-
Brown on the Air: BICYCLES
Tune in to Saturday morning’s “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE for more fun than you can fit in a flowered basket on a set of handlebars. I’ll be joining in with an essay to suit the week’s topic: bicycles. Every week the show explores a usually relevant, sometimes random subject and allows the…
-
Brown on the Air: DIET & EXERCISE
Tune in Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon to hear my contribution to “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE. “Between You and Me” features a new topic each week and features the voices of northern Minnesota through phone calls, music and commentaries by folks like me. This week’s topic is diet and exercise. I’ll…
-
Brown on the Air: ORIGINALITY!
Here’s a first: a show about originality. This Saturday morning’s edition of “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE explores the concept of “what makes something original?” just in time for the Iron Range Original Music Association‘s big show coming up. I’ll be joining the fray with a tired old essay, worn down by the…
-
Brown on the Air: TEETH!
Damn if I didn’t just write and record an essay about teeth. Guy writes and records a thing like that, he sure as hell hopes someone listens to it. That’s where you come in. The topic of this week’s edition of “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE is teeth. I’ll be joining the fray…
-
Brown on the Air: HOMEMADE!
My weekly commentary for the Saturday, May 1, 2010 edition of “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE joins the call-in/music program’s rotating topic of “homemade.” Are things you make on your own inherently better than the things you buy from the store? There’s some annual thing about beer going on that day at the…
-
Brown on the Air: JUNK DRAWERS ’10!
I may be politicking out of town this weekend, but elements of my normal routine continue. Tune in for my weekly contribution to the Saturday morning call-in and music program “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE. This week’s topic is “junk drawers,” one of our annual shows where callers reveal the contents of their…
-
Brown on the Air: PETS!
Tune in Saturday morning for “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE, the weekly call-in and music program covering all manner of topics and featuring several astute commentators, including yours truly. My essay joins this week’s theme in the general remark: “Oh, the things we do for our pets.” I’ll explore some of the over-the-top…
-
Brown on the Air: BOWLS
My weekly Saturday morning contribution for the 91.7 KAXE program “Between You and Me” deals with the show’s topic of bowls. That’s right. That’s really going to happen. You see, the Itasca Empty Bowls fundraiser is Saturday and we’re using the opportunity to get people talking about an unusual topic, something this show is probably…
-
Brown on the Air: FAVORITE SMALL TOWNS
My contribution to this Saturday morning’s edition of “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE will join the call-in and music program’s weekly topic of “favorite small towns.” Listeners will be able to share stories and insights about their favorite small towns, particularly the many excellent small towns here in Minnesota. This topic arrives in…
-
Brown on the Air: TRAFFIC TICKETS
I divulge one of my poor personal habits this Saturday: lead foot. The topic for this week’s Saturday morning talk/music program “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE deals with “traffic tickets.” My contribution joins the chorus of unique northern Minnesota voices that make this show a special treat for anyone who loves the north…
-
Brown on the Air: ACT HAPPY!
The topic for this Saturday morning’s “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE will be “Act Happy.” You may not know this, but it’s national “Act Happy Week,” a time of willing yourself to a better state of mind. My regular contribution is entitled “Work Smile.” I talk about the special smile you use, often…
-
Sounding off on sound
I’ve been getting a great response to my humor commentary about “Sound” that was broadcast on 91.7 KAXE last Saturday. It features the first professional voice work by young George and Doug Brown (don’t worry about the budget; they work for Goldfish crackers). If you’d like to know what my radio work sounds like, take…
-
Brown on the Air: SOUNDS!
What’s your favorite sound? What’s your least favorite sound? My weekly contribution to the Saturday morning call-in/music show “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE joins the unique program’s rotating topic of “sounds.” I share both good sounds and bad in an essay that I originally titled “The Sound and the Furry” because I thought…
-
Brown on the Air: STRANDED
Tune in to 91.7 KAXE‘s “Between You and Me,” a call-in and music program featuring the voices of northern Minnesota, this Saturday morning from 10 a.m. to noon. The topic this week is “Stranded.” Have you ever been stranded? Where? Why? I’ll be joining the fray as usual with my regular radio commentary. Trust me,…
-
Brown on the Air: FUN!
KAXE‘s annual winter fundraiser is here and the Saturday morning program “Between You and Me” is joining in the fun. Quite literally. “Fun” is the theme of the fundraiser AND this week’s show. How fun! I mean that, actually. 91.7 KAXE is an independent public station pumping out 100,000 slick, smooth watts across northern Minnesota…