ENCORE PRESENTATION from 2014 - Mick Novak rounds up a posse of rockin', twangin' and boppin' ladies on the country/rockabilly side... and maybe Little Marcy.

2am - IWD 2021 - This Little Girl's Gone Honky Tonkin'

We Push For Peace is an organization dedicated to providing resources like vocational training, resume building, mental health assessment, communitiy arbitration, retail loss prevention, neighborhood safety and more to residents throughout the Twin Cities. 

We Push For Peace founder and CEO Trahern Pollard met with KFAI's Ryan Dawes at one of their outreach sites at Cub Foods on West Broadway. They talked about the organization's work throughout the unrest following the murder of George Floyd and their efforts supporting youth at Xavier's Employment and Training Center.

Boots on the Ground: We Push For Peace

JODY WATELY, RED TOP "THE HEALING (REDTOP REMIX) - INSTRUMENTAL"
KAREN WOLFE, DENISE LASALLE "SHAKE A LITTLE SOMETHING"
TRANSCENDERS, BLACK VIOLIN "THE KINGS OF NAPA THEME FT BLACK VIOLIN..."
Ripple "I Don’t Know What It Is, But It Sure Is Funky"
The Isley Brothers "Friends & Family (feat. Ronald Isley & Snoop Dogg)"
HERBIE HANCOCK "ROCKIT"
CORY HENRY, THE FUNK APOSTLES "RISE - EXTENDED VERSION"
MARGEAUX DAVIS "LOVE MY LIFE"
MARGEAUX DAVIS "SHARE MY WORLD"
OLETA ADAMS "EVERYTHING MUST CHANGE"
MARGEAUX DAVIS "CLOUD 9"
THE TEMPTATIONS, K. SPARKS "LET IT REIGN"
LEELA JAMES "COMPLICATED"
JAMECIA BENNETT, SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS "TO THE SKY"
SAM HENSHAW "REDEMPTION"
ARETHA FRANKLIN, THE BOYS CHOIR OF HARLEM "NEVER GONNA BREAK MY FAITH (FT. THE BOYS CHOIR OF HARLEM)"
BILLY D. WASHINGTON "CHURCH GIRLS"
JOHNNIE TAYLOR "STILL CALLED THE BLUES"
KOSINE "PARTY GIRL"
TOBE NWIGWE, ZACARDI CORTEZ "UNFOLLOW ME"
MONTELL JORDAN "THIS IS HOW WE DO IT"
JOHN LEGEND "MARCHING INTO THE DARK"
RAPHAEL SAADIQ "KEEP MARCHIN'"
SNAP! "THE POWER"
TROMBONE SHORTY "COME BACK - RADIO EDIT"
MICHAEL JACKSON` "THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT US"
STRO ELLIOT, JAMES BROWN "THE BIG PURPLE DONUT"
MS. JODY "LET'S HAVE A GOOD TIME"
LION BABE "WONDER WOMAN"
MARLENA SHAW "MERCY, MERCY, MERCY"
FRED WESLEY "HOUSE PARTY"
ANNIKA CHAMBERS "LET THAT SASS OUT"
LOUIS ARMSTRONG, DUKE ELLINGTON "DUKE'S PLACE - 1990 REMASTER"
BOBBY 'BLUE' BLAND "TURN ON YOUR LOVE LIGHT"
SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY, SHAKURA S'AIDA "LET'S STICK TOGETHER"
JENNIFER HUDSON "DON'T LOOK DOWN"
STEVIE WONDER "SO WHAT THE FUSS"
IKE & TINA TURNER "LIVING FOR THE CITY"
JODY WATELY, RED TOP "THE HEALING"

6am - R&B For Healing and Celebration

0400 - Smuck Free x Anita Velveeta

1600 - 50 Years of Twin Cities Pride and Beyond

3 Hours of all Latine music to start of this special day with Miguel Vargas.

Pérez Prado "Tequila (remastered)"
Daniel Viglietti "Comienzo el Día"
Juan Gabriel "Yo Te Perdono"
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77 "Asa Branca"
Traffic Sound "Yellow Sea Days"
Shakira "Sombra de Ti"
Bad Bunny "Otro Atardecer"
Luna Luna "Feel it Now"
WELOVEÜCAM "They Know"
Sam Castillo "Tranquilo"
Kenny Dope "The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind) - Radio Edit"
Yambu "Sunny"
Joe Bataan "Shaft"
Cheo "No Quiero Ser Tu Amigo"
Tita "Mundo Cruel (feat. Katzù Oso)"
Empress Of "Kept Up"
Lua;Deorro "Si Tú No Estás Aquí"
Helado Negro "Aureole"
Alfonso Lovo "Tropical Jazz"
João Donato "Doce de Amora"
Tom Misch "Parabéns"
The Garifuna Collective "Ideruni (Help)"
Toke D Keda "Lamento Boliviano"
Vieux Farka Touré "Savanne"
Wganda Kenya "Pim Pom"
Daniel Villarreal "Uncanny"
Mirtha Medina "El Camaleon"
Chicarica "la noche de ayer"

0000 - Comencemos El Dia

From its roots serving hot meals to those with HIV in the 1980s to its present-day comprehensive offering of social services, the Aliveness Project has expanded its 'person-centered-first' approach throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.  Matthew Hoppe and Dylan Boyer from the Aliveness Project spoke with KFAI's Ryan Dawes in this audio portrait.

Expansive, Yet Individualized, The Aliveness Project Strives to Serve

IWD24 - 2200 - Yonci Jameson

Michaela Day, Archivist from the Eastside Freedom Library

KFAI New Black Voices - 2025-02-20 - Michaela Day

Yonci Jameson - An interweaving of music by traditional and contemporary artists, and reading excerpts from their latest essay ‘a Critical Genealogy’

KFAI New Black Voices - 2025-02-20 - Yonci Jameson

Thursday, June 26, 2025. Pride on KFAI—featuring an immersive 24 hours of continuous programming produced and delivered by Minnesota’s LGBTQIA2S+ community.

Midnight: with Kenna Cottman
2:00 AM: Sleep Sessions with DejaJoelle
3:00 AM: Pulse of Pride vol.1 with Ellie Zimmerman
4:00 AM: Noise & Nice Things: Queers in Experimental Music w/Nora
5:00 AM: Pulse of Pride vol.2 with Ellie Zimmerman
6:00 AM: Daybreak with Shimmer Villagomez
8:00 AM: Eurovision with Mitch Carlson
9:00 AM: Country Drag with Jordan Girard aka Ms. Petunia Pickels
10:00 AM: The Poetry of Stephani Maari Booker
10:30 AM: Reflections on Queer History & Pride with Ellie Zimmerman featuring Dixie Trechiel
11:00 PM: 50 Years of Twin Cities Pride with Darcie Baumann & Friends
1:00 PM: Twin Cities Pride: Stonewall Stage Preview with Jorge Sanchez
2:00 PM: Sarah McPeck Comedy & Friends
3:00 PM: Talking Education with Jason Bucklin
4:00 PM: From North Minne to the World with Jaz Steele
5:00 PM: Talking Politics with Kareem Murphy
6:00 PM: Everything Beyonce with Jeff Gavin
7:00 PM: The Fresh Fruit Collective
9:00 PM: In Conversation with DeX Santillan
10:00 PM: Kink Edutainment with Lark Lekät
11:00-midnight: Black. Queer. Art. with DJ Michel.Be

2025 Pride Programming was lead by Quinn Villagomez with support from Jason Bucklin, Dixie Treichel, Ellie Zimmerman, and Nora Doherty.

PRIDE25 - 2300 - DJ Michel.Be_2025-06-26

0900 - Larry Lucio Jr

0400 - DJ AHSKR

0100 - DJ madreTrosa

0800 - John Terrazas

0200 - DJ ST_XOSE

0300 - DJ Carlos Zuniga

0500 - Miguel Vargas

0700 - Terrell LaMarr

1300 - Al McFarlane

1800 - Quinn Shimmer Villagomez

2200 - DJ TaliaKnight

2000 - Lariza Estrada_Luz Ruiz

0000 - Nia Navarro

Wastrels discuss their new album with CRZ

MSP Sound Presents Wastrels interviewed by CRZ

MSP Sound Presents: Leslie Vincent

Josh Moehling discusses his Ben Packard mystery series that takes place in fictional Sandy Lake, MN. 

Write On! Radio Presents: Josh Moehling

Heather Gudenkfauf discusses her latest thriller The Perfect Hosts

Write On! Radio Presents: Heather Gudenkauf

Ellie Palmer discusses her latest MN road trip book "Anywhere With You". 

Write On! Radio Presents: Ellie Palmer

4:02 PM Ify Jerry Krusade "Everybody Likes Something Good"

4:02 PM Rob "Make It Fast, Make It Slow"

4:10 PM The Hygrades "In the Jungle (Instrumental)"

4:14 PM Funkees "Slipping Into Darkness"

4:18 PM Super Eagles "Love's a Real Thing"

4:23 PM William Onyeabor "Better Change Your Mind"

4:31 PM Hamad Kalkaba and The Golden Sounds "Lamido"

4:37 PM Wallias Band "Muziqawi Silt"

4:43 PM Lee Dorsey "Yes We Can"

4:48 PM Joe Haywood "Play Me a Cornbread Song"

4:50 PM Eldridge Holmes "Pop, Popcorn Children"

4:53 PM Betty Harris "There's a Break in the Road"

4:54 PM Chocolate Milk "Action Speaks Louder Than Words"

5:01 PM The Soul Fantastics "Ain't No Sunshine"

5:05 PM Funkadelic "Hit It and Quit It"

5:07 PM Prince "Rockhard in a Funky Place"

5:16 PM The Meters "Look-Ka Py Py"

5:19 PM Tom Browne "Funkin' for Jamaica"

5:22 PM Con Funk Shun "Chase Me"

5:27 PM T.M. Stevens "Thumb"

5:33 PM Ernie and The Top Notes Inc. "Dap Walk"

5:36 PM Chuck Carbo & The Soul Finders "Can I Be Your Main Squeeze"

5:39 PM Bobby Byrd "I Need Help (I Can't Do It Alone)"

5:41 PM Eddie Bo "It It's Good For You"

5:44 PM James Brown "Medley: Get Up Offa That Thing / Release the Pressure"

5:48 PM George Clinton "Stomp"

5:54 PM The Brothers Johnson "Get the Funk Out Ma Face"

Funkraiser - Matt Amundsen/Jackson Buck

My proposed show would aim to shine a light on independent/underground sounds from the past and present & from all corners of the globe, hopefully something akin to the old Peter Jesperson radio show (I've heard tapes), or programming you may hear on NTS radio or WFMU. Genre representation will likely skew more towards western rock music, but the goal is to incorporate not only several permutations of that idiom, but other sounds like jazz, reggae, folk, electronic, and many other sub-genres within.

Chris Berry (no name given)

On Thursday, May 21st, the crews behind the Root of All Evil, Shadow Planet, and Roar of the Underground took over the station for the second year in a row, playing 24 hours straight of metal music to raise money in honor of Earl Root.

Midnight to 6am - Matt the Bridgetroll & The Dark Mistress

Sewit Woldegiorgis and Dr. Haile Haile discuss the pivotal Battle of Adwa, the defeat of the Italian army by Ethiopian forces in the late 19th century.

5am - Voices of Ethiopia - Battle Of Adwa

By providing a voice for people ignored or misrepresented by mainstream media, KFAI increases understanding between peoples and communities, while fostering the values of democracy and social justice.

KFAI - Fresh Air Community Radio

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