KFAI's MinneCulture Presents

We're going to hear a crop of recent arts, culture, and history stories produced for KFAI's MinneCulture  and cultivated by Melissa Olson and Ryan Dawes . The program features fresh works from producers Anna Stitt , Charlotte Colantti , Britt Aamodt , Paul Brohaugh , and Dixie Treichel  -- sound delicious? It is! Sonic Flavor: The Lyricism of D Mills by  Dixie Treichel A sonic portrait of Minneapolis rapper Diane Miller aka D Mills who creates thought provoking hip hop work that expresses her authentic self and engages the audience with a fusion of sonic flavors. BYO Boat at Float-In Theater by  Paul Brohaugh As COVID Summer 2020 heated up, Minnesotans got creative about socially distant summertime events. Parks and outdoor recreation venues saw a surge in visitors and drive-in theaters are back in style. KFAI’s Paul Brohaugh took his family to Silverwood Park in St. Anthony, just north of Minneapolis, to see their version of a socially-distant outdoor movie. Movin...

Enchanted, Entranced: Music and Spirituality   from The Nerve In Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and practically every religion around the world, music has been used as a tool to elevate the spirit or unite the faithful. Host Jowi Taylor  examines how music has come to be so closely associated with the sacred, and how chanting, singing and drumming in unison produce tangible physical effects, evoking altered states from trance to exaltation . Many cultures consider music to be a gift from the gods. Apart from the claim that it is a gift from God, what is it exactly about music that makes it have such power over our spirits? We'll hear a variety of opinions from multiple faiths to address why music so enchants and entrances us.

No Fair Desperately missing the great Great Minnesota Get-Together ? Well, you can hear the smells, sights, & sounds this week as we try our very best to take you there. Featuring stories from MN90 and The Memory Palace alongside MinneCulture Producers Emily Bright , Xan Holston , and Rob McGinley Myers . Plus, you also won't want to miss a 30+ minute sound collage by Jason Rayles that is certain to transport you back to a bustling Midway surrounded by both corn dogs and pronto pups. Please mask-up, stay safe, and be safe. Here's to hoping we can all hop back on the burlap sack for the Giant Slide again next year. 

The Story of Born to Run   from Joyride Media   In honor of the 45th anniversary of   its release, we're going to listen to a radio documentary about the making of  Bruce Springsteen 's  breakthrough album.   Born To Run   was recorded between January 8, 1974 - July 20, 1975 and its laborious creation has become   the stuff of legend . This one-hour music-heavy   special   tells the inside story and contains outtakes and alternate versions of songs from the recording sessions. Interviewees include the Boss himself, along with members of his E Street Band both past and present. We'll hear from Roy Bittan, Ernest "Boom" Carter, Clarence Clemons, Danny Federici, Nils Lofgren, David Sancious, Patti Scialfa, Garry Tallent, Miami Steve Van Zandt, and   Max Weinberg . They will also recall scenes from the   tumultuous tour   which directly followed, as the album's final mixing continued at the studio back home. Plus, produce...

Coronavirus Conspiracism from Open Source It is high season for conspiracy . We are in a boom time for blaming all sorts of people for Covid 19: Bill Gates, Globalism, Dr. Fauci, China. Plus, YouTube's endless stream of  propagandistic videos can have a compelling voice, a high-quality documentary look, lots of added effects, and typically go for a hard sell. Some recognize it as propaganda while others hear galvanizing truth. This week, Open Source's Chris Lydon speaks with Errol Morris , the documentary filmmaker, about the search for truth in visual media. We'll also hear from Vice's Anna Merlan and Jay Rosen , a Professor of Journalism at NYU.

Music and War  from The Nerve We are going to survey the bloody, entwined histories of war and music through history. The Israelites used trumpets to  bring down the walls  of Jericho, Scots went to war with  bagpipes , and music has even been used an instrument of torture -- from pipes, to drums, to  thunder runs , The Nerve takes a serious look at the dark side of music.

Teens on Police Brutality, Unrest, and Solidarity from Listen Up! Youth Radio On May 25 former Minneapolis police officer Dereck Chauvin murdered 46 year old George Floyd with three other officers watching near the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue. His killing sparked an ongoing unrest which has spread across the country and even the globe . The protests call for an end to the brutal killings of Black people at the hands of police and a re-imagination of our relationship to public safety. Wednesday night on MinneCulture Presents, we are listening to a recent forum of young people addressing these events. On June 4th, nine Twin Cities teens discussed their thoughts and feelings about what happened -- and how friends, family, and community members of different racial backgrounds are responding. We’ll hear from the panelists about what they would like to see changed. This forum is a project of Listen Up! Youth Radio , a local media program centered on dialogue, storyt...