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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Will They Be Rock Stars? Who Knows?
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Jason Vang on the upright bass., Credit: Hopewell Music Cooperative North
Prince and Jimmy Jam both hailed from North Minneapolis. Hopewell Music Cooperative North isn't out to create another rock star, but rather to prov...

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  • Added: Mar 21, 2018
  • Length: 03:44
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May Lee-Yang: I Make a Living Being a Bad Hmong Girl
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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The writer and performer May Lee-Yang is best known for "Confessions of a Lazy Hmong Woman," a play that smashes stereotypes about what it means to...

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  • Added: Mar 23, 2018
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 2
Ifrah Mansour: I Am Somali
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Ifran Mansour
Ifrah Mansour is an artist who doesn't limit herself to a single medium. One of her creations is featured in the "I Am Somali" exhibit at the Minne...

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  • Added: Feb 13, 2018
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 1
What Keep Fiona McCrae Reading
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Want to get your book published? Get in line. Graywolf Press' Fiona McCrae has to sift through thousands of manuscripts to get to the good stuff. K...

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  • Added: Feb 12, 2018
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 1
Why She Skateboards, Despite the Pain
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Katie Thorton faces her fear of pain., Credit: Todd Melby
As a teenager, KFAI's Katie Thorton contracted Lyme Disease. The autoimmune disorder seldom ceases to cause her pain in her arms, neck and back. An...

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  • Added: Apr 17, 2018
  • Length: 04:47
  • Purchases: 1
The Cartoonist Who Dips a Ladle into Life’s Punchbowl
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Chris Monroe at a Minnesota book reading., Credit: Diane Richard
Duluth-based illustrator and author Chris Monroe has just published her fifth Monkey with the Toolbelt children’s book, a series featuring a cheeky...

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  • Added: Feb 08, 2018
  • Length: 04:47
  • Purchases: 1
The Poet in the Electric Blue Suit
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Danez Smith, the author of "Don't Call Us Dead", Credit: David Hong
Danez Smith's poetry frankly addresses HIV, gay hookups and violence aimed at black men. At formal events, he's not afraid to go flamboyant. KFAI's...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2018
  • Length: 04:25
Creepy, Slimy Pedicord Apts.
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Pedicord Apts. at the Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis., Credit: Todd Melby
Don’t touch the art. Security guards, parents and teachers implore museum visitors everywhere to keep their hands to themselves. But one of the mos...

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  • Added: Jan 18, 2018
  • Length: 04:32
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We Jam! The Sabathanites of Minneapolis
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Started in 1964, The Sabathanites have jammed at the Mall of America, H.H.H. Metrodome and multiple parades, including the Minneapolis Aquatennial....

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  • Added: Jan 10, 2018
  • Length: 04:43
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Veterans' Walk For Life
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have impacted millions, including many U.S. soldiers and sailors. In recent years, a Minnesota nonprofit has...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2018
  • Length: 03:58
Bringing The Gamelan To Minnesota
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Joko Sutrisno, Credit: Dan Greenwood
When Joko Sutrisno arrived in the Midwest to teach the gamelan, many school teachers wanted him to show students how to play. In one hour. Ah, no. ...

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  • Added: Jan 03, 2018
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 2
Myron Johnson's Sassy Nutcracker
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Bradley Greenwald and Myron Johnson, Credit: Nancy Rosenbaum
For people who love dance, the holiday season is Nutcracker season. For years years now, Minnesota's Myron Johnson – founder of Ballet of the Dolls...

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  • Added: Dec 15, 2017
  • Length: 04:35
  • Purchases: 1
How a Grunge-Glam Designer Survived Project Runway
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Samantha Rei inside her new studio in Northeast Minneapolis., Credit: Diane Richard
Minneapolis fashion designer Samantha Rei hit the runway in Project Runway Season 16. The national exposure has her rethinking her line. Goth-glam ...

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  • Added: Dec 18, 2017
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 1
He Creates — And Protects — Art
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Christopher E. Harrison, museum guard and artist, at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis., Credit: Emily Conn
"For me, no question is weird," says Christopher E. Harrison, a museum guard at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. Harrison, who is also a paint...

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  • Added: Dec 15, 2017
  • Length: 04:02
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The Queen of Dark
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Nyakim Gatwech and Erianna Jiles
Minneapolis model Nyakim Gatwech has drawn a lot of attention for her dark complexion. In an industry that values blonde hair and blue eyes, Nyakim...

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  • Added: Nov 26, 2017
  • Length: 03:27
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By Punks, For Punks
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Kitten Forever performing at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis., Credit: Sharyn Morrow via Flickr
Unlike a lot of nightclubs, the Triple Rock Social Club was owned by punk rockers. For more than a decade, it was the place to get sweaty and loud ...

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  • Added: Nov 21, 2017
  • Length: 05:17
  • Purchases: 1
Tilt! The Return of Pinball
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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In the age of Xbox and Pokemon Go, is there really a place for pinball? Surprisingly, yes. KFAI's Britt Aamodt reports on Minnesotans who love to f...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2016
  • Length: 05:54
Mugshots of Menthols
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Trash doesn’t always end up in a can. It's often on the sidewalks and lawns. KFAI’s Ryan Dawes met an a Minneapolis artist who takes photos of dis...

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  • Added: Nov 13, 2017
  • Length: 05:28
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Chef Yia Vang's Cultural Balancing Act
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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What’s Hmong food? Chef Yia Vang has his own interpretation. But some Hmong elders aren’t convinced he’s doing things the right way. KFAI’s Nancy R...

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  • Added: Oct 31, 2017
  • Length: 05:22
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Punching Through Parkinson's
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Not everyone at Uppercut Boxing Gym wants to get in the ring against an opponent. Some participants at the Northeast Minneapolis club are battling ...

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  • Added: Oct 26, 2017
  • Length: 04:28
  • Purchases: 1

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