Every Thursday morning Fred Freidman and Kyle Erickson join John and Heidi for the Sports Page. This week they talk about Major League Baseball players from batting averages to what they are paid. They discuss the controversy over players choosing not to get a COVID vaccination and the lawsuits against NFL player Deshaun Watson. Heidi stumps them with number themed trivia.

Early Bird Fishing Guide Jeff Sundin talks with John Bauer and Heidi Holtan on the Thursday Morning Show as he prepares for a day of crappie fishing. They talk about the recent rise in water levels in the area with Jeff saying “Mother Nature, she’s got a flare for being able to ruin a perfectly good prediction”. With the recent rain, water levels have gone from low to nearly flood level, making catching fish a bit trickier but good for spawning and reproduction for every species of fish. Jeff

Phenology is the rhythmic biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Each week, our resident phenologist John Latimer closely assesses the subtle and not so subtle phenological changes happening in nature and compares them to his meticulous, decades of data. On Tuesdays during the Phenology Show, we hear his findings in the official Phenology Report. This week John reports bloom progress on a wide array of flowering plants, trees and shrubs... The data proves it.... we are running

Phenology is the rhythmic biological nature of events as they relate to climate. Tuesday mornings during our Phenology Talkback we share phenology reports and questions from listeners and area students. We heard from six classrooms this week and the kids reported spring action everywhere! Sofia and Hawley in Cohasset report longer days and warmer weather... Harvey in Hill City reports flickers and loons... Maizee and Macie in Pike Lake note raindrops on branches and frogs calling... Adeline

Mark Morrissey, BSU assistant director of campus recreation Outdoor Program Center , joins John and Heidi on the Tuesday Morning show. Now is the time of year people are excited to get out on the areas lakes, rivers and streams. Mark talks about the cold-water danger people should be taking into account. He stresses the importance of having a plan for your water activities and wearing your PFD. Accidents can happen and a person can easily end up overboard. To understand what happens when people

Andy Tri is the acting bear project leader in the forest wildlife and populations research group with the MN DNR. He joins John and Heidi on the Tuesday Morning Show to share the wealth of knowledge he has accumulated through his research on bears. Andy explains how a bear’s body goes through hibernation, keeping them awake and alert but with little movement. We learn what they eat in the early spring and why they seek out bird feeders and food from our backyards. Andy says there are now more

Energy is a trillion dollar industry. Gaming is a billion dollar industry...Distributed, renewable-energy micro-grids are the future. - Bob Blake The Red Lake Solar Project is a comprehensive energy initiative with potential to change the energy game for the Red Lake Nation while creating local jobs as well as appeal for new industries to move to the region. Bob Blake is Executive Director of Native Sun Community Power Development . He's a member of the Red Lake Band of Ojibwe and owner of Solar

Today on Boozhoo Nana Boozhoo we learn the Ojibwe words for forgot "wanendam" and remember "mikwendam". Natash and Nana Boozhoo remember some things from the 1980's that they would rather forget.

This week on Minnesota Music notes Brett Carter features Minnesota singer songwriter John Magnuson. John Magnuson released Barely Noticeable, a 13 song album in November of 2020. As part of his musical journey, Magnuson played guitar with Twin Cities band The Carpetbaggers when they toured with Son Volt and shared stage with bands like Los Lobos, Alison Krauss and the Gear Daddies.

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, Sandy of McGregor served up leftover pork cutlets 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 !