BETWEEN
YOU AND ME
Saturday Mornings 10-Noon
w/ Heidi Holtan
Labor
Day Weekend is coming up
And
this week on Between You and Me
We’re
asking for your stories
Of
your WORST JOBS
Whether
it was hauling fish guts or detassling corn
Or
wearing a giant hot dog costume in the middle of a busy
intersection
We
want to hear your story
Call
in to Between You and Me with Heidi Holtan
Is
our weekly get-together – a mix of music and conversation
From
10-noon on Saturdays
Email
about your worst jobs heidi@kaxe.org
Recent Contributions:
August
28th - Back to School
Aaron Brown on Back to School
School is
like what the postal worker Newman from 'Seinfeld' said, "the mail
just keeps coming."
Guido on Back to School
I was so
lost, so bereft, I doubted my vocation. I wasn't worried about
becoming a priest, I was worried about dressing myself.
The Last Word on Back to School
When the
bell rings, you are supposed to be in your seat. You are now one
of 27 child units in a classroom.
Warren on Back
to School
Walker on Back to School
August
21st - Summer Food
Aaron Brown on Summer Food
He finally succumbed to the
peer pressure of the pastoral society in rural Northern Minnesota.
His recipe for Summer 2010.
Guido on Summer Food
He used to spend summer
evenings shuttling back and forth between the deck where the grill
was and the kitchen where everything else was.
The Last Word on Summer Food
It gets so humid sometimes,
that you don't even think of touching anyone, no matter who. So
hot, all ambition muzzled.
August
14th - Road Trips
Aaron Brown on Road Trips
The name's Corolla. I'm just
a two-bit, four door sedan, living with a foreign label in a
Minnesota union town.
Guido on Road Trips
With scant regard for
consequences, Guido and three pals decided they absolutely had to
be in Washington DC by Saturday.
The Last Word on Road Trips
There's a world of difference
between just driving somewhere and heading off on a road trip in
that direction.
August
7th - Fairs
Sarah Nelson on Fairs
New to the staff of the Brainerd
Daily Dispatch from California, Sarah talks about her first trip
to a small county fair. Mmm lefsa taco.
Aaron Brown on Fairs
This is a special time of
year for anyone who resides at the end of a dirt road, lives of
the land, or enjoys purchasing deep fried foods from people
wearing tank tops.
The Last Word on Fairs
A fair is so long so that you
can get around to eat everything being offered. Eat your walleye
on a stick, and then eat the stick because it's made of venison.
July
31st - Stormy Weather
Guido on Stormy Weather
Stormy weather brings out our
animal instincts.
Aaron Brown on Stormy Weather
The howler monkey starts a
whoopin' and a walin' in Balsam. Using some kind of funnel and a
great deal of effort, one could drown in a gentle rain.
The Last Word on Stormy Weather
Those yellow forks that drop
from the table of heaven, they strike us to the core with their
terrible power.
July
24th - Campfires
Aaron Brown on Campfires
The hot, hot, flaming, flaming life
of a fire.
The Last Word on Campfires
Sparks turning into the
stars; really living.
July
17th - Concerts
Maddi on Concerts
In case you've ever wondered
where you need to stand at a concert.
Aaron Brown on Concerts
How do you get underwear older than
people?
The Last Word on Concerts
Michael on Bob Dylan's ability to get
the crowd going.
July
10th - Weddings
Aaron Brown on Weddings
John P.G. Walker of the John P.G.
Walker Chocolate Fountain Company says the John P.G. Walker chocolate
fountain also handles cheese.
July 3rd - Lawn Mowing
The Last Word on Lawns
He doesn't speak toad, so he hopes
for the best for the critters living in the lawn.
Aaron Brown on Lawns
Shaving a
giant green face.
Check out more in Aaron's blog
www.minnesotabrown.com.
Guido on Lawn Mowing
Guido's
philosophy on lawn mowing? Let it be.
June
26th - Sixth Sense / ESP
Aaron
Brown on ESP
What would
life be like without a sixth sense?
Check out more in Aaron's blog
www.minnesotabrown.com.
Guido
on ESP
How much of the sixth sense is
perception and how much is reality?
June 19th - State Parks
Aaron Brown on State Parks
MN is known for its expansive State Park system, but the
northern half of the state really carries that load...
Check out more in Aaron's blog
www.minnesotabrown.com.
Guido on State Parks
From the start, the very concept of "State Parks" was an
indicator of things that had already been lost...
The Last Word on State Parks
If you're a MN tax
payer, I hope you're proud...
June 5th - Survival
Aaron Brown on Survival
Survival is a general human trait, but living in Northern MN
reminds us we just barely surviving -
and the 3 good months are when bears are hungry...
Check out more in Aaron's blog
www.minnesotabrown.com.
Guido on Survival
Luck...accident...they're the same thing and everything...
May 29th - Biking
Aaron Brown on Biking
In the testosterone drenched man-scape that is the Iron
Range, Aaron Brown stands by his boy's plastic bikes...
Check out more in Aaron's blog
www.minnesotabrown.com.
The Last Word on Biking
Bikes are a big
deal for kids, serious fun for adult athletes and getting to be a
passion for road trekking boomers...why?
May 2nd - Nutrition and Diet
Aaron Brown on Nutrition and
Diet
It's all about Jump Suits...
Check out more in Aaron's blog
www.minnesotabrown.com.
Guido on Nutrition & Diet
Guido spills the beans on how (un)healthy treats can me at a
KAXE Staff Meeting...
May 15th - Original
Aaron Brown on Original
The real problem is you can only hook up words
a certain number of ways before you become one of those
randomizing robots...
Check out more in Aaron's blog
www.minnesotabrown.com.
Guido on Original
Just about
the time you think you've really got something it hits you -
you're chord progressions aren't original....
The Last Word on Original
When they
told me no two snowflakes are exactly alike, I cam to my own
conclusions... I couldn't accept the idea that because none had
ever seen it meant it wasn't there...
May 8th - Teeth
Aaron Brown on Teeth
Teeth are the most violent things on the human body... Check out
more in Aaron's blog
www.minnesotabrown.com.
Guido on Teeth
This week, Guido shares a story of the special relationship
hockey players have with their teeth.
Christina on Teeth
Christina Brown,
The Northern Cheapskate, put her money where her teeth are...
The Last Word on
Teeth
Before we learned to sit up right at the diner table and chew
with our mouth closed, we were swinging through the trees and
eating whatever we could find to tear at with our teeth...
May 1st - Homemade
Punctual Fat Kids Reap the
Rewards
Aaron Brown was a chubby kid with unkempt hair and homemade
clothes... Check out
more in Aaron's blog www.minnesotabrown.com.
Guido on Homemade
Handmade & homemade
isn't a guarantee of anything, is it? For example, you don't want
to make your own submarine...
The Last Word on Homemade
A wooden bowl is also the tree, the saw and the
sanding...everything we make is a story.
April 24th - Junk Drawers
Aaron Brown on Junk Drawers
As
things accumulate, they must be sorted. Some things, because of
shape, status or size, defy such organization...so a place must be
created... Check out
more in Aaron's blog www.minnesotabrown.com.
Guido on Junk Drawers
You want a junk drawer in every room, don't you?
The Last Word on Junk Drawers
Why did we ever reserve a drawer for the probably-useless, but
not quite discarded?
April 17th - What We Do For Our Pets
Aaron Brown on Pets
Dogs often enjoy many of the same benefits as children...Aaron's
Grandpa event pulled the camper out west so the dogs had a place
to sleep... Check out
more in Aaron's blog www.minnesotabrown.com.
The Last Word on
Pets
A walk with Guido's dog, Basil, and a poop accident. Keep your
hands clean!
April 10th - Bowls (Part of our pre-Empy Bowls
event)
Aaron Brown on Bowls
Aaron has a very special bowl in his life - it's both glass, and
invincible... Check out
more in Aaron's blog www.minnesotabrown.com.
Guido on the Beginnings of Empy
Bowls
Guido shares the
story of the beginning of Empty Bowls, the fundraiser for Second
Harvest Foodbank and The Community Cafe, now in it's 9th year...
The Last Word on Bowls
Michael asks, "Are we, ourselves, not bowls? Empty vessels
always being filled and refilled..."
April 3rd - Coolest Small Town
Aaron Brown on Coolest Town
Got pride in your hometown? "We're a marshmallow town, but that
don't mean we're soft..." Check out
more in Aaron's blog www.minnesotabrown.com.
The Last Word on
Cool Small Towns
The things about living in a small town is doing errands takes
a loooong time because you know everyone...
March 27th - Brushes with the Law
Aaron Brown on Brushes with the
Law
Aaron says that
driving really fast requires less planning than better time
management... Check out
more in Aaron's blog www.minnesotabrown.com.
Guido on Brushes with the Law
Don't take away Guido's plastic cap-gun or he'll just use a
hammer and then go to a peace march...
The Last Word on Brushes with the Law
High up on that list of the shocks of aging is the first time
a cop calls you "sir."
March 20th - Acting Happy
Aaron Brown on Acting Happy
There's
a difference between "a smile" and an actual smile,
Aaron calls it his "work smile" or a "strategic
deployment of teeth." Check out
more in Aaron's blog www.minnesotabrown.com.
The Last Word on Acting Happy
Guido has the
Last Word: Ready on the set! Pretend you're having fun...
March 6th - Stranded
Aaron Brown on Being Stranded
When
we think of being stranded, we often picture some remote
island...but what about in everyday situations? Check out
more in Aaron's blog www.minnesotabrown.com.
Guido on Being Stranded
Guido
has been stranded multiple times and says you haven't REALLY been
stranded until you're in a place where you can't speak the
language...
The Last Word on
Stranded
When you're
stranded with other people, you can discover each other - maybe
meet your soul mate and share secrets and fears...
Feb 27th - Parties
Guido on Parties
Is
a surprise party a good idea? Guido asks, "What if...?"
Feb 20th - Winter Fun
Aaron Brown and Winter Fun
Each
of Aaron's three sons has his own way of having fun... Check out
more in Aaron's blog www.minnesotabrown.com.
Guido talks about Winter Fun
Guido
talked about ways he "gets away" during the winter - one
way is North, one way is South... That and Syracuse Basketball.
The Last Word on
Winter
Fun
If it's
your turn, you HAVE to play...
Feb 13th - Being Single
Aaron Brown and Being Single
Getting
married at a young age is often considered "bad
practice," but our commentator Aaron Brown is an unusual
case... Check out
more in Aaron's blog www.minnesotabrown.com.
Guido talks about Being Single
Guido
and Heidi read quotes from people who are single, and want to
change it...
The Last Word on Being Single
Feb 6th - Winter Games/Olympics
Aaron Brown and the Winter Olympics
Getting
passed how much better the CBC covers the Olympics than NBC, Aaron
says the Winter Olympics got nothing on family fun... Check out
more in Aaron's blog www.minnesotabrown.com.
Guido talks Winter Olympics
Guido
and Heidi talk about the true origin of the name
"skeleton."
The Last Word on the Winter Olympics
Ever
notice that each time there is an opening ceremony, it's biggest
and best ever?
Jan 30th - Bread
Aaron Brown and Bread
With
three sons who each have their own preference for bread, Aaron has
become familiar with a thing called 'the bread store'. Check out more in Aaron's blog www.minnesotabrown.com.
Guido talks Bread...and LSD
Guido
and Heidi talk bread and LSD.
The Last Word on Bread
Because
we're alive, we 'need' all the time...is there a reason for it?
Jan 22nd - Martin Luther King, Jr.
Aaron Brown and Race
In
this day and age, the question, "how are race-relations in
your neighborhood?" is still ackward... Check out more in Aaron's blog www.minnesotabrown.com.
The Murder of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Guido
shares the story of hearing about the murder of Martin Luther
King, Jr.
The Last Word on MLK Jr
It
can be easy to enjoy the comforts and privilege of a middle class
white male without thinking of what it is: a historical product of
brutality.
Jan 15th - Is there a MN accent?
Aaron Brown on MN Accent
Not
only did regular contributor Aaron Brown grow up with a potential
MN accent, but many other supercharged ethnic influences from the
Iron Range... Check out more in Aaron's blog www.minnesotabrown.com.
Is MN Nice Real?
Heidi
talked with Guido about MN Niceness and decided it's pretty much
fictional.
The Last Word on MN Nice
The
national perspective of MN has changed many times over the
years...
Jan 8th - What Do You Want To Be When You Grow
Up
A Theme Song
Aaron
Brown wanted to be a detective when he grew up...for the theme
music. Check out more in Aaron's blog www.minnesotabrown.com.
The Last Word on 'When I Grow Up'
I
can be anything? How about Batman!
Jan 2nd - Words of 09
Tweet Tweet
Twitter
was the top word pf 2009, and people like us are the only ones who
know why 140 character phrases can so quickly shape how humans
talk and use language... Check out more in Aaron's blog www.minnesotabrown.com.
Admonish This!
Guido
talks with Heidi about big words of 2009 like "admonish"
and "bushlips."
