Area Voices

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

Series image

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.


783 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
Piece image
The Bemidji Sings! competition happens Thursday, August 6th at 7pm. We spoke with Headwaters Music and Arts executive director Tricia Andrews abou...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Aug 11, 2020
  • Length: 15:25
  • Purchases: 1
Piece image
Ashley Hudson worked as a COVID responder in New York City this spring and is Miami now. Approach and care in terms of dealing with the virus are ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Aug 11, 2020
  • Length: 16:38
  • Purchases: 1
Piece image
Tessa Beck is the Gallery Director at the Nemeth Art Center in Park Rapids. She spoke on the morning show recently about the Nemeth's delayed open...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Aug 04, 2020
  • Length: 19:09
  • Purchases: 1
Piece image
Matthew Sanford was a recent, featured author at the Brainerd Public Library Brown Bag Author Series. His book Waking: a Memoir of Trauma and Tran...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Aug 04, 2020
  • Length: 17:32
  • Purchases: 1
Piece image
Bob Shimek is a long time treaty rights expert and advocate. He spoke with us on the morning show about the legality of treaties, the different kin...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Aug 04, 2020
  • Length: 25:18
  • Purchases: 1
Piece image
Peacemaker Resources is a Bemidji based nonprofit dedicated to making the world a more peaceful place for everyone. Through programs in area schoo...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Aug 04, 2020
  • Length: 36:36
  • Purchases: 1
Piece image
Sarah Stonich originally released her book Fishing with RayAnne under the psuedonym Ava Finch. It's recently been re-released as simply Fishing! u...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jun 30, 2020
  • Length: 13:26
  • Purchases: 1
Piece image
Mark and Amanda Haugen began their second summer as owners of Fox Lake Campground near Bemidji recently. Just before Covid-19 took over our lives,...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jun 29, 2020
  • Length: 19:57
  • Purchases: 1
Piece image
Area voices tell us the arts, culture and history stories of northern Minnesota, and this past week we have been living a flashpoint moment in Amer...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle


  • Added: Jun 05, 2020
  • Length: 29:26
  • Purchases: 2
Piece image
Since 2003, the Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference has attracted hundreds of writers from across the country who converge on the shores of Lak...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jun 05, 2020
  • Length: 16:59
  • Purchases: 1
Piece image
Nurses from Bemidji, Bagley and Thief River Falls joined forces (with safe social distancing of course) to express concern about working conditions...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jun 05, 2020
  • Length: 11:14
  • Purchases: 1
Piece image
Britta Aas graduates from Bemidji High School this weekend. She spoke on the morning show about how Covid has affected her senior year and the le...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: May 22, 2020
  • Length: 12:07
  • Purchases: 1
Piece image
2020 is an extraordinary year, especially for local high school seniors. They are experiencing something no one has gone through before: celebrat...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: May 22, 2020
  • Length: 18:23
  • Purchases: 1
Piece image
Tony Powers' artwork can be seen in many places around the Brainerd area. His tattoos and body art decorate droves of people while his vibrant m...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: May 22, 2020
  • Length: 13:19
  • Purchases: 1
Piece image
Gaelynn Lea talks with Katie Carter on the extended hour of the Morning Show. Gaelynn is a singer, violinist, public speaker and disability advoca...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: May 22, 2020
  • Length: 34:19
  • Purchases: 1
Piece image
Drew Digby, Executive Director of the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, joins John and Heidi on the Thursday Morning Show. They talk about how arti...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: May 01, 2020
  • Length: 12:00
  • Purchases: 1
Piece image
Today is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day! Anna Carlson, professor of Environmental Studies at Bemidji State University and Aili Kultala who spec...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2020
  • Length: 18:54
Piece image
Cecelia McKeig has been passionate about local history for as long as she can remember. She's written several books about area locales such as Rem...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2020
  • Length: 12:09
Piece image
Since Covid has eliminated opportunities for entertainment, Mary Overlie found herself missing live music, local musicians and open mic nights. S...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2020
  • Length: 12:01
Piece image
When he was child, Thomas Stillday found inspiration in the beautiful beadwork catching his eye while on the pow wow circuit with his parents. Aft...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Apr 14, 2020
  • Length: 07:48
  • Purchases: 1