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, Rick from Grand Rapids makes two breakfasts, one is okay, the other is pretty interesting. 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 !

Taking time to contemplate what is happening in nature is one of the many aspects of Northern Community Radio that sets us apart from any other radio station. Each day we bring you a phenology note when our resident phenologist John Latimer shares a note from his journals of more than 35 years of climate and nature data collection. Each Tuesday we dig even deeper with the weekly Phenology Report. This week John shares thoughts on bald eagles, pileated woodpeckers, ravens, and crows! He even

Tuesdays are special at Northern Community Radio. It's our day to really focus on what's going on in terms of climate and nature. When school is in session, we are even more jazzed than normal because young phenologists across Minnesota call in their classroom phenology reports.This week we heard from kids in Ely, Two Harbors, Proctor and Northfield! Longer days, lichens, great gray owls and full moons are just a few of the goodies from today's reports. Check them all out to find out what's

Today our puppet friends Natasha and Nana Boozhoo teach us GISINAA - It's Cold. Check out this week's video Boozhoo Nana Boozhoo is created by Michael Lyons and made possible on KAXE/KBXE by the MN Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Our staff physicist Aaron Wenger stopped by to talk about the wonders of betelgeuse, the red giant.

This week Aaron Brown and Chuck Marohn began the conversation on the backstory of environmental regulations. This stems from the current contentious conversations and political movments concerning copper nickel mining in northern Minnesota. Sign up for a Dig Deep podcast!

The upcoming political party caucuses and presidential primary will be the focus of the Northern Progressives meeting on Wednesday, February 19, at 6:30 pm at the Crescent Bar & Grill, 9257 Olson Road, north of Cook. Leah Rogne of Greaney, board member of St. Louis County DFL Organizing Unit 03, will talk about what to expect on caucus night and what will happen this year now that Minnesota has adopted a presidential primary. Party caucuses will still happen this year on Tuesday, February 25

Listen to the lastest on the Border News Roundup as Marshall Helmberger keeps us up to date on Tower city government, proposed copper nickel mining and more!

Cross Country skiers from across the planet will converge on Bemidji this weekend to compete in the 38th MN Finlandia Ski Marathon. Mike Huerbin has been race director for the event for 20 years. In this Area Voices segment, he breaks down the various races skiers can compete in, the various events happening around the races and he shares history of the race which, at one time, was a two day, 100k event! The public is invited to cheer on the racers north of Bemidji at Buena Vista ski resort

Once a month for On the House we talk about issues related to home ownership. Local real estate agent Jesse Davis introduced us to Sam Friesen from Woodworks Homes and we learned about building a house... so many questions - what kind of roof? windows? air-conditioning? windows? basement? Take a listen! If you have a home related question for us to take up let us know!