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Kate LePage from Lutheran Social Service of MN talks about human trafficking prevention. January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month.

2021 marks the 9th year of High 48s bluegrass brunches. It’s virtual, from 11 till noon every Saturday in January and February. The shows feature members of the high 48s plus weekly guests. Eric Christopher and Anthony ihrig of the 48s talked to Phil Nusbaum about the series. Turns out that despite the pandemic, they’ve been busy. Eric’s written a new waltz called the Waltz of the Hungry Ghosts.

Many bands start out as good ideas. But it takes talent and commitment to for bands to grow. That is the case with the Scottie Miller Band. The group is more squarely a blues rock unit with forays into other popular styles. And it is at a point where it is ready to break out into really big spaces while still maintaining it’s identity. Scottie told Phil Nusbaum about it.

Comedian Lizz Winstead talks about how to watch her newest comedy special, Corona Borealis, recorded on a lake in Minnesota.

State Climatologist Luigi Romolo talks about December's blizzard and this week's expected snow.

Charlie Parr is the type of musician who is always refining past work while creating new work. So despite being limited by the pandemic, Charlie is busy. All five Sundays in January 2021 at 8PM, Charlie is the subject of a First Avenue Minneapolis residency. In a conversation with Phil Nusbaum, Charlie talked first about a song of his, To a Scrap Yard Bus Stop.

Susan Fuchs-Hoeschen from LSS Behavioral Health talks about making resolutions for the New Year and the difficulty of making changes.

The pandemic severely curtailed Raycurt Johnson’s music lessons, so he moved from Washington, D.C. to Minneapolis. Raycurt met guitarist Elgin Foster by chance, started playing, enlisted Melanie Breza the singer, and the result is a new and compelling group. The conversation with Phil Nusbaum started with Raycurt telling of his relocation.

Craig Rice from the MSP Film Society talks about the legacy of Al Milgrom and has updates on the Virtual Cinema.

Sommelier Jill Mott talks about how 70s jazz trumpeters remind her of Pet Nats.

Sounds of Blackness Music Director Gary Hines talks about how the ensemble filmed the show, streaming now through Broadway On Demand, The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, and Sounds of Blackness.

State Climatologist Luigi Romolo talks about the snowfall expected Wednesday and the top weather events of 2020.

The short film "United We Play" features music by pianist/composer Marcus Roberts with the American Symphony Orchestra, led by Leon Botstein. Roberts and Botstein talk about the film and the music.

Storyhill’s CD Bethlehem is no ordinary Christmas CD. The project has original songs, and reimagined traditional ones. Chris Cunningham and John Hermanson make up Storyhill. When they got together with Phil Nusbaum, first Chris addressed how they find new value in reworked old songs.

Pianist/composer George Maurer and singer/actor Ann Michels talk about their 22nd annual holiday show coming up at The Dakota on Wed 12/23.

Natasha Oreskovich is the Senior Program Manager of The StreetWorks Collaborative. A program of Lutheran Social Service of MN, StreetWorks is a collaborative of youth-serving nonprofits that have provided street-based outreach to youth experiencing homelessness in the Metro area since 1994. Natasha talks about how StreetWorks reaches youth, new challenges with COVID-19, and how we as a community c...

The Twin Cities’ Southside Aces has a long history of Holiday shows. This year’s revelry is virtual of course. It’s called "Yule Be Sorry: A Holiday TV Dinner with the Southside Aces." Tony Balluff of the Southside Aces talked to Phil Nusbaum about the show. But first Tony talked about his love of Christmas music.

Film publicist Peter Schilling offers up some recommendations for films to stream from the comfort of your home, including a series of films from Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai at the Trylon Cinema and the British Arrow Awards from Walker Art Center.

Daren Johnson is the Director of Extended Learning at Minneapolis Public Schools. He talks about the upcoming registration deadline for after-school programs for K-8th graders.

Jevetta Steele talks about the show her family will present at The Dakota Friday, Dec. 16, 2020. The livestream will be rebroadcast on Saturday, Dec. 17.

Pianist Nachito Herrera talks about his show streaming from The Dakota tonight, Weds. Dec. 16, 2020, and on becoming the first Cuban-American signed as a Steinway artist.

One reason Tod Harper’s new recording project is to honor the late Carei Thomas, a musical mentor of Todd’s who died in May 2020. Another is to demonstrate musical ecology. In a conversation with Phil Nusbaum, Todd first talked about his late mentor, Carei Thomas.

Davina Lozier from Davina and the Vagabonds talks about their new holiday album and their upcoming New Year's Eve show at The Dakota.

Karen DeBaun from LSS Behavioral Health talks about mental health during the holiday season.

Aaron Kerr’s Trio just released a CD titled Odin, a reference to Norse mythology. Normally a group backs up a recording with performances, but that isn’t possible during a pandemic. So why release music at this time? In a conversation with Phil Nusbaum, Aaron had an answer for that.