So I went and did it. I downloaded “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jespen. Sure, I’m late to the party. The song peaked in popularity months ago with the downright literary refrain: “Hey, I just met youand this is crazy,but here’s my number,so call me maybe.” I actually listened to the Cookie Monster parody… Read More →
On the Air: Remembering as we go
May 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This week, it was lightly noted that Johnny Carson taped his final Tonight Show 20 years ago this past Monday. I was 12 the year Johnny signed off. We were living south of Eveleth, not far from Forbes — a little Iron Range rail location where the elementary school I attended 1st and 2nd grades… Read More →
Brown on the Air: GEOCACHING!
May 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This week on Northern Community Radio’s Saturday morning call-in and music program “Between You and Me” host Heidi Holtan will lead a conversation on geocaching. This is the distinctly 21st century hobby of finding treasure using handheld GPS devices. I went geocaching once and it was fine, but one of my favorite things about it… Read More →
Brown on the Air: GRANDMOTHERS!
May 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
It’s the opening of the walleye fishing season in Minnesota which, for some, is also a good reminder that it’s also Mother’s Day weekend. We’re talking about grandmothers on the Saturday morning talk and music program “Between You and Me” on Northern Community Radio. Host and producer Heidi Holtan is looking for stories and memories… Read More →
Brown on the Air: I DON’T GET …
May 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This week’s topic on the Northern Community Radio Saturday morning call-in and music program “Between You and Me” is “I don’t get…” Blank. You fill in the blank. What don’t you get? My weekly commentary develops a list that shows how dependent I am on broadcast media to relate with the world around me, something… Read More →
Brown on the Air: DO-OVERS!
April 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
If you could do something over, what would it be? If you could live something over, what would you choose? The topic of the Saturday morning call-in and music show Between You and Me on Northern Community Radio this week is “Do-Overs.” I argue, humorously, with my typical self-deprecating memoir, that do-overs are not possible…. Read More →
Brown on the Air: POETRY!
April 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I’ll be returning to my commentary role on Northern Community Radio’s “Between You and Me” call-in and music program this Saturday morning, speaking on the topic of poems and poetry for National Poetry Month. I’ll be discussing 50 years of Minnesota’s most successful poet, Duluth and Hibbing’s Bob Dylan. You may recall that I am… Read More →
Brown on the Air: KITCHEN GADGETS!
March 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I’ll be on Northern Community Radio’s “Between You and Me” this Saturday morning with a commentary on kitchen gadgets. This should be a fun show, featuring guest hosts Maggie Montgomery and Ross Williams. I detail my ineptitude with kitchen gadgets and my predisposition toward the sort of canned, processed foods common to people who grew… Read More →
Brown on the Air: EARLY SPRING!
March 23, 2012 by 1 Comment
This week’s Between You and Me on Northern Community Radio deals with the unusual early spring in northern Minnesota. What are you seeing? What does this mean? Stories of nature and the nature of change will abound. My essay is adapted from my column last week, so if you liked that and would like to… Read More →
Brown on the Air: LANGUAGES! (and news)
March 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I’ll have an essay joining the show topic of “learning languages” on Saturday morning’s “Between You and Me,” Northern Community Radio’s conversation and music show. You can hear the show from 10 a.m. to noon on 91.7 KAXE in northern Minnesota and streaming live and archived at kaxe.org. Stay tuned for the launch of Northern… Read More →
