An American conversation with global attitude - on the arts, humanities, and global affairs, hosted by Christopher Lydon.

The Scenic Route is an hour long weekly program featuring the music of musicians from the north shore of Minnesota and the Lake Superior region, along with interviews and announcements of events. It gives exposure to arts and culture in our area for locals and visitors.

Centerstage Minnesota showcases the talents of Minnesota musicians. A local production of Northern Community Radio: KAXE - Grand Rapids and KBXE - Bemidji. Also heard on KSRQ in Thief River Falls and on WTIP in Grand Marais.

A Celebration of the American Songwriter

Now in its sixth year, The International Americana Music Show - a free, weekly series - remains the only radio show to exclusively feature Americana music made solely by non-American artists. Each hour-long show is presented by experienced, New York based, Scottish presenter, Michael Park and includes occasional interviews with the international musicians whose music appears on the program. New shows are uploaded to PRX every Tuesday and more information is available at www.tiams.org

An eclectic mix of Jewish music from klezmer to hip-hop to indie rock, hosted by quirky Jewish expert, Andy Muchin.

Song Travels is a one-hour series from NPR and South Carolina ETV Radio, hosted by five-time Grammy-nominated performer Michael Feinstein. In each program, Feinstein sits down with a musical guest to explore American Popular Song and the intimate journey singers and songs take together. Each program features an even mix of conversation and musical performances by the guests and Feinstein.

Musicians on the Record features first-person accounts from artists who muse about meaningful albums in their lives

The Untold Stories of Central Minnesota is a Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Legacy funded program where your host Jeff Carmack brings listeners a series of features about the parts of our local central Minnesotan culture that may have been lost within the mist of history. Did you know that the Mayor of St. Martin, MN, served on the USS Essex during the Bay of Pigs Invasion then went on to be a NYPD Detective for over 30 years? Did you know that one of KVSC founding members from 1967 is actually Santa Claus? Did you know that there are hundreds of ghost towns in Minnesota? All these stories and more can be found right here!

Conversations with artists, authors, musicians and actors about the creation of art

KCRW's DJs invite an array of cultural personalities to share and discuss songs that have inspired and moved them.

Stories from Northern Minnesota's arts and culture scene.