Phenology is the rhythmic biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Phenology Talkbacks are an opportunity for us to hear what you are noticing outside. Each week, our resident phenologist John Latimer gathers the talkback comments and closely assesses the subtle changes happening outside. On Tuesdays during the Phenology Show, we hear all about it! In his official, weekly Phenology Report he compares today's happenings to years past and much more. This week he assures us that

Kids give us hope! Nature gives us hope! Phenology Talkbacks celebrate both of those! Phenology is the rhythmic biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Tuesday mornings we hear from kids as they share their observations of nature. This morning we heard from kids at Pike Lake Elementary School and North Shore Community School. John and Heidi reminisced today about the history of Phenology at the station. Kids at Pike Lake Elementary report lots of lichen, frogs, and many other

...moving to Minnesota introduced me to a lot of new things, one of them was the ceramic tradition here...that became very interesting to me. And as a graphic designer, everything is very flat...I began to feel sort of disassociation with actual feeling, tactile experiences...I was searching for something to get my hands into, literally, and actually feel an art medium. I didn't want to have a paintbrush and be separated from the the paint, so the clay, the idea of clay and getting my hands into

This week on Minnesota Music notes Brett Carter features the Duluth band Woodblind. This band stands apart with their unique blend of vocal sound effects, taps, slaps, and grunts backing up strong guitar from Jason Wussow and banging bass from Veikko Lepisto. With a mix of original music and covers of local muscians’s songs, Woodblind creates a lot of sound from just two instruments and two voices. You can see Woodblind live on Facebook from The Rugged Spruce Golf Club in Mahtowa on Thursday,

Boozhoo Nana Boozhoo and Natasha (created by Michael Lyons) join in our annual spring fundraiser by asking in Ojibwe with hope “bagosendam” that you will become a new member of KAXE/KBXE. They remain hopeful “ombendam” that you will join by donating money “zhoonia” by calling 1-800-662-5799 or going to kaxe.org . Check them out on youtube!

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, 8 year old James, chose to let us all know about oatmeal with sugar only and black 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 !

I was very unaware of what went into drag and being able to express myself with like minded people, I was able to learn more about myself as a person and…learn more about my identity. And it was through drag that I was able to find myself and find my gender that fits best with me and find the best way to express myself- in and out of drag. – Alex Pfannenstein/Dakota Hunter

Paul Watson and Bri Roberts are on the board of the Grand Rapids Itasca Mountain Bike Association. They join Heidi and John on the Friday Morning show to talk about how to join GRIMBA and what the benefits are of being a member. One of the newest mountain biking trails in northern MN is the Tioga Trails in Itasca County. Paul and Bri tell us about this trail, the terrain, levels of difficulty and the beautiful scenery. GRIMBA helps to maintain these trails and others. You can help-out by

Trygve Throntveit is the Director of Strategic Partnerships at the Minnesota Humanities Center. He joins Heidi and John on the Friday Morning Show to talk about their upcoming virtual event. Debating Democracy, Then and Now: Reflections on a Contested Concept will be held on Wednesday, April 21 st at 1pm. Trygve gives us the mission of the Minnesota Humanities Center and talks about their event. This event will be a facilitated panel discussion surrounding major debates, disagreements, and

It's your opportunity to ask questions about Minnesota’s response and plans during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Hosted by News and Public Affairs Director Heidi Holtan. A collaboration of AMPERS - Diverse Radio in Minnesota and the MN Broadcasters Association. This week we heard questions about vaccinations, fears about Johnson and Johnson and hte trauma of another killing of a black Minnesotan by police.... If you didn’t get a chance to send or call in your question this week email covid