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Strong Women

by Heidi Holtan

A KAXE/KBXE podcast edition of our on-air and off-air conversations about the lived experience of women in Minnesota, especially women in northern Minnesota. Hosted by Heidi Holtan - with consultation and focus groups by Laura Connelly.

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Episodes

  1. Honor the Earth Rural Rising Thursday January 12th in Aitkin with Shanai Matteson and Annie Humphrey

    featuring musicians Annie Humphrey, David Huckfelt, Jeremy Ylvisaker and Aurora Baer

  2. The Jingle Dress - Fashion Show and History with Delina White at Black Bear Casino in Carlton Friday 11/17/22

    Delina White is the owner and designer of I Am Anishinaabe fashion house based in Onigum, MN

  3. Strong Women: Running for Office in Northern MN in 2022: Erika-Bailey Johnson

    Erika is a member of the Red Lake Nation who felt called to run this election cycle as DFL in MN House district 2b in Beltrami, Cass, Mahnomen and Clearwater County

  4. Minnesota's Abortion Laws: Minn Post reporter Greta Kaul

    "The right of privacy under our Constitution protects not simply the right to an abortion but rather it protects the woman's decision to abort; any legislation infringing on the decision-making process, then, violates this fundamental right" according to Doe v. Gomez in 1995 and U of MN Law...

  5. Strong Rural Women on Climate: Discussion at Balsam Moon Preserve

    We gathered women to talk about the connection to the land and climate. We learned that women bring community, adaptability, and a globally-informed, locally-enacted mindset to the climate crisis.

  6. Strong Rural Women on Climate: Gathering to Listen and Learn

    We gathered women to talk about the connection to the land and climate. We learned that women innately understand that CLIMATE is personal.

  7. Jennifer Egan's "The Candy House"

    "Inventive, effervescent... Egan plaits multiple narratives and technique to underscore the manifold ways our own desires betray us in a brave new coded world." Oprah Daily

  8. Sway Wild at the Historic Chief Theater Tonight!

    Mandy Fer and Dave McGraw wrap up spring tour in Bemidji

  9. MN High School Speech: Bemidji's Frenzel and Cordts head to state!

    Amy Frenzel and Ev Cordts discuss the competition of speech!

  10. Lara Hicks: From Bemidji to the United Nations

    Bemidji High School grad discusses her work at the United Nations, her journey, and hope for the future.

  11. 100 Rural Women: Upcoming Online Events: Executive Director Teresa Kittridge

    forging relationships between women leaders across generations and rural lands of Minnesota

  12. MN State Auditor Julie Blaha: The State of Main Street 2022

    The culmination of five regional listening sessions that brought together the expertise of local government leaders and 2020 data. AuditorBlaha, OSA data analysts, and local leaders looked at 20-year local government financial trends to provide context to the 2020 financial data, which…

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  13. MN Senator Tina Smith With Bi-Partisan Legislation Signed Into Law: Supplemental Impact Aid Flexibility Act

    U.S. Senators Tina Smith & John Thune’s Bill to Provide Financial Stability for Federally Impacted School Districts During COVID-19 Signed Into Law Senators’ Bill will Assist School Districts as They Apply for Impact Aid Program Funding

  14. Season 17 of Native Report from PBS North - WDSE/WRPT Debuts January 6th, 2022: A Preview with Senior Producer Ramona Marozas

    illuminating the best of Indian Country in storytelling by promoting understanding between Native and non-Native cultures

  15. Linda LeGarde Grover's New Book: Gichigami Hearts - Stories and Histories from Misaabekong

    "a generational history of a sacredness inseparable from place" author Gwen Westerman

  16. Beheld: A Novel by TaraShea Nesbit: Asking the Questions of WHO Gets To Tell The Story?

    The riveting story of a stranger’s arrival in the fledgling colony of Plymouth, Massachusetts―and a crime that shakes the divided community to its core.

  17. The End of Bias - A Beginning: The Science and Practice of Overcoming Unconscious Bias with MN Author Jessica Nordell

    this Strong Women conversation is made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and the Citizens of Minnesota.

  18. Hunting Traditions in Northern Minnesota: Heather Hansen on Why She Hunts

    deer camp traditions are different for all people

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

A KAXE/KBXE podcast edition of our on-air and off-air conversations about the lived experience of women in Minnesota, especially women in northern Minnesota. Hosted by Heidi Holtan - with consultation and focus groups by Laura Connelly.

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A KAXE/KBXE podcast edition of our on-air and off-air conversations about the lived experience of women in Minnesota, especially women in northern Minnesota. Hosted by Heidi Holtan - with consultation and focus groups by Laura Connelly.

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