Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota

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Northern Community Radio is an independent, nonprofit organization that operates a unique community-based public radio station, KAXE and KBXE. NCR serves most of north central, northeastern and northwestern Minnesota with a 100,000-watt signal originating in Grand Rapids at 91.7 FM and a 50,000-watt signal in Bemidji at 90.5 FM. Northern Community Radio also operates translators in Brainerd at 89.9 FM 

Northern Community Radio is a different kind of radio. When you tune in NCR you hear northern Minnesota...its people, environment, communities, attitude. These are the "stars" of NCR programs. NCR is a place where people gather to dance to good music or to find out about the flowers in the ditches and the birds at their feeders. It's a place to learn about the world, laugh, meet good neighbors, and share ideas.

Series

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51 Pieces

Host Jim Gallagher covers canoe culture, people, adventurers, and crafters in Minnesota. Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

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10 Pieces

A series that documents stories told by people affected by the pandemic.

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113 Pieces

Realgoodwords : conversations with Minnesota writers that explore the stories and the inspiration behind them.

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302 Pieces

This program consists of guest essays from local writers and essayists, read by the writer. Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and by the people of Minnesota.

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2 Pieces

A look into the personal histories, stories, and notable contributions of MN indigenous women. Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and by the people of Minnesota.

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56 Pieces

A look into the impact of women leaders and women's leadership roles in Minnesota. Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and by the people of Minnesota.

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12 Pieces

A lot was happening the summer of 1967. In this series, Producer Grant Frashier looks back at ten events of the summer of love and tells the history around it in 90 seconds.

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10 Pieces

The Arts in Northern MN

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852 Pieces

A daily reminder that, in Minnesota poetry matters, and Minnesota poets prove that every day.

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29 Pieces

The Great Northern Radio Show is a live stage production featuring musicians, storytellers, history, radio theater, and plenty of local flavor from the communities of Northern Minnesota.


Latest Pieces

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Pull up a chair for Stay Human, our weekly mix of words and music. This week, it’s about feeding ourselves – with a visit to the Farmers Market, M...

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  • Added: Sep 18, 2023
  • Length: 59:43
  • Purchases: 1
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Painter Joyce Jackson Arndt has a retrospective exhibit at the Watermark Art Center in Bemidji called 'Ninanda Minwaajim: I Seek to Tell a Good Sto...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2023
  • Length: 05:07
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On the latest installment of What We're Reading, Grand Rapids Area Library children's librarian Tracy Kampa reviewed new picture and middle-grade b...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2023
  • Length: 10:23
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Grand Rapids Players' production of "These Shining Lives" begins this weekend. Area Voices Producer Andrew Dziengel interviews Director Rachelle Ra...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2023
  • Length: 12:36
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In a recent conversation on the KAXE Morning Show, Stenerson says she believes community theater is alive and well in Bemidji. Her next production ...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2023
  • Length: 12:45
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Lots of art activities this Labor Day Weekend. Andrew Dziengel has five picks for what to check out.

  • Added: Sep 12, 2023
  • Length: 03:09
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Today on Stay Human, friends and neighbors talk about living history. John Beltman and Mark Sage describe their experiential archeology, Tracy Kam...

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  • Added: Sep 12, 2023
  • Length: 59:10
  • Purchases: 1
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Centerstage Minnesota featuring an interview with Travis Zimmerman of the Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post, and highlighting Minnesota art...

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  • Added: Sep 05, 2023
  • Length: 01:52:59
  • Purchases: 1
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This week on Stay Human, we’re going out on the waters. Putting in at the Boundary Waters, fishing the Great Lakes, the Blessing of the Fleet in A...

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  • Added: Sep 05, 2023
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 1
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Centerstage Minnesota featuring two interviews, one with Minnesota artist Aurora Baer and the second with Siri Undlin of Humbird. Highlighting othe...

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  • Added: Sep 05, 2023
  • Length: 01:48:22
  • Purchases: 1