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.


947 Pieces

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Caption: Erin Aldridge, Credit: Emily Haavik
Erin Aldridge (AHL-dridge) is a prominent classical violinist in the Twin Ports of Duluth and Superior. But in recent years, a slightly rowdier for...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2023
  • Length: 06:08
Caption: Ecuador Manta performs at the Minneapolis Arbor Day celebration, Credit: Michelle Bruch
Since the mid-90s, Ecuador Manta has performed traditional music from the Andes mountains at school workshops, community festivals and every night ...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2023
  • Length: 06:27
Caption: Sex Ed: A Sex Prov is a variety show that encourages talking about sex, Credit: Matthew Schneeman
Sex is hard to talk about. We often speak about it so indirectly. In Minnesota, many of us are even more adept to tiptoeing around the issue. But S...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2023
  • Length: 07:42
Caption: Jaida Grey Eagle. "Isabella LaBlanc," 2022 | Cyanotype, glass beads on display at UST Art History Gallery, Credit: UST Art History Gallery
Jaida Grey Eagle is an Oglala Lakota photographer with a focus on the lives and stories of people of color in the Twin Cities and beyond. Jaida ha...

  • Added: Jun 07, 2023
  • Length: 06:34
Caption: Mudluk co-founder Sayge Carroll works in the studio, Credit: Sheila Regan
Mudluk Pottery Studio is more than just a place for making pots. The new storefront space on Bloomington Avenue, off of Lake Street, is a place for...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2023
  • Length: 06:08
Caption: Zaylore Stout's "Our Gay History in 50 States", Credit: Zaylore Stout
Zaylore Stout (he/him) is a gay, African American attorney and author of "Our Gay History in Fifty States," which illustrates stories of queer Amer...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2023
  • Length: 05:52
Caption: Tom is ready to greet customers with a joke and a smile at Tom's Popcorn Shop, Credit: Matthew Schneeman
There’s a little popcorn shop in the Nokomis neighborhood of south Minneapolis where you can get popcorn, banter, and half off double the normal pr...

  • Added: May 30, 2023
  • Length: 07:10
Caption: Wytt Torsden and tag team partner Kanan Korus celebrate after winning their match at Rudos match in April 2023 , Credit: Julie Censullo
Lucha libre is a style of Mexican wrestling that blends acrobatics, combat, and classic narrative tropes of good and evil to engage audiences. One ...

  • Added: May 24, 2023
  • Length: 05:56
Caption: City of Minnetonka forester Hannibal Hayes mills a log at the city's new saw mill., Credit: Timothy Foss
Amidst the Emerald Ash Borer crisis, the city of Minnetonka currently has a surplus of ash logs from 60,000 trees. Some Minnetonka foresters are wo...

  • Added: May 26, 2023
  • Length: 05:50
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
Caption: The water tower of Hilltop, MN, Credit: Matthew Schneeman
There’s a tiny town just north of Minneapolis that is entirely surrounded by Columbia Heights. It's called Hilltop. In a way, Hilltop was forced in...

  • Added: May 02, 2023
  • Length: 07:56
Caption: Bad Axe site lead Ollie holds an ax in front of a target at Bad Axe Throwing - City Center in Minneapolis, Credit: Dixie Treichel
While ax throwing was historically reserved for frontiersmen and lumberjacks, it is becoming a popular recreational activity, thanks to spaces like...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2023
  • Length: 04:29
Caption: Claire Zach performing with their band Wet Denim behind the Weinery in Minneapolis, Credit: Cyn Collins
Art can be an expression of many elements of the self. So what happens when your sense of self is evolving or fluid? That’s something that local ar...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2023
  • Length: 07:39
Caption: M Nijiya owns Jackalope Tattoo in South Minneapolis, Credit: Matthew Berglund
M Nijiya (Nee-jee-yah) is a tattoo artist and owner of Jackalope Tattoo, an all non-binary, trans, queer, or female identifying tattoo shop in Sout...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2023
  • Length: 05:26
Caption: Minneapolis-based recording artist Tufawon, Credit: Tufawon
Recording artist, singer/songwriter and producer Tufawon has gained notoriety In Minnesota and internationally for his powerful songs of protest an...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2023
  • Length: 05:05
Caption: Paul Chan: Breathers is on display at the Walker Art Center through July 16, 2023, Credit: Sheila Regan
Artist Paul Chan took a break from making in art in 2009. This "breather" helped him reimagine his art, and it is the focus of his new exhibit titl...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2023
  • Length: 06:56
Caption: Border CrosSing rehearses for their December concert at the Minnesota Orchestra, Credit: Border CrosSing
You may spend the holiday season listening to your favorite holiday choral music. In Minnesota, one choral ensemble aims to expand on the so-called...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2022
  • Length: 04:43
Caption: Berlin Miscevich, owner of Fish Lake Premium, fetches some minnows for a customer., Credit: Ann Ward
Locally owned bait shops aren't as common across Minnesota as they once were. A young woman who owns a bait shop about an hour north of the Twin Ci...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2022
  • Length: 07:48
Caption: Workshop participant Katie Hae Leo (left) practices self-defense at Taiko Arts Midwest, Credit: Sheila Regan
Violence against Asian Americans in the United States have been on the rise over the last few years. In response to this trend, the non-profit Taik...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2022
  • Length: 06:31
Caption: A volunteer with the non-profit Maritime Heritage explores a boat wreck at the bottom of Christmas Lake, Credit: Josh Knutson / Maritime Heritage
Have you ever accidentally dropped something in a lake? Plenty of Minnesotans have. That's why lake and river bottoms are full of artifacts and boa...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2022
  • Length: 06:38