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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…