On 91.7 KAXE‘s Saturday morning call-in and music show “Between You and Me” this week I’ll be joining the program’s theme of celebrating this large, unique public radio station’s 35th anniversary. In honor of the occasion I review the meaning of a year. As usual, I wax poetic with jokes. Kind of my deal these…

The 91.7 KAXE Saturday morning call-in and talk show “Between You and Me” tries again with the “Even my friends don’t know” topic. Host Heidi Holtan is on the mend from her lost voice. Tune in from 10 a.m. to noon on 91.7 FM or streaming live at www.kaxe.org. I explained more last week, if…

UPDATE: Heidi lost her voice before the April 9 show, so this topic including my essay will be revisited for the April 16 program.  This week’s topic for 91.7 KAXE‘s Saturday morning “Between You and Me” program could generate quite a tizzy. “One Thing Even My Friends Don’t Know About Me.” We all have little…

This week on KAXE’s “Between You and Me” I chip in an essay joining the Saturday morning show topic of “spring.” What spring? And I don’t just mean this in a small talk sort of way, like the guy at the gas station. I aim to explore the soul of Minnesotans, without, you know, getting…

Tune in this Saturday morning to “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE as I contribute a piece to the show’s rotating topic: restaurants. The show, guest hosted by Julie Crabb, will feature music and listener calls talking about favorite restaurants, recommendations and restaurant stories. My essay will explore the experience of dining out, itself…

This week’s edition of the Saturday morning talk and music spectacular “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE features another essay by yours truly, this one joining the weekly topic of “furniture.” I talk about how furniture tells the story of our lives in unexpected ways. I’d say the essay rolls nicely, like a well-mounted…

Tune in for this Saturday morning’s edition of “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE. “Between You and Me” combines music, listener calls, stories and produced elements by the likes of yours truly. My essay this week joins the show’s rotating topic of “movies.” Host Heidi Holtan and special guest co-host Julie “The Mom of…

I’m taking a week off from commentary, but if you’re a gardener tune in to “Between You and Me” this Saturday morning from 10 to noon on 91.7 KAXE. Guest host Linda Johnson will be talking with Bonnie the Plant Lady about setting up your 2011 garden. We do have a garden at the Brown…

My essay on this week’s edition of “Between You and Me,” KAXE’s Saturday morning call-in and music program, joins the show’s topic and the subject of this independent public station’s winter fundraiser “We the People.” This people-powered media outlet is looking for stories and ideas about the future of public radio, internet and other forms…

This week on “Between You and Me,” the Saturday morning call-in and music program on 91.7 KAXE, the rotating topic turns to libraries. Host Heidi Holtan, a former librarian her own self, will lead a discussion of library stories, library meaning, and things you would find in a library. Northern Minnesota is home to many…

This week on “Between You and Me,” the 91.7 KAXE Saturday morning call-in and music program featuring the voices of northern Minnesota, the topic is “Brainerd.” That’s right, the central Minnesota town whose pronunciation accentuates the regional accent gets its own show. This was a special challenge for me, a writer and teacher from the…

This week on “Between You and Me,” the Saturday morning call-in and music program on 91.7 KAXE, we are talking “the good news and the bad news.” Take this however you want. My essay explores the origins of the “good news bad news” joke structure. The concept for the show, however, was inspired by my…