MinneCulture In-Depth

Series produced by KFAI Minneapolis

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Stories, documentaries and music about Minnesota's rich heritage of arts, culture and history. All audio airs on KFAI, SoundCloud, Ampers.org, PRX and KFAI's MinneCulture page on Facebook. MinneCulture is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.

Stories, documentaries and music about Minnesota's rich heritage of arts, culture and history. All audio airs on KFAI, SoundCloud, Ampers.org, PRX and KFAI's MinneCulture page on Facebook. MinneCulture is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.


173 Pieces

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Volunteerism in Minnesota
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth
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Altruism is proving to be something of a natural resource here in Minnesota, particularly in the Twin Cities. Since 2008, Minneapolis-St. Paul has ...

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  • Added: Sep 23, 2013
  • Length: 26:37
  • Purchases: 5
The history behind St. Paul's co-named streets
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth
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Travel around St Paul and you’ll notice that some of the streets have two names--the one that appears on maps, and a second, co-street name that ho...

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2013
  • Length: 27:58
  • Purchases: 4
This Side of Summit Avenue: Fitzgerald in the St. Paul Years
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth
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He was the spokesperson for the Jazz Age. A big drinker who enjoyed the high life. One-half of the golden couple of the Roaring '20s. He was F. Sco...

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  • Added: Nov 08, 2013
  • Length: 27:25
  • Purchases: 2
Youth poets at Capri Theater
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth
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The Capri Theater in North Minneapolis stages an open-mic event on the first Monday of every month. In 2013, young people participating in the Brav...

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  • Added: Nov 08, 2013
  • Length: 26:42
  • Purchases: 4
Small Space Living
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth
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Converting a school bus into a living space might sound crazy, but it’s not so far fetched. Small space living has spawned a plethora of websites, ...

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  • Added: Dec 13, 2013
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 5
Minnesota Freedom Marchers Reflect on the Fight for Justice
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth
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January 20, 2014, is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. This year, many are commemorating the 50th anniversary of his historical march on Washington, whi...

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  • Added: Jan 14, 2014
  • Length: 25:52
  • Purchases: 6
Big Time Radio Funtime
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth
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Fearless Comedy Productions presents Big Time Radio Funtime—sketch comedy in the style of old-time radio, live at Bryant Lake Bowl. Produced for KF...

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  • Added: Jan 29, 2014
  • Length: 28:28
  • Purchases: 2
Fresh Fruit: 35 Years of Queer Radio
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth
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Fresh Fruit: 35 Years of Queer Radio chronicles the history of the nation's longest running LGBT radio show. Fresh Fruit first aired on Twin Cities...

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  • Added: Jan 30, 2014
  • Length: 29:18
  • Purchases: 2
The sustainability of the Minnesota music scene
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth
Caption: Holly Newsome, Zoo Animal
Not only is Minnesota home to a vibrant live music scene, but an academic one as well--with 37 accredited music schools in our state. But the way w...

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  • Added: Jan 30, 2014
  • Length: 26:56
  • Purchases: 4
The Federal Writers Project in Minnesota
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth
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As part of the New Deal, the Works Progress Administration, or They were scared, poor, on the dole, and desperate for work. From 1935-1943, 250 Min...

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  • Added: Jan 30, 2014
  • Length: 27:57
  • Purchases: 3
Holocaust survivor and literary translator Dora Zaidenweber shares her story
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth
Caption: Dora Zaidenweber
Dora Zaidenweber is a survivor. She and her family survived a Nazi death camp in Auschwitz during World War II. Decades later she set to work on tr...

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  • Added: Feb 20, 2014
  • Length: 27:19
  • Purchases: 5
Peggy's Dreams: Living life with Down syndrome
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth
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Peggy Mehen wants to make some changes in her life. She wants a new job. She wants to live independently. And her biggest dream is to be a supermod...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2014
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 6
Celebrating the Rondo neighborhood
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth
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St. Paul's oldest African-American neighborhood is named after French Canadian fur trader Joseph Rondeau. After the civil war and during the recons...

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  • Added: Feb 20, 2014
  • Length: 28:09
  • Purchases: 3
Rosalie Wahl: Minnesota's first female Supreme Court Justice
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth
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In 1977, the Women's Movement scored a major victory with Roe v. Wade, but Congress failed to pass the Equal Rights Amendment. In Minnesota, a pro-...

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  • Added: Mar 03, 2014
  • Length: 27:50
  • Purchases: 4
A Bird's Eye View
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth
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Every year thousands of birds migrate through Minnesota. And every year thousands of them collide with the built environment. Few people notice—exc...

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  • Added: May 21, 2014
  • Length: 28:22
  • Purchases: 3
What's in the Mix? KFAI & Juxtaposition Arts partner for community forum
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth
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Last November, KFAI community radio and Juxtaposition Arts partnered for a special event at Jxta that included a reception and exhibition of "Paint...

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  • Added: Jun 05, 2014
  • Length: 26:21
  • Purchases: 3
Minnesota's (other) musical troubadour: Paul Metsa
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth
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Paul Metsa has many guitars, wears many hats. He cut his musical teeth on Minneapolis' West Bank in the early '80s, and has taken his passion for m...

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  • Added: Aug 05, 2014
  • Length: 26:30
  • Purchases: 4
Getting a handle on ham radio
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth
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Amateur radio began in the late 1800s with the experimentation and development of wireless transmission. No one is exactly sure where the term “ham...

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  • Added: Nov 04, 2014
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2
End of the Rope: How a botched hanging ended the death penalty in Minnesota
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth
Caption: William Williams
Before Minnesota became the third state to abolish the death penalty in 1911, legislators instituted the nation’s first law to make executions secr...

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  • Added: Nov 19, 2014
  • Length: 29:11
  • Purchases: 3
Transgender expression in the arts
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth
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The arts play a crucial role in social change by allowing marginalized people to tell their stories. In this audio documentary, KFAI producer Racha...

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  • Added: Nov 19, 2014
  • Length: 27:56
  • Purchases: 4

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