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Native American's have been overlooked since America got its start. Now, they are finally starting to get the appreciation they deserve instead of ...
Bought by WTIP, KLCC, and KKWE Niijii Radio
- Added: May 17, 2021
- Length: 02:30
- Purchases: 3
February 1st is National Freedom Day, made into a holiday due to one man's efforts.
- Added: May 17, 2021
- Length: 02:30
A caring black musician is dedicated to convincing Ku Klux Klansmen to leave the organization through the power of music and conversation.
- Added: May 17, 2021
- Length: 02:30
The extent of Black history is vast, but it is not talked about nearly enough. A social studies teacher from Detroit is changing that by creating a...
- Added: Apr 26, 2021
- Length: 02:30
The word "Tree Hugger" can often be used in a derogatory manner. Although many people don't know its historical significance is much more than long...
- Added: Apr 26, 2021
- Length: 02:30
Earth Day is the largest secular observance in the world, but it wouldn't have been possible if people didn't speak up for what is right. 40 years ...
- Added: Apr 26, 2021
- Length: 02:30
50 million new-planted trees and a Guinness World Record later, India is on its way to reducing extreme pollution.
- Added: Apr 23, 2021
- Length: 02:30
One step for hate, two steps for peace. A village in Germany took action against local Nazis by tricking them into raising money against their cause.
- Added: Apr 23, 2021
- Length: 02:30
A well-known fruit with a not-so-well-known history.
- Added: Apr 19, 2021
- Length: 02:30
A community in Germany fights back an annual nazi parade with pledges to a group that counters hate groups.
- Added: Jan 26, 2021
- Length: 02:30
The question of whether and how to compensate descendants of people formerly enslaved in the United States has hung over the country since the end ...
Bought by KRCB 104.9
- Added: May 28, 2020
- Length: 03:21
- Purchases: 1
Doris Stengel grew up on the North Dakota prairie, and then moved to the woods and lakes of Minnesota. She's been a high school teacher and has men...
- Added: Sep 23, 2013
- Length: 02:59
Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...
- Added: Sep 10, 2013
- Length: 02:25
Doris Stengel grew up on the North Dakota prairie, and then moved to the woods and lakes of Minnesota. She's been a high school teacher and has men...
- Added: Sep 05, 2013
- Length: 04:49
Doris Stengel grew up on the North Dakota prairie, and then moved to the woods and lakes of Minnesota. She's been a high school teacher and has men...
- Added: Jun 27, 2013
- Length: 02:47
Wendell Affield grew up on a farm near Nebish, Minnesota. He's a Vietnam Veteran, wounded during his tour of duty on a gunboat in the Mekong Delta,...
- Added: Jun 10, 2013
- Length: 02:39
Duluth writer Connie Wanek is the author of three books, most recently "On Speaking Terms" from Copper Canyon Press. She has received several award...
- Added: Jun 10, 2013
- Length: 02:11
Anthony Swann likes music, physical books, coffee houses and he lives with his cat, Samba, in Bemidji, Minnesota. The Beat is a daily reminder that...
- Added: Apr 18, 2013
- Length: 02:30
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: Apr 10, 2013
- Length: 02:00
Carol Ann Russell is a Professor of English at Bemidji State University. She has published four full-length books of poetry. Russell has also been ...
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Mar 20, 2013
- Length: 02:32
- Purchases: 1
Michelle Mathees has received a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, Intermedia Arts in Minneapolis. The Jerome Foundation, and the Arrowhead...
- Added: Nov 14, 2012
- Length: 02:05
Anne Dunn is an Ojibwe storyteller, writer, and poet. Following Paul Wellstone's death she wrote this poem to honor his legacy.
- Added: Oct 31, 2012
- Length: 02:03
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: Oct 03, 2012
- Length: 01:59
Lorie Yourd is a retired educator and a dedicated advocate for the arts living in the Bemidji area. Here she reads her poem "Montana Log Cabin Cafe...
- Added: Aug 17, 2012
- Length: 02:01
The mother of one of our greatest American writers. Long thought to be illiterate ... revealed by her letters to have a distinctive writing voice t...
- Added: May 17, 2011
- Length: 03:00