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Bagpipes arrived in Minnesota in the 1850’s, brought by Scottish immigrants to what is now Blue Earth county, as settlers moved in, occupying Dakot...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2024
  • Length: 06:32
Caption: Dudley Riggs in 2012, Credit: Sheila Regan
"Instant Theater" was a term that Dudley Riggs, founder of the Brave New Workshop theater came up with in the 1950s. The former circus and vaudevil...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2024
  • Length: 17:42
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In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with local business owner and literal magician, ...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2024
  • Length: 28:45
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On this episode of Audacious, meet Paul Marcarelli, who was Verizon's "Can You Hear Me Now" guy, and Stephanie Courtney, also known as Flo From Pro...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2024
  • Length: 50:00
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Zulynette is a Hartford-based poet whose book, Seeing in the Dark, just came out. On this episode of Audacious, she joins Chion around a fire to ta...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2024
  • Length: 50:00
Caption: Peter Jesperson's record room, Credit: Todd Melby
Peter Jesperson is a music legend. Born in Minnesota, Jesperson was a seminal figure in the Minneapolis punk and new wave scene of the 1970's and 1...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2024
  • Length: 23:01
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On this episode of Audacious, meet Zarna Garg. As a 40-something Indian stay-at-home mom, she started her comedy career just five years ago. Now sh...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2024
  • Length: 50:00
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On this episode of Audacious, meet Brandon Stanton, the creator of the photo/storytelling/fundraising powerhouse that is Humans of New York.

  • Added: Dec 13, 2023
  • Length: 50:01
Caption: Fans at the Beatles only concert in Minnesota, Credit: Minnesota Historical Society
In the summer of 1965, the Beatles were the hottest act in the world. And for the first — and only time — John, Paul, George and Ringo were coming ...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2023
  • Length: 35:39
Caption: HUGE Improv Theater has purchased the Art Materials building and will transform the south half of the building into a theater., Credit: Sheila Regan
After learning that their landlord had donated to a former KKK leader, HUGE Improv Theater knew they needed to move. So how did a small arts non-pr...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2023
  • Length: 05:24
Caption: Animator CC Stanhill, Credit: CC Stanhill
Every year, the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF) highlights a selection of local talent that pushes the boundaries of co...

  • Added: May 10, 2023
  • Length: 06:17
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We pull all the stops out and let jazz’s greatest go at it. Joe Williams is “Smack Dab in the Middle” of Count Basie and Newport, with “gallons of ...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KRZA, WEJP-LP 107.1, WYAP, KHNS and more


  • Added: Mar 21, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:05
  • Purchases: 11
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Mallet man Bobby Hutcherson recorded prolifically from the ‘60s until passing in 2016, here he displays amazing energy and imagination on marimba a...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KRZA, WEJP-LP 107.1, WOUB, KHNS and more


  • Added: Sep 13, 2022
  • Length: 02:00:02
  • Purchases: 8
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A new release from studious flutist Tom Keenlyside is featured to start our weekly broadcast, followed by the irreplaceable Charles Mingus. Saxopho...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KHNS, KRZA, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WKAR and more


  • Added: Feb 15, 2022
  • Length: 02:00:02
  • Purchases: 9
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Serious jazz and a touch of blues for a brand new year, Joe Henderson’s tenor sax was recorded on Blue Note Records at the recommendation of trumpe...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, KHNS, KRZA, WYAP, KMXT and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2022
  • Length: 02:00:00
  • Purchases: 10
Caption: Matthew Decker, Credit: Shefik
Imagery - Matthew Decker is a recording artist from New York. He started his own label Matteo Mafia Records in 2012. His music is very different fr...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2021
  • Length: 01:16
Caption: Jack "Boogie B" Riley and Charles Thorstad a.k.a. Stepchild, Credit: Bao Lee Riley
Despite being far removed from places like New York, Los Angeles, or Houston, Minneapolis and St. Paul and their suburbs have earned some hip-hop s...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2021
  • Length: 05:46
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Two Artists in their conversations with Laura, wheelchair dancer Alice Sheppard and TourettesHero Jess Thom, expand our ideas about beauty, mobili...

Bought by KMUN, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KDNK, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Sep 02, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 4
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A piece by Zaire Martin. Everyone has something that gives themselves a sense of joy or completion. In this audio essay, I will discuss what gives ...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2020
  • Length: 03:35
Caption: Adam B. Shapiro, Credit: Shefik
Perseverance - Adam B. Shapiro is an award-winning actor, known for HBO's "The Normal Heart" (2014), "Master of None" (2015), and "The Cobbler" (20...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2020
  • Length: 03:33
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Documentary filmmakers Carlo Nassise ('Coby & Stephen Are In Love') and Eva Rendle ('All That Remains') discuss their respective films as part of t...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Raven Radio, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 12, 2020
  • Length: 28:53
  • Purchases: 3
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Documentary filmmakers Carlo Nassise ('Coby & Stephen Are In Love') and Eva Rendle ('All That Remains') discuss their respective films as part of t...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2020
  • Length: 28:53
Caption: A sculptor at NECA works on a Heath Ledger/Joker action figure., Credit: Eric Molinsky
Action figure collectables for adults is booming, even when kids are loosing interest in little plastic guys.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 18:11
  • Purchases: 3
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On this episode of Art Beat we enter a fantasy realm of magic, swords and dragons with Minnesota author James Petrillo. Petrillo’s most recent nove...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2019
  • Length: 44:44
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This week we're talking to Nick Morgan who graduated with his Masters in Accountancy from The University of Notre Dame while also taking his first ...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2019
  • Length: 06:10