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Brown on the Air: Greatest Dog Moments
Tune in Saturday 10 a.m.-noon on 91.7 KAXE for “Between You and Me” with Heidi Holtan. My weekly commentary will probably run during the first hour. The topic this week is part of the independent public station’s spring fundraiser, Greatest Moments, focusing on the greatest moments we’ve had with our dogs or cats. As some…
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Brown on the Air: Statehood now!
Tune in Saturday, March 29 to KAXE’s “Between You and Me” with guest host Scott Hall to hear a show about rebellion. What kind? All kinds! My weekly essay will discuss the history of the “State of Superior,” the forgotten 51st state in the union. I’ll suggest, ever so gently and perhaps with a small…
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Brown on the Air: Personality Quirks
My weekly radio essay for Saturday’s episode of “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE will focus on personality quirks. The call-in and music show will explore some of the interesting quirks of our northern Minnesota friends, family members and neighbors. Tune in between 10 a.m. and noon on 91.7 FM and streaming online at…
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Brown on the Air: Gas Prices
We get topical on “Between You and Me” this week as the music and call-in show will focus on gas. My commentary discusses gas prices and continues my growing advocacy for legalized moonshine. Huh? You’ll have to tune in to “Between You and Me” Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon on 91.7 FM in northern…
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Brown on the Air: Germs
I’ll be on KAXE with my weekly essay for “Between You and Me” Saturday between 10 a.m. and noon. The show’s topic this week is germs and I’ll be talking about a particularly nasty set of germs that leveled my family a couple weeks ago. Fun fact: my flu story involves the Minnesota State Highway…
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Brown on the Air: Souvenirs and ‘C is for Comfort Food’
I am a triple media threat this weekend. Jump back! Old Media (TV): I will be baking fudge bars using a recipe from Bob Dylan’s mom’s personal file on “C is for Comfort Food” on WDSE Channel 8 in Northern Minnesota from 1-4:30 p.m. this Saturday, March 1. I promise to tell you the story…
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Brown on the Air times Two: Northern Cheapskate Saturday!
It’s been a rough week. Normally, when I tell you what I’ll be doing for the Saturday “Between You and Me” program on KAXE I’ve already written, recorded and edited the piece. This week, I have done none of those three things. But I do know the topic and it is close to home, believe…
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Brown on the Air: Love, Misc.
I’m on the air Saturday morning for my weekly essay on KAXE’s “Between You and Me.” This week’s show topic is about love and dating, sort of a whiplash off of this week’s Valentine’s Day holiday. I offer “tips for dating Iron Rangers.” Usually, the essay is complete by the time I write this post.…
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Brown on the Air: Gym Class
Tune in Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon on 91.7 KAXE to hear “Between You and Me.” I contribute essays to the call-in and music show, which profiles a different cultural topic each week from a distinctly northern Minnesota point of view. This week we’re talking about gym class. That’s a sore subject for a…
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Brown on the Air: Mystery Theatre
Tune in for this week’s “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE to hear my 4-minute radio mystery “The DeRanger Code.” This week’s show explores the topic of mystery novels, so I wrote a parody of Dan Brown’s “The DaVinci Code” set on the Mesabi Iron Range. Heavy-duty production work was involved and the I…
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Brown on the Air: Kids Say the Darnedest Things
My weekly radio essay on Saturday’s “Between You and Me” on KAXE deals with the cute little things that kids say. If that sounds too sugary for you, don’t worry. My essay also involves Scotch. (You’ll have to listen to figure out the connection). “Between You and Me” is a call-in and music show that…
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Brown on the Air: Riding the Bus
Saturday’s edition of “Between You and Me” with Heidi Holtan on 91.7 KAXE will explore the world of buses in advance of the KAXE bus trip to declare rural Effie as the “Capital of KAXE.” (Find out more below). In my weekly essay contribution I talk about the dynamics of my time on a school…
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Brown on the Air: Movies
My essay for KAXE’s “Between You and Me” with Heidi Holtan tomorrow will be about movies. As usual this remains consistent with the call-in show’s topic for the week. Expect a lot of talk about people’s favorite movies and what movies mean in our society. You can hear the show from 10 a.m. to noon…
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Brown on the Air: Coffee
My weekly radio essay for Saturday’s “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE is about coffee, which is also the show’s theme this week. Breaking a recent trend I don’t wax philosophic about the deep meaning of coffee. Rather, I talk about the base value of coffee: a fast, reliable source of caffeine. I do…
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Brown on the Air: Time
I had the high honor of appearing as the guest on this morning’s “What’s for Breakfast” segment on the 91.7 KAXE Morning Show. Tomorrow, my weekly essay will appear on “Between You and Me” between 10 a.m. and noon. The topic this week is appropriate for today: time. See, today is my birthday, the big…