Today on Boozhoo Nana Boozhoo we learn the days of the week in Ojibwe. Nana Boozhoo starts with Monday Nitam-anokii-gizhigad meaning the first day of work. They also have a special guest call in to chat, Sylvester Stallone! Go here for more Nana Boozhoo and the days of the week.

I call them my monsters...they're benevolent monsters who care, and they would like to give you a feeling of inner wealth...They are not not scary guys or girls, they are monsters who would like to help you heal. - Jesse Dermody on his Strange Forms

A lot of people think of a library as very traditional as a place to go and check out books and items. We are so much more than that. We're a community center. We have computers, we have fax printers, we have copiers, we have study rooms. We have our legal kiosk. - Ara Gallo, Bemidji Public Library The pandemic forced area libraries to go about business differently over the past year. The Bemidji Public Library rose to the call with a variety of options for patrons. Now that restrictions have

We lost a great friend this week. Our Talk on the Wildside host - retired Forest Ecology instructor from Itasca Community College - Harry Hutchins. Tune in on Monday March 15th for Mixtape with Heidi Holtan at 2 and 10pm. You'll hear music Harry loved and music that connects us to nature, put together by the listeners of KAXE/KBXE. Harry Hutchins , age 64, passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Grand Village. He had courageously fought a mitochondrial disease, MELAS for years. Harry was

It's been 25 years since the movie Fargo was released. Todd Melby joined us today to talk about his new book "A Lot Can Happen In The Middle of Nowhere - The Untold Story of the Making of Fargo". Published by the MN Historical Society Press. A Lot Can Happen in the Middle of Nowhere presents the untold stories behind the making of Joel and Ethan Coen’s most memorable film. It explores the behindthe-scenes creative moments that made Fargo a critical and cultural success, including casting

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. This week we heard about the COVID-19 we heard more about the new rollback of restrictions in the state of Minnesota, progress in vaccinations and more! If you didn’t get a chance to send or call in your question this week email [email protected] or call 612-562-9895.

On our latest On the House conversation Justin Crossley from Aspire Heating & Control joins our host Jesse Davis. Justin is with us to talk about geothermal heating and cooling. He explains how geothermal works, what the unit looks like and the benefits due to energy efficiency. Justin tells us there are limitations for using geothermal such as soil conditions, usable ground water and enough land to put a system in. Listen here for the informational conversation on geothermal heating and

Friday mornings during Border News Roundup we get a chance to check in with Marshall Helmberger, the editor and publisher of The Timberjay newspaper serving NE Minnesota. Today Marshall talks about the controversy over the City of Tower forming a police department or deciding to rely on the St. Louis County Sheriff Department. He tells us about the Greenwood Township elections for clerk and treasurer, the ribbon cutting at Washington Elementary in Ely for a new vending machine that dispenses

Author Patricia Hoolihan joins Heidi and John on the Thursday Morning Show to talk about her new book Hands and Heart Together: Daily Meditations for Caregivers. While caregiving for her parents Patricia found meditation books were often missing the special needs that caregivers have. She tells about the intense experience of caregiving, covering the on-going demands of the person you are caring for while finding balance for your own needs. She talks about caregiving difficulties during the

...through through the pandemic, we really, really saw how committed our staff was. And just the way that they stepped up was just incredible and dealt with all the uncertainty and all the changing guidelines. And ....what are the things that we could do that are going to be the most impactful on people's long term quality of life? And these are these are some of the jumping off points that we decided on. - Jake Robinson, Brigid's Irish Pub The pandemic has created extreme challenges for the