This will be a busy week for the Great Northern Radio Show, slated to go live from 5-7 this Saturday, April 7, from the Chief Theatre in Bemidji, Minnesota. This will be our second episode of what is now a quarterly variety show on Northern Community Radio and other independent public radio outlets. You can… Read More →
Celebrity guest on April 7 Great Northern Radio Show?
March 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
In keeping with tradition I’ve prepared this fun little promotional video for the April 7 Great Northern Radio Show on 91.7 KAXE/90.5 KBXE Northern Community Radio. We’ll be live on the air from the Chief Theatre in Bemidji and streaming at kaxe.org from 5-7 p.m. that Saturday. Still some free tickets available but they’re going… Read More →
Brown on the Air: KITCHEN GADGETS!
March 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I’ll be on Northern Community Radio’s “Between You and Me” this Saturday morning with a commentary on kitchen gadgets. This should be a fun show, featuring guest hosts Maggie Montgomery and Ross Williams. I detail my ineptitude with kitchen gadgets and my predisposition toward the sort of canned, processed foods common to people who grew… Read More →
Brown on the Air: EARLY SPRING!
March 23, 2012 by 1 Comment
This week’s Between You and Me on Northern Community Radio deals with the unusual early spring in northern Minnesota. What are you seeing? What does this mean? Stories of nature and the nature of change will abound. My essay is adapted from my column last week, so if you liked that and would like to… Read More →
Bemidji Pioneer features Great Northern Radio Show
March 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Bemidji Pioneer ran a feature today on our upcoming Great Northern Radio Show, Saturday, April 7, live from the Chief Theater in downtown Bemidji. You can hear the show 5-7 p.m. on 91.7 KAXE/90.5 KBXE and kaxe.org. We’ll also be podcasting and rebroadcasting the show on Northern Community Radio and other public stations around… Read More →
Brown on the Air: LANGUAGES! (and news)
March 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I’ll have an essay joining the show topic of “learning languages” on Saturday morning’s “Between You and Me,” Northern Community Radio’s conversation and music show. You can hear the show from 10 a.m. to noon on 91.7 KAXE in northern Minnesota and streaming live and archived at kaxe.org. Stay tuned for the launch of Northern… Read More →
Brown on the Air: SAVING TIME!
March 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Daylight savings time is upon us. Clocks spring forward this Sunday morning, ushering in the annual period of unnatural light adjustment indicative of modern life. All I know is that I’ve spent the last several weeks trying to explain how days get longer in the spring to my first grader and now when we go… Read More →
Brown on the Air: FAME and POLITICS
March 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The topic of the Saturday morning talk and music show “Between You and Me” on KAXE will be “brush with fame.” Guest host John Bauer will be taking calls from people sharing their stories of meeting celebrities, athletes or other prominent public figures. I’ve produced a piece that details how my feelings have changed about… Read More →
Brown on the Air: OSCARS!
February 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This week on 91.7 KAXE’s “Between You and Me” the topic veers into the pop culture apex that is Sunday’s Academy Award ceremony in Hollywood. My essay is just good clean wackiness merged with cultural observation. I have charted my seven-year plan to win an Oscar. Step One: acquire film skills. You can hear the… Read More →
Brown on the Air: PETS!
February 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
It’s fundraiser time at 91.7 KAXE – Northern Community Radio. I did a stint on the air yesterday afternoon and will be on with my weekly commentary for “Between You and Me” Saturday morning. That show’s topic is “Love Your Pet” and my essay talks about the natural oddity that is human-animal friendship. I talk… Read More →
