Area Voices

Series produced by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota

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Area Voices explores the arts, culture, and history of Northern Minnesota. Through in-depth interviews, hosts of Northern Community Radio's Morning Show connect listeners to the area's unique cultural heritage and the experience of life in northern Minnesota.

Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and by the people of Minnesota.

Area Voices explores the arts, culture, and history of Northern Minnesota. Through in-depth interviews, hosts of Northern Community Radio's Morning Show keep you up-to-date on the local arts scene, help you stay informed on cultural happenings, and transport you to Minnesota's storied past. Connecting listeners to the area's unique cultural heritage and the experience of life in Northern Minnesota. All in a week's work on Area Voices.

Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and by the people of Minnesota.


785 Pieces

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Anton Treuer co-founded Bemidji’s Truth and Reconciliation group. He’s been producing a series for Northern Community Radio called Anishinaabenaaji...

Bought by WGZS


  • Added: Jan 19, 2016
  • Length: 03:34
  • Purchases: 1
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Through the month of January, the Wild Hare Bistro in Bemidji has the work of Eve Sumsky on display. Eve is a basketweaver, but her woven artwork h...

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  • Added: Jan 15, 2016
  • Length: 13:52
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Bridget O'Sullivan and Dan McColley
“Because theater is cheaper than therapy.” That’s the tagline of Bemidji’s newest theater company, Group Therapy Productions. Bridget O’Sullivan an...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2016
  • Length: 12:48
Caption: Soudan Lab Mural and Artist Joseph Gianetti
Have you ever heard of a neutrino? They are the smallest known particle scientists have ever studied. Scientists still have a lot to learn about ne...

  • Added: Jan 12, 2016
  • Length: 22:35
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Bemidji businesses and art galleries host First Friday Art Walk events each month. This month, a mix of paintings, weaving and photography give are...

  • Added: Jan 08, 2016
  • Length: 10:27
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The woods of Northern Minnesota tend to be thick and brushy. That makes Ojibwe-styled snowshoes ideal for these parts. Master woodworker John Beltm...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and WGZS


  • Added: Jan 07, 2016
  • Length: 12:32
  • Purchases: 2
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Truth and Reconciliation about race cannot happen during a single event. That’s the premise of this week’s Anishinaabenaajimon: Minnesota’s Tribal ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and WGZS


  • Added: Jan 06, 2016
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Grand Rapids graduates Brittany Shrimpton and Shannon McDonald are two of the three creative brains behind Backyard to Broadway Productions. They t...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Dec 28, 2015
  • Length: 12:55
  • Purchases: 1
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Anton Treuer wrote the book “Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians but Were Afraid to Ask.” People have questions, he says, but feel uncomfor...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and WGZS


  • Added: Dec 23, 2015
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 2
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Macramé used to be a pretty trendy craft. In the ‘70s, a lot of people were making their own decorative items, like macramé owls and hanging potted...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Dec 23, 2015
  • Length: 13:57
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Betsy Bowen's Woodcut Illustrations
Area Voices producer Alauna Yust got the chance to interview one of her favorite children’s book authors last week. She sat down with Betsy Bowen, ...

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  • Added: Dec 18, 2015
  • Length: 11:41
  • Purchases: 1
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Women make up 47% of the US workforce, but hold only a small fraction of computer and IT jobs in the US. The latest stats from the Department of La...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2015
  • Length: 11:44
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: A Pinetree Patchworkers Quilt
Crow Wing and Cass Counties have a lot of outlets for human services. Those services are meant to help children and families in need of support. A ...

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  • Added: Dec 15, 2015
  • Length: 10:40
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Holly Alcott
Holly Alcott does it all. She’s a graphic designer, illustrator, grants administrator and arts advocate. She even makes time to have a personal lif...

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  • Added: Dec 10, 2015
  • Length: 14:27
  • Purchases: 1
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Anton Treuer is an author and professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University. He’s also one of the founding members of a grassroots group in Bemid...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and WGZS


  • Added: Dec 09, 2015
  • Length: 06:48
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Alice Blessing Self-Portrait
Alice Blessing is a fine art painter who specializes in portraits. Her favorite medium? Acrylics on canvas. Her preferred technique? Fingerpainting...

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  • Added: Dec 08, 2015
  • Length: 12:14
  • Purchases: 1
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Have you ever looked at a rotten oak burl and thought, “Man, that’s beautiful?” Phil Holtan has. Plenty of times. Phil is a master wood turner in ...

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  • Added: Dec 07, 2015
  • Length: 12:37
  • Purchases: 1
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Filmmaking isn't necessarily what Minnesota's Iron Range is known for, but Ironbound Studios hopes to change that. The studios opened their doors e...

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  • Added: Dec 02, 2015
  • Length: 15:27
  • Purchases: 1
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Annie Humphrey was born in Northern Minnesota on the Leech Lake Reservation. She grew up making Northern Minnesota a more musical place. Annie is a...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Dec 01, 2015
  • Length: 18:33
  • Purchases: 1
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Anton Treuer helped get the grassroots Truth and Reconciliation group up and running in Bemidji. The group meets regularly to talk about race and t...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KKWE Niijii Radio, and WGZS


  • Added: Dec 02, 2015
  • Length: 06:23
  • Purchases: 3