"Dialed In" is a new program from KAXE dedicated to informed civic dialogue on the political and social issues that matter most to Northern Minnesota, connecting listeners with stories that shape our communities and engaging them in conversations that foster understanding and participation.
In our debut episode, we focused on the 2024 election and featured:
- Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon
- First-time voter from Bemidji Iris Jensen
- KAXE News' Chelsey Perkins and Megan Buffington
- Legislative candidate fact checks about education
- A roundtable discussion with Northern Minnesota candidates under 35
- Listener questions
- Dark money in Iron Range politics with Marshall Helmberger of the Timberjay newspaper
- Sharon McMahon, considered the Bob Ross of government and author of the new book "The Small and the Mighty"
Tune in next Friday, Nov. 1 from noon to 2 p.m. for more election conversation. Send us your questions!
Dialed In music by Paul Spring
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Lorie Shaull/KAXEA man impersonating a police officer shot Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband in their Brooklyn Park home. Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were also shot multiple times. -
Contributed/Erin HaefeleWhen the garden or farmers market gives you everything at once, the best way to handle it is to return to the fundamentals: roast, grill, bake, pickle, can, dry, freeze and sauté. These aren’t just methods, they’re survival tools during harvest season. Especially grilling. Because it’s summer. And everything tastes better with a little char and a lot of butter.This week, Amy and Heidi talked to Erin Haefele of Green Scene in Walker, Minnesota, "a charming food haven nestled in the heart of rural northern Minnesota where small-town warmth meets big-city sophistication." Erin inspires us with simple preparations to deliciously fresh garden ingredients. And we hear from Amy's friend Beth Friedrichson from Wisconsin, who gushes about dilly beans and life on the farm with chickens and alpacas.Lots of folks phoned in to talk about their harvests, whether it was peonies in Stillwater, garlic near Detroit Lakes, urban front yard CSAs in Minneapolis, potato varieties in Deer River or stuffed grape leaves in Chicago, you had a story to tell. Share yours! This week's community recipe to cook along with us is Onion Pie: kaxe.org/community-recipe-onion-pie-ham-radio-amy-thielen. Give it a try and send us your reactions and photos at comments@kaxe.org!Ham Radio Features original licensed music — "You Know How I Like It" by Jeremy Messersmith.Made possible by the Minnesota Arts & Culture Heritage Fund. Support KAXE by becoming a member today: https://donate.nprstations.org/kaxe/donate -
And: Brainerd senior Ty Nelson wins a second triple jump title, and Red Lake County will play for a baseball title Saturday. -
Larissa Donovan/KAXEEntrepreneurs shaped downtown more than 100 years ago near the Lake Bemidji waterfront. Members of the Bemidji Heritage Preservation are committed to sharing their stories.
