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Caption: Anne Dunn
Anne Dunn is an Ojibwe storyteller and crone, which she describes as an elder wisdom keeper, holy hag, earth mother, and sky woman.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 17, 2013
  • Length: 03:55
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Mr. Toilet (aka Jack Sim) with Chief Sealth International High School social studies teacher Noah Zeichner, Credit: Sarah Stuteville
Jack Sim is better known as “Mr. Toilet.” He has spent the past twelve years getting people to talk about sanitation. Sim has learned a lot about ...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2013
  • Length: 03:01
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On a recent visit to Kauai host Peter Neill had some chance encounters that prompted this reflection of what it means to be connected to real, mean...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2013
  • Length: 05:42
Caption: Fishing guides spend their days reading the water, seeing fish., Credit: Susan Cook
The strident opponents of a rapid, unregulated re-introduction of alewives to the St. Croix believe that at one important juncture in the river, ...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2013
  • Length: 04:40
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Francine Sterle is the author of 2006 book "Nude In Winter," which was a finalist for the LA Times Book of the Year. She has also published two oth...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2013
  • Length: 02:40
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Yahya Fredrickson got his undergraduate degree from Moorehead State University, his MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Montana, and his...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 02:44
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 02:08
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Aaron Brown talks about the subtle quirks that give life in Minnesota its nuances and its hardships in his review of author Chris Niskanen's book, ...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Jan 22, 2013
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 1
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Danielle Sosin's novel, "The Long Shining Waters," tells three stories of three women living around the shores of Lake Superior in three distinct t...

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  • Added: Jan 17, 2013
  • Length: 02:58
  • Purchases: 1
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

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  • Added: Dec 19, 2012
  • Length: 03:12
  • Purchases: 1
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Each year during the holidays, World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill reads "At The Fishhouses" by Elizabeth Bishop. This poem was chosen above all oth...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2012
  • Length: 05:10
Caption: Breezy Point, NY. , Credit: Frank Franklin II, AP
As the power is restored, transportation comes back online, and life and order return to a semblance of normal, another storm fades from memory. Ye...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2012
  • Length: 05:49
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2012
  • Length: 02:33
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In this episode First half: : a fable from the future told now..based on half remembered tales of the past and present. Second half: excerpts from...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2012
  • Length: 57:19
Caption: Nemo, Nautilus and Squid. , Credit: Illustration by John Joyce © 2006
The sea has been a source of storytelling and real-time adventure tales since the beginning of narrative and most every culture has its archetypal ...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2012
  • Length: 06:18
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In our second compilation, we bring together voices from the Leopold Leadership Program to investigate the changing nature and changing goals of co...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2012
  • Length: 23:16
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Edward Belden merges his eco-minded ways with his love of ice cream.

Bought by KHSU


  • Added: Oct 30, 2012
  • Length: 03:53
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Michael Forbes
Bemidji area writer Michael Forbes recites his essay written in contemplation of Aurora Borealis, family, and home.

  • Added: Oct 09, 2012
  • Length: 04:51
Caption: Robert Saxton
In the first of a series of essays, Robert Saxton reflects on perspective and some of the unique characteristics of living in northern Minnesota. I...

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  • Added: Oct 02, 2012
  • Length: 04:03
  • Purchases: 1
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Commentary: Millions of Americans think it sporting to chase, maim and kill innocent animals.

  • Added: Sep 30, 2012
  • Length: 02:50
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Commentary: The great health hazards facing tobacco harvesters are being largely ignored.

  • Added: Sep 27, 2012
  • Length: 03:36
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The University of Washington exemplifies the future of LEED certification.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 23, 2012
  • Length: 07:55
  • Purchases: 1
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An exploration into the life and legacy of Richard Buckminster Fuller

Bought by KFAI


  • Added: Jun 01, 2012
  • Length: 15:00
  • Purchases: 1
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How The Socal Byte Got It’s Name

  • Added: Jan 20, 2012
  • Length: 05:21
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This collection of short stories captures the beauty, triumph and challenge of making the leap of moving from the city to a small town on the North...

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  • Added: Dec 27, 2011
  • Length: 28:06
  • Purchases: 1