KFAI's MinneCulture Presents

This sound-rich documentary  on the  late "Mr. Showmanship's" fabulous life and legacy , produced by Out in the Bay's Eric Jansen is told with love by Liberace Museum  curators , a Liberace impersonator and features Liberace’s own voice and music. S it back  ( preferably in marble tub with champagne in hand! ),  close your eyes and enjoy a trip back in time with the most spectacular, fabulous, outlandish and ground-breaking closeted entertainer of the 20 th  century .

Beastie Boys on Being Stupid by David Gerlach Back in May 1985, the Beastie Boys were fresh on the music scene and on tour as the opening act for Madonna. In between shows they sat in a Washington D.C. hotel room and cracked wise for Rocci Fisch, then a reporter for ABC News Radio. Pete Seeger on We Shall Overcome by David Gerlach Folk music legend Pete Seeger explains the history behind the civil rights anthem, " We Shall Overcome ", and why this famous song has many brothers and sisters, fathers and mothers. And he sings, too. Jonathan Alter on How to Interview Presidents Obama, Clinton, & Nixon by David Gerlach We hear from journalist Jonathan Alter on how you interview a President--with rare outtakes from his Oval Office interview with President Obama in November 2009 including his take on "Teabaggers" and the GOP. Jonathan Alter writes for Bloomberg now after spending nearly three decades at Newsweek magazine. He’s interviewed...

Journey of the Asian Carp from Long Haul Productions This is the story of a good fish gone bad -- an immigrant brought here with good intentions but who has  caught a  bad rap .   The carp is said to be a tasty fillet but instead lives as a victim of stereotypes. However, if given the chance, this  fish   might just rock your world... Oh yeah, i t's also a  fish that can fly !  The Master by  Emily Hsiao Emily visits a taxidermist on Martha's Vineyard. However, you won't find any deer heads or bears in her workshop  -- just lots and lots of fish. Janet Messineo  specializes in marine taxidermy and mounts fish of all sizes. For the past 25 years,  she  has worked from  her  basement, cranking out  critter  after  critter  for her clients. It has been hard work, and Janet is ready to retire. But even as she eases into retirement,  Janet  still finds a way to breathe new life into ol...

When Lenny Met Igo r by Jackson Braider 100 years ago this month, the premier of Rite of Spring at the Paris Ballet provoked a riot ; six months later, its composer, Igor Stravinsky , was the darling of the Paris scene .  As part of WFMT ’s Stravinsky@125 series celebrating the 125th anniversary of the composer's birth, producer Jackson Braider tells us some stories from the life of The Rite of Spring. Le Sacre du printemps   by Igor Stravinsky We'll also be airing a short excerpt of the famed ballet. Our recording was r eleased on Decca Records in 1974 and p erformed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with Sir Georg Solti conducting.