10,000 Fresh Voices

Series produced by KFAI Minneapolis

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Local arts, culture, history and environmental features made possible by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.

Local arts, culture, history and environmental features made possible by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.


949 Pieces

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Arts Adds $4.5 Billion to Minneapolis Economy, But Not Equally
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Harry Waters, Jr., Macalester College associate professor , Credit: Will Wright
Lots of creative people live in Minneapolis. They make stuff that people buy. And this creates dollars. But how many? And who’s getting paid the mo...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Jul 25, 2016
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 1
The Lowly Cassette Attempts A Comeback
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Matt Himes of Lighten Up Sounds, a cassette-based music company., Credit: Xan Holston
Innovation has killed lots of media formats. Betamax tapes gave way to VHS, DVDs, and video-on-demand. And 8-track tapes, cassettes, vinyl and CDs ...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: May 19, 2016
  • Length: 06:14
  • Purchases: 1
Relishing the Original Coney Island
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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The Original Coney Island in downtown St Paul looks like it is always closed, but sometimes allows customers to step into a by-gone era when it ope...

  • Added: May 31, 2016
  • Length: 03:41
Uncivil Women
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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He was a "delicate looking" first sergeant, yet he led other soldiers at Minnesota's Fort Snelling during the U.S. Civil War. It turns out "he" was...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., New Hampshire Public Radio, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 18, 2016
  • Length: 05:20
  • Purchases: 3
Unfamous Rock Manager Tells All
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Prince and Owen Husney at a record store signing, circa 1978., Credit: Owen Husney
Owen Husney isn't famous. Few rock managers are. In his new book—Famous People Who’ve Met Me—Husney tells all about the Stones, Joplin, Hendrix and...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2019
  • Length: 05:29
Shuttered Soap Factory Struggles To Open Doors
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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After an ambitious renovation plan went south, Minneapolis' Soap Factory lost control of its historic building. Now it needs big money to open its ...

  • Added: Jan 11, 2019
  • Length: 03:49
Revealing Black Life In The 1940s
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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After he died, John Glanton's photo negatives were forgotten. But then a relative unearthed those images from a trash bag in a garage. The result: ...

Bought by KBEM


  • Added: Jan 16, 2019
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 1
Goats v. Invasives
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Invasive species eat everything in their path. Here in Minnesota, we’ve tried removing buckthorn and garlic mustard plants with herbicides and peop...

Bought by WDSE


  • Added: Jun 30, 2016
  • Length: 04:37
  • Purchases: 1
From Husker Du's 'Thick Pile of Stuff' To Art
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Ever have a friend who hits a rough patch and needs a hand? Say, they need to store some of their things in your garage for a while? It seems easy ...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Jul 27, 2016
  • Length: 04:26
  • Purchases: 1
Why 'The Wolves' Are Returning
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Girls don't often take center stage. But in "The Wolves," a Pulitzer-Prize winning play, they do. In 2018, the play was performed to packed houses ...

  • Added: Jan 21, 2019
  • Length: 04:13
Uprising: 'Stories Can Change The World'
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Shannon TL Kearns of Uprising Theatre Company, Credit: Jill Harm Photography
Shannon TL Kearns believes stories can change the world. So he started Uprising Theatre Company to tell stories about social justice issues and the...

  • Added: Jan 08, 2019
  • Length: 03:29
Wrangling Ice Into Art
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Ever wonder why candles inside ice luminaries don't melt into a puddle? Jennifer Shea Hedberg, a.k.a. "The Ice Wrangler," explains the science behi...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 03, 2019
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Bending Nimbus To Her Will
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Denise "Seven" Bailey and Tristan Al-Haddad, Credit: Kathy M Helgeson/Dunwoody College of Technology
Designing Nimbus—a giant, donut-shaped sculpture for Nicollet Mall—was just the beginning. Artist Tristan Al-Haddad also needed a talented crew to ...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2018
  • Length: 04:21
A Minnesotan Dives Into The Geography of Madness
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Writer Frank Bures was born in Minnesota and he lives here now. But his newest book starts with a story from very far away—Lagos, Nigeria. KFAI’s S...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2016
  • Length: 04:31
Seeking Scott Seekins
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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He’s the guy you see randomly in Minneapolis. In winter, he wears black suits. In summer, he wears white suits. His name is Scott Seekins and as yo...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2016
  • Length: 04:43
From Indian Temples To Minneapolis: A Vibrant Dance Form
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Ashwini Ramaswami is a professional dancer and soloist with Ragamala Dance Company — a group with a modern take on classical South Indian dance. He...

  • Added: Jun 07, 2016
  • Length: 05:26
John Cage and the Public Radio Pledge Drive
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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John Cage is best known as the composer of 4'33" — a piece consisting of four minutes and thirty-three seconds of ambient noise. In 1979, the avant...

  • Added: May 10, 2016
  • Length: 07:16
Freak Car Accident Unleashes a Dancer's Inner Pit Bull
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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A freak car accident nearly separated Deborah Jinza Thayer from her art. The 54-year-old JInza Thayer is a dancer and McKnight award-winning choreo...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2016
  • Length: 05:26
How Black Lives Matters Got An Anthem
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Minneapolis singer Jayanthi Kyle grew up listening to songs of the civil rights movement. As police-involved killings of African-Americans gave ris...

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY and KVSC


  • Added: Jul 06, 2016
  • Length: 03:34
  • Purchases: 2
Jayanthi Kyle sings 'Hand in Hand'
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Jayanthi Kyle sings "Hand in Hand," a song she co-wrote with Wes Burden. As police-involved killings of African-Americans gave rise to the Black Li...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2016
  • Length: 02:05

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