Border News Roundup with Marshall Helmberger

Area Voices with Katie Carter

Mohsin Hamid Imagines A Rebirth To See Ourselves Anew In His Latest Novel "The Last White Man."

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Border News Roundup with Marshall Helmberger

Award-winning children's book author Rachel Vail took time to chat with Heidi Holtan and Kari Hedlund about her new book Sometimes I Grumblesquinch. The book, illustrated by Hyewon Yum, was published at a time when kids haven't had the practice of daily social emotional learning that comes with daily interactions with peers, neighbors, and strangers. Click the "Listen" player above to hear the full conversation PLUS a special guest interview with a young reader of the book.

The Green Cheese Picnic is this Saturday under the KAXE Rotary tent in Grand Rapids, MN. The fun starts at 5:00pm. If you’re curious about how Green Cheese Trivia got it’s name almost 40 years ago, listen to or read the conversation between Heidi Holtan and Green Cheese Accidental Founder, Scott Hall. Click the "Listen" player above to enjoy this piece of KAXE History.

Learn about Unlikely Animals, a tragicomedy by Annie Hartnett; Ruthanna Emrys will talk about her new science fiction novel A Half-Built Planet; and Tulane law professor Amy Gajda digs into the history of privacy in her new book Seek and Hide: The Tangled History of the Right to Privacy.

A puppet podcast by Michael Lyons, supported by the MN Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund

KAXE's Tuesday Morning Show strives to take an in-depth look at some natural resource-based issues important to our region. Producer Mark Jacobs and hosts Heidi Holtan and John Latimer hope to discuss not only the problems but also highlight some creative solutions.