Natasha Oreskovich is the Senior Program Manager of The StreetWorks Collaborative. A program of Lutheran Social Service of MN, StreetWorks is a collaborative of youth-serving nonprofits that have provided street-based outreach to youth experiencing homelessness in the Metro area since 1994. Natasha talks about how StreetWorks reaches youth, new challenges with COVID-19, and how we as a community can help.

The Twin Cities’ Southside Aces has a long history of Holiday shows. This year’s revelry is virtual of course. It’s called "Yule Be Sorry: A Holiday TV Dinner with the Southside Aces." Tony Balluff of the Southside Aces talked to Phil Nusbaum about the show. But first Tony talked about his love of Christmas music.

Film publicist Peter Schilling offers up some recommendations for films to stream from the comfort of your home, including a series of films from Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai at the Trylon Cinema and the British Arrow Awards from Walker Art Center.

Daren Johnson is the Director of Extended Learning at Minneapolis Public Schools. He talks about the upcoming registration deadline for after-school programs for K-8th graders.

Jevetta Steele talks about the show her family will present at The Dakota Friday, Dec. 16, 2020. The livestream will be rebroadcast on Saturday, Dec. 17.

Pianist Nachito Herrera talks about his show streaming from The Dakota tonight, Weds. Dec. 16, 2020, and on becoming the first Cuban-American signed as a Steinway artist.

One reason Tod Harper’s new recording project is to honor the late Carei Thomas, a musical mentor of Todd’s who died in May 2020. Another is to demonstrate musical ecology. In a conversation with Phil Nusbaum, Todd first talked about his late mentor, Carei Thomas.

Davina Lozier from Davina and the Vagabonds talks about their new holiday album and their upcoming New Year's Eve show at The Dakota.

Karen DeBaun from LSS Behavioral Health talks about mental health during the holiday season.

Aaron Kerr’s Trio just released a CD titled Odin, a reference to Norse mythology. Normally a group backs up a recording with performances, but that isn’t possible during a pandemic. So why release music at this time? In a conversation with Phil Nusbaum, Aaron had an answer for that.