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TruthToTell
AIRING MONDAYS @ 9:00 a.m., TruthToTell is produced by CivicMedia/Minnesota (Andy Driscoll, Executive Producer) as part of KFAI’s public affairs programming schedule. Produced and hosted by local public affairs specialist and Twin Cities media veteran Andy Driscoll and co-hosted by journalist Michelle Alimoradi, the hour-long TruthToTell delves into issues often not covered in depth by other regional news and public affairs outlets and too often not with the goal of engaging citizens in resolving the critical state, local, and regional issues they face day-to-day.
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Northern Sun News
Northern Sun News is a one hour public affairs program covering a wide variety of topics. The emphasis is peace, ecology and social justice. In-studio guests and recorded speeches and occasional topical music.
Art Matters
Do the arts matter? Tune in to Art Matters every Wednesday night at 7pm and find out! Art Matters showcases the local arts community, including current events and arts-related discussions. Art Matters is the longest-running arts talk show in the Twin Cities.
If you have any comments or ideas for program topics, send information to Art Matters c/o KFAI or e-mail Marya Morstad at: mgm@bitstream.net
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Listening Lounge
There ought to be a place on the radio for surprises. The Listening Lounge tries to be that delightful, and sometimes disturbing, place. When we air newsy documentaries, you won't hear experts droning on. You'll hear vibrant stories about real people. And when we air shorter audio experiences, we get out of the way and let sound tell the story.
The Listening Lounge: Hearing is Believing.
Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/listeninglounge
or check out our blog: listeninglounge.blogspot.com
Conversations with Al McFarlane
Listen each Tuesday for stimulating conversations with Al McFarlane and community leaders about issues and events in the Black community and the community at large.
Write On! Radio
Tuesday, June 25th, we speak with Carleton College graduate Helene Wecker about her debut novel The Golem & the Jinni, an immigrant tale that combines Jewish and Arab folk mythology.
We also speak with Sophie Cabot Black about her new poetry collection The Exchange. She is the author of two previous collections of poetry, The Descent, which won the Connecticut Book Award and The Misunderstanding of Nature, which won the Norma Farber First Book Award.
In upcoming weeks, we'll speak with National Book Award-winning author Nathaniel Philbrick, poet James Lenfesty, Peter Geye, poet Frances Richard, Jeanette Walls and New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz.
Write On! Radio airs every TUESDAY 7 - 8 p.m. Central Time on 90.3 FM Minneapolis and 106.7 FM St. Paul and live on the web at www.kfai.org. Shows are archived for two weeks on line.
To access the Rain Taxi Review of Books Literary Events Calendar, click here.
Information about regular spoken word and open mic venues can be found at Guante's spoken word info.
For scheduling information, contact Ian Graham Leask at LeaskIan@aol.com or Steve McEllistrem at smcellistrem@yahoo.com or Antonia Felix here.
To subscribe to the Write On! Radio weekly e-mail newsletter for guest information and weekly event announcements, send us your email address to
writeonradio@yahoo.com.
Please mail review copies and press materials to Write On! Radio, KFAI, 1808 Riverside Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, 55454. Attn: Producer.
Write On! Radio producers include:
* Ian Graham Leask
* Steve McEllistrem
* Lynette Reini-Grandell
* Charlotte Sullivan
* Antonia Felix
* Kristin Johnson
* GE Patterson
Our new opening and closing theme music is a variation on "Winter" by Karen Townsend, with help from Lynette Reini-Grandell. Our calendar music is also a variation on "Winter" by Karen and Lynette.
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