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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This week on What We're Reading, Grand Rapids Area Library children's librarian Tracy Kampa shared new picture and middle-grade books. Kampa recom...

  • Added: May 02, 2023
  • Length: 09:42
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Watermark Art Center story slam host Ann Marie Newman on the power of story, what makes a good storytelling performance and the connective aspect o...

  • Added: May 02, 2023
  • Length: 18:54
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Tune in for stories from friends and neighbors about encounters with strangers – it’s not “Stranger Danger”, more like Stranger Changer, this week ...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 02, 2023
  • Length: 57:12
  • Purchases: 1
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Aaron Brown discusses electric vehicles, electrification and efficient energy storage on the Iron Range.

  • Added: May 02, 2023
  • Length: 26:05
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On Between You & Me, KAXE News Director Chelsey Perkins discussed what it was like to report on the Brainerd Dispatch three-part investigative seri...

  • Added: May 02, 2023
  • Length: 33:49
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Featuring headliner Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit along with Amanda Shires, Shemekia Copeland and Dessa, Grand Rapids Riverfest is expected to draw...

  • Added: May 02, 2023
  • Length: 18:12
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Dubbed the “King of Midwestern novels” by Entertainment Weekly, J. Ryan Stradal is the author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest, The Lager Queen, an...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2023
  • Length: 11:57
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Death doula Tanya Hanson discusses her work in the death field. Do you have ideas about how you want to die?

  • Added: Apr 24, 2023
  • Length: 31:24
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Author Lisa Napoli examines the role of women and public radio in American history through the lens of journalists Susan Stamberg, Linda Wertheimer...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2023
  • Length: 22:21
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It’s a cock-eyed cookbook, a smorgasbord and goulash this week on Stay Human. Stories from friends and neighbors with tempting dishes, like lutefi...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 24, 2023
  • Length: 59:29
  • Purchases: 1