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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10 Pieces

Local independent producer David McDonald recently returned to Grand Rapids, Minnesota after serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco from 2012 to 2014. During his service, he interviewed over 40 fellow Peace Corps Volunteers as well as recorded a fascinating variety of audio from all over Morocco.

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252 Pieces

Radio essays recorded in the writer's own voice. As of July 1, 2015, Acoustic Stories will continue as Arts Review.

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1 Piece

Each week host Bobbie Kleffman talks with people who have a passion for horses.

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8 Pieces

A live style and fashion show produced by and including Anishinaabe and BIPOC designers and models and radio interviews with artists who participated.

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790 Pieces

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.

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41 Pieces

Reviews from a wide variety of arts venues and events around Minnesota.

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61 Pieces

Radio essays recorded in the writer's own voice about topics related to Minnesota arts culture and history. Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

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5 Pieces

The annual Bemijigamaag Powwow brings together natives and non-natives to celebrate the tradition of the powwow and community. Presented by Ampers and supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

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40 Pieces

Between You & Me Podcast will produce and create content relevant to the daily life and culture of Northern Minnesota. Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and by the people of Minnesota.

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148 Pieces

Between You and Me is our weekly get together, a mix of music and conversation. Including commentaries from regular contributors like Aaron Brown, Guido and The Last Word


Latest Pieces

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Music on the River, a free concert featuring Sarah Streitz, held on July 14th, 2022.

  • Added: May 12, 2023
  • Length: 58:03
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John Bauer recently retired from being the development director at KAXE/KBXE and the women’s basketball coach at Itasca Community College — and the...

  • Added: May 11, 2023
  • Length: 11:32
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When landscaping with native plants, it’s important to provide both nectar and pollen sources, said Heather Holm, pollinator conservationist and aw...

  • Added: May 10, 2023
  • Length: 25:00
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Today, the Ojibwe word of the day is "Ziinzibaakwad" – meaning maple sugar. Nanaboozoo tells the story of how Gichi Manadoo gave maple syrup to the...

  • Added: May 09, 2023
  • Length: :59
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Centerstage Minnesota featuring Minnesota artists in an eclectic mix of folk, rock, blues, jazz, and world music including Davina and the Vagabonds...

Bought by WGZS


  • Added: May 09, 2023
  • Length: 01:50:10
  • Purchases: 1
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KAXE's John Latimer has spent the last four decades delivering phenology reports on the airwaves, drawn from meticulous records he keeps on the pla...

  • Added: May 08, 2023
  • Length: 45:16
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This week on Stay Human, we’re re-arranging the furniture – stories from friends and neighbors about re-purposing the card catalogue, finally repla...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 08, 2023
  • Length: 59:28
  • Purchases: 1
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Bemidji couple's passion for dance and dancing to live music, shapes their lives and how they give back to community.

  • Added: May 05, 2023
  • Length: 14:57
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In our What We're Reading conversation, we hear how Kling got his start as a storyteller, how he knows when a story really catches an audience, and...

  • Added: May 05, 2023
  • Length: 09:23
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Centerstage Minnesota featuring two interviews one with Jenny Armstrong about the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival and the other with MN musician Be...

  • Added: May 04, 2023
  • Length: 01:51:25