Stay Human

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

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This program consists of guest essays from local writers and essayists, read by the writer.

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

Stay Human is a mix of music, conversation and spoken word to give us all a little encouragement. The program consists of guest essays from local writers and essayists, read by the writer.

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


294 Pieces

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Tune in for stories from friends and neighbors about encounters with strangers – it’s not “Stranger Danger”, more like Stranger Changer, this week ...

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  • Added: May 02, 2023
  • Length: 57:12
  • Purchases: 1
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It’s a cock-eyed cookbook, a smorgasbord and goulash this week on Stay Human. Stories from friends and neighbors with tempting dishes, like lutefi...

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  • Added: Apr 24, 2023
  • Length: 59:29
  • Purchases: 1
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This week on Stay Human, stories from friends and neighbors about what happens when you show up. We’ll hear about bringing the arts to life, showi...

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  • Added: Apr 18, 2023
  • Length: 59:51
  • Purchases: 1
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This week on Stay Human, we’re celebrating two community theater productions. The Grand Rapids Players take us backstage, and we’ll hear from Jack...

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  • Added: Apr 11, 2023
  • Length: 58:26
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It’s Plan B this week on Stay Human – stories from friends and neighbors about dealing with the unexpected, out in the wilderness or up in an airpl...

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  • Added: Mar 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:17
  • Purchases: 1
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This could be the very last year we set our clocks ahead in the spring, if Congress passes the “Sunshine Protection Act”. Stay Human is celebratin...

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  • Added: Mar 13, 2023
  • Length: 59:43
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This week on Stay Human, what’s it worth? Stories from friends and neighbors about money well spent, and figuring out if you really got your money...

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  • Added: Mar 06, 2023
  • Length: 59:40
  • Purchases: 1
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Where were you when the big one hit? when the shots were fired? when the towers came down? This week on Stay Human, Suzi McClear is evacuated from...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2023
  • Length: 59:30
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Stay Human looks to the stars this week, with stories of a newly recruited astronaut, a look deep into space with James Webb, and the Apollo 11 lan...

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  • Added: Feb 21, 2023
  • Length: 59:03
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We’re sending out valentines this week on Stay Human. Julie Crabb with the dark side of love, a wagging tale of unrequited love, a visit to the Va...

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  • Added: Feb 13, 2023
  • Length: 59:06
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Cold enough for ya? This week on Stay Human, we have stories and songs celebrating the romance of winter weather. Scott Stowell explains why Febru...

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  • Added: Feb 06, 2023
  • Length: 59:49
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Eye-witness reports of schooling and un-schooling this week on Stay Human – prospective teachers, unruly students, homeschoolers and hidden treasur...

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  • Added: Jan 31, 2023
  • Length: 58:04
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The Lunar New Year begins on Sunday, and Stay Human celebrates the Year of the Rabbit, with stories about rabbits in the yard, rabbits in the field...

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  • Added: Jan 23, 2023
  • Length: 59:51
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This week, friends and neighbors describe chance encounters with exceptional human beings, people who somehow changed their view of the world. Mag...

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  • Added: Jan 17, 2023
  • Length: 58:35
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This week on Stay Human, stories of Getting Fired – and life after that sudden exit. What are you gonna do? Send the boss a thank you note? Take ...

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  • Added: Jan 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:46
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For the first of the year, Stay Human presents stories of fabulous firsts – Laura Erickson gets her first binoculars, Matthew Miltich gets his firs...

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  • Added: Jan 03, 2023
  • Length: 59:29
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This week on Stay Human – the physical, social and spiritual benefits of the sauna -- in the Northwoods and around the world, including bringing p...

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  • Added: Dec 19, 2022
  • Length: 57:43
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What the devil? That’s the question asked this week on Stay Human, with stories from friends and neighbors about temptation, confession and how to...

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  • Added: Dec 06, 2022
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 1
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Happy Thanksgiving, from Stay Human. This week, story and song to celebrate the traditional foods, with some very non-traditional recipes and misa...

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  • Added: Dec 02, 2022
  • Length: 01:00:30
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We’re surfing the radio waves this week on Stay Human. Rich McClear relates adventures from Albanian radio, Gary Jourdain on Red Lake Nation radi...

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  • Added: Nov 21, 2022
  • Length: 58:40
  • Purchases: 1