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The Minneculture Podcast  from KFAI  Let's all listen to more episodes of the  MinneCulture Podcast ! We are going to air the last 4 installments from the bi-weekly series as they prepare to launch their second season. MinneCulture features  the best arts, culture, and history reporting from KFAI . In these episodes, we'll cover demolition lawn mower derbys, mosquito control, vigilante bikers (as in bicyclists), both rogue potters and plate breakers, b ackyard chicken coops,  plus the professional wrestling scene in Minnesota -- so hold on tight!  Our show will feature work by independent producers:  Britt Aamodt , Xan Holston , Graison Hensley Chapman ,  Sophie Nikitas ,  and Todd Melby .  MinneCulture is made possible by a grant from the  Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund . You can hear more stories from  MinneCulture at their Soundcloud page  and download all of Series One of the MinneCulture podcast NOW o...

Sufi Melange Live from Minnesota  First we'll hear a performance of poetry sung by North Indian classical vocalist Dr. Pooja Goswami Pavan . Her original arrangements feature instruments both traditional like tabla, dholak, bouzouki, and also contemporary, like acoustic guitar, electric bass, and keyboard. An English translation of the text is provided by a narrator before each tune. Produced by Daniel Zamzow for MinneCulture, this presentation features excerpts from the 2015 concert at Normandale Community College in Bloomington as well as perspectives by members of the ensemble. Additional performers are: Greg Herriges on bouzouki and guitar, Tushar Ahmed on bass as well as guitar, Vinod Krishnan at the keys, percussion and dholak played by Abhinav Sharma, Dr. A. Pavan on Tabla, with Dipankar Mukherjee providing narration. Special thanks to Joy Islam for his engineering work. Casey O’Brien Live from Minnesota  As a composer and bassist from Saint Paul,  Casey...

For pledge drive this go around, Todd and Micah will be playing a crop of recent stories from KFAI's Minneculture collective. We'll hear pieces from Dixie Treichel ,  Emily Bright , Britt Aamodt , Sophie Nikitas , Diane Richard ,  Xan Holston ,  Erianna Jiles , and Nancy Rosenbaum . So tune-in and explore topics like pinball, poetry, punk rock, cheeky monkeys, cycling, art, and even more. We'll also be playing highlights from Minneculture's " Live from Minnesota " series. While you're listing, PLEASE VISIT  kfai.org/donate  or call 612-375-9030 and make a donation to keep this awesome stuff on the Twin Cities' airwaves.  Each pledge, big or small, is  extremely important to us. You can contribute online right  here  or y ou can give us a call at  612-375-9030   and show your endorsement of truly public, listener-supported, independent community radio!

Jillian Rae from Minneculture Recorded live at Broken World Records in Winona at the 5th annual MidWest Music Fest . Produced and recorded for KFAI’s Minneculture by the one and only Tom Garneau. Jillian will be performing at the Hook and Ladder on Saturday, March 31st.  Also, if you have a few minutes to spare, we recommend that you hear her cover of Prince's When Doves Cry  at her Bandcamp page. Ayvah from Minneculture In the second half of our show, the  jazz and funk influenced Twin Cities quintet Ayvah perform live at The Icehouse in Minneapolis. Ayvah is Ava McFarlane on vocals, Samuel Rosenstone on piano, DeCarlo Jackson on bass, Joey C. Hays on drums and Andy Schupp on guitar. This "Live from Minnesota" concert was recorded by Ryan Mach . It was expertly mixed and produced by Tom Garneau . You can hear more from Ayvah by visiting their Soundclound .

The Minneculture Podcast from KFAI With Season 2 of the MinneCulture Podcast  just around the corner, we are gearing up with three installments from their excellent first season. The Minneculture Podcast features the best arts, culture, and history reporting from KFAI. In these episodes, we'll learn how Black Lives Matter got an anthem, the story of a college student from Minnesota who got the Swedish band Roxette on U.S. radio, and a 28-hour music marathon . We'll a lso dive deep into the animal world in interviews with nature videographer Sam Easterson , taxidermist Sarina Brewer , and a harpist that has been playing for primates at the Como Zoo in St. Paul for nearly a decade. Our show will feature work by independent producers  Diane Richard , Mason Butler ,  Lila Cherneff , Sam Radwany , Ryan Dawes , and Nancy Rosenbaum . Minneculture is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund . You can hear more stories from Minneculture at...

Episode Four: Frederick Wiseman from The Drunk Projectionist Documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman discusses " Titicut Follies ," his controversial 1967 film about a hospital for the criminally insane. In this interview with Todd Melby , he also reveals why he shot most of his movies on 16mm, how his films are structurally similar to plays , and why he hates the term "cinema verite." The film "Titicut Follies" launched Wiseman's trademark style of filmmaking: no interviews, no music, no restaging of events, no crawl of type identifying subjects or places. His documentaries - he’s made more than 35 films in 50 years - are his and his alone Episode Five: Charles Burnett from The Drunk Projectionist Critic Terrence Rafferty of GQ called " Killer of Sheep ," a film by Charles Burnett, "one of the most striking debuts in movie history." Host Todd Melby interviews writer/director Burnett, about this important film. " Kil...

William's Leap For Freedom by SueMedia Productions Hosted by Dion Graham , this one hour radioplay is based on the life of freed slave William Wells Brown . The performance was recorded live and stars Mirron E. Willis as Wells Brown, and features Barbara Rosenblat (of Orange is the New Black  fame ) along with a multi-voice cast. It is a two part drama; a play within a play. Beginning with a fictionalized conversation between William and a historian, and selected portions of " The Escape or Leap for Freedom ," a play written by William Wells Brown in 1858.