Talkback is one way we engage with listeners. Phenology talkbacks become a conversation that paints a picture of what's happening out in nature at a given moment in the phenological cycle. Each week, we receive reports, comments, and questions from listeners and classrooms across Minnesota. Since school went online in March, we noticed the kids and classrooms engaging in phenology even more than before. We are so happy to provide an avenue for kids to get jazzed about nature! We're going to miss

Covid times have been a little crazy in many ways… Enjoy two weeks of back to back phenology reports below. Relive the dawn of summer thru the eyes of our student phenologists and our keen listeners who make it a point to document what they are noticing outside! What are you noticing? Send us an email that includes either a voice recorded memo from your phone or a written note. You can always call 218-999-9876 and leave a voicemail on our talkback line as well…as the kids say, “Be Observant!

In May we celebrated Mother's Day with stories of the impact of grandmothers on our lives for our Strong Women series. Originally a public event, COVID-19 had us come up with a new way of presenting these stories with hopes of reviving it in the next year or so, when we can all safely come together.

We hear from writer Brooke Fossey on her debut novel about seniors in an assisted living facility coming together to help a troubled young woman, it’s called The Big Finish ; Sue Monk Kidd asks what if Jesus had a wife and envisions what her life may have been like in her new highly anticipated novel The Book of Longings . We hear from Minnesota writer Naomi Kritzer, her latest young adult book just won a MN Book Award-- it’s called Catfishing on CatNet ; John Kenney will tell us about his new

Today Nana Boozhoo and Natasha teach us to say the Serenity Prayer in Ojibwe and then they share some special music with us!

Northern Voices producer Leah Lemm heads to Bois Forte to talk with the Harvest Nation Team about healthy and fresh food. And today, I’m talking with a family who’s combining their skills and passions to bring healthy and fresh foods to their communities. Denise and Dani Pieratos, Tracy Dagon, and Nikki Love are all Anishinabekwe from Boise Fort Band and make up the Harvest Nation Team, It’s early January, when we sit around a table overlooking a beautiful, frozen Lake Vermillion. and I have the

I rely on Aaron and Chuck to connect the past with the present in our Dig Deep conversations. Our hope is that listening to this conversation will lead YOU to conversations with the people you care about. Email us your thoughts.

I rely on Aaron and Chuck to connect the past with the present in our Dig Deep conversations. Our hope is that listening to this conversation will lead YOU to conversations with the people you care about. Email us your thoughts.

Summertime in Minnesota is the perfect time for exploring all that the state has to offer, and especially now during a pandemic, visiting our parks and shorter day trips seem like a great way to get out of the house and spend some time outdoors. So, reach for the newest edition of Explorer’s Guide Minnesota and plan your next trip. It’s "the perfect guide to navigate Minnestoa’s cities, lakes, and everything in between." There’s something for everyone in this book! Hear our interview with author

Marshall Helmberger is editor and publisher of the Timberjay newspaper, he joins Heidi each Friday for Border News Roundup. This week he talks about the decision made by both Ely and Tower to cancel their 4 th of July celebrations, the new Redhead Mountain Bike Park in Chisholm, and he tells about the Ely Outfitter Co. gaining attention through the romantic comedy “The Happy Ever After Playlist” by Abby Jimenez. The Border News Roundup is one of the many local segments produced at KAXE/KBXE that