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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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