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Brown on the Air: BRINGIN’ IT ALL BACK HOME
Join me this Saturday morning for “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE. The show blends calls, commentary, music and more for a unique northern Minnesota media experience. This week’s topic is “bring back.” Say what? Well, that just means we’ll be talking about all the things, both specific and conceptual, that we want back.…
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Brown on the Air: RIG YOUR CAR!
Tune in this Saturday morning from 10 a.m. to noon for 91.7 KAXE‘s weekly call-in and music program “Between You and Me.” This week we’ll be talking about cars, how they can be rigged to run under dire conditions, and funny or interesting car stories. This show has NPR’s “Car Talk” as its lead-in, so…
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Brown on the Air: NOTHING TO FEAR!
The Saturday, Oct. 16, episode of “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE joins with this unique independent station’s fall fundraiser topic of “Nothing to Be Afraid Of.” This week some special guests will join host Heidi Holtan in studio to talk about the fears, and ultimately the hopes of the people of northern Minnesota.…
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Brown on the Air: YOUR NEXT MEAL!
Tune in to 91.7 KAXE‘s “Between You and Me” program between 10 a.m. and noon Saturday for a mix of talk, music and rumination over this week’s topic: your next meal. What are you having for your next big meal? This opens talk of meal preparation, recipes and food specifics. It’s also a chance for…
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Brown on the Air: LAUNDRY!
Tune in to “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE this Saturday morning for a laundry list of … well, laundry. The topic is laundry. That’s what I am trying to say. Do I have laundry stories? Well, do I have clothes? Do I have access to staining agents? Indeed I do, and I just…
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Brown on the Air: ANGER!
This week’s edition of “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE explores the topic of anger. Excuse me, ANGER!! $%&$&#&%@!!!! My weekly contribution tackles the anger trend in American culture and the anger trend among our preschool children. The differences between the two are slight. I also discuss how anger is a source of Midwestern…
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Brown on the Air: INVENTIONS!
This week’s edition of “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE explores inventions: things you’ve invented, inventions you’ve loved, inventions you wish were invented. The topic will be dissected in traditional call-in and music-playing fashion, blending the unique voices of northern Minnesota and the expert moderation of host/producer Heidi Holtan. My regular contribution explores an…
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120 very important years, ctd.
I wrote last week on Pam Brunfelt’s lecture about the significance of the Iron Range in U.S. history. KAXE just shared a 12 minute interview of Pam which is a pretty good distillation of her talk. You should give it a listen. Related posts: No related posts.
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Brown on the Air: JOKES!
Tune in to “Between You and Me” Saturday morning on 91.7 KAXE for music, commentary and listener contributions about this week’s rotating topic: JOKES! Guest hosts Michael Goldberg and Gail Otteson will be taking calls and celebrating 9/11 humor! Ha ha! Too soon? Yes. Too soon. They’ll be taking jokes from the audience and not…
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Brown on the Air: WORST JOBS
My weekly contribution to 91.7 KAXE‘s Saturday morning program “Between You and Me” joins the rotating topic of “worst job you’ve ever had.” This is, loosely speaking, a tribute to Labor Day, but admittedly a bit of a sacrilegious one. Never mind; if there’s one thing that members of the proletariat have in common it’s…
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Brown on the Air: BACK TO SCHOOL!
Saturday morning’s edition of “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE explores a topic close to my heart, “Back to School.” Guest host Maddi Frick, a college student about to head back to campus herself, will be leading the conversation. She’s got a great name and a smooth drinkin’ public radio voice, so give it…
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Local Blogger to Convert Angry Screed into Spoken Word
I’ll be on the KAXE Morning Show at about 7:20 Monday morning to talk Iron Range news and politics. I wonder what we’ll talk about? Related posts: No related posts.
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Brown on the Air: SUMMER WHATNOT!
And in a dramatic change in tone, we move on to this week’s delightful homespun radio program. “Between You and Me,” the Saturday morning call-in and music show on 91.7 KAXE features “summer recipes” this week. This will be a wide ranging celebration of the end of summer and the things we like about the…
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Brown on the Air: ROAD TRIP!
Tune in this Saturday morning for “Between You and Me,” the call-in and music program on 91.7 KAXE. The topic this week is “road trips.” I’ve written about road trips in the past so I decided to go a different direction this week, instead writing another character piece about road trips from the viewpoint of…
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Brown on the Air: STORMY WEATHER!
This week’s edition of “Between You and Me” on 91.7 KAXE explores the topic of stormy weather. I’ll be joining the Saturday morning call-in and music program to offer commentary on one particular side effect of storms in our house, the bellowing of the weather alert radio my beautiful bride of almost 10 years keeps…