Culture Queue 5-13-12: "River Show"

This week on Culture Queue, our dedicated reporters take a much needed rest after finals, and we replay last summer's river show. Once heard but not washed up, this classic edition of Culture Queue starts with reporter Mitch Skinner taking a tour of the Mississippi's scenic spots. Marcheta Fornoff goes canoeing vicariously through the power of radio and imagination. Bri Hanson looks for the meaning in old Sconnie's Riverfest.
In our second half, Zach McCormick goes in-depth into the history of Paul Robeson's "Old Man River", and host Cristeta Boarini closes out the show by reminding us of the jazz birthplace at the hind-end of the Mississippi.

Music featured in this week's show includes:

"Blue River" by A Night in the Box
"The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn theme" by Ted Nichols
"Adrift Not Lost" by Evening Ocean
"Saw Kill River" by Devendra Banhart
"Take a Look" by Charlie Maguire
"Black Water" by The Doobie Brothers
"Ol' Man River" by Paul Robeson
"Bourbon St. Parade" by The Southside Aces
"St. Michael vs. the Devil" by Davina and the Vagabonds
"St. James Infirmary" by Davina and the Vagabonds
"Back to Black" by The Southside Aces
"River" by Davina and the Vagabonds

Culture Queue 5-6-12: "My Little Protest"

This week on Culture Queue, we take our show to the streets in an exploration of protests of all kinds. Reporter Geoff Tomaino kicks off our program with an update on Occupy Wall Street from members of the 99%. Producer Tess Weinberg looks at how art has been used as a medium for protest and the humor that developed in protest pieces along the way. Senior Producer Zach McCormick joins Alex Mehrtens in the studios of KUOM to count down the Top 7 banned books (featuring no band books).
The second half this week's installment begins with a Culture Queue classic. Host of shows past, Sarah Boden, examines the true and forgotten history of Cinco de Mayo. Finally, producer Mitch Skinner reports on "Cycles of Revolution: ¡Brake the Banks!", a bike tour from Madison to Chicago to protest the NATO summit.

Culture Queue 4-29-12: "Live From the Mixed Blood Theater"

This week on Culture Queue, we're live at the Mixed Blood Theater. Producer Tess Weinberg joins Mark Sheely in hosting duties. The show begins with a review of the Mixed Blood's latest production, "Learn to be Latina." We ask audience members what satire means to them. Spencer Doar looks at the comic strip "It Is What It Is!" which is heavily inspired by the creator's experience working at the Walker Art Museum.
Later, Senior Producer Zach McCormick meets with local folk musician Eric Funn to discuss his style and use of humor. Finally, producer Noel Clark checks out the Brave New Workshop Comedy Theater, a sketch improv production.
Special thanks to Kyle Sisco and the Mixed Blood Theater for making our live show possible.

Culture Queue 4-15-12: "Death, Taxes and Music"

This week on Culture Queue, we look at life and music up North as the weather turns south. Our show begins with Georgia Lucas looking at the production of "Spring Awakening," a German rock musical about teenage sexuality, happening in the Rarig Center at the University of Minnesota. Senior Producer Zach McCormick reviews local band Is/Is and their debut album, "III." Producer Tess Weinberg and Spencer Doar count down the Top 7 inevitabilities in life to add to the current list of two, death and taxes.
In our show's second half, new reporter Geoff Tomaino asks students in Coffman Memorial Union what artist they would choose to headline the University of Minnesota's Spring Jam. Finally, producer Mitch Skinner reports on some of this year's Record Store Day celebrations.

Music featured in this week's show includes:

"Mykonos" by Fleet Foxes
"Fade Into You" by Mazzy Star
"All You Need Is Love" by The Beatles
"Baby (feat. Ludacris)" by Justin Bieber
"Do It To It" by Jackie Harris
"Music Is Math" by Boards of Canada
"Minneap'lis, Minnesota" by Rufus Lumley
Music from "Spring Awakening"
And select tracks from Is/Is

Culture Queue 4-8-12: "Looking In A Different Light"

This week on Culture Queue, we offer a super series of stories for our listening faithful. To start our show, producer Noel Clark explores the world, specifically the streets of Minneapolis, as blind people experience it. Producer Tess Weinberg looks at the common tie of super-science and supervillains in comics.
In the second half of our show, our station's "Real College Radio" tag becomes evident as Emma Nelson joins host Mark Sheely in counting down the Top 7 areas in which parents should step back from their kids' activities. New reporter Joey Pearlman handles our Question of the Week, asking what the weirdest thing people ever found was. Finally, host Mark Sheely looks at the process of finding lost items, specifically a $40,000 cello.

Music featured in this week's show include:

"Ascension" by Tycho
"A Walk" by Tycho
"Warrior Man" by Dr. Dog
"I'm Looking Through You" by the Beatles
"Flash" by Queen
"Main Title (from Spider-Man)" by Danny Elfman
"Proven Lands" by Jonny Greenwood
"Prospector's Quarter" by Jonny Greenwood
"Cella Sonata 7" by Vivaldi
"Suite Italienne, mut 1" by Stravinsky
and select music by Scott Lykins

Culture Queue 4-1-12: "Risks & Riches"

This week on Culture Queue, we're all over the entertainment scene, covering games, music, movies and more.The show begins with producer Zach McCormick's exploration of local songstress Chastity Brown, who is making waves with her new album, "Back-Road Highways." Alex Mehrtens reviews Marie Losier's documentary directorial debut, "The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye," a tale of relationship and physical metamorphosis. Producer Noel Clark joins Zach McCormick in counting down the Top 7 opportunities we missed with 2011-12's mild Winter.
In our second half, reporter Spencer Doar braves enthusiastic competitors and errant throws to report on the Minneapolis Pick-up Dodgeball League. Finally, producer Mitch Skinner examines the state of table top games, and those who play them, in an internet age.

Music featured in this week's show includes:


"True Love" by Toots and the Maytals (feat. Bonnie Raitt)
"Chariots of Fire" by the Bad Plus
"Baby It's Cold Outside (Remix)" by Louis and Velma
"So Stiff" by Dial Up
"Jeepster" by T. Rex
"Trap Door (Instrumental)" by Jake One
"Great Times" by Jeremy Messersmith
"Get Down" by Nas
"I Feel Good" by James Brown
"Nowhere to Run" by Marta Reeves and the Vandellas
"Sick Cinema" by Vakill
"House Been Burnin'," "Lift Us," and live music from Chastity Brown

Culture Queue 3-25-12: "Quick Cube"

This week on Culture Queue, we're back from Spring break, and we've got stories to tell. We start off with a report from Saoirse McMahon on the intricacies in the interesting world of the Rubik's Cube community. Radio K's program director, Caleigh Souhan, joins show producer Tess Weinberg in counting down their Top 7 favorite moments of the film, interactive and music festival South by Southwest.
The second half of the show kicks off with our Question of the Week. Producer Noel Clark asks what people would title their biography, if given the opportunity. Later, reporter Britney Hansen explores some of the subtle antisemitism in Minnesota. Finally, Culture Queue's host, Mark Sheely, explores working alternatives to CPR.

Music featured in this week's show includes:

"Never Meant" by American Football
"Multiply and Divide" by The Soviettes
"Dig Your Grave" by The Pharmacy
"Stayin' Alive" by The Bee Gees
"Exit Music (For A Film)" by Radiohead
"First Breath After Coma" by Explosions in the Sky

Culture Queue 3-18-12: "North by Midwest"

This week on Culture Queue, producers Zach McCormick and Mitch Skinner takeover hosting duties for our Spring break show. We start things off with a report from producer Tess Weinberg on local independent record label Secret Stash Records. In a special Top 7 this week, Alex Mehrtens previews some of the most anticipated movie releases of 2012 and adds his two cents to boot. Producer Noel Clark looks at the importance of music selection in creating an ambiance for restaurants and bars.
In the second half, new reporter Spencer Doar takes to the street for our question of the week, asking people what the first record they bought was. To end our show, producer Mitch Skinner looks at the movement in Minnesota to extend military burial rights in state and federal cemeteries to Hmong and Lao veterans of the "Secret War."

Songs used in this week's show include:

"Talkatif" by Antibalas
"Talk Is Cheap" by Calibro 35
"The Swish" by the Hold Steady
"Stand Up" by Ashley Gold
"Deep Breath Deep Breath" by Lotus Juice, Yumi Kawamura
"Wild World" by Cat Stevens
"Attitude" by Bad Brains
"Trying to Find a Balance" by Atmosphere
"The Mighty Fine" by Oddjobs
"Won't Back Down" by Johnny Cash
"Oh! How The Dogs Stack Up" by Mogwai
"America The Beautiful" by Keb' Mo'
"The Thief" by Food Pyramid

Culture Queue 3-11-12: "Of Ethos and Thespis"

This week on Culture Queue, we start your Spring Break celebration early. The show starts with producer Zach McCormick checks out the Trylon Microcinema, a local screener of classic and independent films. Reporter Emma Nelson looks into the "unethical" business of outside essay writing.
The show's second half kicks off with the question of the week. New reporter Saiorse McMahon asks passersby what class they would let someone else take for them. In honor of the reactions to Kony 2012, producer Mitch Skinner joins host Mark Sheely to count down the Top 7 failed social media campaigns. Finally, reporter Todd Crotty previews the upcoming theater season.

Culture Queue 3-4-12: "Spring Forward, Look Back"

This week on Culture Queue, we pay tribute to former host Cristeta Boarini, as senior producer Zach McCormick joins Mark Sheely in hosting duties.
Our show begins with a montage of clips of Cristeta's memorable hosting. We then get into her classic stories, starting with a report on knit tagging, aptly described as, "graffiti...with knit fabrics."
The second half of our show kicks off with one of Cristeta's most celebrated pieces, an analysis of the description "East African male." Later on, the studio gets a little more crowded as Cristeta joins Mark as a special guest looking at life after Radio K. Our last story from our gone, but not forgotten, host looks at holiday meal traditions in Minnesota.
Also featured in this week's show were personal stories from producers Zach McCormick and Mitch Skinner recounting their best memories of Cristeta Boarini.

Culture Queue 2-26-12 "It's Alive!"

Don't you hate being on the other end of a pre-recorded message? Now imagine that recording is asking for your money. It's pledge driving time here at Radio K, and rather than simply recording a show telling you to donate to Real College Radio, we thought this would be a great chance to do something that Culture Queue has never done before: a live show! Producers Tess Weinberg and Zach McCormick join host Mark Sheely this week presenting some of the best work that Culture Queue has produced, and all in front of a hot mic. Todd Crotty also stops in with the top 7 reasons you should become a Radio K member.
Featured this week is Chris Marshall's tale of a special canine racing competition, a piecev from Cristeta Boarini on the long and lustrous history of KUOM, a spendthrifty Question of the Week from new reporter Monica Jones. In the second half of our show, Producer Zach McCormick reintroduces us to Art School Girls, a local hip hop collective that neither attend art school nor are girls; and finally an excerpt from "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy," Culture Queue's first foray into radio drama.

Culture Queue 2-19-12: "From Cajun Country to Caretaker Presidents"

This week on Culture Queue, we journey through both physical distance as well as time, all through the magic of radio!
Our show starts with a Mardi Gras tailgate of sorts. Reporter Noel Clark gives a taste of some authentic Cajun cooking right in your back yard (provided you live in the Twin Cities area)! After dinner, we catch a show with Zach McCormick as he reports on a fundamental New Orleans musician, Dr. John. Tess Weinberg joins host Mark Sheely in counting down the Top 7 U.S. presidents we probably won't be thinking of on President's Day.
In our second act, new reporter Britney Hanson asks where you would choose to flee if you had to leave the country in our Question of the Week. Later, Alex Mehrtens gets behind the scenes in his examination of filmmakers who choose to set their movies in Minnesota. Finally, we take a look at what happens when culture makes the long journey overseas as reporter Mitch Skinner examines the process of translating texts from Japanese to American audiences.

Songs used in this week's show include:

"Here Comes The Meter Man" by The Meters
"The Dummy Song" by Louis Armstrong
"I'm Ready to Play" by Buckwheat Zydeco
"Merci Mon Dieu [Thank You My God]" by Michael Doucet/Sady Courville
"Loop Garoo" by Dr. John
"Tipitina" by Dr. John
"I Walk on Guilded Splinters" by Dr. John
"Mama Roux" by Dr. John
"Iko Iko" by Dr. John
"Qualified" by Dr. John
"Such a Night" by Dr. John
"Presidents' Song" by Harry Shearer
"On The Run" by Jungle Brothers
"Journey Into The West" (from the Princess Mononoke soundtrack) by Joe Hisaishi
"Kaneda" (from the Akira soundtrack) by Geino Yamashirogumi
"The Young Man from the East" (from the Princess Mononoke soundtrack) by Joe Hisaishi
"Hold On" by Yellow Ostrich

Culture Queue 2-12-12: "Punch Drunk Love"

This week on Culture Queue, we lovingly offer a bouquet of forget-me-not entertainment, just because we care. The first story we pick for you comes from Senior Producer Zach McCormick, who shares his experience in Stupor Bowl Minneapolis 2012, a menagerie of bike riding and drinking enthusiasts. Later in our show, the lives and experiences of ROTC students are detailed by reporter Emma Nelson.
The second half of this week's box o' goodies starts with producer Noel Clark partnering with Mark Sheely to pick out the Top 7 events that occurred on Valentine's Days past. While love and cheer may be in the air for many, it may require some effort. In our Question of the Week, new reporter Zach Biessner asks passersby how they fight the winter blues. Finally we look at expectations versus reality and those that have succeeded in marrying the two, in producer Tess Weinberg's latest story, an examination of hip parents.

Songs used this week include:

"I Can't Stop Loving You" by Roy Orbison
"Bizness" by tUnE-yArDs
"Venom" by Awesome Snakes
"Run it" by The Replacements
"The Trees Were Mistaken" by Andrew Bird
"Helplessness Blues" by Fleet Foxes
"Respect" by Aretha Franklin
"Nightclubbing" by Iggy Pop
"Desperate Man Blues" by John Fahey

Culture Queue 2-5-12: "Life, Death, and Rock"

This week on Culture Queue, producer Noel Clark travels to the depths of purgatory to glimpse the creative force behind "Dying to Make It," a rock opera about the life and death in the music business. Host Mark Sheely finds out that more families in the Twin Cities are "food insecure" and talks with dietitian and Ph.D. candidate Meg Bruening about what that means.
In the second half of our show, producers Zach McCormick and Tess Weinberg contemplate the demise of Groundhog Day star Punxtawney Phil and what animal should replace him. New reporter Alex Mehrtens asks "what day would you relive again and again?" in our Question of the Week. Finally, if you're still not swamped with homework, Todd Crotty gives a rundown of a few U of M student groups worth your time.

Songs used in this week's show include:

"Sparks" by the Who
"Tabla" by John Brion
"Brainy" by the National
"Complicated Shadows" by Elvis Costello
"No Particular Place to Go" by Chuck Berry
"Fly Me to the Moon" by Frank Sinatra
"Beach Party" by the VibroChamps
"She Blinded me with Science" Thomas Dolby
"You Never Can Tell" by Chuck Berry
and excerpts from the rock opera "Dying to Make It"

Culture Queue 1-29-12: "A Tale of Two Venues"

This week on Culture Queue, we offer the first of many shows this year featuring entirely new stories. Our show begins with Tess Weinberg examining initial reactions to The Brick, a new music venue in downtown Minneapolis. We then catch a ride with reporter Zach McCormick over to the other twin city, St. Paul, where we check out 651's Eclipse Records, the record store located in the Midway. Later, Culture Queue's newest reporter, Emma Nelson, asks students of the University of Minnesota what they think when they see their fellow students in uniform.
The second half of the show begins with Mitch Skinner joining in studio as host Mark Sheely recounts his vacation to Brazil with this week's Top 7. Finally, our show ends with Mitch Skinner examining how fencing morphed from bloody dueling into a sport and Olympic competition.

Songs used in this week's show include:

"Canto de Oxum" by Vinicius de Moraes
"Purple Rain" by Prince
"Southern Point" by Grizzly Bear
"Hold On To Your Money" by Martin Devany
"Music Is My Hot, Hot Sex" by CSS
"Song & Dance" by Peggy Sue
"Banchetto Musicale - Suite No. 4: II. Galliarde" by The Renaissance Music Players
"Alter Ego" by Tame Impala

Culture Queue 1-22-12

This week on Culture Queue, we take a look back at some American history you may not have learned in grade school in a rerun of part one of our alternative Black History Month. The show starts with Zach McCormick recounting the important but unfortunately forgotten American pop singer Lee Dorsey. Todd Crotty looks at the americanization of Native Americans their later return to their roots. Zach McCormick and host Cristeta Boarini close out the first half of the show by counting down the top 7 quintessentially American things invented in other places.
In the second half, Mark Sheely examines racial casting in American theater and the impulse to go against the norm, and Eric Dolski investigates the challenges of multiracial individuals.

Culture Queue 1-15-12

This week on Culture Queue, we hark back on some of the premier stories from Radio K's consummate producer and reporter, Eric Dolski. Though he is leaving for greener pastures (see: the "real" world), we can still enjoy his stories on food tastes and mixed heritage. His dry humor is a highlight, particularly in the faux-advertisement for shampoo.
Later, we continue our celebration of one of Culture Queue's finest by featuring one of Dolski's favorite story topics, NaNoWriMo, a marathon of novel writing. Finally our retrospective ends with Eric Dolski analyzing why an employee might choose to accept a promotion with no pay increase.

Culture Queue 1-8-12

This week on Culture Queue, we feature a classic episode in which reporter Tess Weinberg examines the funnier side of Adolf Hitler. Joe Krall talks with a photographer of over 15 Nobel Prize winners. Monica Castleman ends the first half with a question, asking U of M students what food they miss most.
Later, Yi Chin Lee analyzes the impact social media has on our interactions. We count down the top 7 New Year's resolutions we're already breaking with Cristeta Boarini and Shelby Thomason, and while the season may be over for the Minnesota Vikings, reporter Zach McCormick ends the show with a look at another event to enjoy in the Winter months: the Stupor Bowl.

Culture Queue 1-1-12

This week on Culture Queue, Zach and Mitch take the hosting reigns. Our reporters look into the new year and examine the ways in which we can start anew. To begin our show, reporter Noel Clark takes us home to meet his family, looking at the new traditions they can create together. We then journey out West, where Tess Weinberg asks Arizonans what their favorite moment of 2011 was. Mitch Skinner offers a reairing of a story, approptiately enough, on the nature of repetition in his and our lives.
Culture Queue's second half begins with Shelby Thomason joining Zach McCormick in studio to count down our largest collective regrets of 2011. Finally reporter Yi Chin Lee offers some perspective to our 2012 new beginning by looking back at the immigration of Chinese people into a new culture.

Culture Queue 12/25/11 Part 2

Happy Holidays! This is part 2.

Culture Queue 12/25/11

Happy Holidays!

Culture Queue 12-18-11

This week on Culture Queue, winter break is almost here, and Mark Sheely steps in to host this show. Because you shouldn't start anything on an empty stomach, we begin with reporter Tess Weinberg's story on the new pop-up restaurant "Clandestine," and learn how this secret supper club functions as it moves from place to place. Nailah Taman then joins host Mark Sheely in the studio to discuss how homeless advocate Michael Lee uses his poetry to raise awareness of youths living on the street. If any classes this semester were bringing you down, in our Question of the Week we ask, if you could create your own class, what would it be? And to close the first half of the show, Cristeta Boarini tours the Summit Brewing Company and learns how beer goes from grains to glass.
In the second half of our show, Tess Weinberg and Mark Sheely count down the top 7 gifts you can now appreciate as an adult, and reporters Eric Dolski and Mitch Skinner team up to brave the underground passages of the Gopher Way.

Culture Queue 12-11-11

This week on Culture Queue, we feature the first stories of some of our storied reporters. Mark Sheely starts the show off by talking with Muslim women looking to build awareness of hijabs during Hijab for a Day. Tess Weinberg interviews critically-acclaimed collage musicians The Books. Bri Hanson looks at why Minneapolis and Minnesota overall are two of the best places in America to be, and Zach McCormick closes out the show with a story about the Electric Fetus' 2009 benefit concert to repair tornado damage.

Culture Queue 12-4-11

This week on Culture Queue, spring is in the air (translation: we're reairing a spring episode). We start the show off with a story by Eric Dolski about the worldwide indifference in regards to Swedish cuisine. Reporter Monica Castleman reminds us that not all Twin Cities restaurants are national chains, and we ask U of M students, "If April showers bring May flowers, what comes after that?" In the second half of the show, host Cristeta Boarini and Tess Weinberg count down the top 7 foreign holidays we Americans use as excuses to drink, Joe Krall goes over just where we stand privacy-wise when it comes to internet use, and Mark Sheely bids an official adieu to the movie rentals of the bygone past.

Culture Queue 11-27-11

This week on Culture Queue, we recognize it's the season for traveling. Music reporter Zach McCormick starts the show off by featuring a few songs to keep on your car's tape deck/mp3 player as winter gets darker and darker. Shaun Neppl looks into how and why thieves are snagging phones from light rail passengers, and host Cristeta Boarini, having gone to North Dakota to visit family, asks, "Why visit North Dakota?" In the second half of the show, Brody Howard takes a ride on one of Minneapolis' Pedicabs, and Noel Clark reminds us why we only go trainhopping vicariously.

Culture Queue 11-20-11

This week on Culture Queue, we get our first taste of the holidays by looking to the past. Mark Sheely cohosts with Cristeta Boarini.
Kim Thompson starts the show off by looking and how swords are forged at one of Minneapolis' most prominent blacksmiths. Marcheta Fornoff then puts one foot in front of the other as she talks with a local cobbler (person, not dessert). We close out the first half of the show by asking U of M students, "What's your favorite part of the holidays?"
In the second half, Mark Sheely looks at where the stones of a long-demolished building have ended up, Cristeta Boarini and Brody Howard count down the top 7 most awkward holiday conversations, and Tess Weinberg looks at how food factors into remembering and celebrating the past.

Culture Queue 11-13-11

This week on Culture Queue, we put the "art" in The Arts Show that Rocks. We start the show off with a story by new reporter Georgia Lucas about young people's appreciation of art at the Walker Art Center. Then, Jessica Lehman covers the Baby Marx puppet show and outlines how red-blooded Americans have recently grown fond of the bearded philosopher. To close out the first half of the show, Shelby Thomason and host Cristeta Boarini count down the top 7 local cafes that also function as art galleries.
In the second half, Eric Dolski participates in National Novel Writing Month, and Cristeta Boarini gets familiar with the Art-O-Mat: a vending machine for art.

Culture Queue 11-6-11

This week on Culture Queue, we feature a made-for-radio episode of The Green Hornet! See genuine drama, hear authentic mid-century accents (yes, that's how people really sounded back then!) and be entertained like never before! You'll forget why radio drama ever faded away!

Culture Queue 10-30-11

This week on Culture Queue, it's (almost) Halloween! We start the show off with new reporter Noel Clark, who proves that the anxiety of marriage on Halloween is, in fact, completely different from conventional fear on Halloween. Then, host Cristeta Boarini and reporter Mitch Skinner count down the top 7 misunderstood monsters.
In the second half of the show, Cristeta goes down into the "corporate jungles of suburbia" to find out the connection between Halloween and candy, we ask U of M students, "How old is too old to trick-or-treat?" and music reporter Zach McCormick closes out the show by featuring a few famous musicians' creepy swan songs.

Culture Queue 10-23-11

This week on Culture Queue, we feature stories from past episodes based on the theme of surprise: surprising facts, surprising stories, and surprising ways of skiing. Mitch Skinner cohosts with regular host Cristeta Boarini.
We start the show off with a look at turkey races in Worthington courtesy of reporter Marcheta Fornoff. Zach McCormick then features a few love songs that don't mean what you think they mean, and we ask U of M locals, "What mascot would you replace Goldie with?"
In the second half of the show, Joe Krall talks with a U of M data expert about how to keep your computer safe from the pandemoniac dangers of the internet, and Chris Marshall goes skijoring: skiing with dogs.

Culture Queue 10-16-11

This week on Culture Queue, reporter Chris Marshall starts the show off with a piece about a ubiquitous (25 points) board game and its competent (19 points) competitors (20 points). Eric Dolski interviews the husband-and-wife team of "social thriller" film Four Boxes. Host Sarah Boden and Ilana Ostrin count down the top 7 best ways to get free food on campus. Kevin Ryan starts off the second half of the show by checking out a hunka-hunka burning iron at the Minneapolis Iron Pour, Brady Nyhus takes a tour of the University Avenue Project, and Zach McCormick interviews members of local folk band Alas Alas.

Culture Queue 10-9-11

This week on Culture Queue, we start the show off with an REM retrospective courtesy of music reporter Zach McCormick. Shelby Thomason comes next with a story about the power of coffee in building social movements. Then, reporter Eric Dolski and U of M president Eric Kaler count down the top 7 must-haves for the college dorm room.
In the second half of the show, Tess Weinberg begins her journey to find the perfect bike (soul-bike?), and Mitch Skinner unravels the super-secret existence of America's "geeky girl".

Culture Queue 10-2-11

This week on Culture Queue, reporter Tess Weinberg holds a joint session of Culture Queue-gress with regular host Cristeta Boarini. The show's theme is "college", and we take a look back at some of Culture Queue's best college-related content. Shelby Thomason starts off the show with a story about the nature and circumstance of that beany nectar called coffee. Then, lovebirds Katie Dyson and Josh Ellis go on a date night where you, the listener, can experience being a third wheel. Monica Castleman closes out the first half of the show by investigating a U of M class focusing on the biology of sex.
In the second half, Tess and Cristeta count down the top 7 reoccuring thoughts in a college student's mind, we ask U of M students about their worst roommates, and reporter Zach McCormick profiles the U of M's Four Square Club.

Culture Queue 9-25-11

This week on Culture Queue, we start the show off with a story by reporter Mitch Skinner about Surly Brewery's local influence on beer and politics. Host Cristeta Boarini and Radio K Program Director Jon Schober count down the top 7 reasons to donate to Radio K during this season's pledge drive, and Kristin Carlson reports on vilification tennis, an untamed insult exchange. In the second half of the show, Kevin Ryan recaps Powershift, a youth-based climate conference in Washington D.C. Tess Weinberg has an abbreviated vicarious experience of publishing and being published, and Zach McCormick ends the show with a feature on St. Paul's own hip-hopping Heiruspecs.

Culture Queue 9-18-11

If we told you this was a rerun, would you believe us? This week on Culture Queue, we start the show off with a story by Eric Dolski about that familiar tongue across our lips: the language of English. Cristeta Boarini then looks into Lush Life, a local production that sheds light on the jazz canon. Host Sarah Boden and reporter Shelby Thomason close out the first half the show with the top 7 ways to spend that extra hour after Daylight Saving Time. In the second half the show, Eric Dolski writes frantically for National Novel Writing Month, Anna Plaunt looks into Dia de los Muertos, and Zach McCormick analyzes The Foreign Exchange's album, Authenticity.

Culture Queue 9-11-11

This week on Culture Queue, we students reflect on 9/11 and its long, long aftermath. Marcheta Fornoff talks with three students who remember 9/11 and the effect it had on them. Mark Sheely reminds us how Minnesotans gave help to 9/11 victims. Shelby Thomason brings in a lighter note by counting down the top 7 worst 9/11 tribute songs, and Mitch Skinner closes out the show by talking with local Muslims about how they were affected by the event.

Culture Queue 09-04-11

This week on Culture Queue, we start the show off with a feature by Zach McCormick about the riches and perils of Record Store Day. We ask a few U of M students to describe their worst roommate (spoiler: hoarders). Reporter Yi Chin Lee looks at the future business of local sports stores near the ailing Metrodome. Joe Krall contrasts the Virginia Tech shooting aftermath with the preventive measures the U is taking to keep students safe, and Todd Crotty talks with a few contestants of the reality TV show "America's Got Talent".

Culture Queue 08-28-11

This week on Culture Queue, we feature our second radio drama of the season: The Green Hornet! See genuine drama, hear authentic mid-century accents (yes, that's how people really sounded back then!) and be entertained like never before! You'll forget why radio drama ever faded away!

Culture Queue 8-21-11

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Part 1.5. Do you like updated things? New things? Perfected things? Then listen to our HD, 3-D sound, supa-awesome excellent remastered edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio play! Now with more ambient sounds, softer world-ends, and louder money-handling!

Culture Queue 08-14-11

This week on Culture Queue, we start the show off with a story by Eric Dolski about the worldwide indifference in regards to Swedish cuisine. Reporter Monica Castleman reminds us that not all Twin Cities restaurants are national chains, and we ask U of M students, "If April showers bring May flowers, what comes after that?" In the second half of the show, host Cristeta Boarini and Tess Weinberg count down the top 7 foreign holidays we Americans use as excuses to drink, Joe Krall goes over just where we stand privacy-wise when it comes to internet use, and Mark Sheely bids an official adieu to the movie rentals of the bygone past.

Songs used in this week's show:
Heart of Stone by the Raveonettes
Swedish Wedding March by Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire
Winter in El Corazon by The Sunny Era
Tomboy by Panda Bear
Late Anthropocene by Brian Eno
Abdication! by the Lucksmiths
Ghostbusters by Ray Parker, Jr.
Flying into the Sun by Crystal Stilts

Culture Queue 08-07-11

This week on Culture Queue, Zach McCormick starts the show off by interviewing superlocal hip-hop trio Art School Girls. Eric Dolski then talks with two classically-trained musicians about where their passion led them - in one case, acupuncture. Then, we ask Minneapolitans, "What's the best accent?"
In the second half of the show, Mitch Skinner and Eric Dolski count down the top 7 things not to do during summer, and foreign correspondent Tess Weinberg compares the personal displays of affection in Argentina to those of the US.

Culture Queue 07-31-11

This week on Culture Queue, a self-aware timewarp: reporter Eric Dolski starts the show off with a short analysis of fair use in (his) everyday work. Zach McCormick post-views some of the bands featured at South by Southwest 2011, outgoing U of M president Bob Bruininks counts down the top 7 best eats on campus, and Todd Crotty reminds us how the tons and tons of snow on campus get shoveled every winter. In the second half of the show, Tess Weinberg asks what some post-adolescent, pre-octogenarians did on their spring breaks of yesteryear, Shelby Thomason interviews a remarkably good-natured bus driver, and Cristeta Boarini is treated to the honks of tomorrow by the Duck and Goose Calling Club.

Culture Queue 07-24-11

This week on Culture Queue, we start the show off with some diamond-hard analysis of the U of M's housing situation, courtesy of reporter Brady Merne. Then, we get significantly softer when we ask locals "What's your go-to hangover cure?" Courtney Johns closes out the first half with an inaugural story about St. Paul artistry and artist in residence Marcus Young.
In the latter half of the show, Bri Hanson and host Cristeta Boarini count down the top 7 river-dwelling animals in the state, and Cristeta closes things out with a short history of Radio K, WMMR, and U of M radio altogether. Fun fact: did you know Radio K is the oldest noncommercial radio station in the country?

Culture Queue 07-17-11

This week on Culture Queue... hark, the ghost of Christmas Past! We start the show off with a story by Cristeta Boarini that features the most ubiquitous of holiday food groups: the meats. Tamara Marcus asks U of M students, "Who are you least looking forward to seeing over the holidays?" Zach McCormick and Sarah Boden count up the top 7 grievances of the year, Joe Krall reminisces about holiday cookies, Sarah Boden learns more about Jesus's mom than she ever thought she needed to know, and Zach McCormick closes out the show by bringing to our attention Christmas music that hasn't been played a hundred million times already.

Culture Queue 07-10-11

This week on Culture Queue, we feature "the river" in all its forms, functions, and flowings. Reporter Mitch Skinner starts the show off by taking a tour of the Mississippi's scenic spots. Marcheta Fornoff goes canoeing vicariously through the power of radio and imagination. Bri Hanson looks for the meaning in old Sconnie's Riverfest, Zach McCormick goes in-depth into the history of Paul Robeson's "Old Man River", and host Cristeta Boarini closes out the show by reminding us of the jazz birthplace at the hind-end of the Mississippi.

Songs featured in this week's show:
"Blue River" by A Night in the Box
"The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn theme" by Ted Nichols
"Adrift Not Lost" by Evening Ocean
"Saw Kill River" by Devendra Banhart
"Take a Look" by Charlie Maguire
"Black Water" by The Doobie Brothers
"Ol' Man River" by Paul Robeson
"Bourbon St. Parade" by The Southside Aces
"St. Michael vs. the Devil" by Davina and the Vagabonds
"St. James Infirmary" by Davina and the Vagabonds
"Back to Black" by The Southside Aces
"River" by Davina and the Vagabonds

Culture Queue 07-03-11

This week on Culture Queue, we remember last summer right now-abouts. Sophia Anastazievsky gets a taste of freeganism, where one man's trash is another man's treasure. Host Sarah Boden and Radio K staff member Kyle Potter give tips on how to sublease outside the long arm of the law. Joe Krall asks "What scares you most about your government?" Sarah Boden tours a storm drain just because she can, and Zach McCormick breaks down pub rock band The 101ers.

Culture Queue 06-26-11

This week on Culture Queue, we celebrate and denigrate bureaucracy; Eric Dolski subs for regular host Cristeta Boarini. The show starts off with a story by Mark Sheely, who looks at the trials of refugees who have to navigate a formidable American bureaucracy. Monica Castleman talks with an artist who makes art on the street without defacing public property. For the question of the week, we ask Minneapolitan locals to describe some of their drivers license mishaps. Zach McCormick bridges the two halves of the show by counting down the top 7 music-related censorshippings. Censorshipping is totally a word. Look it up. On second thought, don't.
In the second half, Cristeta Boarini talks with local grant-winners who make a case for funding the arts, and Eric Dolski looks at a new trend in the office: promotions without additional pay.

Music featured in this week's show:
Lady by Fela Kuti
Larmes by Akira Kosemura
Golden Rule by Charles Bradley
No Agreement by Fela Kuti
Number Two Free Quarter Note - Chiara String Quartet
Alone Again (Naturally) by Gilbert O'Sullivan

Culture Queue 06-19-11

This week on Culture Queue, hearken back to a host before Boarini: outgone host Sarah Boden spearheads this reru-... rereleased classic. We start the show off with a story about the cheapest art you'll find this side of a Hershey bar, courtesy of the Art-o-Matic. Brady Nyhus talks with Of Montreal bassist Davey Pierce about the group's new album as well as about Thai food. Joe Krall asks unknowing passersby what the Washington Avenue Bridge shoe tree is all about, and Yi Chin Lee asks, "Where do you buy your clothes?" In the second half of the show, host Sarah Boden talks with AMPERS aficionado Todd Melby and counts down the top 7 AMPERS radio clips, Cristeta interviews the president of the U of M's Duck & Goose Calling Club, and Zach McCormick previews some of Radio K's favorite upcoming fall releases.

Culture Queue 06-12-11

This week on Culture Queue, we enjoy the good weather while it lasts. Zach McCormick starts the show off with a retrospective of innovative recently-deceased rapper Eyedea - of Eyedea & Abilities. Tess Weinberg sends an audio telegram-esque countdown of her top 7 culture shock moments while studying in distant Argentina. Host Cristeta Boarini talks with the writer of Word: the Urban Musical, which premiered at last year's Fringe Festival.
In the second half of the show, we ask U of M students, "What are your favorite summer jams?" and by jams we mean music. Bri Hanson delves further into what makes Minnesota great and why it's getting such good press lately. Lastly, Mitch Skinner closes out the show with a story about repetition and why he (and the rest of us) play Pokemon so much.

Music featured in this week's show: Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine by The White Stripes
La Revancha del Tango by Gotan Project
Devil’s Advocate by Toki Wright
Honey Bun by Reba McEntire and Alec Baldwin
Today is the Day by Yo La Tengo
(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding
I’m Gonna Miss Minneapolis by Vic Volare
Say Shh by Atmosphere
"[Star Wars] Main Theme" by John Williams
"Pokemon Theme" by Jason Paige
God Only Knows (Beach Boys Cover) by Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.

Culture Queue 06-05-11

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Part 1.5.

Do you like updated things? New things? Perfected things? Then listen to our HD, 3-D sound, supa-awesome excellent remastered edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio play! Now with more ambient sounds, softer world-ends, and louder money-handling!

Culture Queue 05-29-11

This week on Culture Queue: The BBC's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio play, revamped! Listen in awe as Culture Queue reporters and producers talk in British accents! Hear old-time radio commercials from various eras! Rediscover the wonders 1970's British comedy! This week, on Culture Queue!

Culture Queue 05-22-11

This week on Culture Queue, we start the show off with Marcheta Fornoff, who looks at the local world of interactive art. Monica Castleman continues that line of thought with a feature on Minneapolis' Art-O-Whirl (check out homeiswherethe-art-is.com and nemaa.org/ for more info).
Host Cristeta Boarini starts second half of the show off with a star-powered interview involving eight precious minutes of Jimmy Fallon, we ask U of M students "What's your summer hangout spot?", and Zach McCormick features two up-and-coming new musical acts: Shane Bader, and Bambi and the Tin Man.

Music featured in this week's show:
Only the Good Die Young by Billy Joel
Modern Art by the Black Lips
History of Rap Medley by Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake
School's Out For Summer by Alice Cooper

Culture Queue 05-15-11

This week on Culture Queue, we invoke a paradox as we begin the summer break with a themed show about reruns that is actually a rerun itself. Did we blow your mind yet? If not, stay tuned: Brady Nyhus goes to Palmer's Bar to hear a band that can't help but recur, Cristeta Boarini goes to the weekly Minneapolis showing of the Rocky Horror Picture Show, and Katie Dyson investigates a mysterious smell that's been plaguing her weekly runs. Host Sarah Boden tries to figure out the recent obsession with zombie culture, we count down the top 7 thrift shops in the Twin Cities, and Zach McCormick closes out the show by interviewing members of the band Autolux.

Culture Queue 05-08-11

This week on Culture Queue, Todd Crotty starts the show off by featuring We Can And We Must, an electronic music duo that's heavy on the electronic and just as heavy on the music. Then, we ask U of M students, "What are you most excited for now that summer's here?" To end the first half of the show, host Cristeta Boarini and Marcheta Fornoff count down the top 7 procrastination techniques for finals. In the second half, Monica Castleman talks with a wig-maker about her wigspertise, and Zach McCormick remembers British punk Poly Styrene and the X-Ray Spex.

Songs used in this week's show:
Your Mother Should Know by The Beatles
Hey Mama Wolf by Devendra Banhart
Mama Told Me (Not to Come) by Three Dog Night
Decatur, Or, One More Round of Applause for Your Stepmother! by Sufjan Stevens
I Wanna Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother's Heart by The White Stripes

Culture Queue 05-01-11

This week on Culture Queue, we start the show off with a story by Eric Dolski about the worldwide indifference in regards to Swedish cuisine. Reporter Monica Castleman reminds us that not all Twin Cities restaurants are national chains, and we ask U of M students, "If April showers bring May flowers, what comes after that?" In the second half of the show, host Cristeta Boarini and Tess Weinberg count down the top 7 foreign holidays we Americans use as excuses to drink, Joe Krall goes over just where we stand privacy-wise when it comes to internet use, and Mark Sheely bids an official adieu to the movie rentals of the bygone past.

Songs used in this week's show:
Heart of Stone by the Raveonettes
Swedish Wedding March by Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire
Winter in El Corazon by The Sunny Era
Tomboy by Panda Bear
Late Anthropocene by Brian Eno
Abdication! by the Lucksmiths
Ghostbusters by Ray Parker, Jr.
Flying into the Sun by Crystal Stilts

Culture Queue 04-24-11

This week on Culture Queue, we start the show off with a story by reporter Mitch Skinner about Surly Brewery's local influence on beer and politics. Host Cristeta Boarini and Radio K Program Director Jon Schober count down the top 7 reasons to donate to Radio K during this season's pledge drive, and Kristin Carlson reports on vilification tennis, an untamed insult exchange. In the second half of the show, Kevin Ryan recaps Powershift, a youth-based climate conference in Washington D.C. Tess Weinberg has an abbreviated vicarious experience of publishing and being published, and Zach McCormick ends the show with a feature on St. Paul's own hip-hopping Heiruspecs.

Culture Queue 04-17-11

This week on Culture Queue, reporter Marcheta Fornoff starts the show off with a story about the value of silence in today's post-quiet society. We ask U of M students "What kind of criminal would you (hypothetically) like to be?" Host Cristeta Boarini and Monica Castleman count down the top 7 mascots who should replace our semi-beloved gopher, Cristeta talks with "Whose U" reps about university diversity policy, and Eric Dolski and Mark Sheely close out the show with a feature about the Twin Cities homebrew scene.

Culture Queue 04-10-11

This week on Culture Queue, we start the show off with a feature by Zach McCormick about the riches and perils of Record Store Day. We ask a few U of M students to describe their worst roommate (spoiler: hoarders). Reporter Yi Chin Lee looks at the future business of local sports stores near the ailing Metrodome. Joe Krall contrasts the Virginia Tech shooting aftermath with the preventive measures the U is taking to keep students safe, and Todd Crotty talks with a few contestants of the reality TV show "America's Got Talent".

Culture Queue 04-03-11

This week on Culture Queue, reporter Monica Castleman starts the show off with a story about the U of M's probably awkward but definitely informative "Biology of Sex" class. Mark Sheely looks into how graffiti is viewed by people who aren't vandals, and reporter Kristin Carlson and host Cristeta Boarini count down the top 7 weirdest things we've found in the snowmelt of campus. In the second half of the show, Shelby Thomason features the 1419 gallery in a story about experimental art, we ask U of M students "what's the best April Fools prank you've ever seen?" and Mitch Skinner considers how comics and comic books work as a medium.

Culture Queue 03-27-11

This week on Culture Queue, reporter Eric Dolski starts the show off with a short analysis of fair use in (his) everyday work. Zach McCormick post-views some of the bands featured at South by Southwest 2011, outgoing U of M president Bob Bruininks counts down the top 7 best eats on campus, and Todd Crotty reminds us how the tons and tons of snow on campus get shoveled every winter. In the second half of the show, Tess Weinberg asks what some post-adolescent, pre-octogenarians did on their spring breaks of yesteryear, Shelby Thomason interviews a remarkably good-natured bus driver, and Cristeta Boarini is treated to the honks of tomorrow by the Duck and Goose Calling Club.

Culture Queue 03-20-11

This week on Culture Queue, we feature a thing many of us have a love-hate relationship with: marketing. Shelby Thomason starts the show off with a highly abbreviated overview of economic systems in the Twin Cities, Cristeta Boarini finds out that museums can throw parties in their off-seasons, and host Sarah Boden discovers that the black market is closer than you think. In the second half of the show, Marcheta Fornoff asks, "What kind of deal would it take for you to injure someone on Black Friday?", Joe Hau looks into why the NFL may be facing a lockout in 2011, Sarah Boden and Shelby Thomason count down the top 7 ways to wake yourself up after the food coma that is Thanksgiving, and Joe Krall ends the show by asking a few former U of M representatives about how the U chooses to market itself.

Culture Queue 03-13-11

This week on Culture Queue, winter fades as spring springs. Mark Sheely starts the show off by looking into the work of music therapists at the U. An interview with outgoing U of M President Bob Bruininks explains, among other things, why he keeps a huge walleye in his office. Then, we ask students to tell us their parting words to winter.
In the second half of the show, Zach McCormick and Monica Castleman count down the top 7 reasons to be excited for spring. Host Cristeta Boarini outlines the life of master swing dancer Frankie Manning, and Tess Weinberg looks into a distant cousin of resume building: obituary building.

Culture Queue 03-06-11

This week on Culture Queue, we take a look at American history the way grade school never taught it. Zach McCormick starts the show off with a retrospective of unjustly-forgotten American pop singer Lee Dorsey. Todd Crotty outlines the way in which Native Americans were Americanized and later able to return to their roots. Zach McCormick and host Cristeta Boarini close out the first half of the show by counting down the top 7 quintessentially American things invented in other places. In the second half, Mark Sheely looks into the norms of racial casting in American theater, and Eric Dolski investigates whether being multiracial is still a challenge in today's society.

Culture Queue 02-27-11

This week on Culture Queue, we get a second spoonful of alternative Black History Month goodness. Yi Chin Lee starts the show off by highlighting one of Minnesota's earliest immigrants: the Chinese. Then, we ask U of M students, "What part of your heritage makes you proud?" Joe Krall looks back at the work of revolutionary and anti-colonialist Franz Fanon, Marcheta Fornoff profiles two local Bosnian guitarist twin sisters, and Tamara Marcus delves into the history of pioneering black film director Melvin Van Peebles.

Culture Queue 2-20-11

This week on Culture Queue, we take a look at American history the way grade school never taught it. Zach McCormick starts the show off with a retrospective of unjustly-forgotten American pop singer Lee Dorsey. Todd Crotty outlines the way in which Native Americans were Americanized and later able to return to their roots. Zach McCormick and host Cristeta Boarini close out the first half of the show by counting down the top 7 quintessentially American things invented in other places. In the second half, Mark Sheely looks into the norms of racial casting in American theater, and Eric Dolski investigates whether being multiracial is still a challenge in today's society.

Culture Queue 02-13-11

This week on Culture Queue, we feature stories about every single person's least favorite holiday: Valentines Day. Shelby Thomason starts the show off with an overview of how Twin Cities coffee works, Monica Castleman throws off her spoken-for status to experience single life for a day, and we ask U of M students, "What would be your perfect Valentine's day?" In the second half of the show, Zach McCormick highlights a few love songs that aren't much about love at all, host Cristeta Boarini and Tess Weinberg count down the top 7 things not to do on Valentine's day (hint: no movies allowed) and Marcheta Fornoff closes out the show by explaining the good, bad, and ugly in love poetry.

Culture Queue 02-06-11

This week on Culture Queue, Tess Weinberg starts the show off with an analysis of the humor of Hitler. Joe Krall then interviews Doug Knutson, photographer of over 15 Nobel Prize winners. Monica Castleman closes out the first half of the show by asking U of M students "What food are you missing nowadays?" Yi Chin Lee starts off the second half of the show with a discussion of social media and how it's changing the way we interact, for better or worse. Shelby Thomason and Cristeta Boarini count down the top 7 New Year’s resolutions we're already breaking, and Zach McCormick ends the show with a story about one of Minneapolis' most brutal bike races: the Stupor Bowl.

Culture Queue 01-23-11

This week on Culture Queue, we honor outgoing and outgone host Sarah Boden. We feature four stories Sarah produced during her career at Culture Queue: "local spelunking", "the squirrel man", "lady bikes", and "a zombie overview", along with a few anecdotes about Sarah's illustrious and enriching personal life. Don't forget to listen to Culture Queue at our new and improved time: Sunday evenings at 6:00pm!

Culture Queue 01-15-11

This week on Culture Queue, we start the show off with a story about the cheapest art you'll find this side of a Hershey bar, courtesy of the Art-o-Matic. Brady Nyhus talks with Of Montreal bassist Davey Pierce about the group's new album as well as about Thai food. Joe Krall asks unknowing passersby what the Washington Avenue Bridge shoe tree is all about, and Yi Chin Lee asks, "Where do you buy your clothes?" In the second half of the show, host Sarah Boden talks with AMPERS aficionado Todd Melby and counts down the top 7 AMPERS radio clips, Cristeta interviews the president of the U of M's Duck & Goose Calling Club, and Zach McCormick previews some of Radio K's favorite upcoming fall releases.

Culture Queue 01-08-11

This week on Culture Queue, reporter Chris Marshall starts the show off with a piece about a ubiquitous (25 points) board game and its competent (19 points) competitors (20 points). Eric Dolski interviews the husband-and-wife team of "social thriller" film Four Boxes. Host Sarah Boden and Ilana Ostrin count down the top 7 best ways to get free food on campus. Kevin Ryan starts off the second half of the show by checking out a hunka-hunka burning iron at the Minneapolis Iron Pour, Brady Nyhus takes a tour of the University Avenue Project, and Zach McCormick interviews members of local folk band Alas Alas.

Culture Queue 01-01-11

This week on Culture Queue, Brady Nyhus pursues some truth behind Minneapolis sustainability. Sarah Boden talks with the elders of the local Bhutanese immigrant community. Eric Dolski eats for free at 1st Avenue's new barstaurant, the Depot. Katie Dyson counts down Minnesota's top 7 goofy laws, and Zach McCormick illuminates the work of blues-rock band The Black Keys.

Quick Queue 4-11-12

Producer Zach McCormick steps into a world of witches, prophesy, and old bones that inhabits the dark and enchanting sound of "III" the latest album from local band Is/Is. To hear the rest of this story and more arts and culture reporting in the Twin Cities, tune into Culture Queue, Sunday at 6PM.

Quick Queue 4-4-12

Without sight, the blind must rely on the sounscapes around them to navigate through a world of audio overload. To truly experience this world, Producer Noel Clark must live it, braving one of the busiest streets in Uptown blindfolded . Will he make it? Tune in this Sunday at 6PM to listen this and other award winning arts and cultural reporting.

Quick Queue 3-28-12

by Zach McCormick - It had been a 900-mile journey from her native Tennessee when the soulful, acoustic songstress Chastity Brown finally settled here in Minneapolis. Today, Brown still draws inspiration from her stomping grounds for her latest album, Back-Roads Highways. To hear this story and other great arts and cultural reporting from around the Twin Cities, tune into Culture Queue, Sunday at 6PM.

Quick Queue 3-21-12

While the rest of Culture Queue was stuck here during the SXSW music festival (check out our show "North by Midwest"), Producer Tess Weinberg was roaming the hip streets of Austin, TX. Tune in this Sunday at 6PM to hear Tess and Radio K Programming Director Caleigh Souhan count down the Top 7 SXSW moments the rest of us missed out on.

Quick Queue 3-14-12

By Tess Weinberg - "Minnesota Nice" gets a bad wrap when stretched to the point of those passive aggressive notes left by that one roommate. But it also drives the volunteer spirit that keeps hometown music label Secret Stash Records releasing vinyl from artists all over the world. To hear the rest of this story and other great arts and cultural reporting, tune in to Culture Queue, Sunday at 6PM

Quick Queue 3-7-12

By Zach McCormick - (cue melodramatic music) In a world where on-demand video has struck fear into the hearts of megaplex theater owners, the Trylon Microcinema has dared to bring a more catered and esoteric film experience to south Minneapolis. But can this 50-seat David stand up to the Goliath of a changing media landscape? Listen for the conclusion to this cinematic adventure Sunday at 6PM.

Quick Queue 3-2-12

The Other Twin City - by Cristeta Boarini. Produced by Tess Weinberg and Mitch Skinner. Not many people associate Minneapolis with New Orleans, but they are connected by the mighty Mississippi river. Cristeta Boarini explores the rich music history along the way.

Culture Queue 2-26-12 "It's Alive!"

Don't you hate being on the other end of a pre-recorded message? Now imagine that recording is asking for your money. It's pledge driving time here at Radio K, and rather than simply recording a show telling you to donate to Real College Radio, we thought this would be a great chance to do something that Culture Queue has never done before: a live show! Producers Tess Weinberg and Zach McCormick join host Mark Sheely this week presenting some of the best work that Culture Queue has produced, and all in front of a hot mic. Todd Crotty also stops in with the top 7 reasons you should become a Radio K member.
Featured this week is Chris Marshall's tale of a special canine racing competition, a piecev from Cristeta Boarini on the long and lustrous history of KUOM, a spendthrifty Question of the Week from new reporter Monica Jones. In the second half of our show, Producer Zach McCormick reintroduces us to Art School Girls, a local hip hop collective that neither attend art school nor are girls; and finally an excerpt from "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy," Culture Queue's first foray into radio drama.

Quick Queue 2-15-12

The Road Less Traveled: Making Movies in Minnesota - by Alex Mehrtens. Not many directors chose to set their films in "flyover country," but it is appealing to some. To find out why, as well learn about various other arts and cultural stories from around the Twin Cities, tune into Culture Queue, Sunday at 6 PM.

Quick Queue 2-8-12

ROTC - By Emma Nelson: It's common to see students on the University of Minnesota campus dressed in military fatigues or uniforms, and behind every soldier is a story. To hear their stories, as well more great arts and cultural reporting from around the Twin Cities, tune into Culture Queue, Sunday at 6 PM.

Quick Queue 2-1-12

To Rock or Not to Rock? - By Noel Clark: This is the tale of a Rock Opera about a rocker sent to purgatory, and a theater that is all too familiar with what the view from the void looks like. To find out if the power of rock is enough to save them both, tune in at 6pm this Sunday.

Quick Queue 1-29-12

A Tale of Two Venues - By Tess Weinberg:



Just blocks away from the hallmark of Minneapolis music that is First Avenue, another mid-size music venue, The Brick, will be opening its doors in March. But is this town big enough for the both of them? Tune in this Sunday at 6 P.M. to find out.

Quick Queue 8-16-11

Betty Flocker Cereal - by Bri Hanson

Quick Queue 8-3-11

Classical bassin' - by Eric Dolski

Quick Queue 7-20-11

U of M Four Square Club - by Zach McCormick

Quick Queue 7-13-11

On Tipping - by Cristeta Boarini

Quick Queue 7-6-11

Old Man River - by Zach McCormick

Quick Queue 6-29-11

Robert Lang's Origami - by Eric Dolski

Quick Queue 6-22-11

A Short History of Radio K - by Cristeta Boarini

Quick Queue 6-15-11

Pepper Spray - by Shelby Thomason

Quick Queue 6-8-11

Why MN is the Best - by Bri Hanson

Quick Queue 6-1-11

OsenGel Shampoo - by Eric Dolski

Quick Queue 5-18-11

Twin Cities Nice Ride - by Cristeta Boarini

Quick Queue 5-11-11

U of M Quidditch - by Brady Nyhus

Quick Queue 5-4-11

Jimmy Fallon on Radio K - by Cristeta Boarini

Quick Queue 4-27-11

Remember Video Rentals? - by Mark Sheely

Quick Queue 4-20-11

St. Paul's Own Heiruspecs - by Zach McCormick

Quick Queue 4-13-11

Twin Cities Homebrewing - by Mark Sheely & Eric Dolski

Quick Queue 4-6-11

Record Store Day 2011 - by Zach McCormick

Quick Queue 3-30-11

Experimental Art - by Shelby Thomason

Quick Queue 3-23-11

Recapping SXSW - by Zach McCormick

Quick Queue 3-16-11

Recurring Rocky Horror Picture Show - by Cristeta Boarini

Quick Queue 3-9-11

Bruininks' Best Eats on Campus - by Cristeta Boarini

Quick Queue 3-2-11

Remembering Lee Dorsey - by Zach McCormick

Quick Queue 2-23-11

Bosnian Guitarists - by Marcheta Fornoff

Quick Queue 2-16-11

Raising/Racing the Kids - by Eric Dolski

Quick Queue 2-9-11

Top 7 Bad Valentines Ideas - by Tess Weinberg & Cristeta Boarini

Quick Queue 1-26-11

The U of M Zombie Club - by Sarah Boden

Quick Queue 1-19-11

Catching Up with Dam Funk - by Sarah Boden

Quick Queue 1-12-11

Knit-tagging - by Cristeta Boarini

Quick Queue 12-15-10

A Junker Story - by Joe Krall