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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7 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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780 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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Every Wednesday night on Real Good Words, Heidi talks with authors about their writings. Heard that phrase before? Want to take it on as your own?...

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  • Added: Jun 09, 2011
  • Length: 23:43
  • Purchases: 1
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Interview about Quist's novel God's Angry Man, the true story of a Minnesota boy orphaned at age seven during te Greaat Depression and indentured a...

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  • Added: Jun 02, 2011
  • Length: 17:57
  • Purchases: 1
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John Latimer's weekly discussion on the rhythmic fluctuations in nature.

  • Added: Jun 02, 2011
  • Length: 54:23
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Heidi talks with MN author Catherine Friend about her new memoir "Sheepish: Two Women, Fifty Sheep & Enough Wool to Save the Planet."

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  • Added: Jun 02, 2011
  • Length: 18:26
  • Purchases: 1
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A visit to the Clearwater County Historical Museum in Shevlin's old school to hear about the exhibit that focuses on women's place in area history.

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  • Added: May 19, 2011
  • Length: 09:50
  • Purchases: 1
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Heidi Holtan talks with K.L. Malmquist about his latest novel "The Unraveling" a story set in northern Minnesota it's part adventure, part mystery ...

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  • Added: May 18, 2011
  • Length: 13:34
  • Purchases: 1
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Heidi Holtan talks with Erin Hart about her latest Nora Gavin mystery and her tour of the Kitchigami Regional Library System with husband and Irish...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2011
  • Length: 29:52
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Heidi Holtan talks with Kao Kalia Yang about her memoir that is not just a self examination. She examines the history of the Hmong people both in ...

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  • Added: Feb 24, 2011
  • Length: 15:35
  • Purchases: 1

  • Added: Feb 22, 2011
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
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Aaron Brown digresses to trash talk for his essay about sports :)

  • Added: Feb 22, 2011
  • Length: 02:50