Acoustic Stories

Series produced by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota

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Radio essays recorded in the writer's own voice. As of July 1, 2015, Acoustic Stories will continue as Arts Review.

Radio essays recorded in the writer's own voice about topics related to northern Minnesota art, culture and history.

Made possible in part by the Minnesota Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment.

As of July 1, 2015, Acoustic Stories will continue as Arts Review.


252 Pieces

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Acoustic Stories : Robert Jevne : The Sermon of Spring
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Robert Jevne discusses his former love of the Chicago Cubs in a lighthearted tone and how their incessant losing seasons defeated his passion for b...

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  • Added: Apr 04, 2013
  • Length: 01:02
  • Purchases: 1
Acoustic Stories: Steve Downing: "An Examanation of Your Junk Drawers May Reveal Your Inner Secrets, If Dried Up Pens Can Do That."
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Steve Downing has been a teacher, house painter, conflict mediator, musician, arts administrator, freelance writer, and has occasionally worked for...

  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 03:11
Acoustic Stories: Aaron Brown: "Hmmm. I'm Open To Ideas Boys."
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 07:15
Acoustic Stories: Michael Goldberg: "Sometimes the Loosest Conglomeration of Simple Solutions Can Add Up To Genius"
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Michael Goldberg contributes "The Last Word," his weekly topical essay to Northern Community Radio's Between You and Me program on Saturdays.

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  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 07:37
  • Purchases: 1
Acoustic Stories : Aaron Brown On Children's Books : "Simplicity Done Well Isn't Easy"
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 02:09
Acoustic Stories: Michael Goldberg on Children's Books
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Michael Goldberg contributes "The Last Word," his weekly topical essay to Northern Community Radio's Between You and Me program on Saturdays.

  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 03:08
Acoustic Stories : Aaron Brown: "Jettisoning Important History To Brighten the Future?"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 03:54
Acoustic Stories: Michael Goldberg on Loss
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
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Michael Goldberg contributes "The Last Word," his weekly topical essay to Northern Community Radio's Between You and Me program on Saturdays.

  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 03:29
Acoustic Stories: Aaron Brown On Minnesotans and Bragging - "No Time To Brag. Holes To Dig, Or Talk About Digging. You're Welcome."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

  • Added: May 22, 2013
  • Length: 03:36
Acoustic Stories: Steve Downing On Minnesotans and Bragging - "Any food shaped like the can it arrived in, meat no less, needs no support."
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Series: Acoustic Stories
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Steve Downing has been a teacher, house painter, conflict mediator, musician, arts administrator, freelance writer, and has occasionally worked for...

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  • Added: May 22, 2013
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 1
Acoustic Stories: Michael Goldberg: "It's Awkward To Shout About the Fact That We Don't Shout and Like It That Way."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Michael Goldberg contributes "The Last Word," his weekly topical essay to Northern Community Radio's Between You and Me program on Saturdays.

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  • Added: May 22, 2013
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 1
Acoustic Stories: Aaron Brown - "Nothing Very Clever Ever Comes From Cubicles Underneath Fluorescent Lights."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2013
  • Length: 03:11
Acoustic Stories: Steve Downing On Smells - "The Scent of a Founding Father On the Attack."
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Steve Downing has been a teacher, house painter, conflict mediator, musician, arts administrator, freelance writer, and has occasionally worked for...

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  • Added: Jun 04, 2013
  • Length: 04:20
  • Purchases: 1
Acoustic Stories: Aaron Brown On Smells - "A Return To the Damp Smells of a Childhood Spring Melt."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2013
  • Length: 02:49
Acoustic Stories: Michael Goldberg On Smells - "Have You Smelled the News?"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Michael Goldberg contributes "The Last Word," his weekly topical essay to Northern Community Radio's Between You and Me program on Saturdays.

  • Added: Jun 04, 2013
  • Length: 03:30
Acoustic Stories: Michael Goldberg On Gifts From Mom - "Eyes and Armor, Curiosity and Common Sense"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Michael Goldberg contributes "The Last Word," his weekly topical essay to Northern Community Radio's Between You and Me program on Saturdays.

  • Added: Jun 09, 2013
  • Length: 03:20
Acoustic Stories: Steve Downing on Mothers - "Potty Training, Pondering the Profound, and the Unknowable."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Steve Downing has been a teacher, house painter, conflict mediator, musician, arts administrator, freelance writer, and has occasionally worked for...

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  • Added: Jun 07, 2013
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 1
Acoustic Stories: Aaron Brown - "The Importance of Playing Trumpet Is Sometimes Not About the Tune."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2013
  • Length: 02:14
Acoustic Stories: Michael Goldberg on High School Yearbooks
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Michael Goldberg contributes "The Last Word," his weekly topical essay to Northern Community Radio's Between You and Me program on Saturdays.

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  • Added: Jun 18, 2013
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 1
Acoustic Stories: Steve Downing: "Natural Selection May Aim At Propensity For Impulse As Much As IQ."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Steve Downing has been a teacher, house painter, conflict mediator, musician, arts administrator, freelance writer, and has occasionally worked for...

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  • Added: Jun 18, 2013
  • Length: 04:37
  • Purchases: 1