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Brown on the Air: Mississippi River Festival
The Mississippi River Festival, featuring music and fun of all kinds, will run all day Saturday along the banks of the Mighty Miss’ in Grand Rapids, just outside the KAXE studios. The Saturday morning program “Between You and Me” will focus on the topic of outdoor events and picnics in honor of the occasion. My…
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Brown on the Air: Retirement
My weekly commentary will once again air on 91.7 KAXE’s “Between You and Me” this Saturday, July 12 between 10 a.m. and noon. The call-in/music show’s topic for the day is “retirement” and the program will be guest hosted by legendary KAXE volunteer programmer D.J. the D.J., who himself retired recently. Me? I’m a whipper…
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Brown on the Air: Favorite Cars
Tune in to “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE to hear my weekly commentary, which is just a small part of a great call-in and music show unlike anything you’ve heard before. This week, the show explores the topic of “favorite cars.” What’s your favorite car? Why? Mine was a 1982 GM Cutlass Cruiser…
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Brown on the Air: Circle of Life
Originally, “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE was going to take a hiatus for Saturday, June 28, but the independent public station’s summer fund raiser has been extended through Saturday so they are scrambling to put together a new show. The new topic is “cycles of life,” based in part on my column of…
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Brown on the Air: camping
Tune in tomorrow, Saturday, June 21, to 91.7 KAXE for “Between You and Me” featuring, among many other things, my weekly commentary. This week’s topic is “camping,” which is also the theme of station’s summer fund raiser. If you’ve never heard a KAXE on-air fund raiser, check it out. They provide elaborate thematic adventures that…
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Brown on the Air: Low cost summer fun
Gas prices got you down? My weekly essay on KAXE’s “Between You and Me” this Saturday features low cost summer fun. What can we do for cheap this summer? I also talk about the art of gas siphoning, so tune in. The show airs Saturday, June 14, between 10 a.m. and noon on 91.7 FM…
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Brown on the Air: summer jobs
My weekly contribution to KAXE’s “Between You and Me” this Saturday, in keeping with the show’s theme this week, will be an essay about summer jobs. Specifically I’ll be talking about one summer job I had in college where my job was, among other things, to make sure kids practiced proper lawnmower safety during their…
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Brown on the Air: Words
My weekly essay for “Between You and Me” discusses words. Words can be deeply meaningful and strangely bizarre. Sasquatch. Squat. Kumquat. Syphilis. What a wild lexicon we live in! Creators of words and those who use them should tune in between 10 a.m. and noon on Saturday, May 31 for “Between You and Me,” a…
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Brown on the Air: Exercise (for real)
The “exercise” show scheduled for last week’s “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE was postponed and will air, for real, this Saturday. My audio essay talks about exercise from an evolutionary standpoint, but don’t worry it’s not nearly that serious-sounding. Tune in between 10 a.m. and noon on 91.7 FM or streaming online at…
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Brown on the Air: Exercise, Dylan Days and more Dylan Days
My weekly radio essay for KAXE’s “Between You and Me” this week is about exercise. I take a broader look at exercise through an evolutionary lens. Using phrases like that helps me feel better about the general appearance of my torso. It’s supposed to be funny, so tune in and find out if it actually…
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Brown on the Air: Mom’s Cooking
My weekly commentary for Saturday’s “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE is entitled “High Heat” and talks about a couple kitchen stories and life lessons in honor of my grandma on this upcoming Mother’s Day. The call-in show will discuss the nostalgic topic of “Mom’s Cooking” while sharing great music and probably a recipe…
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Brown on the Air: "The Almighty Dollar"
My weekly essay for KAXE’s “Between You and Me with Heidi Holtan” will cover the value of a dollar as the show topic asks “What can you get for a buck?” My thoughts range from international currency to Zimbabwe to crappy stuff you can buy at the dollar store. Ideally, this will make more sense…
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Brown on the Air: Parties!
My weekly radio essay for KAXE’s “Between You and Me” this Saturday, April 26 will cover the topic of parties. What makes a good one? What makes a bad one? I also talk about the importance of fire in any Iron Range gathering. Tune in between 10 a.m. and noon on 91.7 FM in northern…
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Brown on the Air: Eyesores
I have converted my column from last Sunday (“Blight Me: the Unique Aesthetics of the Iron Range“) into a radio essay for tomorrow’s “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE. The weekly talk and music program is exploring the topic of northern Minnesota eyesores. You can call in to share your perspective or just take…
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Brown (not) on the Air: Join KAXE!
“Between You and Me,” the KAXE program for which I contribute weekly essays, is taking a one-week hiatus at the conclusion of the independent public station’s spring fundraising drive this Saturday. Instead of listening to my inane ramblings, I encourage you to join or renew your membership in KAXE right now. You can do it…