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.


952 Pieces

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The Russian Tea House
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Owners Linda and Nikolai Alenov
Since the late 1800s, University Avenue has been a major thoroughfare connecting Minneapolis and St. Paul. In 1890, urban streetcars shuttled resid...

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  • Added: Jun 06, 2012
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 1
Sheila Asato uses art as trauma therapy
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Book artist and dream teacher Sheila Asato couldn't believe what she was seeing on television in March 2011. The tsunami that struck Japan hit clos...

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  • Added: Jun 06, 2012
  • Length: 04:57
  • Purchases: 1
The A-List in Brooklyn Park is a model youth center
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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There are several teen centers in the Twin Cities metro area, but one in Brooklyn Park has garnered national attention. This year the A-List was re...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2012
  • Length: 04:31
Edison High School students recognized for poverty solutions
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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An ESL class at Edison High School in Northeast Minneapolis spent six months researching poverty. The students created mini-documentaries that expl...

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  • Added: Jun 06, 2012
  • Length: 04:58
  • Purchases: 1
Author and activist Bill Burleson
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Minneapolis writer and activist Bill Burleson has published short stories in literary fiction, and recently completed “Avenue of the Lost and Found...

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  • Added: Jun 06, 2012
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 1
Urban agriculture grows in the Twin Cities
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Project Sweetie Pie
Last spring, the Minneapolis City Council amended a zoning code to expand urban agriculture in the city. KFAI's Eric Blom talked to members of Ston...

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  • Added: Jun 15, 2012
  • Length: 05:07
  • Purchases: 1
Mill City Commons: A Neighborhood for a Lifetime
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Mill City Commons seniors meet at a local riverfront lounge.
Living longer on limited incomes is challenging for seniors who want to stay in their homes --especially amid predictions that there won’t be enoug...

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  • Added: Jun 25, 2012
  • Length: 04:57
  • Purchases: 1
Lilydale's history
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Lilydale schoolhouse and town hall
St. Paul's Harriet Island is a familiar landmark to many, but Lilydale Regional Park, just down the road, is less well known. This hidden gem boast...

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  • Added: Jul 15, 2012
  • Length: 05:11
  • Purchases: 1
Franconia Sculpture Park
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Reclamation
Located just 45 minutes northeast of the Twin Cities in rural Minnesota, Franconia Sculpture Park beckons drivers traveling along Highway 95. The 2...

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  • Added: Jul 15, 2012
  • Length: 04:50
  • Purchases: 1
Guinea hogs at Dodge Nature Center
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Dodge Nature Center in West St. Paul is a 320-acre park that includes a model farm. Don Oberdorfer oversees the farm, which is a home to rare lives...

  • Added: Jul 15, 2012
  • Length: 04:57
Minnesota artists and the Public Works of Art Project
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Dewey Albinson
In 1933, at the height of the Great Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt rode the popular vote into the White House. His main objective as Preside...

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  • Added: Jul 15, 2012
  • Length: 04:14
  • Purchases: 2
Gulgun Kayim oversees art and culture for Minneapolis
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Gulgun Kayim
We often hear that Minneapolis has a healthy arts scene, but how is it measured? Gulgun Kayim is Director of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy...

  • Added: Jul 15, 2012
  • Length: 04:58
Wildnerness Inquiry
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Wilderness Inquiry is an adventure organization that offers outdoor experiences for people of all abilities. KFAI producer Dixie Treichel has the s...

  • Added: Jul 15, 2012
  • Length: 04:55
Danny Givens & Above Every Name
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Danny & Rosyln Givens celebrate at Above Every Name
Danny Givens is a local preacher and non-profit worker uses his past personal experiences to help men returning home from prison. With his new chur...

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  • Added: Jul 15, 2012
  • Length: 05:29
  • Purchases: 1
Hennepin Island at Lake Mille Lacs
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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The smallest National Wildlife Refuge in the country is located in Minnesota. Measuring just over half an acre, Hennepin Island is made up of two t...

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  • Added: Jul 15, 2012
  • Length: 04:57
  • Purchases: 2
Renaissance man Ephraim Eusebio
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Ephraim Eusebio
Ephraim Eusebio is a local artist and musician. Inspired years ago by Burning Man, he's been creating and collaborating in the Twin Cities since th...

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  • Added: Jul 15, 2012
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 1
Sound therapist Frank DiCristina
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Sound is used to inform, entertain, communicate, and even heal. The ancient art of sound healing helps ease pain and stress, facilitates spiritual ...

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  • Added: Jul 15, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Appetite for Change
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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An estimated 60,000 people live on the Northside of Minneapolis, but there are only two supermarkets in the entire area. The lack of access to fres...

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  • Added: Jul 15, 2012
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 1
Goldstein Museum of Design
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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The Goldstein Museum of Design on the University of Minnesota's St. Paul campus is named after two sisters: Harriet and Vetta Goldstein. Housing th...

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  • Added: Jul 23, 2012
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 1
North Star Museum of Boy Scouting & Girl Scouting
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts may conjure up memories of cookies and campfires, but did you know that Minnesota created the Tiger Cub program? Or that...

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  • Added: Jul 23, 2012
  • Length: 04:56
  • Purchases: 2

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