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.

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10 Pieces

Local independent producer David McDonald recently returned to Grand Rapids, Minnesota after serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco from 2012 to 2014. During his service, he interviewed over 40 fellow Peace Corps Volunteers as well as recorded a fascinating variety of audio from all over Morocco.

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252 Pieces

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

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1 Piece

Each week host Bobbie Kleffman talks with people who have a passion for horses.

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8 Pieces

A live style and fashion show produced by and including Anishinaabe and BIPOC designers and models and radio interviews with artists who participated.

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783 Pieces

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.

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41 Pieces

Reviews from a wide variety of arts venues and events around Minnesota.

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61 Pieces

Radio essays recorded in the writer's own voice about topics related to Minnesota arts culture and history. Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

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5 Pieces

The annual Bemijigamaag Powwow brings together natives and non-natives to celebrate the tradition of the powwow and community. Presented by Ampers and supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

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40 Pieces

Between You & Me Podcast will produce and create content relevant to the daily life and culture of Northern Minnesota. Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and by the people of Minnesota.

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148 Pieces

Between You and Me is our weekly get together, a mix of music and conversation. Including commentaries from regular contributors like Aaron Brown, Guido and The Last Word


Latest Pieces

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Sharon Harris is a member of the Jackpine Writer's Block, and a native of Park Rapids. She has published three books of poetry. The Beat is a daily...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2014
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Emily Brisse's place based work has appeared in publications like Orion, The Writer's Chronicle, and Minnesota Conservation Volunteer. She teaches ...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2014
  • Length: 02:15
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Bookseller Laura Hansen is a regular contributor to regional literary journals and has self published 2 poetry chapbooks. Her poetry has also been...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2014
  • Length: 02:17
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Robert Bly refers to Louis Jenkins, poet from Duluth, as the contemporary master of prose poetry. The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minnesota p...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2014
  • Length: 02:10
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Carolyn Williams-Noren's poems have appeared in Spoon River Poetry Review, Water-Stone Review, and in other journals. She lives in Minneapolis with...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2014
  • Length: 01:48
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Ben Westlie graduated from Bemidji State University in 2006 with a BFA in Creative and Professional Writing. He's published three chapbooks of poet...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2014
  • Length: 02:23
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Susan Carol Hauser is a poet, essayist, and natural history writer who recently retired from her position at Bemidji State University. She's won th...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2014
  • Length: 02:16
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Charmaine Donovan makes her living as a Chemical Dependency Counselor in the Brainerd area. She's a member of numerous regional and national writer...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2014
  • Length: 02:20
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Joyce Sutphen is Minnesota's Poet Laureate. Here Joyce Sutphen recites her poem, "The Assumption." The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minnesota ...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2014
  • Length: 02:09
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Julia Klatt-Singer writes, and paints, and walks the dog. Her work can be found online and heard on The Real Phonic Radio Hour. The Beat is a daily...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2014
  • Length: 01:50