Area Voices

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

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Area Voices explores the arts, culture, and history of Northern Minnesota. Through in-depth interviews, hosts of Northern Community Radio's Morning Show connect listeners to the area's unique cultural heritage and the experience of life in northern Minnesota.

Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and by the people of Minnesota.

Area Voices explores the arts, culture, and history of Northern Minnesota. Through in-depth interviews, hosts of Northern Community Radio's Morning Show keep you up-to-date on the local arts scene, help you stay informed on cultural happenings, and transport you to Minnesota's storied past. Connecting listeners to the area's unique cultural heritage and the experience of life in Northern Minnesota. All in a week's work on Area Voices.

Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and by the people of Minnesota.


782 Pieces

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Kandace Creel Falcón is a university professor and writer whose focus has long been feminist studies. Recently adding an art degree to a long list ...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2021
  • Length: 13:29
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Show Me A Story, the current exhibit at The Harlow/Kleven Gallery within the Watermark Art Center, inspires curiosity by inviting the viewer to eng...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2021
  • Length: 14:05
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Jen Sincero is a badass. She was always cool – she once played in a punk band called Crotch and worked at a record company – but she became a true...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2021
  • Length: 14:33
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Support Within Reach is an area nonprofit dedicated to helping victims of sexual violence. Gabrielle Congrave Baggenstoss is a Regional Navigator ...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2021
  • Length: 23:09
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Painter Marley Kaul and poet Taiju Geri Willimek have collaborated on a visual and literary art experience they call For Now. Their new book coupl...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2020
  • Length: 23:12
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Artists are well-known for coming up with great solutions to challenging problems. That’s what creative minds do. The Watermark Art Center in Bem...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2020
  • Length: 11:47
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Kari Townsdin's paintings of realistic, natural scenes and elements morph into imagery from something of a vibrant, electric dreamstate of reality...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2020
  • Length: 14:11
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Beltrami County Auditor and Treasurer JoDee Treat oversees Beltrami County’s elections. Mark Morrissey volunteered as an election judge for the fi...

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  • Added: Nov 11, 2020
  • Length: 13:31
  • Purchases: 1
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Louise Waakaa'igan spent 16 years in prison. During that time, she leaned on a coping mechanism she developed in her early teens - poetry. Inspi...

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  • Added: Nov 11, 2020
  • Length: 20:03
  • Purchases: 1
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The MacRostie Art Center recently hosted Seen, an exhibit melding poetry, prose, photography, and prison. The project is a collaboration between ...

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  • Added: Nov 11, 2020
  • Length: 11:53
  • Purchases: 1
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Bemidji Police Chief Mike Mastin spoke with Area Voices producer Katie Carter about what goes into becoming a police officer. After the death of G...

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  • Added: Nov 11, 2020
  • Length: 17:38
  • Purchases: 1
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Bob Shimek attended the Defend our Democracy rally when President Trump visited Bemidji recently. He spoke on the morning show about why it was im...

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  • Added: Nov 11, 2020
  • Length: 08:50
  • Purchases: 1
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Bemidji State University, the Watermark Art Center, the Bemidji Parks and Recreation Department, the Mississippi Headwaters Audubon Society and Nei...

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  • Added: Nov 11, 2020
  • Length: 19:24
  • Purchases: 1
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David Brandvik’s production company Thinker Feeler creates film and video content for a wide range of clients including Mastercard, The Late Show w...

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  • Added: Nov 11, 2020
  • Length: 11:59
  • Purchases: 1
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Project for Change is a Bemidji area nonprofit, nonpartison group formed with the mission to build awarenesss, create social opportunities, and enr...

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  • Added: Sep 08, 2020
  • Length: 06:37
  • Purchases: 1
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Influenced by expressionism and graffiti, Quinton Decker's exhibit "Train of Thought" blends the depth of emotions with the lightness of visual pla...

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  • Added: Aug 25, 2020
  • Length: 11:31
  • Purchases: 1
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The 19th Amendment of the United States Constitution gave women the right to vote. It was ratified on August 18, 1920 and put into law on August 2...

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  • Added: Aug 24, 2020
  • Length: 19:51
  • Purchases: 1
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Springboard for the Arts is a community and economic development organization based in St. Paul and Fergus Falls. They serve artists and communit...

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  • Added: Aug 18, 2020
  • Length: 12:03
  • Purchases: 1
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Bemidji State University and Northwest Technical College begin classes Monday, August 24th. This will be the first time both campuses will have s...

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  • Added: Aug 17, 2020
  • Length: 16:28
  • Purchases: 1
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The Bemidji Sings! competition happens Thursday, August 6th at 7pm. We spoke with Headwaters Music and Arts executive director Tricia Andrews abou...

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  • Added: Aug 11, 2020
  • Length: 15:25
  • Purchases: 1