Chris G. shares his experience, strength and hope pertaining to his recovery from alcoholism, sexual assault, and the death of his mother. (the nervous and reluctant interviewees are always the best)
Music:
Madness BY Muse
Oyahytt BY The Coup
Monsoon BY The Coup
Level It Up BY The Coup
Liz talks with New York Times-bestselling author Matt Goldman about the latest adventure of detective Nils Shapiro in Dead West.
Then, Annie speaks with Kristin Gehrman about her work on translating The Tree and the Vine by Dola de Jong from the Dutch.
Peter Tucic, brand ambassador of blindness products for HumanWare, will be on talking about HumanWare, their products and what they are up to now.
Candidate ANTONE MELTON-MEAUX is challenging CONGRESSWOMAN. ILHAN OMAR (D-MN) for the Democratic nomination (AUG. 11 Special Election) co-hosts: Lydia Howell & Rico Morales.
Join us with Janet Leonard, long time sighted volunteer Spotter, and current tournament committee member, Greg Gontaryk, long time player and Hall of Fame member Inductee in 2016, and Jared Woodard, many time championship pitcher, PR Director and 2nd Vice President, of the National Beep Baseball Association will be talking about the sport and how it works.
After a decade of spreading the word about the band, JOHNNY HATES JAZZ, True Brit! host Simon Husbands finally nails down a chat the band’s singer, Clark Datchler! JHJ were everywhere in the late 80’s, had a huge worldwide hit with ‘SHATTERED DREAMS’, took a hiatus during the 90’s, came back with a stunning album in the 2000’s and now have a brand new record coming out in August! Clark will be talking about his solo records as well as the band’s current work – and will be featured in a very special STUMP CLARK music trivia game. So join Simon Husbands and CLARK DATCHLER on True Brit!, this coming Friday night at midnight – 90.3 FM Minneapolis and streaming live and any time from KFAI.org.
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After months of a very thorough and nationwide search for KFAI’s next General Manager, the Board of Directors is pleased to announce the hiring of Daniel Banks as the next station leader. Daniel will be starting Monday August 3. We are excited to have Daniel representing the future of our station, part of KFAI’s vision for our future in the Twin Cities.
Read More › “Meet KFAI’s New General Manager: Daniel Banks”
by Britt Aamodt
August 21, 1965, the Beatles invaded Metropolitan Stadium for their first ever Minnesota concert, bringing together a high school photographer with a press pass, a teen dressed to impress, a Catholic schoolgirl and a newspaper intern posing as a waitress for a day they’d never forget. Who knew then that it would be the Fabs only Minnesota concert? Britt Aamodt has the story.
Photo courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society. Funding for MinneCulture is made possible by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.
