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Today we’ll hear about an #OwnVoices psychological thriller from newcomer Amanda Jayatissa; Canadian writer Lecia Cornwall has a new work of histor...

  • Added: Nov 27, 2021
  • Length: 01:00:00
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It's ladies night on Folk Salad, featuring artists from Sarah Jarosz to Wanda Jackson, and at the half hour we invite The Burney Sisters into the s...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2021
  • Length: 58:57
Caption: Kenne Thomas, Credit: Diane Thomas
Kenne Thomas is from Chicago, has lived and played jazz in Japan and then took up residence in the Twin Cities. Kenne’s group, knits together many ...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Kenne Thomas, Credit: Diane Thomas
Kenne Thomas leads his band into Jazz Central in Minneapolis Saturday evening August 28 from 8 till 10 PM. Kenne is from Chicago, lived and played ...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
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Poet Douglas Kearney and musician Val jeanty discuss their experimental hybrid album, Fodder.

  • Added: May 18, 2021
  • Length: 14:09
Caption: Anthony Ihrig and Eric Christopher, Credit: Anthony Ihrig
2021 marks the 9th year of High 48s bluegrass brunches. It’s virtual, from 11 till noon every Saturday in January and February. The shows feature ...

  • Added: Jan 01, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
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Dana Nachman talks sitting by the phone, having a game plan, and being a preemie.

  • Added: Dec 03, 2020
  • Length: 14:06
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Aaron Wolf talks rooting for the underdog, doing his homework, and Graham Greene’s eyes.

  • Added: Oct 18, 2020
  • Length: 14:44
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Dave Franco talks logistics, light-headedness, and channeling his paranoia.

  • Added: Jul 23, 2020
  • Length: 12:15
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We hear from authors Kristin Higgins, Anne Enright, and David Pepper--they all have new novels to tell us about, and later in the show we’ll hear f...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2020
  • Length: 59:54
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Long-time mushroom enthusiast Andre Kohler takes us on a foraging trip through the Santa Monica mountains.

  • Added: Jun 26, 2020
  • Length: 02:28
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We hear from writer Brooke Fossey on her debut novel about seniors in an assisted living facility coming together to help a troubled young woman, i...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2020
  • Length: 59:52
Caption: Nora Caselli wearing her Irish step dance shoes, Credit: Danielle Warner
Nora is a 5th grade student in Austin, Texas, and is continuing her grandmother's tradition of Irish step dancing.

  • Added: Mar 19, 2020
  • Length: 03:22
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Author Tom Clavin's new book All Blood Runs Red: The legendary life of Eugene Bullard is his new book; Minnesota writer, Amy Pendino and her debut ...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2019
  • Length: 59:59
Caption: Jay Roach, San Francisco, CA 12/6/19, Credit: Andrea Chase
Jay Roach talks hemlines, honesty, and poking the bear.

  • Added: Dec 22, 2019
  • Length: 17:43
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Author Samuel Shem --his new satirical novel is "Man’s 4th Best Hospital;" author Ruta Sepetys--her new book is called "The Fountains of Silence"--...

  • Added: Nov 27, 2019
  • Length: 59:46
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We hear about a fun and charming new children’s book, Dr. Seuss’s Horse Museum, by Andrew Joyner; Bemidji community member Rucha Ambikar on growing...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2019
  • Length: 59:51
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E.R. Ramzipoor's The Ventriloquists; Sarah Pinsker's A Song for a New Day; Brad Meltzer children’s book series Ordinary People Change the World, hi...

  • Added: Sep 22, 2019
  • Length: 59:59
Caption: Gavin Hood, San Francisco, CA 4/22/19, Credit: Andrea Chase
Gavin Hood talks courage, compression, and the line that sold him on making this film.

  • Added: Sep 06, 2019
  • Length: 20:09
Caption: Jillian Bell and Paul Downs Colaizzo, San Francisco, CA 8/30/19, Credit: Andrea Chase
Jillian Bell and Paul Downs Colaizzo talk expressions, committing, and what to do with a crying cowboy.

  • Added: Sep 05, 2019
  • Length: 11:55
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Folk Salad had the honor of interviewing Joan Osborne via phone and we built our show around the interview that took up nearly the full hour. Joan...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2019
  • Length: 58:58
Caption: Stehpen Kijak and company at the world premiere of SID AND JUDY, San Francisco, CA 6/27/19, Credit: Andrea Chase
Stephen Kijak talks context, icons, and the statute of limitations.

  • Added: Jul 14, 2019
  • Length: 17:59
Caption: Eric Elias and Sara Hiner, Credit: Anny Celsi
In communities all over America, summer means outdoor concerts – and fireworks. Can you hear the “1812 Overture” without picturing brightly colored...

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  • Added: Jun 20, 2019
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Tamir Ardon, San Francisco, CA 6/1/2019, Credit: Andrea Chase
Don Argott, Sheena M. Joyce and Tamir Ardon talk audacity, misinformation, and reaching for the stars.

  • Added: Jun 14, 2019
  • Length: 26:57