Listen in to this extra, podcast-only edition of Dig Deep they look at Kavanaugh Hearings. We pair conservative Chuck Marohn and liberal Aaron Brown . Aaron says "what do you think went wrong there?". Don't miss any of our Dig Deep converstions on KAXE/KBXE - sign up for the podcast !

Aaron Brown and Chuck Marohn work in our local communities and I posed to them to answer WHY in this day and age, do they keep bringing up topics that others don't agree with. Why do they dig deep into community? Why do you? Don't miss any of our Dig Deep converstions on KAXE/KBXE - sign up for the podcast !

We continue the conversation about civility and political discourse. How does social media change how we interact with each other about politics? Aaron Brown and Chuck Marohn dig deep for us. Don't miss any of our Dig Deep converstions on KAXE/KBXE - sign up for the podcast !

Phenology is the biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Every week, our resident Phenologist John Latimer gathers his phenological data and reports his findings in the Tuesday morning Phenology Report. As always, we love to hear what our listeners are noticing out in nature. Give us a call at 218.999.9876 and let us know what is happening around your place. You can also send an email directly to John . Either way, we want to hear from you! If you love this stuff, please consider

Every week we hear from regular listeners and school kids from across the listening area as they report what they've noticed outside during the past week. What are you noticing outside? We would love to hear from you whether you are in a classroom or your living room! Don't hesitate to email or give us a jingle and leave a message at 218.999.9876. You might also consider joining our KAXE-KBXE Season Watch Page on Facebook to connect with other nature-conscious folks in northern Minnesota! If you

Have you heard people talking about how un-civil we are, right now at this time in history? Has political discourse has unraveled? In this first conversation Chuck and Aaron take us back in history to yellow journalism and remind us that political bias and negative political campaigns were always there. What is different is social media and how fully it overtakes our lives, day and night. But IS this so different - from when radio starting competing with print - when TV came to compete with

Letters from Max - A Book of Friendship is a book like no other I've read in awhile. It motivated me to start a special correspondence with a friend of mine who has the same sensibilities to life as I do, even if we have a 37 year age difference. That spark of creativity was there from the get-go according to teacher, writer and celebrated playwright Sarah Ruhl . Max walked into my first class and it was as thought an ancient light bulb hovered over his head, illuminating the room. Skinny to the

Rob Dougherty grew up in St Paul and now considers himself a kindly grandfather. He is also a poet. In his poem "Here On Earth", he explores the scale of the fires in Paradise from a personal personal perspective.

We continue our Strong Women series with a family of women who are making their mark in business, in culture and in fashion. Laura Connelly and I got to spend an hour talking with Delina, Lavender and Snowy about their connection to the past, their business and what it means to be strong. Check out I Am Anishinaabe to find out more.

Today we talked with Ezra Croft - creator and curator of The Murray Affair , a traveling art show dedicated to featuring art depicting Bill Murray. As the back of the book says, "There's Only One Bill. But He's a Million Kinds of Awesome." His new book is out - The Art of Being Bill - The Many Faces of Awesome . Do you have a favorite Bill Murray movie? Let us know!