All Pieces for KFAI Minneapolis

 
Caption: Athelstan Spilhaus, the mastermind behind the Minnesota Experimental City
Picture this: a domed city with conveyor belt sidewalks and self-driving cars in the middle of the Minnesota wilderness? Does this futuristic city ...

  • Added: Aug 29, 2024
  • Length: 05:58
Caption: Cheri Johnson, the author of Annika Rose, Credit: Cheri Johnson
Reporter Rob McGinley Myers talked with writer Cheri Johnson about her decade-long struggle to publish her acclaimed novel "Annika Rose."

  • Added: Aug 06, 2024
  • Length: 05:54
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America Y Los Sentimientos perform as part of Live from Minnesota.

  • Added: Jun 25, 2024
  • Length: 39:44
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shrimp olympics perform as part of Live from Minnesota.

  • Added: Jun 25, 2024
  • Length: 45:26
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L.A Buckner and Big Homie perform as part of Live from Minnesota.

  • Added: Jun 25, 2024
  • Length: 54:04
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Minnesota is home to a lot of inventions. KFAI's Matthew Schneeman digs into the surprising history behind the invention of the paper bag with hand...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2024
  • Length: 07:27
Caption: Nunnabove: Bennet, Wisdom, Candace, and Mattie Nunn (L to R), Credit: Kaden Demer
Two Minnesota family bands, the Steeles and the Nunns, talk about making music with family members.

  • Added: Jun 11, 2024
  • Length: 06:58
Caption: Karla Bloem and Alice the Owl, Credit: Karla Bloem
Minnesota is home to the only all-owl education center in the United States. Why an owl center in Minnesota? Well, it started with an owl named Al...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2024
  • Length: 06:00
Caption: Heid Erdrich is Minneapolis first poet laureate, Credit: Angela Erdrich
Heid Erdrich is Minneapolis' first poet laureate for the year 2024. She is Ojibwe, an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain band.

  • Added: May 31, 2024
  • Length: 05:08
Caption: The group behind Estuary performs, Credit: Zack Baltich
The sound of ice underlays a new music project called Estuary, named after the place where a river converges with other waters. Musician player Zac...

  • Added: May 28, 2024
  • Length: 05:08
Caption: Employees of the DNR releasing a river otter into the wild, Credit: Carrol Henderson
Next year, Carrol Henderson has a memoir coming out from Afton Press about his 41 years as the Minnesota DNR's first Nongame Wildlife Program Super...

  • Added: May 22, 2024
  • Length: 06:00
Caption: Fixers at Hennepin County's April Fix-It Clinic, Credit: Matthew Schneeman
Do you have a charger that doesn't charge anymore? Vacuum clogged somewhere you can’t reach? Instead of tossing it out, you could bring it to a fix...

  • Added: May 07, 2024
  • Length: 07:04
Caption: Charlie Parr and John Koerner, Credit: Star Tribune
Legendary musician Spider John Koerner recently gifted one of his customized Gretsch guitars to musician Charlie Parr — a way of passing the torch ...

  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 07:45
Caption: Alondra Garza creates art with hot cheetos, Credit: Sheila Regan
Minneapolis-based artist Alondra Garza has been adding a little crunch to her recent body of work. And that crunch comes in the form of hot cheetos.

  • Added: Apr 30, 2024
  • Length: 06:13
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Bagpipes arrived in Minnesota in the 1850’s, brought by Scottish immigrants to what is now Blue Earth county, as settlers moved in, occupying Dakot...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2024
  • Length: 06:32
Caption: UMFA President Sarah Bylsma shows off a bass fulte, Credit: Alison Young
The Upper Midwest Flute Association offers places for flutists to perform, to learn, to compete and to borrow music and instruments.

  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 06:00
Caption: I-35 is a designated butterfly habitat, Credit: Matthew Schneeman
Since 2017, the Federal Government has been exploring way to promote the Monarch Butterfly habitat along interstate 35.

  • Added: Apr 16, 2024
  • Length: 06:19
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Pretendians Band performs as part of KFAI's Live from Minnesota. .

  • Added: Apr 12, 2024
  • Length: 32:25
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Shalita performs as part of KFAI's Live from Minnesota.

  • Added: Apr 12, 2024
  • Length: 26:04
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Fanaka Nation performs as part of KFAI's Live from Minnesota.

  • Added: Apr 12, 2024
  • Length: 40:34