrow artwork for two months at a time. Started by three recent college grads, the pr...

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  • Added: Feb 20, 2014
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 1
20% Theatre brings trans and queer voices to the stage
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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The Naked I: Insides Out is the third in a series of Naked I plays that explores an unprecedented breadth and depth of trans and gender non-conform...

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  • Added: Feb 24, 2014
  • Length: 05:59
  • Purchases: 1
Family's artistic creativity spans multiple generations
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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The sudden and dramatic regression of Monica Moses’ development in the early years of her life alarmed her mother and grandmother. They watched as ...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 04:16
Bobby Z's Purple Heart
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Robert Rivkin, aka "Bobby Z," is a drummer and producer from St. Louis Park. He started drumming at a young age, and along with his brother, taught...

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  • Added: Feb 02, 2014
  • Length: 05:31
  • Purchases: 1

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