John R. Killacky’s new book “because art: Commentary, Critique, & Conversation” is a collage of writings bout his life and work across the country as a performing artist, arts administrator, curator and legislator.
Prominent in the book is his time as the Performing Arts Curator at the Walker Art Center (1988-1996) in Minneapolis. This was a time of radical queer performance art, the AIDS Crisis, Reagan-Bush politics, culture wars of the time and attacks on the National Endowment for the Arts. Killacky is a gay, differently abled artist and is currently in the Vermont House of Representatives.
Included in the book are commentaries on a debilitating spinal surgery, Zen Buddhism, and censorship; critiques on such artists as Ron Athey, Eiko Otake, John Cage, and Keith Haring; plus interviews with artists Alison Bechdel, Trisha Brown, Janis Ian, Bill T. Jones, Tony Kushner, Meredith Monk and more.
KFAI’s Dixie Treichel spoke with Killacky about his life and work.
Support for MinneCulture on KFAI has been provided by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.
Originally aired July 26, 2022.
Tonight’s episode is 100% Flexible Press! Flexible Press is a mission-driven publishing house based right here in Minneapolis. In the first half of the hour, Josh is joined by Diane Josefowicz (Ready, Set, Oh). After the break, Dave talks with Karen Lee Boren about her novel Secret Waltz.
Originally aired July 19, 2022.
Bob Dylan is a much-admired, Pulitzer-winning American musician, but who was he to his mentors, friends, collaborators, and exes? Annie and Liz take the whole hour to dig into this by interviewing Stephanie Trudeau, editor of The Dylan Tapes.
This book compiles and selects from 30 hours of interviews done by the late Anthony Scaduto to give a thoughtful, varied, and broad look at the man behind the legend.
Write On! Radio – The Dylan Tapes with Stephanie Trudeau KFAI Podcasts
Originally aired July 12, 2022.Kim Heikkila joins Annie in the first part of the show to talk about Booth Girls, a book about the St Paul’s Booth Memorial Hospital for unmarried pregnant women in the 1960’s that is also a book about how sexism, racism, classism, and pseudoscience impacted the adoption landscape and the lives of women who experienced unplanned pregnancy in America.
After the break, we revisit our interview with Josh and Melissa King of the Yale School of Management, and author of Social Chemistry.
Write On! Radio – Kim Heikkila + Marissa King (Legacy) KFAI Podcasts
Originally aired July 5, 2022.
Dave opens the hour in a gripping and relevant discussion with Natalie Moore of her new play, The Billboard, which discusses concerns and conflicts over reproductive health.
After the break, it’s legacy time! The crew revisits Annie’s 2020 interview with Lisa Zeidner about Who Says?, her book about channeling perspective to improve your manuscript and process.
Write On! Radio – Natalie Moore + Lisa Zeidner (Legacy) KFAI Podcasts
KFAI BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING NOTICE FOR JULY 25, 2022
This month’s meeting of the Fresh Air, Inc. Board of Directors will be held on Monday, July 25, 2022, at 7:00 p.m.
Important note: This month’s meeting will be held virtually. Participants can take part online or by phone. Above and below the agenda is the registration link for Monday’s Zoom meeting. You must pre-register to attend the meeting–this is to protect our public meeting.
If you have questions about the meeting or wish to add an agenda item, please email the Board at <board@kfai.org> prior to the meeting. The Board roster, contact information, and prior meeting minutes and financials are available at kfai.org/board.
KFAI Board meetings are open to the public; all interested persons are welcome to attend. The meeting will begin promptly at 7:00 pm.
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Here is the information and link for the meeting:
You are invited to a Zoom meeting. When: Jul 25, 2022 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
The inaugural #Funkraiser is on KFAI! You can make an even bigger impact with your gift by donating to KFAI through GiveMN’s “Give to the Max Day” website. KFAI still receives the full amount of your pledge – plus your gift makes KFAI eligible for additional funds.
