Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota

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Northern Community Radio is an independent, nonprofit organization that operates a unique community-based public radio station, KAXE and KBXE. NCR serves most of north central, northeastern and northwestern Minnesota with a 100,000-watt signal originating in Grand Rapids at 91.7 FM and a 50,000-watt signal in Bemidji at 90.5 FM. Northern Community Radio also operates translators in Brainerd at 89.9 FM 

Northern Community Radio is a different kind of radio. When you tune in NCR you hear northern Minnesota...its people, environment, communities, attitude. These are the "stars" of NCR programs. NCR is a place where people gather to dance to good music or to find out about the flowers in the ditches and the birds at their feeders. It's a place to learn about the world, laugh, meet good neighbors, and share ideas.

Series

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10 Pieces

A series that documents stories told by people affected by the pandemic.

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113 Pieces

Realgoodwords : conversations with Minnesota writers that explore the stories and the inspiration behind them.

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297 Pieces

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.

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2 Pieces

A look into the personal histories, stories, and notable contributions of MN indigenous women. Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and by the people of Minnesota.

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56 Pieces

A look into the impact of women leaders and women's leadership roles in Minnesota. Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and by the people of Minnesota.

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12 Pieces

A lot was happening the summer of 1967. In this series, Producer Grant Frashier looks back at ten events of the summer of love and tells the history around it in 90 seconds.

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10 Pieces

The Arts in Northern MN

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852 Pieces

A daily reminder that, in Minnesota poetry matters, and Minnesota poets prove that every day.

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29 Pieces

The Great Northern Radio Show is a live stage production featuring musicians, storytellers, history, radio theater, and plenty of local flavor from the communities of Northern Minnesota.

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51 Pieces

Phenology is the rhythmic, biological nature of events as they relate to climate.


Latest Pieces

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Robert Jevne lives, works, and talks about himself in the third person in the greater Jacobson area. This manner of speaking is most likely an outg...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2015
  • Length: :44
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Erin Lynn Marsh has been published in Sugarhouse Review, Post Road Magazine, and Paper Darts. She holds an MFA from Lesley University in Boston, is...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2015
  • Length: 01:25
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Steve Downing attends the 3rd Annual Rural Arts & Culture Summit at the Univ of Minn-Morris. His view on arts? Art is thriving in rural Minnesota.

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  • Added: Jun 17, 2015
  • Length: 03:42
  • Purchases: 1
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Steve Downing attends an photography exhibit by Scott Dalquist at Ripple River Gallery in Deerwood. Also a visit to the Jacques Art Center in Aitki...

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  • Added: Jun 17, 2015
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 1
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Steve Downing reviews the 2015 Duluth Dylan Fest and the Poetry Showcase with poets Jim Johnson and Sheila Packa and among others. Also a review of...

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  • Added: Jun 17, 2015
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 1
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Steve Downing visits Native North American artist, Leah Yellowbird, at the Artists in Residence Studio at the Old Central School in Grand Rapids.

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  • Added: Jun 17, 2015
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 1
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Steve Downing attended "Porters & Poetry" at MacRostie Art Center in Grand Rapids. The event was hosted by the "Uncommon Loons". He also viewed a p...

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  • Added: Jun 17, 2015
  • Length: 03:10
  • Purchases: 1
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Steve Downing reviews an exhibit "Recent Works" by Marley Kaul at the Wild Hare Bistro in Bemidji. Also a visit to the new Talley Gallery on the c...

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  • Added: Jun 17, 2015
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 1
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Anthony Swann Has written a novel about jazz people in the Twin Cities in the early 1960's. He like physical books and coffeehouses. And Anthony Sw...

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  • Added: Jun 10, 2015
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
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CarolAnn Russell is a Professor of English at Bemidji State University. She has published four full-length books of poetry. Russell has also been a...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2015
  • Length: 01:23