Amy Thielen is a chef, a TV cook, and a two-time James Beard Award-winning writer. She’s the author of The New Midwestern Table (a cookbook) and Give a Girl a Knife (a memoir). Hear Heidi Holtan's converation with Amy from Tuesday' Extra Hour of the Morning Show

Heidi spoke with John Latimer today about butterflies! It's just about that time of year and some folks are reporting seeing them already! In this segment John discusses subtle differences between various species and gets us generally jazzed about more butterflies to come! Tune in tomorrow during the morning show for more of John and one of our favorite things, The Phenology Show! What are you noticing outside? Send an email and let us know!

Heidi spoke with Cate Belleveau this morning about how Covid-19 has affected her and how she's coping with the new normal of social distancing. Cate recently spent a couple weeks in Florida and self-quarantined for 14 days after her return. In this interview, she gets real about concerns for her children as they face adverse affects Covid is having on their occupations, but she also has a positive outlook that, like Covid, is highly contagious! One of Cate's suggestions for passing the time

Michael Small talks with Heidi Holtan on the Monday Morning Show about the new ways of doing church, keeping hope and the heroes around us in this time of hardship.

Each week John and Heidi pull up a chair to one of our member’s kitchen tables and get to know them a little bit better. This week’s caller, Jim from Deerwood made Heidi's day by sharing his recipe for two local, soft-boiled eggs, toast and OJ and coffee. Hear the whole conversation by clicking below. Thanks to our sponsor Homestead Mills for their support of this program! Let us know if you want to be our guest on What's For Breakfast . All it takes is your membership and an email !

Leah Lemm joins the Lutefisk Guy, Bill Bauman, to talk about the annual Lutefisk Dinner, a tradition that many look forward to for many reasons, and all for the benefit of the community.

Nana Boozhoo sings us a song to help us learn how to say Leech Lake in Ojibwe: GAZAAGASKWAJIMEKAAG. For more Boozhoo Nana Boozho click here!

Ely-based contributing writer Scott Stowell has been thinking about the change of seasons. Shedding Winter is a story about transitions, pushing seasonal boundaries, and cabin fever remedies. It is also about hunting for antler sheds in the woods. Scott's website is writingoutfitter.com .

Harry and Judy Worm are the owners of Clayhill Farm and Forest near Brainerd. Right now Harry is busy hauling sap and making maple syrup, while Judy is taking care of calves and getting ready to try out new ways of teaching agriculture classes - remotely - at Brainerd High School. Harry and Judy covered a lot of ground when they talked with Dan Houg and Katie Carter on the Wednesday Morning Show. Clayhill Farm has been in Judy’s family since the ‘50s. Harry and Judy raise beef cattle, grow hay,

Bars and restaurants have taken a real hit with social distancing and sheltering at home. Laying off employees and drastic changes are hard realities. Fastfood joints continue their drive thru services, but sitdown restaurants are reshaping their realities. Many provide take out meals and are doing special things like free food for kids or delivering food to emergency rooms. We connected with Sarah Shaw from Sage on Laurel in Brainerd to find out how things are going for her restaurant and the