MinneCulture

By KFAI

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Episodes: 130

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MinneCulture is KFAI’s award-winning audio storytelling program, exploring Minnesota’s art, culture, and history. We tell stories about musical sensations, small town heroes, cultural icons, local lore, and everything in between. We highlight the diverse experiences and lives of the place we all call home. Support for MinneCulture on KFAI is provided by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Episode Date
10K Fresh Voices | Musicians Form Bands and Bonds At Rock Camp
Jun 04, 2026
MinneCulture Presents: Inside Minneapolis’ Giant Pencil Festival
May 28, 2026
Finding Your Voice In Song
May 21, 2026
Your Land Is My Land
May 14, 2026
Harold and Maude at the Westgate
May 07, 2026
Cooperative and Community at May Day Cafe
Apr 30, 2026
Submerged: The Roy Benn Case
Apr 23, 2026
Jessenland, Minnesota's Oldest Rural Irish Community
Apr 16, 2026
The Silent City's Newspaper
Apr 09, 2026
MinneCulture season 10 coming soon!
Mar 25, 2026
10K Fresh Voices | Rock Ballet Brings New People into the Theater
Mar 17, 2026
10K Fresh Voices | Climbing to the top of the Highland Water Tower
Feb 26, 2026
10k Fresh Voices | Minnesota's Duck Stamp Dynasty
Feb 16, 2026
10K Fresh Voices | Let it Linger: Memories of 93.7 The Edge
Feb 10, 2026
MinneCulture Presents | Winter at Lake Maria
Jan 29, 2026
10K Fresh Voices | The Art of the Cover
Jan 26, 2026
MinneCulture Presents: Fall at Blue Mounds
Jan 22, 2026
10K Fresh Voices | Finding Calm Through Sound
Jan 20, 2026
MinneCulture Presents: Summer at Grand Portage
Jan 15, 2026
10k Fresh Voices | Mining for Equality with Lynn Henderson
Jan 12, 2026
MinneCulture Presents: Spring at Lake Itasca
Jan 08, 2026
10K Fresh Voices | Introducing Kids To The Wonders Of The Natural World
Jan 05, 2026
10K Fresh Voices | A South Minneapolis Choir Welcomes the Whimsical and Weird
Dec 29, 2025
10K Fresh Voices | When Augie Garcia’s Band Rocked the River Road Club
Dec 17, 2025
10K Fresh Voices | A Rock ’n Roll Hair Salon
Dec 01, 2025
MinneCulture Shorts: Seeds, Fashion, Cats
Sep 18, 2025
Seeking Freedom in Minnesota
May 08, 2025
Life on the Back Channel
May 01, 2025
Bring Me Your Cucumbers
Apr 24, 2025
As American As Chinese Food
Apr 17, 2025
The Woman Who Helped Control the Spread of Tuberculosis in Minnesota
Apr 10, 2025
The Long, Dark Shadow of Minnesota's Eugenic Sterilization Program
Apr 03, 2025
Ghost of the Upper Mississippi River
Mar 27, 2025
Season 9 premieres March 27!
Mar 18, 2025
'Sissy' as in Sister
Apr 04, 2024
The Instant Theater Zeitgeist
Mar 28, 2024
The Phantom Caller of the Twin Cities
Mar 21, 2024
Minnesota vs. Big Tobacco
Mar 14, 2024
Saving Minnesotan Old Time Music
Mar 07, 2024
When Danger Strikes in the Boundary Waters
Feb 29, 2024
Lost in the Songs
Feb 22, 2024
Season 8 premieres Feb 22!
Feb 09, 2024
Women of the Fur Trade
May 18, 2023
BeatleMNia: The Beatles First (and Only) Visit to Minnesota
May 04, 2023
If You Knew All I Could Tell You
Apr 13, 2023
Dr. Ames and Mr. Hyde
Mar 30, 2023
A More Humane Society
Mar 16, 2023
The African American Cultural Center: A History of Collaboration and Connection in Minnesota
Mar 02, 2023
Like a Comet Streaking Across the Sky: The Investigative Journalism of Eva Valesh
Feb 16, 2023
Artifact or Artifice: The Kensington Runestone Hoax
Feb 02, 2023
Protecting the Common Loon
Jan 19, 2023
The Modernization of Meat in Minnesota
Jan 05, 2023
Season 7 starting January 2023
Dec 14, 2022
MinneCultured: How Minnesota Invented Blue Cheese
Jun 23, 2022
The Feisty Franciscan Who Helped Found Mayo Clinic
Jun 16, 2022
A History of Fire in the Boundary Waters
Jun 09, 2022
The Almost Forgotten but Enduring Impact of Meridel LeSueur
Jun 02, 2022
Moose Tracks: The Decline and Plateau of Minnesota's Moose
May 26, 2022
Fanfare, Fire, and Fun: A Tale of Two Local Amusement Parks
May 26, 2022
Coming soon: MinneCulture season 6
May 23, 2022
Ep. 35: The Toonsmith: Dave Mruz, Minnesota’s Cartooning Historian
Aug 30, 2021
Ep. 34: A Living History of the Boundary Waters
Aug 18, 2021
Ep. 33: James Garrett Jr. on Why Black Architecture Matters
Jul 28, 2021
Ep. 32: Stay Young, Go Dancing
Jul 27, 2021
Ep. 31: Murder Cliff: The Death of Mary Fridley Price
Jul 16, 2021
Ep. 30: The Godfather of Black Space in Minneapolis
Jun 28, 2021
Ep. 29: Generation AIDS
Jun 26, 2021
Ep. 28: When the Gay 90's Came Out
Jun 16, 2021
Ep. 27: What Do We Do Now?
Jul 02, 2020
Ep. 26: What Are You Making?
Jul 02, 2020
Ep. 25: How Are You Doing?
May 14, 2020
Ep. 24: The Purple One
Sep 09, 2019
Ep. 23: Other Duties As Assigned
Aug 23, 2019
Ep. 22: Minnesota History, In Their Own Words
Aug 01, 2019
Ep. 21: Pain, Pain Go Away
Jul 31, 2019
Ep. 20: Minnesota Musicians, In Their Own Words
Jul 18, 2019
Ep. 19: Minnesota Eats
Jul 11, 2019
Ep. 18: Our Most Memorable Snowfall
Jul 05, 2019
Ep. 17: Fresh Fruit: Over 40 Years of Queer Radio
Jun 28, 2019
Ep. 16: Winter Special
Sep 18, 2018
Ep. 15: Faith and Dalmar
Sep 04, 2018
Ep. 14: Twin Cities Landmarks
Aug 21, 2018
Ep. 13: Breaking the Mold
Aug 07, 2018
Ep. 12: Siama and Charanga
Jul 24, 2018
Ep. 11: All Eyez on Andrew Moore
Jul 10, 2018
Ep. 10: Dress Codes
Jun 26, 2018
Ep. 9: Minnesota Love Stories
Jun 12, 2018
Ep. 8: A Chicken Chronicle
Jul 31, 2017
Ep. 7: On Your Marks, Get Set, Mow
Jul 17, 2017
Ep. 6: The Lifecycle Of A Plate
Jul 03, 2017
Ep. 5: Hit Him Harder!
Jun 19, 2017
Ep. 4: When The Gorillas Purr
Jun 05, 2017
Ep. 3: Stolen Childhoods
May 22, 2017
Ep. 2: An Animal Perspective
May 08, 2017
Ep. 1: How Black Lives Matter Got An Anthem
Mar 28, 2017